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On 2 Jun 2004 11:59:47 -0700, [email protected] (JD) blathered:

>> >||| Thanks! I researched the Fisher for quite a while,
>> >||| what have you heard (or experienced) against them?
>> >|| http://www.btinternet.com/~peteajones/bikes/scal-
>> >|| weld2.jpg
>> >Do you ride heavy?
>>
>> No, I just ride up and down mountains, which seems to be
>> outside the design brief for Fisher 'mountain bikes'. A
>> mate who bought a Sugar gave up on it, it was in the shop
>> on almost weekly basis getting pivots replaced etc. It
>> had a fantastic degree of rear end slop and major
>> chainsuck issues. He now rides a Patriot and loves it.
>
>What's her name?

Stuart's baby: http://www.orangebikes.co.uk/2004bikes/bikes-
.php?bike=patriot

And possibly the next frame I'd get (in its XC flavour) if I
ever decide to go FS.

Well, it might happen one day.

Pete