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Hi! Can anyone give me advise about that 3 model of MTB? Which one is
better? All same price AUD$299. Thanks a lot! Melbourne Cyrus Special Edition Malvern Star - Aspect Frame: 7005 Oversized Aluminium frame with replaceable rear drop out. Forks:Adjustable RST 191TL Suspension fork, alloy crown. Shifters: Shimano 24 speed indexed gears with Rapidfire Shifters. Rear Derailleur: Shimano Acera 8 speed. Brakes: Alloy Linear pull brakes. Wheels: Alex Alloy rims; Stainless steel spokes & quick release alloy hubs. Features: Alloy cranks, alloy seat post and alloy kickstand. ************************************************** ***** GT- Palomar FRAME: GT Triple Triangle design frame, with protaper down tube, hi-tensile steel tubing with semi forged dropouts. FORK: RST Omni CL CRANKSET: Suntour CW-128, 48,38,28 BB: Sealed Mech PEDALS: High Impact nylon ATB FRONT DER: Shimano TY-32 REAR DER: Shimano Acera SHIFTERS: Sram MRX FREEWHEEL: Shimano 7 Speed 14-28 HG CHAIN: HG-50 RIMS: Alloy ATB TYERS: Tioga Factory XC 26 x 1.95 FRONT HUB: Alloy QR, with sealed system cro-mo axle REAR HUB: Alloy QR, with sealed system cro-mo axle SPOKES: Stainless steel 14 gauge FRONT BRAKE: Tektro Linear Pull REAR BRAKE: Tektro Linear Pull BRAKE LEVERS: Tektro HANDLEBAR: 20 mm Rise, 6 degree bend, anatomically sized STEM: GT ATB, Forged threadless 25 degree rise with two bolt alum face plate GRIPS: GT ATB made in China ************************************************** ******* Mongoose- Switchback SX Frame: Comes in Gents & Ladies (ladies small only) designed HiTen steel frame with CrMo seat tube. Forks: MOZO USA C-710 suspension forks. Gears: 21 Speed; Sram MRX 7 speed shifters matched with Shimano derailleurs. Brakes: Alloy linear pull brakes. Wheels:Alloy Alex Z-1000 26" rims; alloy quick release hubs; & stainless steel spokes. Features: Comfortable Selle Royal Freedom Gel seat and alloy suspension seat post. made in Taiwan |
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"Cyrus" wrote in message
... Hi! Can anyone give me advise about that 3 model of MTB? Which one is better? All same price AUD$299. Thanks a lot! snip Define the type of riding you will be doing and then test ride the bikes that still meet your criteria for that type of riding. Go to a reputable store and ask lots of questions. Then buy one. hippy |
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"Cyrus" wrote in message
... Hi! Can anyone give me advise about that 3 model of MTB? Which one is better? All same price AUD$299. Thanks a lot! snip Define the type of riding you will be doing and then test ride the bikes that still meet your criteria for that type of riding. Go to a reputable store and ask lots of questions. Then buy one. hippy |
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In article , Cyrus wrote:
Hi! Can anyone give me advise about that 3 model of MTB? Which one is better? All same price AUD$299. Thanks a lot! Melbourne Cyrus The bikes are very basic MTB, probably more suited for occasional recreational riding, if you ride either of these every day look to spend the purchase price in repairs in about 12 months time, sooner if you do any realy rough riding. Go for a test ride, talk to the guy in the store about the sort of riding you intend to do, but at that sort of price range most bikes will be the almost the same. Cheers Joel -- | Joel Mayes | Linux and OpenBSD | /"\ ASCII ribbon | | Accordionist | | \ / campaign against | | Musician | My PC, My Rules | X HTML mail and | | Music Teacher | | / \ postings | |
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In article , Cyrus wrote:
Hi! Can anyone give me advise about that 3 model of MTB? Which one is better? All same price AUD$299. Thanks a lot! Melbourne Cyrus The bikes are very basic MTB, probably more suited for occasional recreational riding, if you ride either of these every day look to spend the purchase price in repairs in about 12 months time, sooner if you do any realy rough riding. Go for a test ride, talk to the guy in the store about the sort of riding you intend to do, but at that sort of price range most bikes will be the almost the same. Cheers Joel -- | Joel Mayes | Linux and OpenBSD | /"\ ASCII ribbon | | Accordionist | | \ / campaign against | | Musician | My PC, My Rules | X HTML mail and | | Music Teacher | | / \ postings | |
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Repairs? what sort of repairs would you need to pay for that you can't
do yourself? On 07 Aug 2003 13:15:59 GMT, Joel Mayes wrote: In article , Cyrus wrote: Hi! Can anyone give me advise about that 3 model of MTB? Which one is better? All same price AUD$299. Thanks a lot! Melbourne Cyrus The bikes are very basic MTB, probably more suited for occasional recreational riding, if you ride either of these every day look to spend the purchase price in repairs in about 12 months time, sooner if you do any realy rough riding. Go for a test ride, talk to the guy in the store about the sort of riding you intend to do, but at that sort of price range most bikes will be the almost the same. Cheers Joel |
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Repairs? what sort of repairs would you need to pay for that you can't
do yourself? On 07 Aug 2003 13:15:59 GMT, Joel Mayes wrote: In article , Cyrus wrote: Hi! Can anyone give me advise about that 3 model of MTB? Which one is better? All same price AUD$299. Thanks a lot! Melbourne Cyrus The bikes are very basic MTB, probably more suited for occasional recreational riding, if you ride either of these every day look to spend the purchase price in repairs in about 12 months time, sooner if you do any realy rough riding. Go for a test ride, talk to the guy in the store about the sort of riding you intend to do, but at that sort of price range most bikes will be the almost the same. Cheers Joel |
