I sit just me or the forum is having some problems..it seem to time out on me a few times. ...

Not everyone want to have a position on a road bike/racer. It is not relaxing. MTB/hybrid have a more upright position that allows a more leisure ride on the road.
I ride a AM bike on the road with 2.5 tyres and no im not singaporean. So your arguement is invalid 

erm the Banshee Spitty. the SC Chameleon, i think the Commencal Meta also fit in this category.

Is there such a bike? If XC Trail ok la ...but XC/FR?? means its light enough for XC but tough enough for free riding...waaa sure mahal...

Maybe you re referring to Cannondale Jekyll or Scott Genius sit?

tl;dr

Why butthurt butthead?

Ellsworth...



Honestly, fugly...
Like Boon Foo once said... Ellsworth? Worth nothing!

Everytime you ride also ...people will say "Look!"

Not for AM/DH/FR riders but for XC riders, they look up to Look.

Dear Sifoos,

Newbie here. Where can I get replacement sealed bearings for MVR Racing Elite hubs?

Tenkiu.

Who knows where to find bearing press tool?

Parktool? Expensipp... >.<

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I know someone who will be using wheels like the above

One of Pink Bike's Prediction for 2012...Sorry to lazy to sanitize ...hehehe

Less is More: More riders will use bikes with less travel

While I can't argue that a downhill bike lets you get away with mistakes and line choices that would spank you hard on a shorter travel bike, there is something to be said for mastering that same terrain on smaller rig. More and more riders who would have previously spent most or all of their saddle time on a downhill bike are discovering how much fun they can have on a shorter travel bike, but why? Part of if is a fundamental change in how many riders look at their riding.

A trail bike, or whatever you want to call it, means that you get more saddle time instead of sitting on a lift or in the back of a truck. Don't take me the wrong way, racing and riding big bikes with buddies will never get old, but there is no way that those long travel beasts can give you the same bang for your buck when talking about amount of time spent on singletrack.

Manufacturers are also waking up to the idea, with more and more designing trail bikes that agressive riders can feel comfortable on. The idea of such a bike is far from new, but we all win when big players like Specialized put out bikes like their 145mm travel Stumpjumper FSR Expert EVO, a mid travel machine with geo that allows you to charge hard. Many brands, both big and small, are designing similar bikes that allow a skilled rider to work the terrain more, with many discovering that they are actually faster in a great deal of places on their shorter travel bike.

But here's the clincher: these progressive bikes are showing riders that it isn't about outright speed, but rather outright shits and giggles. And when are you having the most fun? When your bike is sliding around, loose and spraying dirt behind you, a point that is much easier to reach on a mid travel trail bike than on a full fledged DH sled.

Slack and low geometry combined with short stems, suspension technology that lets you have your cake and eat it as well, and dropper posts that allow you to squeeze every last ounce of flow out of the trail are all factors that will ensure that these evolved trail bikes will continue to gain in popularity. - Mike Levy

It's a marketing scam so that people won't stop buying/investing in MTBs.
After a year or two, they'll say you'll have more fun on a 10" bike than a trail bike, etc.

I enjoice 6.7... why change?

i want 8" with 66 HA and 73 Seat Angle.

I was like u.

I got my Merida Matts-40D. The first poison LYN MTB advised me was to change the fork. I belip.
Fork is the first "feel" you get between the bike to the trail.
Lousy fork = lousy ride

So... my first upgrade plan was to go to Epicon. RM660. Then, there is adjustable Epicon at RM800.00
But if can change RM800, might as well try Tora, better brand.
But if wan change Tora, add another few hundred, can get REBA. Add few more hundred, can get SID.
Sheet!.
Since only few hundred here and there... might as well get a 2nd hand Fox. After all, it is a Fox.

But Fox 2nd hand, only few hundred difff from new ones. So, might as well get a new Fox.
Hmmm.... new Fox + previous purchased bike = RM5k.
Hmmm... If I sell off my old bike, get a new bike with Fox... probably I only add few more hundred.

So, I ended up with my first full sus bike. Giant Trance X0.

Cheers!
And never look back since. For info... I only did 3 rides on my Merida Matts 40D.

Nice colour comes first!     

a helmet price <rm150 n a cheapo hydration bagpack...dats all