Comments on: A Day as a Test Rider http://ogrehut.com/20061218/a-day-as-a-test-rider Mountain Biking Northern California Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:30:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: MTBGuru http://ogrehut.com/20061218/a-day-as-a-test-rider#comment-537 MTBGuru Sat, 06 Jan 2007 03:56:51 +0000 http://ogrehut.com/20061218/a-day-as-a-test-rider#comment-537 Hm, I just noticed <a href="http://www.mtbr.com/spotlight/29er/" rel="nofollow">the full review</a> is on mtbr... Btw, the Jenson 29er singlespeed frames ('Zion') also look interesting (inexpensive and getting fairly decent reviews) Hm, I just noticed the full review is on mtbr…
Btw, the Jenson 29er singlespeed frames (‘Zion’) also look interesting (inexpensive and getting fairly decent reviews)

]]> By: Ogre http://ogrehut.com/20061218/a-day-as-a-test-rider#comment-531 Ogre Thu, 04 Jan 2007 21:29:07 +0000 http://ogrehut.com/20061218/a-day-as-a-test-rider#comment-531 I'm not totally convinced. My Titus is a great bike and I'm hesitant to drop the kind of cash I would need to get one of these bikes while I have a bike I'm happy with. I know some people have 3 or more bikes in their stable but I'm pretty much a one bike guy. If my bike was ready for the scrap heap and I had $3,000-$5,000 burning a hole in my pocket... I'm still not so sure I would upgrade to a 29er full suspension. The Titus and the Ventana were both awesome bikes so it's a really tough call. Most likely my next bike purchase will be an inexpensive 29" singlespeed. The Redline Monocog 29er for $500-$800 depending on build is a likely choice. I’m not totally convinced. My Titus is a great bike and I’m hesitant to drop the kind of cash I would need to get one of these bikes while I have a bike I’m happy with. I know some people have 3 or more bikes in their stable but I’m pretty much a one bike guy.

If my bike was ready for the scrap heap and I had $3,000-$5,000 burning a hole in my pocket… I’m still not so sure I would upgrade to a 29er full suspension. The Titus and the Ventana were both awesome bikes so it’s a really tough call.

Most likely my next bike purchase will be an inexpensive 29” singlespeed. The Redline Monocog 29er for $500-$800 depending on build is a likely choice.

]]> By: MTBGuru http://ogrehut.com/20061218/a-day-as-a-test-rider#comment-530 MTBGuru Thu, 04 Jan 2007 20:57:14 +0000 http://ogrehut.com/20061218/a-day-as-a-test-rider#comment-530 So are you tempted now to get a 29er? Doe the high end material make a big difference as far as you could tell? I've been playing with the idea of building up a singlespeed 29er but am not sure how much I want to invest ;) So are you tempted now to get a 29er? Doe the high end material make a big difference as far as you could tell?
I’ve been playing with the idea of building up a singlespeed 29er but am not sure how much I want to invest ;)

]]> By: » Round Valley to Clayton » The Ogre’s Guide http://ogrehut.com/20061218/a-day-as-a-test-rider#comment-369 » Round Valley to Clayton » The Ogre’s Guide Tue, 19 Dec 2006 07:38:57 +0000 http://ogrehut.com/20061218/a-day-as-a-test-rider#comment-369 [...] Mark from the Dirty Avocados Adventure racing team (Read his impressions of this ride) was having a birthday ride on Saturday. His choice for trails was the route from Round Valley regional park to the summit of Mount Diablo. The Round Valley -> Diablo route didn’t have any singletrack but since it was Marks birthday he got to make the call. The route Mark planned was about 30 miles and included about 6000′ of climbing. To make things more interesting rain was predicted for the day. More details + Pictures ยป. [...] [...] Mark from the Dirty Avocados Adventure racing team (Read his impressions of this ride) was having a birthday ride on Saturday. His choice for trails was the route from Round Valley regional park to the summit of Mount Diablo. The Round Valley -> Diablo route didn’t have any singletrack but since it was Marks birthday he got to make the call. The route Mark planned was about 30 miles and included about 6000′ of climbing. To make things more interesting rain was predicted for the day. More details + Pictures ». [...]

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