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Trouble is I can't figure out how to check the oil...   I haven't had a mountain bike in about 15 years, and this thing is sooo much much better than my previuos bike. She is just an "entry level" bike, but it's hard for me to accept calling it "entry level" after what I paid for it!!! Then again, I'm a cheap skate. It's a real blast on the trails, but she ain't as quick as my speedy on the road...
Learning from my mistakes... again and again.
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Re: I got a new ride!
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Trouble is I can't figure out how to check the oil...
Well Nathen, if I'm not mistaken, I think you run a finger or two along that there drive-chain on that nice lookin' new bicycle o' yours, and THAT'S how ya check the oil on it.
(nope, I don't think there's a dipstick on one of those babies anywhere!)
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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Re: I got a new ride!
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Oh, it has a dipstick, but only when I'm riding it...
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Warren
04 Caspian Blue and Silver America
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Re: I got a new ride!
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Oh, it has a dipstick, but only when I'm riding it...
(you can thank me for settin' ya up for that joke later, Nathen!)
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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I don't see any tank, must be one of those OIF models.
Let's hope there's intelligent life somewhere in space 'cause it's buggar all down here. -- Monte Python
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Re: I got a new ride!
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Should be Riding
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Should be Riding
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Blowing gravel off rural roads
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There's something 'Specialized' about that bike, but I just can't figure out what it is...! 
Live to love, love to live.
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Worn Saddle
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Very interesting rotors on the disk brake setup.
Fidelis et Fortis
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Re: I got a new ride!
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I don't know much about the rotors, but I was pretty surprised when I realized that it had hydrolic disk brakes. Of course, it doesn't look as nice as my speedy's twin front discs though...
Had her on a trail tonight and tried to bunny hop over a log- let's just say the bike wasn't to blame for the complete FAIL that turned out to be. Apparently my skills ain't what they used to be...
Learning from my mistakes... again and again.
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Re: I got a new ride!
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Should be Riding
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bunny hops? try some spd pedals
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That's cheating! and it's also not a bad idea....
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Re: I got a new ride!
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Should be Riding
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Should be Riding
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old men don't cheat, they facilitate... 
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