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From: [email hidden] (JD)
Newsgroups: alt.mountain-bike
Subject: Re: RR/JRA
Date: 12 Apr 2004 00:40:11 -0700
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"TBF" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:<[email hidden]>....
Quoted message said:when I hear a loud
crack. Thinking it was a branch or twig, I keep riding until I notice the
rear wheel is doing a crab-walk.
I look down and I see this!
http://members.rogers.com/jr.miller/interest.htm
My swingarm is destroyed. Before anyone asks...no I don't do jumps or
downhill, strictly XC. I've got too many bills and an 8 year old to keep in
XBOX and Gamecube games to be risking time off work. I've ridden it about 1
1/2 seasons without a hitch. The girl rides on ahead to fetch the car, and a
half hour later I'm heading home in disbelief wondering what it could have
been like if that had happend on a fast descent.
Anyway, luckily I have a spare swingarm.
From: TBF ([email hidden])
Subject: Re: Opinions for the noob
Newsgroups: alt.mountain-bike
Date: 2004-03-14 11:39:04 PST
"Jamis makes rock solid rigs without the costs of other high end
manufacters."
Please define "rock solid". The catastrophic failure of that swingarm
tells a different story.
From: ..::TBF::.. ([email hidden])
Subject: Re: What To Buy? Jamis XLT, Specialized Enduro, nothing?
Newsgroups: alt.mountain-bike
Date: 2003-05-19 03:19:12 PST
"The tell your friend to get his Jamis built up properly. I've been
riding mine for months now and it's tight and fast..."
...and broken.
From: ..::TBF::.. ([email hidden])
Subject: RR: Riding in the rain
Newsgroups: alt.mountain-bike
Date: 2003-04-18 19:56:17 PST
"The linkages on the Jamis are starting to loosen up finally, so the
ride is smooth but without any "bobbing" for a change."
Looks like the linkages are not the issue, but shoddy
materials/workmanship. Funny how you had a spare swingarm laying
around for your "rock solid" bike.
From: ..::TBF::.. ([email hidden])
Subject: Re: Gary Fisher Sugar 4 or Trek Fuel 80?
Newsgroups: alt.mountain-bike
Date: 2003-04-13 17:41:06 PST
"GF between the two, but I would get a Jamis dakar for $750 and spend
the rest of the cash on gear"
Great advice for someone who wants a broken bike.
From: ..::TBF::.. ([email hidden])
Subject: Re: Custom Jamis Dakar or Diamondback from LBS?
Newsgroups: alt.mountain-bike
Date: 2003-04-01 17:43:22 PST
"Jamis is the better deal and the 15" may fit you but you should try
one on
for size first. I have the Dakar Comp and it rocks!"
Yeah, it "rocks" alright, rocks to pieces.
From: ..::TBF::.. ([email hidden])
Subject: Re: Entry level FS XC bike recommendation?
Newsgroups: alt.mountain-bike
Date: 2003-03-27 14:21:38 PST
"Jamis Dakar"
Blind brand loyalty is a funny thing.
From: ..::TBF::.. ([email hidden])
Subject: Re: Ellsworth Truth versus Santa Cruz Blur
Newsgroups: alt.mountain-bike
Date: 2003-03-23 07:23:23 PST
"Jamis Dakar Comp XC or Expert"
Hmmm, someone asks about smellsworthless and santa crud and you go one
lower. How entertaining.
From: TBF ([email hidden])
Subject: Re: BR: Built up my Jamis Dakar Comp Frame
Newsgroups: alt.mountain-bike
Date: 2003-01-28 04:34:01 PST
"I happen to have ridden a number of other Jamis bikes over the years,
the Comp is just a new experience, and i can tell you, they are far
from crappy, otherwise I wouldn't have wasted my cash on it."
So far from crappy that they break often enough to keep a spare
swingarm around?
You're a riot.
JD