New bike friend!

2008 giant yukon fx

    so one of my friends wants to jump into mtn biking. "find me a bike between 5 to 600 bucks wit full suspension and disc brakes!" finding a bike in that price range can be difficult, if you ever notice all the bikes are the same parts and different colors. yer looking at a bike at least 35 pounds, a coil shock, a low end front fork and disc brakes and maybe some flashy colors on the frame with a fancy name. i'm not trying to be a snob by saying negative things about these bikes but, when it comes down to the long run, these parts will fail you quicker than you expected AND with mtn biking being so addicting, you will want to head back to the bike shop and buy something better.

    as you can see above, this is the 2008 giant yukon fx. it's equipped with a RockShox Dart 2 100mm suspension fork, Giant air shock, SRAM SX-4 trigger shifting, SX-4 rear derailleur, Hayes MX-4 mechanical disc brakes and a WTB Dual Duty XC rim/Formula disc hub wheelset. honestly not a bad setup for a beginner bike, the way i look at it, it's something to build from for a year or 2. swap out the shifters and rear derailleur for SRAM X7's or X9's and maybe go with a lighter wheelset and you got a great transformation of yer bike.

    i'm going to try to get more close up pics soon, i saw it in person today and i gotta say it's a sweet looking bike. I'm sure he'll love it and soon we can hit the trails together (as soon as the mud dries).

happy muddy trails
~dirty bert

WIN A NEW MOUNTAIN BIKE!

    The guys at winanewmountainbike.com are giving away a brand new Giant Trance 0 mountain bike. All you need to do to be sure it becomes yours, is go to win a new mountainbike and purchase as many $5.00 tickets as you can. A portion of each ticket will go to benefit Wheels4life.org.

    Wheels4Life is a non-profit organization that provides bikes for people in 3rd world countries in need of transportation to get to work or to school; including health care workers. This charity was founded by extreme biking legend and former Mountain Bike World Champion Hans Rey. With Wheels4Life Hans wanted to give something back to the people he met on his journey's, he so very grateful for the opportunities and career he had through the sport.

    The winner of the winanewmountainbike.com Sweepstakes will win a brand new Giant Trance 0, 2 pair of Utopia shades, a set of SixSixOne knee and arm pads, a pair of SixSixOne riding shoes and a pair of SixSixOne gloves and a helmet from Pro-Tec.

    The Giant Trance 0 is designed with a balanced Maestro 4.2 and 4" of rear/front travel and uses lightweight aluminum ALUXX SL. You can check out all the specs and features on the official Giant website.

happy trails and good luck!
~dirty bert

p.s. happy birthday dad!