a Dilemma which bike/bikes to take?

nicklouse
nicklouse Posts: 50,673
edited September 2011 in MTB general
I am off to Germany for 4 months.
Frankfurt area.

Which bike(s) should I take?


then fixed? the SS the spare parts bike? the XC the AM the DH the Monster. the road bike?

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and

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are the two I think will do me.

Might change the tyres over to Nic and RR.
"Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
Parktools :?:SheldonBrown

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  • sheepsteeth
    sheepsteeth Posts: 17,418
    i hate to admit this (i really do) but that fixie is absolutely tip top looking. im so tempted to do soemthing similar (minus the fork trickery and with the adition of a free wheel).

    either way, back to the subject in hand, i couldnt recommend any specific bike but i would like to remind you that both of the current choices are devoid of rear suspension, i would maybe suggest reviewing that.
    Harry von Big Sticks
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,665
    Surely the TANK is the one bike for any occasion?
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    It might squash the Suzuki.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
    Parktools :?:SheldonBrown
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,665
    Ah, of course. Yes. Shame that.
    Can you not ride it from Sweden to Frankfurt?
    That seems the sensible option.

    Failing that, do the boring thing and take the bike that suits the kind of riding you'll be doing most of the time.
  • Raymondavalon
    Raymondavalon Posts: 5,346
    I say take the fixie, it's lovely, but gay in a good way, thus reducing risk of theft...
    The Bouncer
    The Shaker
  • Tim.s
    Tim.s Posts: 515
    nicklouse wrote:
    the SS the spare parts bike? the XC the AM the DH the Monster. the road bike?

    Dont take the SS to Germany, they did some awful things over there in the mid 1940's.
    "Didn't hurt"
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,665
    :lol:
    I just spat my whisky
  • MountainMonster
    MountainMonster Posts: 7,423
    HAHAHAHAHA Awesome!

    What is "the tank"?
    My London Road
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,665
    MountainMonster wrote:
    HAHAHAHAHA Awesome!

    What is "the tank"?
    THIS...
    http://www.bikeradar.com/forum/viewtopi ... light=tank

    Is the TANK
  • MountainMonster
    MountainMonster Posts: 7,423
    That thing is so manly!
    My London Road
  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,136
    Tim.s wrote:
    nicklouse wrote:
    the SS the spare parts bike? the XC the AM the DH the Monster. the road bike?

    Dont take the SS to Germany, they did some awful things over there in the mid 1940's.

    :lol: brilliant!
    Santa Cruz Butcher
  • Bishbosh10
    Bishbosh10 Posts: 268
    sheepsteeth wrote:
    i hate to admit this (i really do) but that fixie is absolutely tip top looking..

    If you're Andy Pandy maybe.......... :P :P :P
    2011 Giant Trance Ltd, 2016 Revs, XT bits etc.
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    I think the SS as well and put the Big apple slicks on it. so that is 3 bikes. better get another carrier.

    pics later.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
    Parktools :?:SheldonBrown
  • tom_howard
    tom_howard Posts: 789
    Tim.s wrote:
    Dont take the SS to Germany, they did some awful things over there in the mid 1940's.

    Strong contender for post of the week!!
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