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am i mad???

little wiserlittle wiser Posts: 662
edited December 2008 in MTB beginners
hi all hope i have not lost all my sense not that i had much anyway :D . so to cut a long story short been commuting every day on old bike which i still love but freehub has died and cannot get one :( . brought a rockhopper sport which i have sold, forks s**t. got road bike a ctws,and have now just brought a merlin malt 4 cus i fell in love :D:D (dont tell missus),gonna use it to commute on in winter and off road on days off. in short am i mad :roll:

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  • NorthwindNorthwind Posts: 14,675
    Yeah, but it's a common syndrome on here. I think I'm freakish because I only own 2 bikes :lol:
    Uncompromising extremist
  • Mattbot2Mattbot2 Posts: 384
    I own one!

    Mwahaha.
    2q2kfno.png
    ^^^ Click for pictures of my bike ^^
  • NorthwindNorthwind Posts: 14,675
    Do bikes in bits count? I think really I own one bike, and a ****load of parts :roll:
    Uncompromising extremist
  • little wiserlittle wiser Posts: 662
    hi mattbot do you like it i think it looks stunning. and northwind i think it counts i now have two complete bikes on in bits and a one off cost a fortune never sell supermoto. my missus is understanding and i sort the money out :D
  • Mattbot2Mattbot2 Posts: 384
    little wiser wrote:
    hi mattbot do you like it i think it looks stunning. and northwind i think it counts i now have two complete bikes on in bits and a one off cost a fortune never sell supermoto. my missus is understanding and i sort the money out :D

    Yeah, I do love it. It's brilliant.

    Got myself this helmet today.

    http://www.giro.com/site/#/product/cycl ... indicator/

    In red / black, to go with the bike of course. ;)
    2q2kfno.png
    ^^^ Click for pictures of my bike ^^
  • little wiserlittle wiser Posts: 662
    could not see the one on your link mattbot i need to install flash player8??, but did a quick image search and very nice how much you pay?. not that i can get one yet skint for a few mths what with xmas etc and my spending on bikes and kit :D suppose i should think about saving some for the credit crunch :oops:
  • Mattbot2Mattbot2 Posts: 384
    The bike was £220.

    The helmet was £35 (but I got for £30 because my LBS is awesome)
    2q2kfno.png
    ^^^ Click for pictures of my bike ^^
  • little wiserlittle wiser Posts: 662
    i just paid £425 for a mint one hope that was a good price? may well copy your helmet choice but doubt lbs would be off much use :cry: . oh the pics of my bike are in the for sale section mtb just sold have a look tell me what you think?
  • dunkerdunker Posts: 1,503
    reckon you got a great deal, love mine :)
    Merlin Malt4,
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/7405500@N0 ... 025278584/
  • Yukon LadYukon Lad Posts: 423
    i only own 1 bike but i would like lots (namely a lapierre spicy) of all-mountain bikes just cos i like them but they are very expensive

    Yukon Lad
    Drop, Berm, Jump, Sky, Sky, Sky, Sweet Beautiful Earth OUCH, OUCH,OUCH, ****! GORSE BUSH!!!

    Giant Yukon FX2
    Kona Stab Deluxe 2008
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