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Old 09-25-2004, 11:38 PM   #91 (permalink)
Phil, Squid-in-Training
 
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Re: Any comments/competition for Marin's urban bikes? Mtb/<1.75 " tires

bri719 wrote:
> Dan Daniel wrote:
>
>> When you get to the low end bikes, $500- 800 maybe, is lockout a
>> feature? I'm not paying attention to what's available these days.
>>

>
> not necessarily on your average $500 bike...but one for $800 these
> days, yeah. almost all decent front forks come with a lockout
> mechanism if you want to go rigid.


Which bike are you talking about? To get a lockout on a OEM fork on a new
bike, you'll need to spend at least $1000 and more like $1200... not a cheap
price.

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Old 09-25-2004, 11:38 PM   #92 (permalink)
Phil, Squid-in-Training
 
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Re: Any comments/competition for Marin's urban bikes? Mtb/<1.75 " tires

bri719 wrote:
> Dan Daniel wrote:
>
>> When you get to the low end bikes, $500- 800 maybe, is lockout a
>> feature? I'm not paying attention to what's available these days.
>>

>
> not necessarily on your average $500 bike...but one for $800 these
> days, yeah. almost all decent front forks come with a lockout
> mechanism if you want to go rigid.


Which bike are you talking about? To get a lockout on a OEM fork on a new
bike, you'll need to spend at least $1000 and more like $1200... not a cheap
price.

--
Phil, Squid-in-Training



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Old 09-25-2004, 11:38 PM   #93 (permalink)
Phil, Squid-in-Training
 
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Re: Any comments/competition for Marin's urban bikes? Mtb/<1.75 " tires

bri719 wrote:
> Dan Daniel wrote:
>
>> When you get to the low end bikes, $500- 800 maybe, is lockout a
>> feature? I'm not paying attention to what's available these days.
>>

>
> not necessarily on your average $500 bike...but one for $800 these
> days, yeah. almost all decent front forks come with a lockout
> mechanism if you want to go rigid.


Which bike are you talking about? To get a lockout on a OEM fork on a new
bike, you'll need to spend at least $1000 and more like $1200... not a cheap
price.

--
Phil, Squid-in-Training



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