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Drummer Dave
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Drummer Dave
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Some crazy down hill Boys at Whistler Mountain B.C People come from all over the world to ride this mountain. 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ko3qyMT00jc&feature=related
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Drummer Dave
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> The Tour De France starts July 5'th I look forward to this race every year. Dont know if anyone else is into it ? but i will be posting stage wins & riders, and theres nuttin you can do about it  
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BushRat
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You posted the cycling site just in time, Drummer. I have to repair the front shifter on my bike and it tells how to do it. Another good resource is "Richard's Bicycle Book". (I'll get the details soon.) I've had my copy for years and I don't know if it's in print these days. The author is a bit of a character, but his book has absolutely everything about bikes and bicycle maintanance.
I started getting into the Tour de France last year. But each time I saw someone doing well, the next day I would read that they were disqualified, so I stopped watching. I might check it out again this year, if those guys can stay off the Red Bull or whatever it is they were on last year. 
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linsleyk
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I love the tour. my BF and I watch it. and it ends before shark week so I can watch both yeah 
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> Bushrat; I know its so frustrating when i see people that just get into the Tour De France just to see some riders get the boot cause of possible drug use. Ive been watching it for yeasr now & its a small amount of riders doing this, but its all that negative news that gets posted. For insatnce > Lance Armstrong < Now the worlds best cyclist in the Tour was the most tested rider in history, end he always passed. There were alot of people that wanted to see him go down & believe it or not, there still are people that want to strip him of at least 1 of his wins, insane. The man that ran the tour de france for 20 years has steped down because of alot of flack he is getting about rumours that it was him behind the guys to drill Lance & pay people to come forward and lie about Lance doing drugs just so he could be stripped of some of his wins  .
There has been alot of big changes done with testing and regulations. This year they are saying it will be the cleanest Tour in over 7 years  Alot of anti drug users are now invovled with this Internation race. So there will always be rumours and such, but thats just part of it. So tune in July 5'th its day 1 of The " Tour De France " Thats great that link helped you out Bushrat
Excellant linsleyk that your into the Tour. People think, oh man, how boring, but its not ! lol, theres alot going on. A simple wipe out changes the whole standing in seconds.
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Drummer Dave
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linsleyk
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oh thanks drummer dave it starts tomorrow. alright.
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Survivor Kid 909
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I don't have a pro bike at all, and I'm really not a great rider or in great shape. But I do enjoy riding.
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Mystik Spiral
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I have a Royce Union moutain bike (nothing special), and I can use my dad's racing bike that he had since he was a young.
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Drummer Dave
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 | | I don't have a pro bike at all, and I'm really not a great rider or in great shape. But I do enjoy riding. |
> Hey just getting out and enjoying the ride is whats its all about Its a great way to get around fast in the woods.
Ive cycled way out in the sticks with my back pack & set up a small fire, made coffee
My ride is a 2003 Giant Rincon. Works for me, i dont need a $ 1200 to have fun.
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BushRat
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The book I use is "Richard's Bicycle Book" by Richard Ballantine, published by Ballantine Books  . It has tons of great illustrations by John Batchelor that show you how to do any maintance and repairs. The copyright is 1972, and the edition I have is from the '80's. You can try the usual sources to see if it's still in print.
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Drummer Dave
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| | I have a Royce Union moutain bike (nothing special), and I can use my dad's racing bike that he had since he was a young. |
> Cool Ive been thinking of getting a Cyclecross Bike. Its a road bike but has more aggressive tires & a little tuffer frame. Cool rides. The one i was looking at was $ 1300 & its all the bike i need for my riding.
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Mystik Spiral
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| | | | I have a Royce Union moutain bike (nothing special), and I can use my dad's racing bike that he had since he was a young. |
> Cool Ive been thinking of getting a Cyclecross Bike. Its a road bike but has more aggressive tires & a little tuffer frame. Cool rides. The one i was looking at was $ 1300 & its all the bike i need for my riding. |
My brother actually has a hybrid bike. It has 2 pairs of tires, one pair's a road tire, and the other's a mountain bike tire. I think I've seen what you're talking about though.
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> Bushrat < I know a guy that has that book, lol. Good stuff.
This is one i picked up about 3 years ago. Great book covers Road & Mountain bikes. Great step by step how to.
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Survivor Kid 909
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Ummm my bike is like 30 years old lol, its my dads old bike.
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^ Hey man, if the tires hold air & the chain doesnt come off every 100 yards your good to go
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Survivor Kid 909
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Eh, chain sticks every 5 miles or so, and tires don't hold air well, but o well lol.
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BushRat
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Tires and chains can always be replaced. My hybrid is about 15 years or so old and only about half of it is original.
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| | Ummm my bike is like 30 years old lol, its my dads old bike. |
I have one like that. 1978 Schwinn Stingray. Candy Apple red. Needs a new paintjob though, and a shifter tune up 
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