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Quote: Originally Posted by Dictatorsaurus Anyone wear Walmart's starts sports clothes? They are dirt cheap and I really like their 1/4 zip pullovers. I don't care at all when it gets covered with mud and it is surprisingly very resistant to rips from getting stuck on branches and thorns. Of course the bling factor is not there, if you care about that at all! Just bought three of the long sleeved shirts for $12 a piece, thank you...

this thread sure is promoting walmarts great prices for athletic wear all of you guys saying that they use sweatshops for manufacturing these items... you think they're FORCED to go there? Those people go there because they get paid to work there, its not slave labor. Just like people that crap all over mcdonald's minimum wage workers, they voluntarily work there... If they dont want to work there, or if people boycott mcdonalds...

I went and did two more test rides tonight - a second ride (longer one) on the Giant XTC 1 29er and a ride on a Giant Trance XTC 2. The 29er is definately the best ride of the hardtails I've ridden, but man, when I jumped on that Trance I knew I had to have it within the first minute of the ride - plush, but accelerated great, especially when I adjusted the rear shock to its stiffest setting. I liked it so much I put $500 down to hold it...

Quote: Originally Posted by One Pivot get a CX bike. riding a mtb on the road is borderline painful. theres cx forks that have disc tabs as well. even a hybrid would be better on the road than a mtb. people call CX bikes "cross" bikes.. lightweight hardtail mtb's on 700c wheels are hybrids. if you went into a store asking for a cross bike, you'd get a cyclocross bike. Something like this one?:...

Yeah, I get that and it was unnecessary and poorly worded. The point I was trying to make is that those who can afford to pay a little bit more (like myself- although I am far from rich) should do that and be a little more responsible, and those that need to scrimp and save and claw for every cent are welcome to go to WM, because being socially conscious is one thing, but being able to put enough food on the table is quite another. I...

Could simply just be the wrong size spring for your size or not enough air depending on the fork. What fork was it exactly? Or the bike if you dont know what model fork.

Quote: Originally Posted by olegbabich I love Walmart. I buy Walmart stock every month. Mom and Pop stores do not pay me divident for my investment. sad but true @ louisssss, what's a 'nub'

Haha i got all the gear, any suggestions on the questions asked above?

Another Motobecane?

Quote: Originally Posted by mg6682 Thanks for the input. I sweetened the pot a bit today and went out and test rode a 2010 Giant XTC 1 29er - I'd put the fit on par with the stumpjumper. Its $350 bucks more, but it's spec'd out a tad better (fox shock, etc). Looks like a nice bike, But now you're talking $2100 + tax for a hardtail. Me personally, I couldn't bring myself to spend over 2K on a hardtail. I think I could...