CaptainSlow001

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• Posted in thread: Getting back in the game after pedestrian vs. auto on 08/28/2010 at 2:25AM
  Wow. After all you've been through I'm confident you have the strength to do anything. At 16 I suffer
  from terrible joints in my knees (hereditary from my mother) and as a TEENAGER cannot run more tha...

• Posted in thread: Polo Bike on 08/18/2010 at 5:54PM
  Too bad none of my friends ride....

• Posted in thread: operating cost per mile??? on 08/05/2010 at 5:17PM
  My road bike looks about four bucks a mile so far. Trail bike less than buck. Million bucks worth of
  enjoyment and health.That's how I try to justify the cost of anything bike related.

• Posted in thread: Weird Carnage on 08/02/2010 at 2:25AM
  I don't currently have a camera (ok 35mm film doesn't count) but picture the seat, bent into an arch much
  like a banana, then off to the side by about 20 degrees as well. The post and all the hardware...

• Posted in thread: operating cost per mile??? on 08/01/2010 at 3:09PM
  2007 Trek 6500. Original cost of about $600, $100 for disk brakes, $100 for a set of tires. With tubes,
  tools and other small things it should come to about $925 (IIRC). With about 2500 miles on it I ...

• Posted in thread: Weird Carnage on 08/01/2010 at 12:15AM
  I don't know if this has happened to anyone else, but I crashed my bike pretty badly this evening (I feel
  luck to not have a broken bone or two) and the only damage to my bike is the seat is all bent ...

• Posted in thread: You Know You Ride a Lot When... on 07/25/2010 at 11:45AM
  When you know which trails to take to avoid meeting the group head on that you just saw on the other side
  of the valley.

• Posted in thread: Is this a bad idea? on 05/27/2010 at 9:25PM
  Its a Manitou (sp?) something... I'll get back to you on the exact model when I can.

• Posted in thread: Is this a bad idea? on 05/26/2010 at 11:18PM
  Thanks guys! Yeah the brakes are Avid, and cable, not hydro but work pretty well. The rims are weak and
  will be the first thing I upgrade, as for the fork that'll be the hard part and once again the o...

• Posted in thread: Is this a bad idea? on 05/26/2010 at 9:58PM
  I've recently gotten back into mountain biking quite hard...My bike is a 2007 Trek 6500 and I've been
  considering buying a new one. I would stay with Trek and a hard tail setup. (I ride almost exclusi...