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Arpit wrote:
Repairs? what sort of repairs would you need to pay for that you can't do yourself? On 07 Aug 2003 13:15:59 GMT, Joel Mayes wrote: In article , Cyrus wrote: Hi! Can anyone give me advise about that 3 model of MTB? Which one is better? All same price AUD$299. Thanks a lot! Melbourne Cyrus The bikes are very basic MTB, probably more suited for occasional recreational riding, if you ride either of these every day look to spend the purchase price in repairs in about 12 months time, sooner if you do any realy rough riding. Go for a test ride, talk to the guy in the store about the sort of riding you intend to do, but at that sort of price range most bikes will be the almost the same. Cheers Joel Hi there I bought the GT Palomar 2yrs ago as my first MTB I've used it every day for commuting since then and been on lots of 30-60km day rides on bike paths and railtrails. I haven't had to do any repairs at all and have only oiled it twice The only problem is it's very heavy but what do you expect at that price It was much easier once I got semi-slick tyres and bar extensions help on long rides If that's all you can afford it's better to be biking than not1 My next bike will be a light wieght tourer or road bike but I got bogged down in choice so stopped looking. goodluck! -- -------------------------- Posted via cyclingforums.com http://www.cyclingforums.com |
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Arpit wrote:
Repairs? what sort of repairs would you need to pay for that you can't do yourself? On 07 Aug 2003 13:15:59 GMT, Joel Mayes wrote: In article , Cyrus wrote: Hi! Can anyone give me advise about that 3 model of MTB? Which one is better? All same price AUD$299. Thanks a lot! Melbourne Cyrus The bikes are very basic MTB, probably more suited for occasional recreational riding, if you ride either of these every day look to spend the purchase price in repairs in about 12 months time, sooner if you do any realy rough riding. Go for a test ride, talk to the guy in the store about the sort of riding you intend to do, but at that sort of price range most bikes will be the almost the same. Cheers Joel Hi there I bought the GT Palomar 2yrs ago as my first MTB I've used it every day for commuting since then and been on lots of 30-60km day rides on bike paths and railtrails. I haven't had to do any repairs at all and have only oiled it twice The only problem is it's very heavy but what do you expect at that price It was much easier once I got semi-slick tyres and bar extensions help on long rides If that's all you can afford it's better to be biking than not1 My next bike will be a light wieght tourer or road bike but I got bogged down in choice so stopped looking. goodluck! -- -------------------------- Posted via cyclingforums.com http://www.cyclingforums.com |
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Cyrus:
Hi! Can anyone give me advise about that 3 model of MTB? Which one is better? All same price AUD$299. Thanks a lot! Melbourne Cyrus Special Edition Malvern Star - Aspect Frame: 7005 Oversized Aluminium frame with replaceable rear drop out. Forks:Adjustable RST 191TL Suspension fork, alloy crown. Shifters: Shimano 24 speed indexed gears with Rapidfire Shifters. Rear Derailleur: Shimano Acera 8 speed. Brakes: Alloy Linear pull brakes. Wheels: Alex Alloy rims; Stainless steel spokes & quick release alloy hubs. Features: Alloy cranks, alloy seat post and alloy kickstand. ************************************************** ***** Give this one a miss, mainly for the 7005 Al tubing. 7005, while exhibiting a longer fatigue life than 6xxx series Al, is very susceptible to corrosion. Since scratches will be unavoidable on your frame, there will be scratched spots that may act as stress risers when they corrode. GT- Palomar FRAME: GT Triple Triangle design frame, with protaper down tube, hi-tensile steel tubing with semi forged dropouts. FORK: RST Omni CL CRANKSET: Suntour CW-128, 48,38,28 BB: Sealed Mech PEDALS: High Impact nylon ATB FRONT DER: Shimano TY-32 REAR DER: Shimano Acera SHIFTERS: Sram MRX FREEWHEEL: Shimano 7 Speed 14-28 HG CHAIN: HG-50 RIMS: Alloy ATB TYERS: Tioga Factory XC 26 x 1.95 FRONT HUB: Alloy QR, with sealed system cro-mo axle REAR HUB: Alloy QR, with sealed system cro-mo axle SPOKES: Stainless steel 14 gauge FRONT BRAKE: Tektro Linear Pull REAR BRAKE: Tektro Linear Pull BRAKE LEVERS: Tektro HANDLEBAR: 20 mm Rise, 6 degree bend, anatomically sized STEM: GT ATB, Forged threadless 25 degree rise with two bolt alum face plate GRIPS: GT ATB made in China ************************************************** ******* Mongoose- Switchback SX Frame: Comes in Gents & Ladies (ladies small only) designed HiTen steel frame with CrMo seat tube. Forks: MOZO USA C-710 suspension forks. Gears: 21 Speed; Sram MRX 7 speed shifters matched with Shimano derailleurs. Brakes: Alloy linear pull brakes. Wheels:Alloy Alex Z-1000 26" rims; alloy quick release hubs; & stainless steel spokes. Features: Comfortable Selle Royal Freedom Gel seat and alloy suspension seat post. made in Taiwan Ride these last two and see which fits you better. Replace components as they get worn; this is a reasonable way to upgrade a bike. You may also want to see if the shop can do a deal for you on component swaps: I find grip shifters a right PITA. |
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