12-30-2014, 04:28 PM | #26421 | |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: chicago
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Mongoose was sold to pacific cycles many years ago. What does that mean? Pacific makes every horrible crappy dangerous bike you can buy at walmart or any other big box discount store. You will break that bike! Probably gonna get hurt when you do In the world of Mtn bikes. If you don't spend 600-1000. The first time you will soon outgrow the capability of that bike. These super fat tire bikes are pretty new to the industry. For a while all you could get was the surly pugsly. Surly started as a frame only custom bike manufacturer. Now they have off the shelf bikes. But you can still spend upwards of 4/5k on a really sweet "custom" If you want a good deal scour craigslist. Go to the bike store and ride a few,see what you like. But buy used. Unless you are just rolling in it. And never ever buy something made by pacific cycles | |
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12-30-2014, 06:00 PM | #26422 |
Scale Detail Engineering Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Turtle Island
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| Re: NIRC. Chit Chat
Lakefront crawling tomorrow morning/afternoon?
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12-30-2014, 08:13 PM | #26423 | |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Streamwood, IL
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I don't know if any of you guys are old enough to remember the wooden bike track in Northbrook, but my friends and I use to race there on the weekends, when I was in high school. A couple of the guys I hung out with came from families that were a bit more well off than I was. Their daddies bought them bikes with $1000 chrome-moly frames, and I use to skunk them with my steel frame Schwinn Le Tour. It's not the quality of the bike and it's parts that win races, it's the physical ability, and stamina of the rider that wins races. | |
12-30-2014, 09:09 PM | #26424 |
Newbie Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Baltimore
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I was the manager of a bike shop from about 2000 to 2007, so I have pretty good experience with bicycles. In my opinion the quality has improved greatly over the years, even among low end bikes. My wife's bike was stolen last week and since she uses it every day to get to work, I had to find a replacement fast, but with Christmas so close funds were tight so it was off to Craigslist. I was able to find a hybrid in practically new condition for only $60. It's a Northwinds Crosstown, which I had never even heard of but it's sold online for around $190. It's not a "bike shop" bike, but I am impressed with the quality, and it is every bit as good as the $400 Trek and Jamis hybrids that I used to sell. There was a time when most department store bikes were complete crap, and I have worked on plenty of them, but they have improved greatly. Of course this all depends on how serious you are with riding and how far you push the bike. For casual riding or commuting a department store bike could definitely suffice, but if you ride hard spending the extra money for a known quality bike, whether used or new is the way to go. Compare the bike industry to the RC industry. Less than ten years ago most people wouldn't trust a radio made by anyone but Airtronics or Futaba with their expensive vehicles, but now a lot of people use Flysky or other non name brand equipment, because the technology has improved to the point that while you can spend a lot more on something, it won't necessarily work that much better for what the majority of people use them for. |
12-31-2014, 06:07 AM | #26425 |
Scale Detail Engineering Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Turtle Island
Posts: 5,573
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Wow, ccurrently 4 degrees! My dogs didn't even make it around the block! On the bright side, it's supposed to warm up to 14! Last edited by johnnyh66; 12-31-2014 at 06:10 AM. |
12-31-2014, 02:44 PM | #26426 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Chicago
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12-31-2014, 03:19 PM | #26427 |
Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: chicago
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lookin good chris.
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12-31-2014, 04:02 PM | #26428 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Jacksonville Illinois
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Mind if I share my ex nitro pede, electric slash w/yeti body? Mix of HPI, associated, and axial. Still running the nitro transmission. Pure yard bomb around toy. Yeti body makes it look entirely different. Solidly mounted. I'm not exactly nirc but plan to come to another event some day. Always follow everything in this thread. Need to put MIP HD shafts on this. It's always last on the totem pole for upgrades. |
12-31-2014, 05:32 PM | #26429 |
Pebble Pounder Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Rockford
Posts: 108
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Did you guys make it out today ? A few of us went to Aldeen park in rockord was cold but still fun. |
12-31-2014, 10:47 PM | #26430 |
MWRCA'er Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Machesney Park IL
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Wow looked like a great event wish I could of made it. I'll hit the next one.
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01-01-2015, 06:35 AM | #26431 | |
RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Jacksonville Illinois
Posts: 1,049
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Weather channel app shows it feels like 9 outside. I feel bad sometimes he's gotta use the bathroom outside all year around. I'd be pissed having to crap in rain, snow, freezing temps, and right out in the open. On a plus side when it's this cold I don't have to go out with him. He shoots out, straight to business, and right back to the back door ;). | |
01-01-2015, 11:36 AM | #26432 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: westchester,il
Posts: 279
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Happy new years guys!!!!! I hear ya mike,last year when we had that beautiful -45* my pup Would go to the back Door and look at me like "you go pee out in that s&#t" .but yea for the most part he goes out,does his thing,and races back in |
01-01-2015, 12:21 PM | #26433 |
RCC Addict Join Date: May 2010 Location: Midwest
Posts: 1,917
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Clone kart maiden voyage.. Slicks + grass = drifting fun! Its geared tall so it just spins everywhere. http://youtu.be/2x-jv7q-azs |
01-01-2015, 01:30 PM | #26434 | |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Chicago
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Clone? | |
01-01-2015, 01:42 PM | #26435 |
RCC Addict Join Date: May 2010 Location: Midwest
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The engine is a clone of a honda engine.. There is a kart class called "clone kart" and they run similar engines.
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01-01-2015, 02:01 PM | #26436 | |
Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: chicago
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rick im gonna see if i can get them bearings off my yota shafts either today or tomorrow. ive been lazy as ****... | |
01-01-2015, 02:06 PM | #26437 |
Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Chicago
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01-01-2015, 03:18 PM | #26438 |
RCC Addict Join Date: May 2010 Location: Midwest
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01-01-2015, 03:21 PM | #26439 |
RCC Addict Join Date: May 2010 Location: Midwest
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| Re: NIRC. Chit Chat I'm going to find a field somewhere and wear in a figure 8. But, its original purpose was to compete in unsanctioned ice racing on the lake by my house.. A group of guys have karts as well and we'll get out there and do an oval. I need to regear and stud the tires for that though.
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01-01-2015, 06:17 PM | #26440 |
Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: chicago
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you should do the pcv on the tires and drift that ****er!
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