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tucker
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 Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2012 10:43 pm Post subject: trek mamba 29er 2012 |
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hi im looking to get one of these in the next few weeks through the cycle scheme do any of you guys have any first hand experience of riding them is the specs ok thanks  http://www.strawberrycycles.co.uk/trek-bikes/trek-mamba-29r[/url] |
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betty_swollox
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tucker
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| Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2012 11:55 pm Post subject: |
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im 5"9 im gonna go for the 17.5 frame it felt right in the shop .gonna be using it for commuting to work and some off road on a night and weekends  |
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betty_swollox
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| Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2012 11:59 pm Post subject: |
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| tucker wrote: | | im 5"9 im gonna go for the 17.5 frame it felt right in the shop .gonna be using it for commuting to work and some off road on a night and weekends |
Nice one mate!!! Go for it! It's a class commuter and decent on red routes and some black routes. Your bike has 100mm travel whereas mine only has 80mm. Jealous is an understatement lol
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tucker
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| Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 12:04 am Post subject: |
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| cheers it felt like a decent bike for the money looking forward to getting out and about again |
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betty_swollox
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tucker
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| Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 11:46 am Post subject: |
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| didnt feel too much different tbh the frame was a little bit higher when stood but riding felt pretty much the same but i just had a quick ride round the shop just requested my certificate itll be about 4 weeks looks like im stuck on my sons old bike till then lol |
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betty_swollox
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| Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 6:49 pm Post subject: |
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| tucker wrote: | | didnt feel too much different tbh the frame was a little bit higher when stood but riding felt pretty much the same but i just had a quick ride round the shop just requested my certificate itll be about 4 weeks looks like im stuck on my sons old bike till then lol |
I know the feeling. I had to wait AGES for my cert lol!!
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tucker
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| Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 7:14 pm Post subject: |
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| I've had the email from cyclescheme saying I've been approved From work how long did your certificate take after your confirmation email |
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betty_swollox
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tucker
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| Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 10:49 pm Post subject: |
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| betty_swollox wrote: | | tucker wrote: | | cheers it felt like a decent bike for the money looking forward to getting out and about again |
How does it compare to a normal bike? I was always under the impression that they were designed for us lanky blokes! |
had a good ride out today mainly on farm lanes was a good ride didnt seem much diffrent to a normal bike the wind was a nightmare though so a bit hard to tell got a good speed going when i locked the forks |
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