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salomonskiier12
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ok, so i got this deal,  a 1997 specialized ground control for 250 dollars.  is it worth it, should i go for it?  Here is a pic of it

May 18 2008 7:42AM
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salomonskiier12
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bump...
the ns population must be sleeping on a sunday morning
May 18 2008 8:09AM
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b-kul
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are you gonna be using it for serious mountain biking?
May 18 2008 9:44AM
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titsLOL
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ehhhhhh. if you are only tryin to spend 250 get a hardtail with better components don't go for a full unless you are gonna spend at least like 500 used for 1000 new...
May 18 2008 9:54AM
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crazyfuck
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terrible deal, terrible bike.
May 18 2008 10:08AM
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seine_Dudeheit
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^ I would not spend 10 bucks for that. I can guarantee, that the first parts will break after the third ride ... except you think of cycling down the asphalt road when you say mountainbiking!
May 18 2008 10:19AM
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titsLOL
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I mean OR 1000 new. and yea don't get that thing.
May 18 2008 10:47AM
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chapz
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i wouldnt do it. what kind of riding do you consider mountain biking? dh? dj? park? street?

maybe invest in a sort of decent bmx, or buy a used hardtail on pinkbike or something.
May 18 2008 10:52AM
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b-kul
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suspension has made so many advances since then, if your gonna do anything more than cruise the nieghborhood on that thing than dont get it.
May 18 2008 11:59AM
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SKIDUBAIGUY
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Uno wordo, yuk.

May 18 2008 12:29PM
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J_BISCHOF
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its a solid bike if your just gonna putt around. but if you wanna do any trail riding its gonna proly need a lot of work every few rides and a lot of upgrades
May 18 2008 12:57PM
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no_steeze
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haha sorry but that bike sucks. i'd buy it for 10 bucks at a tag sale but get a good hardtail for that price. basically it's an equivalent of straight skis that you bought for 100 bucks. that thing's dated and it probably weighs like 400 pounds
May 18 2008 1:37PM
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nigel12
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you can do much better for 250 even though its not alot
try and save up a bit more
if you get around 500 you can get a real decent used hardtail thats not 11 years old
May 18 2008 2:01PM
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vtrider
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Yea Buddy, dont buy that bike.  Save a little money up and you can get a way better bike that is not going to break every time out. 

A quick seach on ebay and I found a ton of quality bike in the 700-1000 dollar range. 

Check out this Kona.  Quality bike, year old.  Not built for heavy freeride, but an awsome all around dual suspension bike for under a G.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160239623833&_trksid=p3907.m32&_trkparms=tab%3DSelling

May 18 2008 3:47PM
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salomonskiier12
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ok thanks for the input guys. 
I basically just saw it and thought it'd be cool to have a full suspension bike.  It really just started when i was riding some hilly rockey terrain and after 25 minutes of getting beaten up, my tire popped from hitting rocks and crap like that.  I've learned a lot on my crappy hardtail, and just figured that it would be time for a new bike. 
Well i'll keep my eyes open for some better, more solid deals...
May 18 2008 5:06PM
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ChanchoVelez.
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ya i dh bike and fr bike and i would say definetally go for something else if you are planning on mountain biking, but if you are just riding around...i would probably still go for something else.
May 18 2008 5:10PM
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salomonskiier12
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haha.  i just figured that the price was right, but i guess it really isn't worth it...
May 18 2008 5:12PM
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