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flubberghusted's picture
Submitted by flubberghusted on Fri, 02/04/2010 - 17:14

Been developing quite a legion of noobs to MTBing of late and one of them has asked what he should get as his first dual suspension.
I'm some what cringe at the notion that he said he wanted to get one off ebay but it aint my stoush, so i told him to go with a Stumpie over a Giant Trance, both 4 years old.

Question is... is ebay ever a good place to get your first rig? And does anyone wanna offload an old dual suspension rig for around $800?

Help with new bike selection

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Submitted by jagb51 on Tue, 13/01/2009 - 22:57
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Hi

Am just returning to mountain biking and in the process of bike selection.

Have been away from the sport for 8 years. I used to ride a hard tail Klein with Marzocchi shocks which I loved but it got stolen. For various reasons I didn't buy another bike. However am now dead keen to get back into it and looking to buy a solid cross country dual suspension mainly for riding around Sydney Northern Beaches trails.

For Sale: Giant Trance 1 2007 Size:M *** Price Drop ****

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Submitted by jasonw55 on Wed, 10/12/2008 - 13:51
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email me or call 0431065454

Item: Giant Trance 1 2007 model Medium size

Location: Sydney - Northern Beaches (Freshwater)

Item Condition: Excellent working order, 2 new tires, new brake pads and new handlebar grips.

Price: $2299 negotiable

Pictures: http://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-AU/bikes/mountain/657/22673/zoom/?colle...

More pictures on request

Bike Specifications as per Giant Website.

size : M:18

colour : Two-tone charcoal

frame : ALUXX SL FluidFormed™ alloy Maestro 4.2" travel

Softtail HELP!! Specialized Vs Scott Vs Giant?!?

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Submitted by rambo180 on Tue, 06/05/2008 - 23:31
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Hey guys,

I'm looking at a cross country, dual suspension for under $2500. Almost half my riding will be ON-ROAD.

I will be using it for moderate/difficult fire trails and UP/DOWN bush tracks (no huge drops, no extreme downhill). My main concerns are LIGHTWEIGHT (14kg max) and at least front SUSPENSION LOCK.

Currently considering (all around $2000):
1/ Scott Aspect FX 15 (front & back lock suspension, 13.9kg)
2/ Specialised FSR-XC Comp (highly reccomended by a friend).
3/ Giant Anthem 2 <--- The talk of the town (fantastic front fork, excellent value, propedal)

Nates mean machine

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Submitted by starship303 on Tue, 04/09/2007 - 11:23

Nates mean looking VP-Free.

Duallies, 2

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Submitted by starship303 on Tue, 04/09/2007 - 11:19

Cooling the duallies down after a DH run.

For the geeks: Kona Stinky (closest) & Santa Cruz VP-Free.

Duallies, 1

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Submitted by starship303 on Tue, 04/09/2007 - 11:15

Back at the carpark giving the bikes a breather after a DH run.

For the geeks (left to right): Intense 5.5EVP, Cannondale Gemini, Trek Session7 (black), Trek Session77 (silver)

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