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Cheap hardware for today
« on: July 10, 2004, 05:51:49 PM »
Hum,
£9 motherboard, X800pro video card, £35 audigy2, 16x DVD writers...
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Re: Cheap hardware for today
« Reply #1 on: July 12, 2004, 02:37:12 PM »
Hum,
Obviously he isn`t a Vulcan...

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i find it easy to resist when i don`t have any spare money...


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Re: Cheap hardware for today
« Reply #2 on: July 12, 2004, 03:14:26 PM »
 Hum,
I've always found hubs to be overrated..., Buy a nice titanium skewer instead and service the ones you've got every 6 months, invest that money you would have spent on a nice set of rims instead...Mavic do a good range ( 1" double eyeletted etc)..you'll feel more of a difference...

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Re: Cheap hardware for today
« Reply #3 on: July 12, 2004, 04:12:54 PM »
Hum,
 for the town I've a full suspension mild steel cheepo MTB,
But for off-road I've a souped-up  carrera doublebutted `cromo` rigid frame with 2.2" `specialised` tyres and 52/42/38 teeth & 12/38 rear gearing. But it’s a bit old nowadays, and a bit heavy compared with todays light frames...


Hum, time to start a new `MTB` Thread?