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Ayush
Joined: Sep 12, 2003
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From: Hyderabad, india
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Do you guys wear a helmet?
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Miss UK
Joined: Jan 11, 2003
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I ride a MTB to work and back its really good excercise! shame on the lot of u who drive cars polluting the evironment lol ;-)
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msmmsm
Joined: Sep 03, 2003
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From: Edinburgh
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I know you should wear a helmet, but I dont. |
Davo_169
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i use a helmet when im doin crazy stuff but just normal riding i dont
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soichiro
Joined: Jan 12, 2004
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From: Cucumberland
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well here's my 4 year old bike, built it by myself. ParkPre Alumax frame, SRAM 9.0 shifter, mavic rims and tioga tyres, RockShox SID XC (crappy), Shimano XT components (yes, still on v brakes  ) and lots of other stuff. broke my cassette once, don't ask me how haha! still serves me well tho, be it for weekend off-roading or just plain riding around town i.e. to the neighbourhood 7-11 for ciggies 
perhaps my future upgrades would include those killer XTR '05 components (discs baby discs!!) and Fox Racing Shox Vanilla R 130. mmm... yummy!
ride safe!
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batesie
Joined: Feb 13, 2004
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From: London, UK
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Nice bike 
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Ayush
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From: Hyderabad, india
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@Missuk that's really good to know. I had a feeling only i was an odd ball :-D what type of mtb you have?
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whizkidd
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From: India
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I'm feeling pity for myself. All you lucky people! :-(
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Ayush
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From: Hyderabad, india
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Why whiz?  is the reason same as mine?
!soichiro cool bike.
Guys tell me is it good to raise ur seat?
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soichiro
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From: Cucumberland
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On 2005-03-17 15:35:33, Ayush wrote:
Guys tell me is it good to raise ur seat?
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if that makes you feel comfortable riding your bike, why not. otherwise, the correct saddle height is when your leg is almost totally stretched if you put your hill of the foot on the pedal at its lowest position (6 o'clock). the saddle should be at least 4 inches above the handlebar if you're going off-road or you could have it leveled with the handlebar if you're more into freeriding. you can also adjust the tilt of the saddle according to your needs. play around with the settings until you get it the way you want.
afterall, its all about what feels natural for you and what makes you feel comfortable when riding a bike. listen to your body, don't be afraid to experiment! and most importantly, HAVE FUN!! 
@batesie, thanks!
@whizkidd,
don't be! mountain biking isn't always about bikes and gadgetry, it's also the participation that counts. so keep it real man!
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ijefferies
Joined: Dec 24, 2004
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Any of you got the Shimano cranks with the integrated Through axle BB? What I wanna know is how stiff it is.
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Miss UK
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Erm I don't know all the techy details with bikes.. But mine I got with my old siemens phone couple yrs ago ina promotion ;-) cost me 20GBP its served me a longtime and is starting to cost me needing a back wheel how much those? My front wheel got trashed by a careless driver a mth ago had to replace that which was 20, :-l ..
Are back enns more?
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Ayush
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From: Hyderabad, india
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@sochi thanks for that. Is it the same for racers? @miss i guess it should cost the same :-D
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msmmsm
Joined: Sep 03, 2003
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From: Edinburgh
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@missuk
Maybe a wee bit more, your rear wheel also holds the cassette(rear cogs in place) |
ijefferies
Joined: Dec 24, 2004
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@missuk, Have you a Halfords Bikehut near you? You'll be able to get a reasonable rear wheel there for about 40gbp. Wheels are what I class as consumable, as I wear through a pair of rims in about a year. Guess I'll move to disc brakes soon to solve the wear problems. So many shiny bits to buy, so little money!
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