Member of the Month

KilaTsunami
October, 2024

Online

Welcome to the Newschoolers forums! You may read the forums as a guest, however you must be a registered member to post. Register to become a member today!

My bike?

profile picture
drewishish
Posts: 3710 - Karma: 23
im gonna take my dads bike. I dont know anything a bout mountain bikes, but i love to ride. so what do you guys think of this?
Click for larger image
Click for larger image
Click for larger image
Click for larger image
May 23 2006 9:24PM
0 0
profile picture
Leckett
Posts: 0 - Karma: 13
you win the award of the most able to post pictures on ns
May 23 2006 9:24PM
0 0
profile picture
liukangkid
Posts: 3323 - Karma: 82
none of the pictures work for me
May 23 2006 9:24PM
0 0
profile picture
CJHski
Posts: 2384 - Karma: 126
no pictures here
May 23 2006 9:24PM
0 0
profile picture
drewishish
Posts: 3710 - Karma: 23
well none of those worked : ( i have no picture posting ability.
http://putfile.com/pic.php?pic=5/14221395821.jpg&s=f5
http://putfile.com/pic.php?pic=5/14221413097.jpg&s=f5
http://putfile.com/pic.php?pic=5/14221422384.jpg&s=f5
http://putfile.com/pic.php?pic=5/14221430760.jpg&s=f5
May 23 2006 9:25PM
0 0
profile picture
CJHski
Posts: 2384 - Karma: 126
im sorry, but your new bike is very gay
May 23 2006 9:27PM
0 0
profile picture
drewishish
Posts: 3710 - Karma: 23
no this is gay...https://newschoolers.com/ns3/web/forums/readthread.php?thread_id=218962&
May 23 2006 9:28PM
0 0
profile picture
snoopy
Posts: 5240 - Karma: 30
nice shock
May 23 2006 9:30PM
0 0
profile picture
CJHski
Posts: 2384 - Karma: 126
hahah thats funny becuase i was just lookin at that and was thinkin, that is also very gay, along with your bike,

well if u dont really bike that much your bike is alright
May 23 2006 9:30PM
0 0
profile picture
drewishish
Posts: 3710 - Karma: 23
i bike alot.... but i havent had dual suspention bike.

so is it niceish?
May 23 2006 9:32PM
0 0
profile picture
meggles
Posts: 3156 - Karma: 54
yay for fox float
and yay for clipless pedals...not many people on here seem to use 'em.
May 23 2006 9:33PM
0 0
profile picture
snoopy
Posts: 5240 - Karma: 30
its not bad, dont think it would withstand to much 'mountain' riding. Front fork isnt looking to good, but the back shock is nice.

Looks like a pretty decent cross county bike to me
May 23 2006 9:34PM
0 0
profile picture
scratchskier170
Posts: 443 - Karma: 10
ya definatly dont try much dh on that. it looks like a semi nice cross country bike
May 23 2006 9:37PM
0 0
profile picture
evan25
Posts: 931 - Karma: 20
i use clipless i swear by them
May 23 2006 9:41PM
0 0
profile picture
drewishish
Posts: 3710 - Karma: 23
they scare me. but im forced to use em
May 23 2006 9:41PM
0 0
profile picture
meggles
Posts: 3156 - Karma: 54
haha me too
i dont know what i'd do without them. i would never be able to ride the things i do if it werent for clipless pedals

www.crankbrothers.com --these guys have the best pedals ever

and dont be afraid of them!! you'll get used to them in no time, and once you do, you'll hate riding without them
May 23 2006 9:47PM
0 0
profile picture
CJHski
Posts: 2384 - Karma: 126
very true
May 23 2006 9:47PM
0 0
profile picture
drewishish
Posts: 3710 - Karma: 23
i need to get new shoes for em... mine are too big.
May 23 2006 9:52PM
0 0
profile picture
mittfree
Posts: 329 - Karma: 15
I'm sure the bike is fine for XC, but if you look at it, the rear suspension is probably the most retarded design I've ever seen. The BB/cranks are on the rear triangle, so they move along with the rear wheel. That's gonna make any bumps, especially stutter bumps really hard on your legs. On the plus side though, it looks like the rear wheel only moves about an inch before it hits the seatpost, so there wont be much of an effect on you.
May 23 2006 10:23PM
0 0
profile picture
drewishish
Posts: 3710 - Karma: 23
the seat is too long for me... so i gonna either get a new one or cut that one.
May 23 2006 10:25PM
0 0
profile picture
Capt.Flannel
Posts: 10928 - Karma: 36
Click for larger image
May 23 2006 10:25PM
0 0
profile picture
Capt.Flannel
Posts: 10928 - Karma: 36
Click for larger image

Click for larger image

Click for larger image
May 23 2006 10:27PM
0 0
profile picture
Elijah.
Posts: 9322 - Karma: 76
Well its not a good bike, but for free its a deal. You won't be able to take anything big on it, but you could easily ride on it.
May 23 2006 10:27PM
0 0
profile picture
Hotdawgg-Skier4
Posts: 295 - Karma: 39
im scared of biking now. i like skiing!!
May 23 2006 10:27PM
0 0
profile picture
CJHski
Posts: 2384 - Karma: 126
the frame is goofy lookin
May 23 2006 10:30PM
0 0
profile picture
meggles
Posts: 3156 - Karma: 54
i think you should take apart that bike and use any good components it has and rebuild a bike... thats pretty much what me and my dad do, and taht way its really easy to just replace one thing and not the whole bike
plus you can pick out what parts you want specifically. and its fun. and you learn stuff about your bike.
May 24 2006 3:02PM
0 0
profile picture
hurrisun
Posts: 6284 - Karma: 49
the back suspensions value is liek the whole bike combined
May 24 2006 3:17PM
0 0
profile picture
hurrisun
Posts: 6284 - Karma: 49
and ur a dick
May 24 2006 3:18PM
0 0
profile picture
Forum*
Posts: 3455 - Karma: 10
The fox float is the only good compontent on your bike, I'm sorry. Shwinn are those bikes you buy at walmart, but if your really into xc I guess that will survive you a summer.
May 24 2006 4:07PM
0 0
profile picture
timmi
Posts: 12874 - Karma: 3,460
nice bike. but was it worth a thread?
May 24 2006 4:10PM
0 0
profile picture
meggles
Posts: 3156 - Karma: 54
if you're really into xc you'll never survive the summer haha
not with that bike
especially if you're doing technical stuff or singletrack or anything, especially because you're frame looks pretty old (and a bit suckish as schwiin tends to be) and it looks like you've got about 3 inches of travel on your fork.
no worries, though haha
May 24 2006 4:18PM
0 0
All times are Eastern (-5)