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Callistus Valerius
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Anyone have experience with a specialized hardrock xc? I have spent
fortunes on road bikes, but I'd like to do some occasional riding on forest
roads, that are really in the boonies. I don't want to spend a lot on a
mtb, this one is around $400, so I'm wondering if it's tough enough. These
forest roads sometimes really get torn up by rains, so I need a front fork,
but I don't plan on doing any jumps, so I don't need the weight of rear
suspension. It has a twist shifter, do those work? Can you put those bar
end things (what do you call um), that you can hold on to with a twist
shifter? I'm totally ignorant on mtb's, but I have a specialized roubaix
that I like quite a bit, so that's why I'm looking at the Specialized
lineup. I usually do around 500 miles a year on mtb's (the one I have now
weighs a ton), so I'm not a heavy user, so I don't want to spend that much.
Color of course is my top consideration, and they only have black and
silver. Damn it.....I've always wanted to own a red bike, but I guess I'll
go through life never owning one.
fortunes on road bikes, but I'd like to do some occasional riding on forest
roads, that are really in the boonies. I don't want to spend a lot on a
mtb, this one is around $400, so I'm wondering if it's tough enough. These
forest roads sometimes really get torn up by rains, so I need a front fork,
but I don't plan on doing any jumps, so I don't need the weight of rear
suspension. It has a twist shifter, do those work? Can you put those bar
end things (what do you call um), that you can hold on to with a twist
shifter? I'm totally ignorant on mtb's, but I have a specialized roubaix
that I like quite a bit, so that's why I'm looking at the Specialized
lineup. I usually do around 500 miles a year on mtb's (the one I have now
weighs a ton), so I'm not a heavy user, so I don't want to spend that much.
Color of course is my top consideration, and they only have black and
silver. Damn it.....I've always wanted to own a red bike, but I guess I'll
go through life never owning one.