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Re: Mountain bike advice
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Wed, 2 Jan 2002 21:54:03 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Allan Bedford writes:
All the best!  Let us know what you eventually decide on.

Well, I don't want to spend a ton of money, and it's mostly for transportation
with trails on the side, so I think I'm gonna buy a 2001 Schwinn Mesa marked
down to $279.  Warn me ASAP if I'm making a bad decision :)
--Bram


Bram Lambrecht
bram@cwru.edu
www.bldesign.org



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(...) Well, it seems to get fairly good reviews (at least this page on the 2000 model seems to indicate this): (URL) guess it comes down to: 1) Have you ridden it? Do you like it? 2) Do you feel like you're getting good value for your money? (...) (23 years ago, 3-Jan-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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(...) Hey Bram! Great questions. Let me chime in with my two cents. 1) Don't spend $200 - $400 on a bike. Spend more. Bottom line is that you get what you pay for and bikes are no exception. We made the mistake several years ago of spending ~ $150 (...) (23 years ago, 27-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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