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    Giant Anthem X 29er - See first post for info

    Cool, my Twenty-shiner is being built up as we speak.... This thread has been like a support group, see y'all at the worlds.
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    Giant Anthem X 29er - See first post for info

    I've also been told my frame will be at the dealer (Spearmans Wollongong) for build on Thurs and ready to race on Saturday. I've actually gotten quite fond of the replacement Anthem X1 and was prepared for the 24 on it anyway so either way it's all good.
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    Giant Anthem X 29er - See first post for info

    Anyone got a photo of the XL gusset? Just wondering where the actual weak spot is. Hopefully it's just a new front triangle getting supplied and it moves quickly cause I rode mine around stromlo today and then had to hand it back. I've got an anthem x1 as a replacement but it feels like I'm...
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    Giant Anthem X 29er - See first post for info

    My brother picked his up tonight and is getting mine tomorrow then delivering to Canberra on Thursday. He was told that there are 60 on order in the ACT by the Giant rep. I imagine that's from the bike shops, not direct to customer but Giant can't meet the demand at the moment. :eek:
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    BHPBilliton Appin 400

    TV Coverage Anyone know if CH10 covered the race last night or should I look for it during the week?
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    What do your kids ride?

    I'm tempted to have more kids just to get one of those things!
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    What do your kids ride?

    I've been looking for a decent bike for my 6 yr old and I'm seriously disappointed. My heckler weighs less than some of the crap for sale out there. Does anyone have any recommendations for good quality kids bikes? Scott have a 20 inch and the Cube ones look good but are they available in...
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    Old Dog, New Tricks?

    So what do you guys do to get better? I'm especially keen to land some big doubles but how the fark do you get the speed right without making life threatening mistakes? Last weekend I kept riding the rock garden at the top of stromlo until I had it nailed and I'm cool riding moderate drops but...
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    Is DH only for the younguns?

    Sounds good Dave. Are you taking your bike or would it be better hiring? I'd like to ride a lot of the xc trails as well like comfortably numb so I don't think I could take both my bikes. This will be my 4th time back to Canada but the first for a summer trip. Last one was heli skiing out of...
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    Is DH only for the younguns?

    Scary stuff. My wife used to work as a nurse for a guy in Canada who landed on his head attempting a back flip on his bmx and couldn't move from the neck down. A neck brace is definitely on my shopping list but living in fear is even more debilitating than some injuries!
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    Is DH only for the younguns?

    Ha, I spent today at work researching what bike to buy! The cool thing is you can actually afford to buy these pornographic hyrdroformed creations the older you get. That is I'd hate to be tossing up a new house or a new bike and truth be told I took photos of my motorbike today so I can...
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    Is DH only for the younguns?

    Whoa - that sounds bad. What did you do and are you ok now?
  13. K

    Is DH only for the younguns?

    I get more excited than my kids when I get them new bikes as well.
  14. K

    Is DH only for the younguns?

    Maybe I'm getting a bit ahead of myself here but the leader of the opposition has just ok'd a week in Whistler next year for my 40th b'day present :)
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    Is DH only for the younguns?

    I managed to get out and ride the Stromlo dh and 4X tracks yesterday and had a great time. I was bedding in some new wheels I built last week so I had an excuse not to go huge. I'm blown away by some of the gaps and drops that you guys ride - think I'll be a b-line bandit for a while yet...
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    Is DH only for the younguns?

    This is some inspiring stuff guys! I'll be hitting the big 4 oh this year so it's good to hear that it's not just me out there and getting acused of going through a mid life crisis. Thanks for all your responses and hopefully I can get out to few local corc dh races soon.
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    Is DH only for the younguns?

    I've been riding xc for years now, well actually I can't remember not riding since my first ever bike, but I just got a long travel bike to baby sit from a friend and it got me thinking about hitting some of the local club DH races. I've always been the guy who you pass going up the hills but...
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