What bicycle do you own?
I have a 2013 Santa Cruz Bronson, a Scott Scale 29 Comp, and a 2015 Trek Marlin 7.
>>684169399
I have a 6 year old rusty bike with no brakes
>>684169399
specialized masterrace reporting in
That's a wheely nice bike friend. I'll tread carefully around insulting it, but I may tyre easily. Do you see the chain of puns? I hope nobody derailleurs this thread. We are but cogs in this world. Gear up Anon. I'm just peddalling shit now.
2009 Norco Manik
>>684169399
i was a retard and bought a 2015 Commencal DH Comp for 3.4k ,,, worst decision ever apart from my ex gf
>>684169399
No you don't. You don't have any of those bikes. You might have a huffy or maybe even a schwinn from Walmart.
2014 Focus Black Forest 1.0 with XT crankset and front derailer, Saint pedals and Suomi Tyres WXC´R 312 tyres. Haven't had time to change to summer tyres yet.
None. I'm not a child anymore.
Giant trance 2
>>684170968
Rocky Mountain Solo
>>684171044
Trek 6
>>684169399
$300 Nakamura monster 6.6 from sportchek.
inexpensive but it works
>>684169399
I think I have a huffy bike. It's a pretty good bike.
>>684171198
>>684171347
>>684171723
What's the supposed advantage of riding on your back wheel?
>>684171852
None. Those are bikes built by an Italian artist based on doodles of people.
>>684171198
>>684171347
>>684171723
What the fuck are those? Someone went a bit mental in their shed it seems.
>>684172111
digital manifestation of peoples doodles*
>>684169399
hnnng can you gift me your bike? im paying for shipping to sweden
>>684172111
they are renders, not built. They all look pretty cool though, unpractical also
>>684172469
That's actually correct. I had only read somewhere that they were built.
>>684172111
i like thats what people think people look like
Only frame and forks though.
Mongoose menace.
It's old as fuck
Trek XCaliber 7 from 2014 in this particular color combo
A bike.
old as fuck Felt Q720 hardtail mountainbike.
at least it's got decent gears and disc brakes
first off: ive never owned a bicycle apart from a kid bicycle so i dont know anything.
I've been looking for used bikes for a while now, kinda like OP's santa cruz etc. how the fuck am i supposed to afford a bike for $2600+ ? are there cheaper alternatives for some quality downhill/mountainbikes ? since it's my first one i would like it to be somewhat good but not bank-loan-worthy lol . or are these prices just an effect of no demand in my counrty?
>>684169904
hard rock reporting in
>>684174459
Your best bet is a hard tail. Just go to the used bike store and ask to see some used aluminum hard tails. You shouldn't have to spend more than 1k for something nice.
Old-ass Specialized Stump Jumper frame that came into my shop back in 2000.
Kitted it with Simano LX and Rock Shox Jett.
>>684174459
the prices are the same everywhere, you can get some great Trek bikes for 1k
White privlaged fuck with rich parents checking in:
I have a norco sasquatch hardtail
Norco cross trail
and some sort of norco downhill :))))
>>684174886
thanks for replying, is there a significant difference between hardtail and not hardtail? im guessing hard tail means no shock coil thingy on the back? (sorry im not a native speaker)
i've been thinking of using the bike (if i get one) to ride down a ski slope in the summer
Vilano tuono
>>684174459
Specialized has the best bikes for cheap I think actually
>>684175307
go check some bike stores near you and talk to the folks there.
often enough they got new bikes that arent from the brandnew collection at nice discounts. they tend to be pretty casual guys aswell, so just tell em what you want to do with it, how much you wanna spend. see where it goes
>>684174459
I spent 700 € (800ish bucks) on my aluminium hardtail (new from the store) and I've been happy with it ever since. it was last year's model when I bought it but hat the hell - shimano 27 speed gears, hydr. disc brakes, locking front fork.
i just have a standard city bike, but my father is a mountain bike fanatic - one of his bikes is a propain (a small german company, amazing bikes).
i shot some pictures of his bike a while back, might be interesting for you guys
>>684175307
>ride down a ski slope in the summer
Definitely you can't afford something like that. No chance. Sorry. Those are rugged downhill bikes that start at $5k. Even OP bike would have a hard time with that.
>>684175307
hard tail means shock absorbers in the front, but not on the back wheel.
>>684174459
If you buy a used one buy it from a store
>>684175815
oh okay, that sucks. then i have to find some bike track or what it's called nearby or something then. too bad im in the most un-hilly area in sweden though lol.
>>684175783
>>684175680
>>684175617
yeah i have to go quite a long way before i get to a specialized bike store since i live in a small town. Are there anything specific i should ask for, and be aware of?
>>684175999
yea that's what i meant, thanks. are there a significant difference? like do you feel the difference alot when biking?
>>684176409
It's worth it to save up for something nice. Non cyclists think it's crazy to spend over 1k for a bike, but if you've ever ridden something nice you'll know why.
My Trance 2 cost about 3k Canadian and it could POTENTIALLY take a downhill ride like you want to do.
>>684176409
svennebanan? hälsningar från den svensktalande delen av finland
>>684176681
hej granne :-)
>>684176409
get an older model, same shit but cheaper. And there is a difference only if you ride downhill
just ordered a 2016 Kona Precept 200, should be in next week
>>684176642
personally, i dont think its crazy to spend 2-3k on a bike, if you actually use it for it's features worth.
on the other hand, it is rather crazy to dish out more than 1k as a "beginner" or if you dont go cycling down mount everest.
>>684176620
I think you should get a 2015 Specialized Rockhopper 29
Just ordered one of these beauties
>>684177140
>>684176642
i mean, im not broke by any means, if i really wanted i could spend $3k+ but im thinking, since im a beginner maybe it's dumb to spend big on a bike which i might ride maybe once a week or less for "real" i would of course ride it as often as possible (5-6 times a week) for excerciese
>>684176409
get the Trek Marlin 7
>>684177880
Rent some
>>684177390
looks good, i cant find anything onlline, what would you say im going to have to pay?
>>684177922
this also looks good, what would you think im going to have to pay for it approximately ?
btw like i said, not trying to be a cheap skate, i usually dish out quite a bit of cash when i find a new hobby to not get stuck with beginner stuff that breaks constantly etc, but dont wanna be stupid and spend lots of cash if i dont need to
Roubaix road bike
>>684178149
can't around my parts. if i had to guess then nearest rental place would be like 130+ miles lmao
Bike's I've owned.
Schwinn Paramount
Masi Grand Corsa
Trek 1000
Pugeot Road bike (don't remember model, was a shitty bike)
Currently have a Centurion old school road 12spd
>>684178466
Not even at the ski hills?
>>684178308
those are good beginner bikes, just under a grand or a grand depends on where you live
