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12-23-2009, 08:42 PM
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new 29er on market
Last edited by lowracer1; 12-23-2009 at 08:46 PM.
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12-23-2009, 08:44 PM
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Honestly, I fail to see the point of this bike.
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12-23-2009, 08:48 PM
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I agree , you can't do a sub 4 hour century on it...... just not fast enough. Besides that you have to sit upright on an uncomfortable seat.
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12-23-2009, 09:05 PM
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Originally Posted by lowracer1
I agree , you can't do a sub 4 hour century on it...... just not fast enough. Besides that you have to sit upright on an uncomfortable seat.
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Ridden one? 
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12-23-2009, 09:07 PM
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It looks like a cool bike to me. What's the issue?
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12-23-2009, 11:06 PM
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Originally Posted by funetical
It looks like a cool bike to me. What's the issue?
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A rigid carbon frame/fork with 29" wheels. Seems very O
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12-23-2009, 11:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Industry_Hack
A rigid carbon frame/fork with 29" wheels. Seems very O
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More so that Niner's Air 9? 
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12-24-2009, 02:23 AM
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I'm not sold on the 29er concept, or on carbon fiber for mountain bikes. Wasn't there a thread on here where the cable guy knocked some guy's bike over, and it cracked? I don't want any part of that. Couple that with heavier wheels, and I'm not seeing any advantages.
If it pleases you, get it. It's just not something I have any interest in.
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12-24-2009, 03:37 AM
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I'm not sold on the 29er concept, or on carbon fiber for mountain bikes.
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Out of curiosity Hack, what experiences have you had that lead to those conclusions?
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12-24-2009, 11:23 AM
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Out of curiosity Hack, what experiences have you had that lead to those conclusions?
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Personally? None. I'm all for carbon fiber headset spacers, don't get me wrong. But I had one friend snap his bars in half, and another broke his seatpost. Then I read about situations like the aforementioned bike getting knocked over in a house, and the frame cracking. It doesn't really matter how unlikely that is, it's still not acceptable to me. Failures aside, I'm not willing to pay the premium for carbon fiber.
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