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Thanks folks!
I wish the best for you on this special day, and always. (Hallmark)
I just sang the B-Day song for you. Be glad you weren't here. Please don't tell ASCAP.
-Ed
I just sang the B-Day song for you. Be glad you weren't here. Please don't tell ASCAP.
-Ed
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Golden Years? This Golden Oldies old fart can still outrun and outjump those young whipper snappers 1/2 my age on the Mountain Bike trails! Yeah baby!!! Eat my old dusty farts little boyz!
Thats Ok MikeC
At least he grew out of his golden pants years.
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Sweet! A challenge! Anywhere near Colorado?
I would certainly do my best to rise to that challenge!
I would certainly do my best to rise to that challenge!
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Bike
Cool...what have you got? Here's mine:
Giant AC Air Lite
4"/5.15"/6" Travel in the rear
3-5" up front
size: 17"
frame: ALUXX SL double butted aluminum, adjustable travel suspension, triple gussets, sealed bearing pivots
fork: RockShox Pyslo SL, 3-5" travel
rear derailleur: Shimano XTR
front derailleur: Shimano Deore XT
derailleurshifters: Shimano Deore XT, 9-speed
cranks: RaceFace Turbine Enduro ISIS Splined, 22/32/44T
pedals: Time Alium ATAC
handlebar: Titec Hell Bent XC, 6061 butted
stem: Titec Big Al
headset: FSA integrated, cartridge bearings
brakes: Hayes Hydraulic Disc, 6" rotors
saddle: WTB Speed V
seatpost: Titec X-Wing, 27.2
rims: Mavic F 519, 32H
hubs: Shimano XT Disc
tires: WTB MutanoRaptor DNA, 26x2.4
rearshock: RockShox Sid XC w/ rebound adjust
cassette: Shimano Deore XT, 11-34T 9-speed
spokes: Stainless Steel 14/15G butted
Cool...what have you got? Here's mine:
Giant AC Air Lite
4"/5.15"/6" Travel in the rear
3-5" up front
size: 17"
frame: ALUXX SL double butted aluminum, adjustable travel suspension, triple gussets, sealed bearing pivots
fork: RockShox Pyslo SL, 3-5" travel
rear derailleur: Shimano XTR
front derailleur: Shimano Deore XT
derailleurshifters: Shimano Deore XT, 9-speed
cranks: RaceFace Turbine Enduro ISIS Splined, 22/32/44T
pedals: Time Alium ATAC
handlebar: Titec Hell Bent XC, 6061 butted
stem: Titec Big Al
headset: FSA integrated, cartridge bearings
brakes: Hayes Hydraulic Disc, 6" rotors
saddle: WTB Speed V
seatpost: Titec X-Wing, 27.2
rims: Mavic F 519, 32H
hubs: Shimano XT Disc
tires: WTB MutanoRaptor DNA, 26x2.4
rearshock: RockShox Sid XC w/ rebound adjust
cassette: Shimano Deore XT, 11-34T 9-speed
spokes: Stainless Steel 14/15G butted
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Nothing beats a Wal-Mart Huffy! 
Retread what do you think of the Jeep mountain bikes? I live about 45 min. from a place in Winston Salem NC called Hobby Park. They have 17 miles of some of the supposedly best mountain bike trails in NC. It's a really cool place for families. They have a R/C runway for planes, tether plane pads, a push cart racetrack, bmx track, and a dirt track for r/c, and the best part is its all free! So I was thinking about getting a Jeep mountain bike to go with my 90 Wrangler, nothing serious, just to ride a little.
Retread what do you think of the Jeep mountain bikes? I live about 45 min. from a place in Winston Salem NC called Hobby Park. They have 17 miles of some of the supposedly best mountain bike trails in NC. It's a really cool place for families. They have a R/C runway for planes, tether plane pads, a push cart racetrack, bmx track, and a dirt track for r/c, and the best part is its all free! So I was thinking about getting a Jeep mountain bike to go with my 90 Wrangler, nothing serious, just to ride a little.
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NCNitro,
Man quit playin with those Jeep bikes, get a real bike. One that even has a place to put your R/C Stuff along with other stuff....
Retread actually uses this one, but is afraid to come out about it!
-WoodiE
Man quit playin with those Jeep bikes, get a real bike. One that even has a place to put your R/C Stuff along with other stuff....
Retread actually uses this one, but is afraid to come out about it!
