New bike what to do?

[IKON]

go with one of these

This @ £1600
http://www.konaworld.uk.com/bikes/2004/2k4bikes/images/med/2K4_Stinky_1300.jpg

Or this @ £1300
http://www.muddyfox.co.uk/MediaLib/Images/Web2004/Range/Hi-Res/Freeride Drift.jpg

i would upgrade the muddyfox to Xt but i am leanng to the kona coz i like the frame design better and i think the forks look better but the Super T are more expensive.

Which one would u choose?

Or get this and pic a good frame:

Drivetrain
Shimano Lx splined bottom bracket - £17

Shimano Lx splined crankset 9 spd - £50

Shimano Lx 9spd cassette - £25

Shimano Hg93 9spd chain - £15

Shimano Xt r-mech without rapid rise - £38

Wheels
Lx disk Hubs

Mavic 721 ex-dark grey rims

DT swiss 2mm-1.8mm black spokes

Brand-X Rim tape

For pair = £112

Brakes
Shimano deore hydros F+R - £80 each

Tyres
F+R Tioga factory DH 2.3's folding - £30

Controls
Club roost sport 2 Gs bar - £20

FSA FR200 stem - £40

Shimano Lx 9spd shifter pods pair - £38

Forks
Marzocchi Mx comp ETA 120mm alloy stearer - £209

TOTAL = £754

 

[IKON]

So i should do nuthin?

This forum is **** and nobody ever replies,*** this!

 

[Doki]

IKON wrote:
> So i should do nuthin?
>
> This forum is **** and nobody ever replies,*** this!

You've not said what you want the bike for.

 

[Graeme]

IKON <[email protected]> wrote in news:NhbIc.417$cD2.347
@fe24.usenetserver.com:

> So i should do nuthin?
>
> This forum is **** and nobody ever replies,*** this!

Now that's really a great way of getting someone to offer
you help. I take it they're not teaching you about tact and
diplomacy at school (or spelling either).

Graeme

 

[Michael Macclan]

On Sun, 11 Jul 2004 13:30:21 GMT, IKON wrote:

> So i should do nuthin?
>
> This forum is **** and nobody ever replies,*** this!

I think most people will be riding their bikes on a Sunday
morning. I can't help you because I don't know anything
about MTBs.
--
Michael MacClancy Random putdown - "He had delusions of
adequacy." - Walter Kerr www.macclancy.demon.co.uk
www.macclancy.co.uk

 

[Peter Connolly]

IKON wrote:
> So i should do nuthin?

So find a newsgroup that appeals to your level of wit,humour
and spelling.

Let's see....your post was at 11:30pm on a Saturday night.
Most people would either be in bed or out on the town. A few
people would be around, but your post was very specifically
about high end MTBs. I was nipping in and out of the
newsgroup, but I've never owned an MTB, so any response from
me would be inaccurate and based on guesswork.

Your next post was on a Sunday afternoon. It's a cycling
forum. Guess where a lot of the cyclists would be on a
Sunday? Out cycling.

...I'm still here, but I haven't purchased an MTB in the
intervening hours, so my responses would not be any better
than they would be last night.

It takes a bit of patience, but answers do arrive
eventually. However the aggressive tone of your second post
will mean that some people who will have replied to your
first - reasonable and polite - posting, may now ignore you.

Regards,

Pete.

 

[Garryb59]

On Sun, 11 Jul 2004 13:30:21 GMT, IKON
<[email protected]> wrote:

>So i should do nuthin?
>
>This forum is **** and nobody ever replies,*** this!

Take it easy. Life can get a lot worse than this, save your
stress for more deserving occasions.

You might want to include the words 'helmet' or 'speed
camera' to elicit a more immediate response

Garry

 

[Spiky]

On Sun, 11 Jul 2004 13:30:21 +0000, IKON wrote:

> So i should do nuthin?
>
> This forum is **** and nobody ever replies,*** this!

This is not a forum. This is a newsgroup. You are accessing
it from a forum site.

This really isn't the best place to ask this kind of
question. Those that frequent the newsgroup are unlikely to
ride the kinds of bikes you are looking at.

I agree with some of them though. No need to get angry about
it, and you really need to give more information on what you
want to do with the bikes in question. What kind of riding,
where, how hard on kit are you, are you big/small etc...

Having said that, form your question again and find
somewhere better to ask it (I know this is uk.rec.cycling
but it really only covers a subset of cycling*). Try the
forums on http://www.mbuk.com,
http://www.singletrackworld.com, or
http://www.bikemagic.com .

