BlinkFan Posted April 6, 2011 Share Geesh! I googled "Smegma" before reading further. Thanks for the afternoon's gross-out! Holy moley! DO NOT GOOGLE "smegma". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauloc Posted April 6, 2011 Share Holy moley! DO NOT GOOGLE "smegma".Guess what everyone's doing right now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauloc Posted April 6, 2011 Share Guess what everyone's doing right now...Oh... I see. That is a bit disturbing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAAD4 Posted April 6, 2011 Share Focus people the man wants to buy a bike... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_w_65 Posted April 6, 2011 Share Anyone for some cheese? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlinkFan Posted April 6, 2011 Share My first bike was a 2009 Silverback. Never had any problems. Maybe a lot of people out there still have negative connotations about the brand based on what they experienced when it started in 2005 (or there about). The bikes have come a long way since then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauloc Posted April 6, 2011 Share Back on topic - I've never heard of any issues with Silverback frames, but I have heard plenty of stories about frames cracking from more reputable brands such as Mongoose and Scott. Not too say that there's anything wrong with those brands, but it may be worthwhile to check for problems with the specific Silverback frame you're looking at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLuvsMtb Posted April 6, 2011 Share I'm curious. Did anyone see any Silverbacks at the Epic this year?Some events log what bike you ride in their database. It would be interesting to see the stats sometime. That in itself will tell you what works in extreme conditions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeV-2 Posted April 6, 2011 Share Just this sunday i took my 2010 silverback to groenkloof, and there was a 35 year old smarty pnts on his expensive S-WORKS, full sus (I got a hardtail). And i ate him for breakfast.. So does a certain floor in geometry make such a difference?? i dont think so! ITS ALL IN THE LEGS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted April 6, 2011 Share I know of two bike GOOD bike shop owners in CT who have tried out the new Silverback 29'er Hartails and they were both very impressed with the ride quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pookie Posted April 6, 2011 Share Absolutely nothing wrong with Silverback - got a Ventura specced with Rockshox, Deore and XT for under R8000 people - after months of research I could not find a single bike specced even near the Silverback for under 10K. They are very very awesome! Geometry is different yes, they start at 15.5" S, 17.5"M and so on, but that wasn't deterring me! Bike shops tend to promote only one or two brands, and the chances of getting an objective opinion is zero. Tell them you have so much cash and they should come up with as many suggestions as they can...gives them a challenge and you value for money! Insist on specs, coz loads of them hide poorly specced brand names like GT with huge pricing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pookie Posted April 6, 2011 Share The RIDER makes the BIKE and not the other way around ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velouria Posted April 6, 2011 Share I'm curious. Did anyone see any Silverbacks at the Epic this year?Some events log what bike you ride in their database. It would be interesting to see the stats sometime. That in itself will tell you what works in extreme conditions.A mate of mine rode the Segma 29er at the Epic this year. Decent bike - XT components, Stans ZTR Arch rims. Brilliant value for money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted April 6, 2011 Share Holy moley! DO NOT GOOGLE "smegma". try "felching" for a true gross-out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted April 6, 2011 Share WRT the potential badmouthing - quite possible that the reason is due to them not having agency agreements in place, and therefore not wanting to get you to buy one. In addition, they might just be snobs that see the name "silverback" and promptly rush for the nearest loo for a good chunda. Kinda like the okes who buy a Lexus and insist that it is NOT a Toyota. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlinkFan Posted April 6, 2011 Share try "felching" for a true gross-out... If there was a "throw-up" emoticon I would use that now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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