Thread: Mountain Bike

You need to get a motorbike first gimp, They are just like mountainbikes but more suspension travel and faster (especially up hill)

I'd die. And I'm looking at getting a giant mortgage (!) so I don't think I can afford a motorbike. And I'm not from Oamaru, I'm a civilised person.

With having NT in your location gimp, well your unable to say civilised as well.

It's a temporary thing.


9 days until I fly back to Brisbane c'monnnnnnnnnnnnn

I love MTB'ing I have a cheap 700$ GT bike with front shocks only.
it does fine for creaters of the moon and huka falls up here in taupo. No its not high end and no I wont break world records in it but it gets me outside and keeps me (semi)fit.

thats my aim. To stay fit.

I think under that 1k price range is just fine! if I had known that I was going to ride as much as I do I would have spent more, but you can easy get carried away with MT bikes (read: 3-15k)

That's more like it. This thread was getting a bit, well, gay.

Originally Posted by Tussock

I got a fancy as all fuck 29" wheeled cool bike perfect for big people. Cost about $2000 more than I needed to ride to the shitter camping up at Fishermans bend which is all I ever used it for.

Now I use this

Id love to go to a 400 but I ride its little brother the 250 for hunting.

Originally Posted by Wirehunt

That's more like it. This thread was getting a bit, well, gay.

Blahahaha not as guy as these guys







& these guys are even worse & they have motors on their wheels

Actually that last pic reminds me of a couple of guys off another site, The name BTMO comes to mind


Blahaha, Heres a pic more suited to this forum ( if you believe the scare tactics of some )

Originally Posted by Wirehunt

That's more like it. This thread was getting a bit, well, gay.

Nothing wrong with a bit of MTB

Dont muck around Gimp. Get the tried and tested Raleigh 20 with a bit of modern stuff added. Cant go wrong and spares are readily available.


In no time at all you will be fanging it and looking good doin it

Which reminds me, I dreamed up another off road 'bike' :grin:

Just bought one of these, 29er is the way to go.

If 29" works for midgets (175cm) I'll just steal Tussock's bike...

Get a GT Hardtail with some decent forks and you'll be fine.

Something like this will see you right

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