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>>>>> Castellano Fango softail
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>>>> Stop right there. A great bike.
>>>
>>> OK, Wise-One - now is your chance to shine. I've never ridden one, and I have a small problem
>>> laying out $1k for a bike I've never swung a leg over. *WHY* should I get this bike? What about
>>> this bike makes it better than the others? (Stick to tech, you crotchety *******.)
>>
>> John Castellano is all I should have to say.... However, I have a friend whose opinion I trust
>> enough to back up my claim and he rides one and says it's a great bike.
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> Yeah, the one rag article that I saw said the same thing. I would need very little to make it a
> screaming ride.
>
>>>>> Trek Fuel (shut up, JD - I know your mind in this)
>>>>
>>>> What? That it's junk?
>>>
>>> Actually, for you, a Fuel would snap like a dry twig. You are a circus sideshow, while I am
>>> closer to average weight. At 6'+, 185-200 lbs., and not doing any drop-offs or other freeride
>>> stupid ****, I would think that the Fuel would be right in there. Especially when you start
>>> talking gear:dough-laid-down ratio.
>>
>> You weigh enough to worry about a trek being flexy as well as a POS.
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> That will be under inspection this weekend. Flexy is not something I want. POS is a matter of too
> many variables. But yeah, I do feel I'm on the high side for that frame. If I can keep under 190,
> I think I have a shot at making it last. I do recognize the durability issues with such a light
> tubeset.
>
>> Have you not read about all of the chainsuck problems with the fool?
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> I wouldn't be an issue with me - I have an XT crankset. The Bontager cranks can find their way
> onto eBay.
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>>> While I would rather pony up for a Racer-X, it seems unlikely that I'd get one for $1k. Even a
>>> LocoMoto is over $1.1k. Hell, Dreamride has a Fango frame with CK headset and free shipping in
>>> the Lower 48 for $995.
>>
>> Lee deals straight. He still has a Ripley, but I don't think it's for sale.
>
> If I read the rumors right, Castellano is gonna be cranking out the full Ibis line. If Speedgoat
> and Dreamride carry the frames, I'm going to guess they have some confidence in the product. And
> they know more than I do, for sure.
>
>>> But for that coin, I could get a low-end Fuel, swap in my
>>> XT/XTR/Avid schwag and keep my beater as a true beater. The fact is that I just don't ride as
>>> hard as you do, and my equipment needs are not as stringent. I'm gonna take a bottom-end Fuel
>>> out this weekend, and put it to the test on some 6" 1track through the ID woods. We'll see
>>> how it compares to my beater.
>>
>> Save your coin, keep beating up your beater and do it right.
>
> "Right" is different things to different people, LOL. Ask my WLO about the "right" amount to spend
> on a bicycle. Her answer would buy you a Walgoose, and not much else.
>
>>> (I told you to shut up - don't say I didn't warn you.)
Now, lay the Fango goods on me,
>>> bay-bee!
>>
>> Superior design, fabrication and materials are all you need to know. The others lack that and
>> thusly will not perform as well, especially in the long run.
>
> Now *that's* an issue that might be one to sway opinion one way or another. In fact, one of the
> reasons I consider the Trek at all is because of the lifetime warranty. But the Fango has one too.
> I'm not sure about the Marin.
>
>>>>> $900-1100, and I have parts for a build-up. And no, I'm really not going to venture away from
>>>>> these, I've had hard enough time narrowing it down from the huge list I had before.
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>>>> Freak.
>>>
>>> LOL. Coming from you, I will take that as praise. Tell me about the Fango - I gotta know.
>>>
>>> Spider
>>
>> Save your coin and do it right. I have not bought a new bike in over two and a half years because
>> I am saving for another custom.
>
> This one I'm getting is going to have to last me for a while. Maybe until all the parts are
> obsolescent. Uhhh, which at the rate that Shimano changes **** is next year. No, more like
> 5-7 years.
>
>> I'm not about to go out and buy anything less than what I know will last just because I have
>> that rich white punk itch.
>
> Oh, now that's cold. You know I've been looking for nearly two years now.
>
> Note: I tried to e-mail you. WebTV acct. bounced. Your usaf acct. returned due to "full inbox."
>
> Note, part deux: After thinking about it some more, I think McCall is a better place for me to be.
> I can goto W. WA any old time and see people. AMB-ID doesn't come around often. Hell, once I move
> to PDX, McCall will be at least 8 hours away, instead of the 3-4 it is now. No time like the
> present.
>
> Spider, AMB-ID bound.
Great. Another fricking male.
penny
