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Yeah, I always laugh at people riding the m7 on their million dollar carbon bikes.

Umm, there's a bike track with hills right next to it. And you'd get fitter riding a heavy one...

Mind you I can't talk, as I'm doing neither.

Thats my theory Wattie. And its always fun passing road bikes along that path next to the M7 on my mountain bike. Its good hilly too! I sold my roadbike as it didnt like the gutter bashing around my place with my fat arse aboard!!!

if you are definatly looking at dual sus bikes Trek has a number of features that cannot be duplicated by other brands.firstly the Gary fisher geometry and steering system.Secondly Active braking,simply put whilst under brakes and going over ruts the rear wheel will still trail through the bumps and the rear suspension will not stiffen up which is what most other brands will do this is due to design and pivot points and lincages.also they actually have a full time fox tech on staff and all rear suspension is tuned specifically for Trek.for example some models actually have a dual air chamber which is not standard which means when you hit the big bumnps the pressure is distributed into both chambers which allows it to recover and respond faster than a standard shock,anyway all this info is available on treks web site.

Disco wrote:After gaining nearly 20kg's in the last 12 months I need to get fit so I can fit into my leathers for track days ....

Am going to look at a Trek EX5 2012 that a store has on special tomorrow any feedback or advice before I take the plung?...I used to race MTB's 15 years ago ....It's not too late is it

It is really all about time management. Forget the bike, you will ride it twice and park it, just like your mudderbikes cause you are too busy.
Just like you are too busy to eat properly..

You gained 20kg in 12 months cause of what you put into you mouth. You can lose 20kg by not putting it in your mouth, it just takes discipline and will power to stop eating what's quick and easy cause you are too busy to eat properly ie: takeaways, Macca's etc...

Spend half the time you would have spent in lycra risking your life on the road, prepare meals of fruit, salads, vegies and protein meat. Cut your usual 3 meals a day down and eat 5 or 6 SMALL serves each day and try to walk around 30 minutes or more each day if you can. You don't need to make time for the walk, just park the car further away from where you need to be and grab a 10 minute walk here and there...... 3 times a day, your sorted for 30 minutes....

If you buy the bike, I reckon it will start gathering dust in a week or two, because you don't have time to ride it

smithy5 wrote:
If you buy the bike, I reckon it will start gathering dust in a week or two, because you don't have time to ride it

I better put a sheet over it then .....Walked in this arvo rode a few bikes around and then spent a little bit more than i wanted on this bike...Has a lot better gear on it the the Trek I had my heart set on (XT) and was just a lot mor comfier ride was a hard decision as i wanted the Trek but value for money and parts i think i made the right decision.....I then went over to a workmates place who went with me and is a mad bike nut and rode his Trek EX9 what a weapon but for @ 8k is way outta my price range....

Here's my baby

Way to jump on the bandwagon smithy

What ever you do disco, after about 3 or 4 weeks it will become habit, and once your at that stage, hopefully you'll see improvements.

Disco wrote:

smithy5 wrote:
If you buy the bike, I reckon it will start gathering dust in a week or two, because you don't have time to ride it

I better put a sheet over it then .....Walked in this arvo rode a few bikes around and then spent a little bit more than i wanted on this bike...Has a lot better gear on it the the Trek I had my heart set on (XT) and was just a lot mor comfier ride was a hard decision as i wanted the Trek but value for money and parts i think i made the right decision.....I then went over to a workmates place who went with me and is a mad bike nut and rode his Trek EX9 what a weapon but for @ 8k is way outta my price range....

Here's my baby

Good luck with the bike ,classic newby mistake looking at the group set instead of the package,My classic example I say to customers is you can put the wheels of a BMW on a Hiundi but it will still drive like a hiundi.Enjoy your ride

Sounds like you bought a dud Disco. Ill swap you the bike for a Gumby tinted double bubble screen

Was going to offer more but Mal has reviewed it well enough.

OK Mal and anyone else with an opinion. I came close to buying a Giant Anthem 3 the other day but I walked away and had a think.
http://www.bikeexchange.com.au/bicycles ... /102119222

Anyways today i managed to do some good trails out the back of Hornsby with a work mate. It is a properly set out MTB track that has a good section of climbs, down hill , berms and drops. ANyways I demo's a Specialized Eduro 2012 (3K worth) and a Trek Superfly Pro 29er (4K worth) twice on both legs and depsite having a ball I had to say I couldnt go past the Trek. It was much much better for all terrain as long as the drops werent to big.
http://www.bikeexchange.com.au/bicycles ... /102178435

So that being said what are peoples thoughts on this one

http://www.bikeexchange.com.au/bicycles ... /102133562?

Buy a Trek anything else is shit

yeah i had the same thing from a few guys when I mentioned Giant Disco

anyways this way the ride I did today but probably alittle slower

http://youtu.be/k3ESBuwDvEI

Here's mine.

Malvern Star Dragster with 3 gears on a stick. Outta my way homo's

Where's the tassels oh 'gay one' ???

They're on there dude. You need your eyes checked

I actually did have one of these when I were a lad...only mine was Gold and was a speedwell

...and I had the peg and cardboard engine fitted

Blurr wrote:OK Mal and anyone else with an opinion. I came close to buying a Giant Anthem 3 the other day but I walked away and had a think.
http://www.bikeexchange.com.au/bicycles ... /102119222

Anyways today i managed to do some good trails out the back of Hornsby with a work mate. It is a properly set out MTB track that has a good section of climbs, down hill , berms and drops. ANyways I demo's a Specialized Eduro 2012 (3K worth) and a Trek Superfly Pro 29er (4K worth) twice on both legs and depsite having a ball I had to say I couldnt go past the Trek. It was much much better for all terrain as long as the drops werent to big.
http://www.bikeexchange.com.au/bicycles ... /102178435

So that being said what are peoples thoughts on this one

http://www.bikeexchange.com.au/bicycles ... /102133562?

Go with the al 100 elite, the pro in my opinion is not worth the extra bucks,i doubt you will ride the wheels of either of these ,and yep the giant is not even in the race unless you want to come last.With the dollar bikes are not getting cheaper especially good ones.Since the release of new models.Then when you do take Disco for a ride with his new Scott