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    Who wants to come biking with me?

    Everyone must have realised that i have been posting lightly of late. Whats the reason? I have been riding my bike too much. Not the one of the moto variety but of the pedaling variety.

    Ever since i was a kid i was riding my bike as most of us do. It was my form of transportation and freedom before cars. Long before modifying cars i was modifying bikes. Many of the aspects of modifying cars came from that. However due to a lack of information sharing and internet back when i was a kid i never really rode "offroad" and on trails. Earlier on in the year Justin fox and i was just chatting randomly when suddenly we recalled our biking experience. We instantly got stuck into researching bikes and etc.

    The form of researching and learning is intoxicating to me and is similar to researching components for your car or researching what car to buy next. We headed into the scene completely n00b style and i am proud to say that after almost a complete year we know something now It is a very different scene to JDM tuning but at the same time it is also very similar. I have attended events at canberra and lately just last week at newtown the internation bike film festival which is not too different to car meets or events.

    Riding has become a culture as such and what started out to be something i do maybe once a weekend have gone into a full fledged 3 times a week. If i dont ride for a week i feel shat. Towards the start of the year i also started running 4 times a week and combined with biking it has changed the way i look and feel as a person. It is amazing how someone feels when they have shed 8kgs of unneeded fat *i have to admit i am pretty freaking light now and i hope i dont lose anymore weight*.

    Over on jdmst we have a massive thread dedicated to people getting into the sport and general questions re bikes offroad and onroad. Most of the people that have chimed in have expressed that they wanted to do a form of excercise but didn't want it to be a chore. Many of those people have ended up buying bikes and subsquently came out with us riding as well. Felix is one of the first guys that got into biking after Justin and I and he can certainly tell you the exlihirating feeling of tearing up a downhill down a singletrack with trees eitherside of you.

    Point of this post? I know not everyones into biking, not everyone even loves excercising. However if you have even thought about it slightly or thought about riding but dont know how/where/who/when to ride with then i am here to help. I would be glad to answer your questions on anything from jokes and giggles to buying advice of bikes to where to ride or even taking you around trails around sydney. Overall you can add a new activity to your life, have fun doing it and stay ultra fit as a byproduct.

    I still love cars, massively, but i love riding too













    and special appearence of celebrity rider zi


    #2
    Felix


    Felix on the syd to gong ride


    Eric on his road bike on the same ride
    Last edited by Jingers; 17-11-08, 02:37 PM.

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      #3
      price check on suitable bike, helmet and clothing?

      i need some exercise after breaking my leg...
      ... retired/

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        #4
        felix - unshaved legs on a road race?
        ... retired/

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          #5
          will you be riding on the road or offroad or you want to do both?

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            #6
            Originally posted by Jingers View Post
            will you be riding on the road or offroad or you want to do both?
            both!
            ... retired/

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              #7
              How did you break your legs? Anyways riding is known to be good to condition leg muscles again after you havent been using it for awhile

              Depending on your budget i think you would most likely be better off with a MTB. You can spend $200 and get a clunker and get away with it but i think it would be better to spend around $500. They have a huge margin on bikes and everything can be bargained hardcore. I would suggest something around $500 package deal with helmet some water bottles some slick tires for road riding and other necessities like gloves?

              It all depends on how much money you would like to spend at the end of the day i guess.

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                #8
                can you get me a decent one for around $400?? i just need to get from my house to the in laws because it's too close to drive and too far to walk

                z10 says:
                i bet you will have 10000 wheels when you are done
                z10 says:
                mon-fri 9am-5pm chasing for jazz parts

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                  #9


                  This bike previous to bargning is $449 at a respectable bike shop. The bike has very decent components that should last you ages especially if you dont go offroad.

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                    #10
                    can get that in black too

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                      #11
                      where is that Thanh??!!
                      ClubITR | Like

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                        #12
                        Looks so awesome.

                        Also looks like one mistake and you are really really going to feel it, had any injuries?

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                          #13
                          if you can make decent decisions you can mostly avoid accidents.

                          Due to the armor i wear i hardly get any grazes/cuts. If you didnt you would get pretty owned pretty quickly if you wanted to do silly stuff. However the satisfaction of clearing something hard is all worth it. If you wear enough armor you fall you will most likely have a laugh about it. Wont hurt too much.

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                            #14
                            Originally posted by felixR View Post
                            where is that Thanh??!!
                            T U 8 8 Y R - 0 6 5 4 8

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                              #15
                              Love the leftie dude!!!!!
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