Originally Posted By: IndyIan
Originally Posted By: cp3
Originally Posted By: scurvy
Just took a look at the good wheelset I have at home - LX hubs with Sun double-walled rims (Rhino Lite?). Nice and strong. Lightness need not apply.
Indylan, I'm in the same boat - I love getting cheap, older, 'obsolete' MTB components. They still work great!
How about a whole obsolete bike, got a couple mid 90s CCM non-suspensions for you, even come with stamped side pulls, nice and flexy!!
Well, with MTB bikes its almost all rider anyways. Back in my skinny days I did my first O-cup XC race with a Norco 7 spd with centre pull brakes, some suntour fork, and toe clips... Like the plastic ones with a nylon strap... I heard a few snickers on the start line but I finished in the top 1/3 and passed lots of better bikes with slower riders...
You can ride whatever you want but a guy with 3 or 4% better fitness and better handling skills than you, will probably leave you behind on almost any MTB bike on almost any trail in Ontario.
So true.
A good bike is nice, that is for sure. But ultimately it is your skill and finesse that matters most.
I pass people all the time at Blue MTN on downhill bikes, and I am riding an SX Trail. (OK its close 7" travel) but still.
Also, I still recommend SRAM over Shimano! I was hooked the first time I rode X-9 and have not gone back.
Originally Posted By: cp3
Originally Posted By: scurvy
Just took a look at the good wheelset I have at home - LX hubs with Sun double-walled rims (Rhino Lite?). Nice and strong. Lightness need not apply.
Indylan, I'm in the same boat - I love getting cheap, older, 'obsolete' MTB components. They still work great!
How about a whole obsolete bike, got a couple mid 90s CCM non-suspensions for you, even come with stamped side pulls, nice and flexy!!
Well, with MTB bikes its almost all rider anyways. Back in my skinny days I did my first O-cup XC race with a Norco 7 spd with centre pull brakes, some suntour fork, and toe clips... Like the plastic ones with a nylon strap... I heard a few snickers on the start line but I finished in the top 1/3 and passed lots of better bikes with slower riders...
You can ride whatever you want but a guy with 3 or 4% better fitness and better handling skills than you, will probably leave you behind on almost any MTB bike on almost any trail in Ontario.
So true.
A good bike is nice, that is for sure. But ultimately it is your skill and finesse that matters most.
I pass people all the time at Blue MTN on downhill bikes, and I am riding an SX Trail. (OK its close 7" travel) but still.
Also, I still recommend SRAM over Shimano! I was hooked the first time I rode X-9 and have not gone back.