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05-27-2004, 04:25 PM

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On 2004-05-27, kantspel <prefer@nomail.com> wrote:
> David Kerber wrote:
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>> In article <tOKdnZnxnNOU1ivdRVn-sQ@speakeasy.net>, Sir.Ride-a-
>> LotNOSPAM@careercenter.com says...
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>>>
>>>Xtc wrote:
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>>>>"Dave" <galt_57@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>news:5591d176.0405270648.c6ebe12@posting.googl e.com...
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>>>>>If you own one let's compare notes...
>>>>>
>>>>>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CheapMTB/
>>>>
>>>>Thats one group I'm glad I don't belong to. lol
>>>
>>>I wonder what the life expectancy of that group is. What percentage of
>>>members are speared through the heart by a busted top tube?
>>
>>
>> Are you kidding? Those things are built like tanks. Unless they have a
>> rear susp, the frames are practically unbreakable. Now a head injury
>> from a thrown derailleur might be another matter <GGG>.
>>
>
> Oh, they break. They may have a lot of metal but it's cheap material and
> they don't appear to actually be engineered.

Back in the day, I broke one. My first MTB.

Course, I had to run into a parked car at approx 15mph to do it.

Mark

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05-27-2004, 04:25 PM	#55 (permalink)
Mark Mitchell Posts: n/a	Re: Walmart Mongoose XR-200 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 2004-05-27, kantspel <prefer@nomail.com> wrote: > David Kerber wrote: > >> In article <tOKdnZnxnNOU1ivdRVn-sQ@speakeasy.net>, Sir.Ride-a- >> LotNOSPAM@careercenter.com says... >> >>> >>> >>>Xtc wrote: >>> >>>>"Dave" <galt_57@hotmail.com> wrote in message >>>>news:5591d176.0405270648.c6ebe12@posting.googl e.com... >>>> >>>>>If you own one let's compare notes... >>>>> >>>>>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CheapMTB/ >>>> >>>>Thats one group I'm glad I don't belong to. lol >>> >>>I wonder what the life expectancy of that group is. What percentage of >>>members are speared through the heart by a busted top tube? >> >> >> Are you kidding? Those things are built like tanks. Unless they have a >> rear susp, the frames are practically unbreakable. Now a head injury >> from a thrown derailleur might be another matter <GGG>. >> > > Oh, they break. They may have a lot of metal but it's cheap material and > they don't appear to actually be engineered. Back in the day, I broke one. My first MTB. Course, I had to run into a parked car at approx 15mph to do it. Mark - -- Remove both wrongs to make the email address right. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFAtogjLVmEOl6/PWERAomFAJsEC+Ur7lJs7a3YhcV/oPhNMiRTqgCgnGNk FDW2ITx44BzyIh/2vsLn8sI= =F6mE -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----