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"Dean A. Stepper" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "Rainier" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> I've decided to get back into mountain biking after a six year
>> sabbatical. I had planned to buy a Stumpjumper Hard Tail, since back in
>> my day full suspension was in its infancy. But the dealer doesn't even
>> stock hard tails and claims they're about as current as mullets. He
>> also claimed 80% of racers now use full suspension. Not sure if this is
>> true or a bunch of salesman BS.
>>
>> So what does the ng recommend? I never had any problems w/ hard tails
>> when I rode in the 90s. The extra weight of FS is a turn-off. I will
>> primarily be riding in the midwest although I spend a month in Colorado
>> each summer, so I am thinking a full suspension may be the way to go
>> for the mountains. I don't plan to ride competetively.
>>
>> As for bikes, I am currently debating between the editor's choices on
>> MTBreview.com: a Stumpjumper, a Trek 8500 & a Gary Fisher Big Sur. The
>> salesman is trying to sell me a Specialized FSR xc comp.
>>
>> -rainier
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> I ride my singlespeed more than my FS bike.
Same here, although I don't have FS, but I do have other bikes to choose
from, including 2 schweet hardtails, another fully rigid, the single cruiser
and the cushy geared tandem cruiser.
CDB
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> "Rainier" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> I've decided to get back into mountain biking after a six year
>> sabbatical. I had planned to buy a Stumpjumper Hard Tail, since back in
>> my day full suspension was in its infancy. But the dealer doesn't even
>> stock hard tails and claims they're about as current as mullets. He
>> also claimed 80% of racers now use full suspension. Not sure if this is
>> true or a bunch of salesman BS.
>>
>> So what does the ng recommend? I never had any problems w/ hard tails
>> when I rode in the 90s. The extra weight of FS is a turn-off. I will
>> primarily be riding in the midwest although I spend a month in Colorado
>> each summer, so I am thinking a full suspension may be the way to go
>> for the mountains. I don't plan to ride competetively.
>>
>> As for bikes, I am currently debating between the editor's choices on
>> MTBreview.com: a Stumpjumper, a Trek 8500 & a Gary Fisher Big Sur. The
>> salesman is trying to sell me a Specialized FSR xc comp.
>>
>> -rainier
>>
>
> I ride my singlespeed more than my FS bike.
Same here, although I don't have FS, but I do have other bikes to choose
from, including 2 schweet hardtails, another fully rigid, the single cruiser
and the cushy geared tandem cruiser.
CDB