I have a Giant AC 2 from 2003 with singletrack wheels, hayes brakes, marzocchi 66 up front etc... It is a great bike and handled anything and everything I threw at it when i still lived up north. Now, i live in southern florida and the trails are pretty nice but involve a lot of pedaling and climbing (yep, you have to climb in florida). I want to lower the weight of the bike and was thinking of changing my 2.5 in the back to a 2.3 for lower rolling resistance. However, that affects the weight very little. I'd like to drop it to a high 20s low 30s bike. Should I buy a new frame and replace the heavy AC or just sell mine and buy a new bike? I thought about going back to a hardtail but don't know for sure yet. What do you guys think? I'm stepping away from the whole Freeride thing and am looking at more of a trail/xc bike now. Give me your thoughts, opinions and knowledge. Please, no jerk comments.
Ride Hard. Live Well everyone.
2007-03-06
13:52:34
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vail2073
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