Thanks for that, I thought that bike might be a pretty good starter bike when I saw it.silentbutdeadly wrote:Lachiepower0402 wrote:I can't find any XTC bikes for my budget, but their is a Talon for my budget near me:
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You'll do well with that. A young bloke in my club has been racing one of those in the Victorian Interschool series this year and been getting podiums despite being spectacularly mechanically unsympathetic. If you are just starting out then it is an extremely good place to start. It'll do fine at most of the popular Sydney trails like OMV, Mt Annan, Manly Dam or the new Wylde...or even further afield like Ourimbah.
It won't go so well on things like Oxford Falls but then as a beginner...neither will you.
On another note, I was thinking of, for a bicycle computer, using my iPhone and an iPhone mount for the bicycle, what is the best iPhone mount for an iPhone 4S that is waterproof, shockproof, etc.
Then their is the problem of charging the phone while I am riding, would I use a hub system (is so which one) or would I use a device which attaches to the rear wheel and is a friction drive generator.