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Tiny budget for mountain bike..

alexlyons · 2011-02-21 22:51:11

Am new to mountain biking and absolutely loving it!! I'm looking to buy myself a bike but the budget is pretty small at the minute. I see what I'd buy as something that would keep me going for the next year or so but isn't going to be breaking any records I'm currently borrowing a bike of a friend every time we go out,…

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#32 22-02-2011 8:15pm
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breezy1985 wrote: »

Does head on into a lamppost count

Probably not. It depends on the magnitude of the impact and where on the bike experienced the stress. If it was akin to the bike falling over then the only likely concern besides superficial scratches would be the bending of the rear mech hanger (but only if it fell on the drive side). When riding head on into a rock it'd be the front wheel and the fork that would bare the brunt of the impact. I gather that a common failing among cheap bikes is with the fork. In fact, the last time I was up in Ballyhoura my buddy ended the life of the fork on his Carrera whilst mine survived far greater punishment.

The OP probably won't be able to gain any more wisdom from this thread as it's mostly the same advice being rehashed at this stage. It's up to him/her to go off and do a bit of research now whilst keeping in mind the advice dispensed here by the helpful posters.

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