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InterceptorXR7
03-23-2009, 10:54 PM
Last year I bought an entry level mountain bike, a 2007 Schwinn Mesa (not a walmart special, from their "good" stuff, like the Schwinn Moab) Well it did me good and everything but I wanted something a little better that was less than $1000. Today I was up in Columbus and bought myself a new 2008 Trek 4500. Since it was last years model, it was marked down considerably. Only difference is the color choices. Specs can be found here:
http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bikes/mo ... ries/4500/ (http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bikes/mountain_hardtail/4_series/4500/)

http://img26.picoodle.com/img/img26/4/4/9/f_trek4500m_55a1ad7.jpg

I always hit up the local Rail Trail that goes from Parkersburg to Clarksburg, but this year im planning to do the greenbrier river trail and there's a few near Athens. Gotta lose some of this extra weight! lol
Jay
03-24-2009, 08:04 AM
I had a Trek years and years ago lol.. And a Cannondale, and a Gary Fisher, and...
InterceptorXR7
03-24-2009, 11:35 AM
I could have got a Cannondale at about the same price, but the Trek had better components (seat, wheels, shocks) than it.
daveb91
03-25-2009, 06:16 PM
I used to be in bikes but now I roll the run of the mill Walmart special.......always wanted to get back into it....
InterceptorXR7
03-26-2009, 12:54 PM
I used to buy walmart bikes and stuff until my buddy bought a Raleigh and it was pretty awesome. Ill never go back to walmart bikes, lol

Well, I found my next bike, a 29'er....

http://www.bikesdirect.com/products/windsor/images/cliff_29rteam2100.jpg
http://www.bikesdirect.com/products/win ... 29team.htm (http://www.bikesdirect.com/products/windsor/windsor_cliff29team.htm)


Its nice having money not working on a ford all the time, LOL :mrgreen:
Chaos_cb7
03-26-2009, 01:04 PM
wheres the motor go?
daveb91
03-26-2009, 06:03 PM
wheres the motor go?

Dude its a green vehical. :lol: I would love to try out a bike with real suspension and disc brakes..
Chaos_cb7
03-26-2009, 07:17 PM
wheres the motor go?

Dude its a green vehical. :lol: I would love to try out a bike with real suspension and disc brakes..

my r has a real suspension and disk brakes but belpre police keep getting bitchy about me riding it on the road.
Racerx300zx
03-26-2009, 07:19 PM
We have cops in Belpre, oh, wait, you may be mistaken, I thought they were cops too, then I realized they're actually McHappy's delivery cars. Or so I would assume, since they sit in the parking lot there all the time.
InterceptorXR7
03-27-2009, 12:30 AM
We have cops in Belpre, oh, wait, you may be mistaken, I thought they were cops too, then I realized they're actually McHappy's delivery cars. Or so I would assume, since they sit in the parking lot there all the time.


hahahahaha sooo true.

I think im just gonna get the 29er. The thing is with the trek I just paid for half of it up in columbus, I didnt have my bike carrier with me. Anywho the 29'er has hydraulic disc brakes, which I have never messed with before but from what I read they seem to be fairly reliable and better than the regular mechanical discs. Dave, and whoever else is more than welcome to try it out when I get it.