Hardtail Advice

Prometheus said:

Hey all, I'm lookin for some hardtail buying advice.

I'm in the market for a new bike, I ride mostly bad pavement, some fire roads, and the occasional
not-too-technical singletrack.

It appears my choices are Gary Fisher Marlin, Specialized Rockhopper, and a Cannondale F300 (all
new). Any recommendations, experiences, or other bikes to look at? I was hoping not to spend more
than $500.

thanks, Mike

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Hey all, I'm lookin for some hardtail buying advice.

I'm in the market for a new bike, I ride mostly bad pavement, some fire roads, and the occasional
not-too-technical singletrack.

It appears my choices are Gary Fisher Marlin, Specialized Rockhopper, and a Cannondale F300 (all
new). Any recommendations, experiences, or other bikes to look at? I was hoping not to spend more
than $500.

Also check out the Giant Iguana, Kona Blast and Kona Fire Mountain.

Barry

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Hey all, I'm lookin for some hardtail buying advice.

I'm in the market for a new bike, I ride mostly bad pavement, some fire roads, and the
occasional not-too-technical singletrack.

It appears my choices are Gary Fisher Marlin, Specialized Rockhopper, and a Cannondale F300 (all
new). Any recommendations, experiences, or other bikes to look at? I was hoping not to spend
more than $500.

Also check out the Giant Iguana, Kona Blast and Kona Fire Mountain.

Barry

I would check out these bikes, but the local Kona dealer tried to rip me off selling me last year's
blast at this year's price. Maybe I'll try another dealer. -Mike

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Hey all, I'm lookin for some hardtail buying advice.

I'm in the market for a new bike, I ride mostly bad pavement, some fire roads, and the
occasional not-too-technical singletrack.

It appears my choices are Gary Fisher Marlin, Specialized Rockhopper, and a Cannondale F300
(all new). Any recommendations, experiences, or other bikes to look at? I was hoping not to
spend more than $500.

Also check out the Giant Iguana, Kona Blast and Kona Fire Mountain.

Barry

I would check out these bikes, but the local Kona dealer tried to rip me off selling me last
year's blast at this year's price. Maybe I'll try another dealer.

You have *two* local Kona dealers? Dude!

Yeah, my local Giant dealer pulls that stuff. They jack up the prices sky-high, waaay above MSRP,
then "discount" the prices to just above street price. Lame, lame, lame. But if I want a Giant,
gotta go there or drive 160 miles to the next dealership.

You need to test ride some Kona's. They're so dialed-in. I'd still have my bee-yoo-tee-full Kona
Kilauea if I didn't loan it to an [ex] friend who won't give it back!

Barry

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> Hey all, I'm lookin for some hardtail buying advice.
>
> I'm in the market for a new bike, I ride mostly bad pavement, some fire roads, and the
> occasional not-too-technical singletrack.
>
> It appears my choices are Gary Fisher Marlin, Specialized Rockhopper, and a Cannondale F300
> (all new). Any recommendations, experiences, or other bikes to look at? I was hoping not to
> spend more than $500.

Also check out the Giant Iguana, Kona Blast and Kona Fire Mountain.

Why not try everything in your price range and not just what barry bargain suggests.

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I would check out these bikes, but the local Kona dealer tried to rip me off selling me last
year's blast at this year's price. Maybe I'll try another dealer.

You have *two* local Kona dealers? Dude!

How lame.

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Yeah, my local Giant dealer pulls that stuff. They jack up the prices sky-high, waaay above MSRP,
then "discount" the prices to just above street price. Lame, lame, lame. But if I want a Giant,
gotta go there or drive 160 miles to the next dealership.

Yeah, barry bargain will burn $40 in gas to save $10.

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You need to test ride some Kona's. They're so dialed-in. I'd still have my bee-yoo-tee-full Kona
Kilauea if I didn't loan it to an [ex] friend who won't give it back!

So, what you are telling us is that you are too much of a punk to get your crappy kona back?

