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    Looks like a decent unit. needs some pedals

    https://www.kijiji.ca/v-mountain-bik...ationFlag=true

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    Quote Originally Posted by Brent.ff View Post
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    Anybody? Looking at some used ones this week
    @Brent.ff ...sorry was delayed getting back to you. Sent you a PM.

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    hrmm.. so my work does a $2500 interest free 'loan' for fitness items, that can come off my paycheck for the next 24 months.. Contemplating that and going new, add a $1000 from selling ice gear..

    picking a bike is worse then a restaurant with 17 pages of items

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    you may want to do it fast, they run out of stock

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    Calgary cycle is having a sale starting on the weekend. Free tune ups for life.

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    Quote Originally Posted by benyl View Post
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    Calgary cycle is having a sale starting on the weekend. Free tune ups for life.
    been still riding my HT doing blues around Invermere at Johnsons, Juniper heights, old coach and Swansea... love the simplicity of HT, and most of the trails

    I even hit up some black sections and cleaned them well... only things that I wish I had suspension for is climbing roots and rocks.

    The flowey blues and black sections are so much fun to ride, and HT is so nice for the climbs and flickability

    I think though, I will look at the downcountry genre of bikes... even though a Bronson, Genius etc.. are so much more planted on the downhill, if I spent 2/3's of the time climbing, I think a Fuel EX, Element, etc... with a 120/130 front/110 rear would be sufficient.

    I would love to see a mid-fat 29er (2.6 x 29) HT with a good 130+ front fork and see how that would go... everything I see other than the stache seems to be 27.5+ and I'm impartial to niners these days

    A Honzo ST with 29er carbon wheels at 35mm and 2.6's may be a really fun bike.

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    Quote Originally Posted by r3ccOs View Post
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    been still riding my HT doing blues around Invermere at Johnsons, Juniper heights, old coach and Swansea... love the simplicity of HT, and most of the trails

    I even hit up some black sections and cleaned them well... only things that I wish I had suspension for is climbing roots and rocks.

    The flowey blues and black sections are so much fun to ride, and HT is so nice for the climbs and flickability

    I think though, I will look at the downcountry genre of bikes... even though a Bronson, Genius etc.. are so much more planted on the downhill, if I spent 2/3's of the time climbing, I think a Fuel EX, Element, etc... with a 120/130 front/110 rear would be sufficient.

    I would love to see a mid-fat 29er (2.6 x 29) HT with a good 130+ front fork and see how that would go... everything I see other than the stache seems to be 27.5+ and I'm impartial to niners these days

    A Honzo ST with 29er carbon wheels at 35mm and 2.6's may be a really fun bike.
    Even a 120/100 is perfect for around here. I ride mine on all the trails around here, we really don't have anything in the Calgary area the requires more than that unless you are looking for jump lines. Over-biking really makes riding here boring. If you take a look at the new Tallboy I really think that's the bike 90% of people need, I just wish the head angle was a degree steeper.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bigboom View Post
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    Even a 120/100 is perfect for around here. I ride mine on all the trails around here, we really don't have anything in the Calgary area the requires more than that unless you are looking for jump lines. Over-biking really makes riding here boring. If you take a look at the new Tallboy I really think that's the bike 90% of people need, I just wish the head angle was a degree steeper.
    The new TB looks amazing.

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    Sounds like some of the canmore shops will be seling their trances for 1500 in september so im on a wait list for those..

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    Other place will sell the Scott Genius 760 for 2400 in oct.. thoughts?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Brent.ff View Post
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    Sounds like some of the canmore shops will be seling their trances for 1500 in september so im on a wait list for those..
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    Other place will sell the Scott Genius 760 for 2400 in oct.. thoughts?
    Trance (3?) for 1500 would be nice. How are the conditions of those rental bikes? Where? I would be interested to get one in size small. I don't know much about mountain bikes at all but toyed with the idea of a Trance 2 after reading some suggestions here.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Brent.ff View Post
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    Sounds like some of the canmore shops will be seling their trances for 1500 in september so im on a wait list for those..
    Which ones?? I'd be very interested in picking one of these up.
    Last edited by vengie; 08-23-2019 at 03:55 PM.

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    Lol I’m kinda reluctant to let the cat out of the bag till my name is on the list.. will update shortly

    No idea the condition is one thing, suspect less beat up then the Calgary COP ones..

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    I'd be a size L, so if you're not going for a large PM me the name lol

    Edit: Found the shop, officially on the list.
    Last edited by vengie; 08-23-2019 at 04:24 PM.

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    If you're buying a rental bike, I really suggest you get an independent inspection (i.e. not from the shop you're buying it from).

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mitsu3000gt View Post
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    If you're buying a rental bike, I really suggest you get an independent inspection (i.e. not from the shop you're buying it from).
    I'll go through it thoroughly on my own, used to race DH a LONG time ago, built 4 bikes and used to be a bike tech...

    I just want a bike I can get back into things with.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ZeroGravity View Post
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    Trance (3?) for 1500 would be nice. How are the conditions of those rental bikes? Where? I would be interested to get one in size small. I don't know much about mountain bikes at all but toyed with the idea of a Trance 2 after reading some suggestions here.
    Check your PM



    Sorry Vengie was just messaging you. Maybe we should team check so you can look mineover haha

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    Quote Originally Posted by Brent.ff View Post
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    Check your PM



    Sorry Vengie was just messaging you. Maybe we should team check so you can look mineover haha
    Definitely, chatting with the guy he kind of laid out their pre-sale repairs/ checks and they sound relatively thorough.
    But i’ll be looking it over with a fine tooth comb.

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    Quote Originally Posted by vengie View Post
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    Definitely, chatting with the guy he kind of laid out their pre-sale repairs/ checks and they sound relatively thorough.
    But i’ll be looking it over with a fine tooth comb.
    I signed up for a size small
    Now I have to learn about what I need to look at or check on a used mountain bike!

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    Nomad is always the answer
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