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SgtTupac said:729 Would be better.. Stronger.
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collisster said:
Got 729s myself...but i heard the 721 is stronger because of the square profile of it. I think its just less prone to buckling if you smack it off a rock.
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729 is argueably stronger but also heavier. Personally id get the 721, will be plenty strong enough. Both are dh rims.
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right.. I think I'll stick with the 721s . I was looking at the atomlab Gi but they are about 700g per rim whcih is ridiculous. a guy from another forum said if I get a set it would work out cheaper 
what do you think?
what do you think?
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SgtTupac said:Seems I was wrong about 729's...
Thats where the square profile of the 721 comes in,my rear 729(used) has a few dents,one of them like that^ still true though.
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Just had the rear wheel off my Trance back from the LBS as the freehub was full of muck (it's whisper quiet and buttery smooth now).
I noticed that's a got a ding / flat spot in it but it's not as big as that SgtTupac. Rim is an XM319. Or it might be a XM321 (I can't remember which rims are on which hubs).
I noticed that's a got a ding / flat spot in it but it's not as big as that SgtTupac. Rim is an XM319. Or it might be a XM321 (I can't remember which rims are on which hubs).
So I finally ordered my new bike. I originally wanted the Giant Terrago Disc 2007 for £325 as it was the best spec for any bike under £400 anywhere on the web. It turns out they didn't have it available, but they'd still debited my account for the full amount.
2 days of trying to get through on the customer service line finally yielded me some results. I'm now getting a Giant Terrago Disc Spring 2007 for the fantastic price of £350!!! That's £75 off RRP!
As far as I can tell, the spec is second to none in this price bracket. The next step up would be a Claud Butler Cape Wrath or a GT Avalanche 2.0, both of which are over £400 everywhere.
Pictures when she arrives.
2 days of trying to get through on the customer service line finally yielded me some results. I'm now getting a Giant Terrago Disc Spring 2007 for the fantastic price of £350!!! That's £75 off RRP!
As far as I can tell, the spec is second to none in this price bracket. The next step up would be a Claud Butler Cape Wrath or a GT Avalanche 2.0, both of which are over £400 everywhere.
Pictures when she arrives.
p4radox said:So I finally ordered my new bike. I originally wanted the Giant Terrago Disc 2007 for £325 as it was the best spec for any bike under £400 anywhere on the web. It turns out they didn't have it available, but they'd still debited my account for the full amount.
2 days of trying to get through on the customer service line finally yielded me some results. I'm now getting a Giant Terrago Disc Spring 2007 for the fantastic price of £350!!! That's £75 off RRP!
As far as I can tell, the spec is second to none in this price bracket. The next step up would be a Claud Butler Cape Wrath or a GT Avalanche 2.0, both of which are over £400 everywhere.
Pictures when she arrives.
I got my GT avalanche 2.0 for £380 and i prefer it to the terago, as that was what i was choosing between.
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The giant is nice but i think Gts look mean(overbuilt?) and when assembling them at work they seem pretty solid! AFAIK the giant xtc weighed a tonne compared to any the Gt's i have worked on.
My budget was already stretched at £325, then I went up to £350 for the Spring 07 Terrago.
The GTs do look absolutely awesome I agree, but if I really wanted a GT it would have had to be the Avalanche 3.0 at £300, which is inferior to the Terrago in almost every way. There was no way I was going to be able to afford the 2.0 at ~£400.
The GTs do look absolutely awesome I agree, but if I really wanted a GT it would have had to be the Avalanche 3.0 at £300, which is inferior to the Terrago in almost every way. There was no way I was going to be able to afford the 2.0 at ~£400.
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dan1987 said:Finally got my downhill bike how I want it
very nice mate. Are you running tubeless with the 823's? If so how do you find the highrollers? Ive only ran comp16s tubeless but might give high rollers a whirl so i need some new rubber
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I do like the Iron Horse bikes, I've had a go on a 6-8 and a 7-5 recently, nice machines.
Okay after my previous post regarding forks i'm now thinking that i should get a new bike and sell the current one for around £250? (Giant Terrago disk 06)
Think of spending £800 on a new Hard tail; recommendations please?
Was looking at a Giant XTC 2.5 so what do you guys think?
Think of spending £800 on a new Hard tail; recommendations please?
Was looking at a Giant XTC 2.5 so what do you guys think?
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dan1987 said:
oh right, i dont own a compressor either, just use an old car foot pump n never had any probs
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