L33 LEG
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not keen on the shimano hubs and cassette, but u could just uprate them i suppose. and i dont like discs, but thats jst my personal opinion
seems decent tho, how much?
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hopper
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if i were goin full suspension i always wanted 1 off these but there too much ££££££
the scott bike is £800
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L33 LEG
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hate rear suspension and hate specialised. btu all depends if u plan going downhill riding or not
iv no idea how much bikes r nowadays so not sure if £800 is good or bad
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ed
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That bike wouldn't last 5 mins doing downhill though.
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L33 LEG
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quote:
Originally posted by ed
That bike wouldn't last 5 mins doing downhill though.
ye agreed, specialised used to be totally sh1t so i expect them still to be.
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chr15barn3s
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Registered: 5th Oct 03
Location: Farnborough
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Whats wrong with specialized? For what they are I think there great. Ive got a stumpjumper in my garage which I think is a quality bike. Yeh they may not be the best for downhill unless you got the downhill frame they did, cant remember the name though, but for x-country etc i think there great.
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L33 LEG
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i dont know much about them now but i always heard and thought that they wer crap. may be wrong now tho, the frames jst dont look strong enough
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Carl
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quote:
Originally posted by L33 LEG
 i agree, never get disc brakes. id go for hyrdaulic ones, used to cost around £100 like 4 years ago.
I used to have some migura hydraulics they were well porno back in the day.
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ed
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I've had a few Specialized bikes too. Had a Rockhopper and a P3. Both were fantastic frames...
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L33 LEG
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quote:
Originally posted by Carl
quote:
Originally posted by L33 LEG
i agree, never get disc brakes. id go for hyrdaulic ones, used to cost around £100 like 4 years ago.
I used to have some migura hydraulics they were well porno back in the day.
ye those r what i meant. my mate got them when they came out but i cudnt be arsed spending that money on brakes
last time i went on my bike i went for a 9 mile ride and then back again and i hardly used the brakes as im used to driving so i wernt goin to fast enuf to brake lol.
v-brakes stop u enuf 
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Gav S
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quote:
Originally posted by L33 LEG
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Originally posted by ed
That bike wouldn't last 5 mins doing downhill though.
ye agreed, specialised used to be totally sh1t so i expect them still to be.
Because it's designed for x-country  Not cos is a specialized,w ho are actually quite good.
I've got a DiamondBack dual slalom frame with zokes forks (shite i know) and used to run Magura Julie hydraulic discs front and rear, sold them and put some cable discs on because i was planning on selling up. I want to get back into it all now im at uni and dont own a car anymore
hmm think i might have to nip out for a copy of MBUK 
Got quite a few videos from last summer doing crazy shit 
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chr15barn3s
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Ive found mine to be quite strong, its about 4 years old now but still has one of the m frames which I havnt managed to bend.
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L33 LEG
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i wish i never opened this thread lol. i cant be arsed buying a car now, just want to get a bike sorted again damn 
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chr15barn3s
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haha yeh ive thought that a few times
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L33 LEG
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well when dole pays me on firday i might take a trip down to a bike shop and see if i can get my chain and that sorted
iv tried for months and have finally realsied it all needs replacing 
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starkie
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Registered: 1st Jul 03
Location: Leslie, Fife
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I used to have some migura hydraulics they were well porno back in the day.
i had the magura downhills the bright yellow ones they were great but ate rims
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Gav S
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must have been the magura HS11 or HS 33's then starkie if they were the rim brakes, make a right racket they do!
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ed
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They would be the HS33's... Totally nuts idea they were 
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mk4_astra
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broster what kind of biking you looking at doing, free style/ jumps/ dual slalom or downhill? i used to be jumps/ freestyle kinda stuff and a few years ago got a ddg frame which was the same as the heavy tools dual slalom frame but about a 1/3 of the price. if your looking for a downhill bike i think i know someone who might still have there orange 222 for sale
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antscorsa
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: london
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ive got h11s, work sweet for me but need to fit them properly adn cut the hoses down.
i went for a 20 mile bike ride aroun d beau water resivoir was awesome but really want to get back into downhill and jumping.
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Gez G
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Registered: 12th May 04
Location: Glasgow
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Magura's are pish unless your a trails rider. Hope Mono M4's and Hayes HFX9's with goodridge hoses tho are the mutts nuts
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Toby
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i ave mono mini's on my 24seven Dark Angel Pro Build!! One reason i got a car was so i could get t spots without train/riding!!
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broster
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ill be looking at doing some trails riding and some gentle downhill stuff etc, i think itll take me a while to get back into jumping again, hurt myself the last time i did it, really knocks you..... id like to aim to be getting back into it again..... looked for mbuk in tesco earlier but they didnt have it!
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ClaireF
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Registered: 1st Nov 05
Location: hurlford, scotland Drives: corsa again
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dont forget yr helmets lol
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starkie
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Registered: 1st Jul 03
Location: Leslie, Fife
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why bother my head is harder than the ground
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