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Sharpshooter:
Cheers BTM.

I recently picked the bike up at a car boot sale. Its a SCWINN MESA GS i think. It has Planet X BMF rims and a couple of other nice bits. I paid £20 for it.

I took it to the local cycle shop to have the gripshifts changed to thumb shift, and the guy offered me £200 for it there and then.

Said he loved the SCHWINN range.

I declined. But said i would return soon to get then new rubber. :)

boss:
i am out of the loop when it comes to mtb but when we used to race downhill we used nokian gazzaloddi tyres or we used tioga......nobbily ones i dont remember what they were called. but the nokians were similar to bfg mt( :roll:), there square, so good on road but really grippy in mud and sand and we never got punctures in them(running 55psi) but now the down side, there around £25 each! its why everey now and then we went back to the tiogas because they were £9 each! hope that helped :lol:

Sharpshooter:
The tyres on it are expensive. A set of secondhand ones went on ebay for £40. But they are half worn. I might just pop to the local bike shop and see what they have.

alaric:
Hi Wayne. how's it going?

You're getting into the mountain biking spirit already - the most common question on the mountain bike forums has to be "What tyres for..."...

If you're not riding at too high a level, you're tyre choice won't be too critical - just have a think about how much tarmac, dirt and mud you're going to be riding on.

All tarmac - look for a slick tyre, 50/50 dry dirt/tarmac look for a semi-slick, with a smooth centre and lugs on the outer corners. If you're going to be mostly on dirt go for a full on mtb tyre.

My personal prefernces for the UK are Panaracer Fire XC pro 26x2.1 for drier conditions and Panaracer Trailraker 26x1.95 for wetter conditions. Both offer good value for money, excellent performance and reasonable longevity. They'll be more suitable for Kent conditions than a lot of the alternatives that are more appropriate for rockier conditions.

Check out Chain Reaction Cycles and Wiggle for good deals.

Have fun!

Alaric.

Sharpshooter:
Hello mate. Good to hear from you. Hows it going out there.

Well, i wont be doing anything too mad till i lose more weight. ut i want to get out.

I will check out that site, and the tyres.

Take care mate

Wayne.

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