-WoodiE
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That's great! Where can I get one? I wonder if my T will fit in the basket?
I wonder if my T will fit in the basket?Retread316
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Dang Woodie! Did you have to show that picture of me in drag on my favorite trike!?!?
The Jeep bikes are about equivalent to the Huffys/Murray's and low end Mongooses that you can pick up at Target/Walmart, etc. To get out and dink around, get a feel for trail riding...it's not a terribly bad way to go.
For comparison sake....my bike is like an HPI Savage hobby or sport class R/C. Top quality parts, suspension, brakes, etc. Replaceable parts, great handling, etc.
The Jeep/Huffy/Murray, etc. are like Radio Shack or Target/Walmart little R/C toys. Non-replaceable and or VERY cheapo components, etc.
It all depends on what you want to do with the gear. If you just want to get your feet wet and try it out, it's not a terribly bad way to go.
I would suggest however that you at least look at some lower dollar real mountain bikes in the sub $500 range. Man, I started out almost four years ago with a $450 - front suspension only steel frame bike. I took to the sport with a passion! In the last four years I figure I've spent over $10k on gear and travel for the sake of Mountain Biking. You never know, you might "get bit" and do the same thing.
Here's a great alternative to check out, look up some local bike shops (LBS's - instead of LHS's - there are some funny parallels between Mountain Biking and R/C's).
http://www.giant-bicycles.com/us/03...r=2003&bikesection=8817&range=122&model=10631
BIGGEST THING IS THE FIT OF THE BIKE! I never new before I got into the sport...there are different sized bikes for different sized riders! You go into Walmart and all you see is ONE size fits all - that ain't the way it works in the real world. ANY decent bike shop will be able to help you out with finding the right size.
Here's a group that rides that park you mentioned - I run the local Colorado Springs chapter of the same group. I met this guy that runs the group (they're actually based in Winston Salem!) when he was out this way. He's a GREAT guy.
http://www.ridedirt.com/bomb/leaders/bomb_group_nc_west.htm
E-Mail him...he might even have a spare bike he'd let you grab to hitch on a ride.
I'd blabber on all day about Mountain Biking! Such a great sport because it's good for your body, takes minimal maintenance, relieves stress, etc.
Are you anywhere near Greenville? That's where my future in-laws live - my gal will be out there over Christmas.
The Jeep bikes are about equivalent to the Huffys/Murray's and low end Mongooses that you can pick up at Target/Walmart, etc. To get out and dink around, get a feel for trail riding...it's not a terribly bad way to go.
For comparison sake....my bike is like an HPI Savage hobby or sport class R/C. Top quality parts, suspension, brakes, etc. Replaceable parts, great handling, etc.
The Jeep/Huffy/Murray, etc. are like Radio Shack or Target/Walmart little R/C toys. Non-replaceable and or VERY cheapo components, etc.
It all depends on what you want to do with the gear. If you just want to get your feet wet and try it out, it's not a terribly bad way to go.
I would suggest however that you at least look at some lower dollar real mountain bikes in the sub $500 range. Man, I started out almost four years ago with a $450 - front suspension only steel frame bike. I took to the sport with a passion! In the last four years I figure I've spent over $10k on gear and travel for the sake of Mountain Biking. You never know, you might "get bit" and do the same thing.
Here's a great alternative to check out, look up some local bike shops (LBS's - instead of LHS's - there are some funny parallels between Mountain Biking and R/C's).
http://www.giant-bicycles.com/us/03...r=2003&bikesection=8817&range=122&model=10631
BIGGEST THING IS THE FIT OF THE BIKE! I never new before I got into the sport...there are different sized bikes for different sized riders! You go into Walmart and all you see is ONE size fits all - that ain't the way it works in the real world. ANY decent bike shop will be able to help you out with finding the right size.
Here's a group that rides that park you mentioned - I run the local Colorado Springs chapter of the same group. I met this guy that runs the group (they're actually based in Winston Salem!) when he was out this way. He's a GREAT guy.
http://www.ridedirt.com/bomb/leaders/bomb_group_nc_west.htm
E-Mail him...he might even have a spare bike he'd let you grab to hitch on a ride.
I'd blabber on all day about Mountain Biking! Such a great sport because it's good for your body, takes minimal maintenance, relieves stress, etc.
Are you anywhere near Greenville? That's where my future in-laws live - my gal will be out there over Christmas.
