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Breathing life back into a hard tail MTB frame
So I've just finished a project building-up this 8 year old Legless Lizard mountain bike frame as a single speed flip-flop fixie. The frame has been in a bike bag in the garage for years now and its great to be able to breath life back into it.
If anyone's interested in doing something similar, or just interested in what went into it, I kept a blog of the process. Check it out http://hybridbike.posterous.com/ be good to hear your thoughts on whether the flip-flop system is innovative or not? I've not seen many around, but then I don't hang-out much in the fixie world 
Innovative new bike build - The Hybrid Flip-Flop Fixie
I've been thinking about what to do with an 8 year old mtb frame I have for a while. Last week I was browsing online and found this fixie solution from Velo Solo that enables you to fix the cog onto the disc brake mount. This means that on the freehub side, you can run another cog, making a hybrid flip-flop fixie & free wheel bike (flip-flop because you can flip the wheel over to change 
). See picture it makes way more sense... so that's the project. A hybrid front suspension freehub street bike or a super fast fixie for getting to and from work nice and quick.
Which XC dual suspension bike for under $3K?
Looking at getting the Giant Trance X2.
I'd appreciate any thoughts / recommendations on the best xc dual suspension bike for $2K - $3K.
Thanks
Senor Salsa
Draft Warringah Bike Plan, Public Submissions Needed!
Draft Warringah Bike Plan will be on Public Exhibition: Saturday February 27 to Wednesday March 31, 2010
http://www.warringah.nsw.gov.au/comment/comment....
View the Draft Warringah Bike Plan and Bike Maps:
http://www.warringah.nsw.gov.au/comment/document...
The Draft Warringah Bike Plan and Bike Maps can also be viewed at the following locations during the public exhibition period:
Council's Civic Centre, 725 Pittwater Road, Dee Why
Warringah libraries: Dee Why, Belrose, Warringah Mall, Forestville and Terrey Hills
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Jamis trail X3 upgrade
Hi all
Curious to see what you think is the better more cost effective solution to a better ride. Currently have a Jamis trail X3 2009 which cannot currently handle the type of riding I would like to do eg. drops, small jumps etc standard trail riding / tech. so I am considering upgrading some of the components to make it a better ride or should I just get a new XC bike ? any feedback of your thoughts and recommendations of parts to upgrade or quality XC bikes that ride well and are durable would be great.
thanks
Matt
Facebook Group
Hey everyone just letting you know that i have created a facebook group called Northern Beaches MTB.
for anyone who has facebook join this group and feel free to upload pictures/ videos or anything else about your northern beaches riding experiences
thanks
Inter-state MTB Hire....
Having got a leave pass for a weekend in Bris-Vegas..I have decided to pack the essentials and leave the bike at home.
The plan is to hit-up Daisy Hill for a couple of days....early August.
That does mean that I am going on holiday without the loved ones and would like to be able to find a suitable ride at my destination.
Has anyone hired the use of a MTB before?
have contacted ForTheRiders bike store...will see what they can do...
Any advice greatly appreciated!
shano
Diamondback Rider's
Ok, who here ride's a Diamondback? Cause frankly, i just spent $700 on the Axis Disc. And yeah it's pretty good, it ride's the Manly Dam and Oxford Fall's trails pretty damn well. No it does not have knuckle box (damn), it's got front rst and carbon ceramic disc brakes. 24 speed Shimano gears. Truvativ x-flow crankset, the bottom bracket is pretty average. The seat's nice, the frames alloy. The quick release is handy, as it won't fit in my car any other way. So yeah, please post if you have a Diamondback, or for that matter if you are hopinh or planning to buy one.
