Getting in to Biking!?

[loveless]

If you would like to try the downhill discipline you are close enough to rabbit hill. Decent trails for the middle of the prairies and you can rent full suspension bike there as well. As for using my bike as a commuter. I would be very cautious how much i spend. Bike thievery is common place when the cost of the bike goes up. And as you siad the sprtcheck bike might not be a bad choice if you were to leave it out in the open all day for people to see. Not to sound like a party pooper. Outside of that I pretty much agrre with all tony has to say. I have my fully for the DH stuff and a hardtail for the cruising around stuff, and am looking at another.

Sorry for the ramble

[Funky_Fish14]

Awesome advice! Thanks for the info from everyone.

I guess I should put myself more into the category of XC than DH (in terms of my current interests). More likely to do DH on my unicycle than a bike haha. That is FUN stuff!

Well I went in again today and looked at some bikes... I guess it sounds like a really just need to try riding some stuff to see what I like best?

Also - two bikes that interest me in particular are a Devinci and a RockyMountain... the bikes have the same forks and similar components (same brands) but the Devinci has the newer or upgraded versions of the same components and lockout on the fork... The prices are the same. I assume if rideability was not a factor (or they both felt great), that I should choose the Devinci because of the better components for the same price?

Anyways I'll have to keep looking and try out some bikes. Thanks!

Chris

[Parker]

I'm with Tony on everything he said, although I don't have as many bikes as he does.

For XC duty I ride a Gary Fisher and for everything else I ride a Rocky Mountain Slayer, more of an All Mountian bike but it takes everything I have ever dished at it including a step down that I WAY overshot the transition on! I can ride the RM for XC duty but I have to change tires, it's amazing how much of a difference a tire change can make.

And since we are posting pictures.. lol

[muck]

What GF you riding Robb?

[Parker]

Originally Posted by muck

What GF you riding Robb?

Nothing fancy, a GF Advance. It was the first bike I bought when I got into biking and I kept it around.

[muck]

Originally Posted by Parker

Nothing fancy, a GF Advance. It was the first bike I bought when I got into biking and I kept it around.

Im running a GF Marlin hardtail with discs that has done me fine for the last number of years as well.
Haven't taken it DH though...

[globaldesigns]

If it doesn't have an engine, I don't have it!

[saltcreep]

Another place to visit is nsmb.com. Obviously more slanted to those of us on the West coast here, but still has some great stuff.

This reminds me that I need to get out for a ride. Kind of spoiled here. I look from living room window to some of the best trails mother nature (and trailbuilders) have given us. An hour and a half and I've got one great lap of the mountain in. Just to get spat out a quick two minute ride back to the house.

[Parker]

Originally Posted by loveless

If you would like to try the downhill discipline you are close enough to rabbit hill. Decent trails for the middle of the prairies and you can rent full suspension bike there as well.

Lovless, do you ride at Rabbit Hill often? Last year I didn't make it too much but the year before I was there at least a few times a week.

[loveless]

Originally Posted by Parker

Lovless, do you ride at Rabbit Hill often? Last year I didn't make it too much but the year before I was there at least a few times a week.

Ya I bought a seasons so im busy trying to make it worth my while. At present half the trails arent open because of the rain but its getting there.