fjchris1972
Squid
Hello from Melbourne.
I'm 42 years young and thoroughly enjoying my biking comeback.
The comeback started last year when I bought a bike of this very forum, a Polygon AX3 (cheers Bighair). Absolutely awesome bike, took it everywhere. Then I rode Stonefly. Wow, near death experience. Was it me being a fat, unfit bastard or the 26 inch wheels and bouncy suspension? I chose the latter. So upon my return to Melbourne another purchase was made, this time a Focus 29er hard tail. Man it was fast! I thought I had it all.
Polygon for the descents, Focus for the big rides. Then I rode The Epic on the opening day! (If anyone was there, I was with the tripper on the cyclocross)
The dude who runs the Corner store at Forrest once asked me what an old guy like me was on a hard tail for, to be honest, I was a bit offended. But now I know what he was talking about. My arse was wrecked! Epic trail or epic Mardi gras? Another bike in the stable? I didnt want to try that on with the minister for war and finance so I made the call. I'd be a two bike man, one roady (Giant TCX) and one do it all mountain bike. Flogged of all unneeded bikes to build a slush fund and started looking.
Criteria. Needed to be a 29er, needed to be a dual suspension, needed to be different.
And the winner, a Niner Rip 9, green. Custom build that is very close to the finish.
So thats about it.
Catch you on the trails.
Chris
I'm 42 years young and thoroughly enjoying my biking comeback.
The comeback started last year when I bought a bike of this very forum, a Polygon AX3 (cheers Bighair). Absolutely awesome bike, took it everywhere. Then I rode Stonefly. Wow, near death experience. Was it me being a fat, unfit bastard or the 26 inch wheels and bouncy suspension? I chose the latter. So upon my return to Melbourne another purchase was made, this time a Focus 29er hard tail. Man it was fast! I thought I had it all.
Polygon for the descents, Focus for the big rides. Then I rode The Epic on the opening day! (If anyone was there, I was with the tripper on the cyclocross)
The dude who runs the Corner store at Forrest once asked me what an old guy like me was on a hard tail for, to be honest, I was a bit offended. But now I know what he was talking about. My arse was wrecked! Epic trail or epic Mardi gras? Another bike in the stable? I didnt want to try that on with the minister for war and finance so I made the call. I'd be a two bike man, one roady (Giant TCX) and one do it all mountain bike. Flogged of all unneeded bikes to build a slush fund and started looking.
Criteria. Needed to be a 29er, needed to be a dual suspension, needed to be different.
And the winner, a Niner Rip 9, green. Custom build that is very close to the finish.
So thats about it.
Catch you on the trails.
Chris
