My other bike

[louthepoo]

ok so it doesnt have a motor and it hasnt got much storage but its worth more than the scooter!! wouldve cost £2780 to build up but the other halfs dad owns a bike shop and built it up for me at cost!

[maddiedog]

Nice! Why'd you choose a hardtail over having rear suspension? I ride a hardtail too, my mountain bike is a Schwinn Moab (from back before Schwinn went out of business)

[louthepoo]

i prefer hardtail for the speed and i dont ride as much gnarly stuff anymore. Thats the actual Merida world championship carbon bike from 2010, rides fantastic and weighs less than most road bikes. Unfortunately its up for sale as i need the cash to pay for the S-Wing. got my eye on a Merida 29er hardtail. I like Merida bikes, well spec'd for the money and the largest bike manufacturer in the world so they know what theyre doing!

which schwinn moab do you have?

[maddiedog]

It's a blue-framed Moab-2. It's mostly stock, but I upgraded the rims to double-walled ones after completely destroying the front rim on a ~10' drop. I've considered switching to tubeless tires, but haven't had the money to do it yet.