*Something to do with the personality types that use
newsgroups perhaps? I'm including myself here ;-)

 

[IKON]

This is not a forum. This is a newsgroup. You are accessing
it from a forum site.

Sorry didnt know that.

I agree with some of them though. No need to get angry about it

Yeh i know i cant edit the post so it had to stay there,and i needed sleep.

and you really need to give more information on what you
want to do with the bikes in question. What kind of riding,
where, how hard on kit are you, are you big/small etc...

Well i do most things i come across and on my current bike it just keeps breaking(bent wheels n the usual stuff) and i want a bike that wont break doing the stuff i do justnow and give me the confidence to do more so im going for a good bike in the hope of not needing to upgrade it alot.

Having said that, form your question again and find
somewhere better to ask it (I know this is uk.rec.cycling
but it really only covers a subset of cycling*). Try the
forums on http://www.mbuk.com,
http://www.singletrackworld.com, or
http://www.bikemagic.com .

Thanks mate,im only 15 and getting really into the sport now.

 

[Velvet]

Peter Connolly wrote:

> IKON wrote:
>
>>So i should do nuthin?
>
>
> So find a newsgroup that appeals to your level of
> wit,humour and spelling.
>
> Let's see....your post was at 11:30pm on a Saturday night.
> Most people would either be in bed or out on the town. A
> few people would be around, but your post was very
> specifically about high end MTBs. I was nipping in and out
> of the newsgroup, but I've never owned an MTB, so any
> response from me would be inaccurate and based on
> guesswork.
>
> Your next post was on a Sunday afternoon. It's a cycling
> forum. Guess where a lot of the cyclists would be on a
> Sunday? Out cycling.
>
> ...I'm still here, but I haven't purchased an MTB in the
> intervening hours, so my responses would not be any better
> than they would be last night.
>
> It takes a bit of patience, but answers do arrive
> eventually. However the aggressive tone of your second
> post will mean that some people who will have replied to
> your first - reasonable and polite - posting, may now
> ignore you.
>
> Regards,
>
> Pete.
>
>

Yeah. I don't have a mtb either. Last night I was busy
doing other things, like playing with some new software,
and attempting to get an early night, in preparation for
the reason why I've not been lurking in the forums today: a
long ride

Really, IKON, you shouldn't expect an answer quite as quick
- allow at least a day!

Can't give you any advice, cos I'm not into mtb's, but I'm
sure there are some here that could help out.. after your
second post, dunno if they'll feel inclined, mind you, but
you never know.

--

Velvet

 

[James Annan]

IKON wrote:
> So i should do nuthin?
>
> This forum is **** and nobody ever replies,*** this!
>

This "forum" is usenet. We speak English here. You may find
mbuk.com to be more to your taste.

HTH, HAND, etc.

James
--
If I have seen further than others, it is by treading on the
toes of giants. http://www.ne.jp/asahi/julesandjames/home/

 

[Arthur Clune]

IKON <[email protected]> wrote:

: Thanks mate,im only 15 and getting really into the
: sport now.

I'd never have guessed......

There are people on here who could give you good and useful
advice, but I suggest sticking with MBUK until you can spell
and have learnt how to be polite.

Arthur

--
Arthur Clune http://www.clune.org "Technolibertarians make a
philosophy out of a personality defect"
- Paulina Borsook

 

[Simon Brooke]

in message <[email protected]>, IKON
('[email protected]') wrote:

> go with one of these
>
> This @ £1600ttp://www.konaworld.uk.com/bikes/2004/2k4bikes/images/med-
> /2K4_Stinky_1300.jpg
>
> Or this @ £1300ttp://www.muddyfox.co.uk/MediaLib/Images/Web2004/Range/Hi-
> Res/Freeride%20Drift.jpg
>
> i would upgrade the muddyfox to Xt but i am leanng to the
> kona coz i like the frame design better and i think the
> forks look better but the Super T are more expensive.

The Kona website is so hopeless that it's serving CFM
pages as text/plain so I can't get any information there.
Presumably some monkey was paid good money to write it.
But essentially what you are looking at is a 'freeride'-
style bike.

First response is this isn't the right place to ask. The
people who really have good opinions on this kind of
thing hang out at <URL:http://www.singletrackworld.com/f-
orum/list.php?f=2&menu=14>. Mind you, many of them are
fashion victims.

Second thing is that Kona and Muddy Fox are both known
names. They won't be totally ****.

Third thing is, a Cannondale Jekyll 800 with Lefty Max is
only £1699 list, so why get anything less?

--
[email protected] (Simon Brooke)
http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/

Hobbit ringleader gives Sauron One in the Eye.