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New bike

  • 12-05-2011 09:25PM
    #1
    peterk675
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 166 ✭✭


    New to the form so apologies for anything stupid i do in advance :o

    Im getting a 'Giant box two free ride series fox trotter mountain bike ' , with shimano A series gears .

    Can someone pleese tell me if thats good or bad, i know very little about mtb :o Im getting the bike for nothing off a friend so it doesnt really matter still good to know ! Hoping to get into mtb !

    Any help appreciated thanks :)


Comments

  • #2
    petethedrummer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,604 ✭✭✭petethedrummer


    You're getting a wha?


  • #3
    CianRyan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,730 ✭✭✭✭CianRyan


    Google tells me nothing?


  • #4
    Tonyandthewhale
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,867 ✭✭✭Tonyandthewhale


    Shimano A series?


  • #5
    Bunnyhopper
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,414 ✭✭✭Bunnyhopper


    This looks like the one:

    BOX%20TWO.gif


    http://archive.giant-bicycles.com/it/030.000.000/030.000.000.asp?year=1999&model=9528


  • #6
    Morgan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,481 ✭✭✭Morgan


    peterk675 wrote: »
    Im getting the bike for nothing off a friend

    Can't go wrong at that price! As long as it rolls it should be grand for getting started off road.


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  • #7
    petethedrummer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,604 ✭✭✭petethedrummer


    Nice googling bunnyhopper.


  • #8
    wanderer 22
    Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,202 ✭✭✭wanderer 22


    wow, I've been on the lookout for one of these bikes for a decade! my first mtb was a giant box two (just front sus) and I loved it-really light and distinctive looking..have fun and let me know if you;re getting rid of it!


  • #9
    Bunnyhopper
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,414 ✭✭✭Bunnyhopper


    I'd never heard of it so I was curious :)

    I'd assume it's decent enough, given that it's Giant, but being twelve years old it must be fairly dated at this stage. If there's a hardtail version (as colm18 says) then that might actually have aged a bit better.


  • #10
    wanderer 22
    Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,202 ✭✭✭wanderer 22


    actually just remembered-mine was a giant box three!


  • #11
    manwithaplan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,201 ✭✭✭manwithaplan


    They use the same naming convention as I do for former partners.


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  • #12
    peterk675
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 166 ✭✭peterk675


    Thanks guys , Hope it goes good ! :D

    Nice to know that it should be decent That is practically the exact one Bunnyhopper except rust :mad:

    and just wondering of ye have any good tips for starting off mian things i should get e.t.c or any good links

    Thanks:)


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