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with or without suspension (what is best type to have? air/oil/rubber
shocks..)
Date:Sun, 28 Aug 2005 12:22:33 +0100   Author:  

Re: mountain bikes- any high street deals?   

> with or without suspension (what is best type to have? air/oil/rubber
> shocks..)
>
>


If you look at the *top* of the high street you'll find loads.... Sorry 
couldn't resist :)
Date:Sun, 28 Aug 2005 13:44:25 +0100   Author:  

Re: mountain bikes- any high street deals?   

> with or without suspension


Without rear suspension, definetely.
You'll probably find it hard to find one without front suspension.


> (what is best type to have? air/oil/rubber shocks..)


Doesn't really matter at this level.



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Lordy.UK
Date:Sun, 28 Aug 2005 13:15:43 GMT   Author:  

Re: mountain bikes- any high street deals?   
In article , 
spam@recycle.bin says...

> > with or without suspension
> 
> Without rear suspension, definetely.
> You'll probably find it hard to find one without front suspension.
> 
> > (what is best type to have? air/oil/rubber shocks..)
> 
> Doesn't really matter at this level.
> 

What is this level?
Date:Sun, 28 Aug 2005 14:14:11 +0100   Author:  

Re: mountain bikes- any high street deals?   

> > > with or without suspension
> > 
> > Without rear suspension, definetely.
> > You'll probably find it hard to find one without front suspension.
> > 
> > > (what is best type to have? air/oil/rubber shocks..)
> > 
> > Doesn't really matter at this level.
> > 
> What is this level?


By 'high street', and the nature of this newsgroup, I am presuming he is 
looking for a fairly cheap cycle. My definition of that 'level' was sub 
£400, possibly even sub £100 items such as those available from 
supermarkets, but it's hard to tell seeing as the OP has decided to be 
mystically cryptic...

Either of those is a category in which it really does not matter too 
much what kind of shocks they are, as they will be shit on a stick.

I'm sure there will be plenty of people (such as your good self) that 
disagree tho, if only just for the sake of it.



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Lordy.UK
Date:Sun, 28 Aug 2005 15:51:48 GMT   Author:  

Re: mountain bikes- any high street deals?   
"crofter"  wrote in message 
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> x-no-archive: yes
>
> with or without suspension (what is best type to have? air/oil/rubber
> shocks..)


The best time to buy is during the Jan sales, I bought my 1500 Kona for 
850 as they wanted to make room for the new years models.
Date:Sun, 28 Aug 2005 16:36:15 GMT   Author:  

Re: mountain bikes- any high street deals?   
Try www.sterlinghouse.co.uk
They've got a BOGOF offer
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| "crofter"  wrote in message
| news:431198e3_2@mk-nntp-2.news.uk.tiscali.com...
| > x-no-archive: yes
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| > with or without suspension (what is best type to have? air/oil/rubber
| > shocks..)
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| The best time to buy is during the Jan sales, I bought my 1500 Kona for
| 850 as they wanted to make room for the new years models.
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Date:Sun, 28 Aug 2005 20:20:04 GMT   Author:  

Re: mountain bikes- any high street deals?   

> Try www.sterlinghouse.co.uk
> They've got a BOGOF offer


Just noticed Halfords (*spit*) are advertising a bike for £100 that is 
supposedly down from £200, has an aluminium frame and more importantly 
it doesn't have any suspension front or rear. Looks ok for the price.





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Date:Sun, 28 Aug 2005 21:17:31 GMT   Author:  

Re: mountain bikes- any high street deals?   
On Sun, 28 Aug 2005 12:22:33 +0100, crofter wrote:


> x-no-archive: yes
> 
> with or without suspension (what is best type to have? air/oil/rubber
> shocks..)


There's plenty of advice available in uk.rec.cycling - you can either read
what's been posted previously via Google groups, or you could be today's
poater of "the question" in the group itself.
Date:Mon, 29 Aug 2005 08:35:57 +0100   Author: