Decided on a bike and bought it

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- October 19, 2011 at 20:06 #102438
  
  cubanchurchill
  
  Well- after some info and help from you guys on here about buying cheaper vs higher end I finally decided to buy a new mountain bike and get rid of my cheapo that got me into the sport. I bought it used from Criags list but in new condition. I don’t think I did bad considering it cost me 250 bucks. The first thing I will do is upgrade the brakes to disc and then ride it til I have to replace the fork with a better model. But til then I’m going to hit the trails tomorrow and see how she does 😃
- October 20, 2011 at 04:28 #102439
  
  Greg Heil ✓ supporter
  
  Congrats on the new ride dude! Ride the snot out of it!
- October 20, 2011 at 07:28 #102440
  
  Jeff Barber
  
  Good lookin’ rig.
- October 20, 2011 at 09:46 #102441
  
  fat_billy
  
  Save your money on disc brakes till you replace the fork. V brakes work fine and you will have to deal with V brakes on the rear anyway. Good looking bike. 😄 Later,
- October 20, 2011 at 11:24 #102442
  
  cubanchurchill
  
  Thanks guys- I rode the pig trail (children’s home bike trail) in Macon GA today and killed it. The bike ran the trail quick and the front fork soaked up all bumps and jumps that came my way. There is a big difference between riding a bike that is around 28 lbs vs my old bike that was around 45 lbs or more- not even bringing components into consideration!!!! What a great day of biking this morning…
- October 20, 2011 at 14:05 #102443
  
  ollysj
  
  Nice bike, have fun
- October 21, 2011 at 12:15 #102444
  
  Fitch
  
  Congrats – Gary Fisher makes great bikes! I agree with the above, too – hold off on the disc brakes until you replace the fork altogether.
  
  And even then, if you start looking at a new fork, I’d just get a new bike altogether. That thing should last you in it’s current state for years! Ride on!
- October 21, 2011 at 21:28 #102445
  
  Corey Maddocks ✓ supporter
  
  "Fitch" wrote
  
  Congrats – Gary Fisher makes great bikes!
  
  Gary Fisher doesn’t make any bikes any more. He sold out to the MAN. 😼
- October 22, 2011 at 10:55 #102446
  
  ollysj
  
  "maddslacker" wrote
  
  [quote="Fitch":3kd2xj42]Congrats – Gary Fisher makes great bikes!
  
  Gary Fisher doesn’t make any bikes any more. He sold out to the MAN. 😼[/quote:3kd2xj42]From what I’ve heared, he still has some saying
- October 22, 2011 at 14:07 #102447
  
  Corey Maddocks ✓ supporter
  
  He gets a say on where they mail his hush money check… 😆
- October 23, 2011 at 07:45 #102448
  
  Greg Heil ✓ supporter
  
  "maddslacker" wrote
  
  [quote="Fitch":1qsdywfp]Congrats – Gary Fisher makes great bikes!
  
  Gary Fisher doesn’t make any bikes any more. He sold out to the MAN. 😼[/quote:1qsdywfp]
  
  lol 😆 😆
- October 23, 2011 at 08:06 #102449
  
  fat_billy
  
  Sounds like maddslacker is one of the "moon landing denyer guy"(honda ad). Hush money? Da Man? Lets go camping down town in a park. LOL Go maddslacker! Fisher is retired and can ride all the time now. Any time his name is used he gets paid. I love this country! 😄 Later,
- October 23, 2011 at 08:26 #102450
  
  Corey Maddocks ✓ supporter
  
  I didn’t say it was bad or that I would do differently, just being accurate. 😃
- October 23, 2011 at 11:52 #102451
  
  fat_billy
  
  Cool! 😄 Later,
- October 23, 2011 at 12:58 #102452
  
  ollysj
  
  "maddslacker" wrote
  
  He gets a say on where they mail his hush money check… 😆
  
  That’s fair – for him 😃
  
  Over the last two years, Fisher bikes weren’t available here. My dealer told me, Gary Fisher was so pissed off from the lack of interest for 29ers, he didn’t want to sale bikes over here.
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