Captain Fastbastard Mayhem

See, dude, that's exactly what Vwad was talking about. You thought it through and used.that logical thought pattern to determine which would be best for you based on what and where you ride. The thing with 29ers is that the majority of okes are prescribing it as if it is a panacea to all things technical and mtb, without considering other factors such as setup and design or riding style etc. For me, the only niner that I'd buy at the moment would be a tallboy lt. If thata not available, then I'd get a 160mm travel 26" bike. Why? Because they suit my riding style. The man has a valid point. Why persecute him because you don't see the validity of it?

one word - AWESOME!

+1 on that combo. Hope hubs beat the shizzle out of the crappy shimano ones.

Congrats, Surferchickie! You'll definitely feel a difference over the GT! Lighter, prettier, more responsive... and did I mention prettier!? Many happy miles!

scam. Straight up. Don't send the goods. He wouldn't even have tried to pay. It's just like the old trick with paying a cheque into an account with a larger value than the value of items purchased. They then ask for a refund. And it's a stolen cheque. Same operandi, diff modus.

Smaak!

ROFL. Don't mind me. Just a bit jealous right now. But its gonna be a good year or 2 before I cab do anything like that again, cos of the baby fund. Just limited to a new fork (selling my reba) and some brakes & bars & new stem for the hardtail. Also gettin rid of the surfski (haven't used it in a year) to fund the upgrades.

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Yeah. My kidneys wouldn't get me much though...

Win. Nice one, dude.

Damn, that's a beeeeeg order! Tax refund time, or just a good bonus? :-P Or the "I put x away per month for my cycling goodies" approach? Sell your kidney, perhaps?

The dog is the portion of that equation that means you need to pay. Walking is free. As soon as you take your pup along, pay up.

Well, Nige, she can... Just think of the brownie points!

I'm gonna use that...

Diesel. Cheaper than anything, and degreases like a champ!

ROFL. Damn, those are some good masking skills right there... Not!

Yeah - that's what I thought... For me, I'd go with either the Santa, RM or Intense. Intense would probably win that race 'cos it's just so darn pretty... And has rave reviews. And it's an Intense.

Can the scalpel take the big knocks that the Mrs is likely to dish out though?

To which I can respond "Hey Duuuuude, guess how much I don't care!"

If I could on my bike, I would. Unfortunately Novatec hubs can't take 20mm/15mm

Damn, how much Rizla did that thing take!?

a mthafknhuuuuuge one!

They probably got their quarterly power bill and thought WTFAMIGoingCrazy!

That is awesome. I love little stories like that...

Nah. I think they're fugly