Ahh Greenvilee SC I lived there for about 3 months. Chased a Gal from NY City all the way there needless to say I couldn't get out of the south quick enough. Does deliverance ring a bell?
Couple facts about SC and Greenville
1. Greenville has RC pit crew hobby shop
2. Green ville has Umbro outlet store good
3. Greenville is Town where Jessie Jackson was born
4. SC has Jessie Jackson People all over telling you to boycot the state ---bad
It is very beautiful there but its a whole diffrent mentaility
Also if you would like to commint suicide simple say something negative about neckcar. I mean nascar If you dont have have a nascar sticker on your back window they will know you arnt from there
Couple facts about SC and Greenville
1. Greenville has RC pit crew hobby shop
2. Green ville has Umbro outlet store good
3. Greenville is Town where Jessie Jackson was born
4. SC has Jessie Jackson People all over telling you to boycot the state ---bad
It is very beautiful there but its a whole diffrent mentaility
Also if you would like to commint suicide simple say something negative about neckcar. I mean nascar If you dont have have a nascar sticker on your back window they will know you arnt from there
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Greenville NC or Greenville SC? Greenville NC is probably about 3 1/2 - 4 hours east of me, I am in Statesville. If you look at a map I am near I-77 and I-40. As far as getting into another expensive hobby I think my wife will kill me! I bought my first real r/c in April this year, now I have two Ts, one heavily modded and the other slightly moded, and a RS4 3 (which was my first), and I am planning on getting a Savage real soon as well, this is not a hobby it's an addiction.
I would like to ride just for a little excercise and getting out to nature, not really looking to go hog wild. Just maybe get something decent not top notch, at least until I know if I will stick with it and enjoy it. When I lived in south Florida I had a murray mountain bike just for the fact I went to the Keys almost every weekend during lobster season and it's flat. I just wanted something to cruise around the keys on. I sold it before I moved up here, so it's been a few years since I have even been on a bike. All the offroading I have done since moving here has been in my Wrangler in the mountains.
X, I lived in Asheville NC for about three years, 45 north of Greenville, it's like a different world. SC SUCKS! Greenville is at the base of the mountains, gets real hot, and the people are rude. Law enforcement in SC is a trip too, but I won't get into that.
But whats wrong with Nascar? Have you ever even been to a Nascar race? If so you would have much more apprecation of it. I am a photog for Speedway Illustrated magazine and shoot about 3/4 of the races each year. When you see 43 cars going 200 mph about 3" from the car in front of them theres nothing like it! The roar of the engines, the smell of high octane racing fuel. Every move has to be carefully calculated, pit stops are done in 15 seconds or less or you lose alot of track position. There is so much more to the sport than alot of people give it credit for. Too many morons think it's just driving around in circles, that just shows their ignorance. So until you have experienced a race at someplace like Talladega or Daytona, or the bumping and banging at Bristol or Martinsville, don't judge it. Racing is the only true sport the rest are just games!
I would like to ride just for a little excercise and getting out to nature, not really looking to go hog wild. Just maybe get something decent not top notch, at least until I know if I will stick with it and enjoy it. When I lived in south Florida I had a murray mountain bike just for the fact I went to the Keys almost every weekend during lobster season and it's flat. I just wanted something to cruise around the keys on. I sold it before I moved up here, so it's been a few years since I have even been on a bike. All the offroading I have done since moving here has been in my Wrangler in the mountains.
X, I lived in Asheville NC for about three years, 45 north of Greenville, it's like a different world. SC SUCKS! Greenville is at the base of the mountains, gets real hot, and the people are rude. Law enforcement in SC is a trip too, but I won't get into that.
But whats wrong with Nascar? Have you ever even been to a Nascar race? If so you would have much more apprecation of it. I am a photog for Speedway Illustrated magazine and shoot about 3/4 of the races each year. When you see 43 cars going 200 mph about 3" from the car in front of them theres nothing like it! The roar of the engines, the smell of high octane racing fuel. Every move has to be carefully calculated, pit stops are done in 15 seconds or less or you lose alot of track position. There is so much more to the sport than alot of people give it credit for. Too many morons think it's just driving around in circles, that just shows their ignorance. So until you have experienced a race at someplace like Talladega or Daytona, or the bumping and banging at Bristol or Martinsville, don't judge it. Racing is the only true sport the rest are just games!
