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If you would like to try the downhill discipline you are close enough to rabbit hill. Decent trails for the middle of the prairies and you can rent full suspension bike there as well. As for using my bike as a commuter. I would be very cautious how much i spend. Bike thievery is common place when the cost of the bike goes up. And as you siad the sprtcheck bike might not be a bad choice if you were to leave it out in the open all day for people to see. Not to sound like a party pooper. Outside of that I pretty much agrre with all tony has to say. I have my fully for the DH stuff and a hardtail for the cruising around stuff, and am looking at another.
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06-14-2010, 07:25 PM
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Awesome advice! Thanks for the info from everyone.
I guess I should put myself more into the category of XC than DH (in terms of my current interests). More likely to do DH on my unicycle than a bike haha. That is FUN stuff! Well I went in again today and looked at some bikes... I guess it sounds like a really just need to try riding some stuff to see what I like best? Also - two bikes that interest me in particular are a Devinci and a RockyMountain... the bikes have the same forks and similar components (same brands) but the Devinci has the newer or upgraded versions of the same components and lockout on the fork... The prices are the same. I assume if rideability was not a factor (or they both felt great), that I should choose the Devinci because of the better components for the same price? Anyways I'll have to keep looking and try out some bikes. Thanks! Chris
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06-14-2010, 09:50 PM
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I'm with Tony on everything he said, although I don't have as many bikes as he does.
 For XC duty I ride a Gary Fisher and for everything else I ride a Rocky Mountain Slayer, more of an All Mountian bike but it takes everything I have ever dished at it including a step down that I WAY overshot the transition on! I can ride the RM for XC duty but I have to change tires, it's amazing how much of a difference a tire change can make. And since we are posting pictures.. lol 
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06-14-2010, 10:21 PM
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06-14-2010, 09:58 PM
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Lovless, do you ride at Rabbit Hill often? Last year I didn't make it too much but the year before I was there at least a few times a week.
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For you budget and type of riding, I would consider a full suspension with rear lockouts. This way when you are using the bike for commuting you can lock out the rear suspension, and don't lose too much energy from bobbing up and down.
Just a few suggestions when locking up your bike, do not use the same spot more than a few times. If people see it in the same spot the same few hours, it makes it a target. Take it into a building as much as you can, if a store doesn't let you, then don't go in. It takes seconds for someone with bolt cutters to get your bike, even thos "U-locks" are easily to break into. My suggestions for a bike, are my personal preferences; -Trek Fuel EX -RMB Element, or Vertex (Hardtail) This time of year, I would not recomment to buy from a store, the prices are at a premium. Buying used is another storey, avid riders are upgrading right now, and selling off last years cheap. Ebay is a good choice too. http://cgi.ebay.com/TREK-Fuel-70-Ful...item2eadbb26e4 for example Unfortunately I have a 16.5" Fuel 80 that has gotten maybe in 100KM in the last 3 years. Ken Last edited by BlueWorldAquatic; 06-15-2010 at 02:55 PM.
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