Oh man, I took that bike for a ride today (the guy was in town)... Hoooo boy does it ride nicely! I really enjoyed it, and everything worked. The rear suspension didnt have full lock-out (at least we couldn't figure out how to set it), but I could stiffen it a whole ton or make it mooshy, and I can adjust travel from 4" to 5.5" as well. Gears all worked nicely... front brake maybe needs cable tightened... it really hasn't been ridden too much. The gears shift a weird way (buttons for one direction, and clicking break levers for the other), but it was still good, very smooth, all 24 gears or whatever worked. Rode it around a costco parking lot for around 15 mins doing different stuff... rode up/down curbs, hopped it, cat-walked a bit, endo, rode over a nice rock pile (4" rocks)... went really well.
He is willing to move on price down to 900 or 850 MAYBE(from 950)... so Im going to see what the parents say.
I should probably take some other bikes for a ride before deciding, but I had to say I had a great time on this bike.
Thanks,
Chris
Oh the bike fit perfectly too! Except that i would need a new mount for the handlebars that sits closer in/higher up (about an inch or two). Inconsequential I think.
__________________
No more tanks  - Laying off the ReefCrack for awhile!
Cheers,
Chris
|