Mountain Biking...freespirited, and not-so-complicated fun

**Isuzoom** · May 14th, 2007 08:38 AM

Originally Posted by igorbaby

Hi To All Mountain bikers,

Maki-join na nga po to all your discussion about mountain bikes. I am a weekend rider with a 1994 Killer V Cannondale Trailbike, gusto ko po sana i-convert this bike into a Road Bike due to my riding condition here in our area. My questions are;
1. Do I really need to change the whole frame and use other things?
2. Is changing only the fork make any difference?

By the way, do we have a mountain bike group that I can join in Manila?

Thanks!

iskulbukul - salamat for your info/reply.

Buy a new road bike na lang and you save a lot.

**boybi** · May 14th, 2007 09:28 AM

Originally Posted by drey

* Sir Boybi,

Di ko alam if ikaw to... Nissan Patrol wearing 33's tapos 6 inch lift. In the rear there are 2 bikes. Off - road set-up.?

That's not me.

**boybi** · May 14th, 2007 09:49 PM

Ano kayang mas ok na fork: RockShox Revelation or Fox Talas?

**Isuzoom** · May 14th, 2007 10:05 PM

fox talas mas ok but sobrang mahal. I will go for rockshox reba. but revelation is ok na.

**boybi** · May 14th, 2007 10:13 PM

Mas mahal ba ang reba sa revelation? Anong pinagkaiba ng 2?

How much ang Talas?

**Isuzoom** · May 14th, 2007 10:19 PM

fox talas na sa 32k to 40k....rockshox reba is for XC biking, revelation for all mountain. 19k to 21k

**drey** · May 14th, 2007 11:26 PM

Revelation is around 16-20K but owns tons of performance.

**boybi** · May 15th, 2007 12:09 PM

Originally Posted by Isuzoom

fox talas na sa 32k to 40k....rockshox reba is for XC biking, revelation for all mountain. 19k to 21k

So kung mag Jamis XAM 2.0 ako, which is an all mountain frame, mas match dito ang RS Revelation kesa mag Reba ako? Yung Talas ba pang XC or AM?

**miLes** · May 15th, 2007 04:52 PM

Originally Posted by boybi

So kung mag Jamis XAM 2.0 ako, which is an all mountain frame, mas match dito ang RS Revelation kesa mag Reba ako? Yung Talas ba pang XC or AM?

the revelation is a great bang for the buck fork 16k lang yun sa ross cartimar. it will match your xam better than the reba. the talas is for xc/trail pwede narin AM but too expensive for me, for the price id rather go with bighit forks like the lyric/totem or 36van konti nalang difference. ill only get a fox fork kung pang FR o DH

for tire clearance naman, no need to worry iisa lang naman diameter dito sa pinas which is 26" for mtb, ive heard no one using 29", 24" meron. what you have to consider nalang is the size of the tire (width), suntour can only accommodate up to 2.3in width lang which is ok since kung xc lang naman 2.1 is the fattest you can take

*igorbaby - you can also try philippinecyclingnetwork*yahoogroups.com. answer to your questions..
1. not really, unless your goal is to compete in road cycling races. just as what drey said you can convert your mtb to a hybrid-change to slick tires, swap your fork to a rigid one. mas versatile pa so if you decide to go trail riding, just put back your old mtb parts pwede na
2. yup, forks make a big difference