JD

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> "Prometheus" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> > Hey all, I'm lookin for some hardtail buying advice.
> >
> > I'm in the market for a new bike, I ride mostly bad pavement, some fire roads, and the
> > occasional not-too-technical singletrack.
> >
> > It appears my choices are Gary Fisher Marlin, Specialized Rockhopper, and a Cannondale
> > F300 (all new). Any recommendations, experiences, or other bikes to look at? I was hoping
> > not to spend more than $500.
>
> Also check out the Giant Iguana, Kona Blast and Kona Fire Mountain.

Why not try everything in your price range and not just what barry bargain suggests.

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I would check out these bikes, but the local Kona dealer tried to rip me off selling me last
year's blast at this year's price. Maybe I'll try another dealer.

You have *two* local Kona dealers? Dude!

How lame.

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Yeah, my local Giant dealer pulls that stuff. They jack up the prices sky-high, waaay above
MSRP, then "discount" the prices to just above street price. Lame, lame, lame. But if I want a
Giant, gotta go there or drive 160 miles to the next dealership.

Yeah, barry bargain will burn $40 in gas to save $10.

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You need to test ride some Kona's. They're so dialed-in. I'd still have my bee-yoo-tee-full Kona
Kilauea if I didn't loan it to an [ex] friend who won't give it back!

So, what you are telling us is that you are too much of a punk to get your crappy kona back?

JD

So are you saying this person should break down and get a one off custome OTE Jerry Daniels edition?

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> "Prometheus" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> > Hey all, I'm lookin for some hardtail buying advice.
> >
> > I'm in the market for a new bike, I ride mostly bad pavement, some fire roads, and the
> > occasional not-too-technical singletrack.
> >
> > It appears my choices are Gary Fisher Marlin, Specialized

Rockhopper,

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> > and a Cannondale F300 (all new). Any recommendations, experiences,

or

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> > other bikes to look at? I was hoping not to spend more than $500.
>
> Also check out the Giant Iguana, Kona Blast and Kona Fire Mountain.

Why not try everything in your price range and not just what barry bargain suggests.

Why not try bikes *out* of your price range, too? Never hurts to learn what you're paying for (and
not paying for).

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I would check out these bikes, but the local Kona dealer tried to rip me off selling me last
year's blast at this year's price. Maybe I'll try another dealer.

You have *two* local Kona dealers? Dude!

How lame.

Get some bandages on those dragging knuckles after your PBR hangover wears off.

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Yeah, my local Giant dealer pulls that stuff. They jack up the prices sky-high, waaay above
MSRP, then "discount" the prices to just above

street

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price. Lame, lame, lame. But if I want a Giant, gotta go there or drive

160

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miles to the next dealership.

Yeah, barry bargain will burn $40 in gas to save $10.

He's just mad because he overpays for everything, and thinks we should congratulate him for
being a fool. Then he stalks people who have the nerve to disagree with him. He must love
occupying the killfile.

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You need to test ride some Kona's. They're so dialed-in. I'd still have

my

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bee-yoo-tee-full Kona Kilauea if I didn't loan it to an [ex] friend who won't give it back!

So, what you are telling us is that you are too much of a punk to get your crappy kona back?

I live in Illinois. He moved to Wyoming. Should I draw you a map?

Here comes that wonderful sound you've heard many times before...

<plonk>

Good riddance.

B

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Good riddance.

Balless barry bargain begrudingly begets belittlement.

JD

I would choose more on the store that provides better support then on the brand of bike. If you get
something that is not dialed properly that is worse then a bike of lower quality that is dialed
right. It make a big difference.

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Hey all, I'm lookin for some hardtail buying advice.

I'm in the market for a new bike, I ride mostly bad pavement, some fire roads, and the occasional
not-too-technical singletrack.

It appears my choices are Gary Fisher Marlin, Specialized Rockhopper, and a Cannondale F300 (all
new). Any recommendations, experiences, or other bikes to look at? I was hoping not to spend more
than $500.

thanks, Mike

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I would choose more on the store that provides better support then on the brand of bike.

I would rather buy a better product from a store with poor support, than buy a piece of junk from a
store with better support. A good product doesn't need support anyway, and you can always take your
bike to any other place for service.

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If you get something that is not dialed properly that is worse then a bike of lower quality that
is dialed right.

What the hell is dialed? If you mean "put together properly", I can take my better brand bike
and have it put together or fine tuned later and have a great bike, your way, you still have a
piece of junk.