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Ford owns parts of mazda, landrover, aston martin, volvo and jaguar along with itself mercury and lincoln. Mazda is still selling well in other countries and aston martins racing program is doing really well. Jaguar is doing fairly well in britian. Volvo was doing well until the decision to...

you are going to pour money into it and your never gonna get back what you put into it. maybe 1/5 back. and your not gonna keep the car forever. Hondas were made for daily drivers. Not modding to go fast. Its a great car as it is. drive it and enjoy it how it is. even with the swap you will...

you are going to pour money into it and your never gonna get back what you put into it. maybe 1/5 back. and your not gonna keep the car forever. Hondas were made for daily drivers. Not modding to go fast. Its a great car as it is. drive it and enjoy it how it is. even with the swap you will...

the brakes usually are worse. I never really tested the brakes on the bike until I was going 30 towards a sharp right turn. thats when i noticed they dont dont work as well as mtb brakes and I almost crashed but not quite. I skimmed the side of a car but thank god the mirrors were folding...

i dont know alot about trial bikes but I have a rockhopper disc thats too small so i thought it could my trial bike while my motobecane would be my race/trail bike. how do i convert? it if i can?

cyclocross bike? 2 questions in one. i have a stock fuji newest 3.0 but i dont use it much since there is no ideal place to use it in my town. i want to do cyclocross so i thought it may be a cool idea to convert it into a cyclocross bike. and do you use cyclocross bikes at mtb trails? i...

http://www.bikesdirect.com/products/motobecane/fantom29pro_08.htm http://www.performancebike.com/bikes/Product_10052_10551_1072877_-1_400308_400001_400327 i thought they were very similar except the derailleurs and brakes. the moto has remote lockout also which i really like. the only thing i...

fading color you mean? it doesnt effect biking as long as its just the color fading. if its rusting then get new wheelset. if not then dont worry about it.

fading color you mean? it doesnt effect biking as long as its just the color fading. if its rusting then get new wheelset. if not then dont worry about it.

you should be able too. the big differences i notice in the different types of dual suspension bikes are the brakes, the fork and the rear shock. all the frames are pretty much the same

definitely not downhill racing. its meant for recreational cross country riding like light to medium trails. it can be used for homemade jumps. i have a specialized rockhopper which is like a step up from that and i go off 4ft drops and pretty much abuse it and its fine. with 100mm travel fork...

I have a fuji newest 3.0 roadbike, aerobars a topeak bag and rack system, a 18 function bike tool, tire levers case of 12 cliff bars, 2 extra tubes, a go towel thing some clipless/platform pedals. (clipless one side, platform other side) and clipless shoes and a mandatory helmet. tents food and...

Im getting avid bb7's and I have a 2007 Specialized Rockhopper with a dart 3 fork. will 203mm fit the fork? the manufacturer says 160mm is the max recommended size but cant i get an adapter? and will the 203mm fit the rear end of my bike or do I need an adapter for that also? if so, do they make...

$60 is the limit. right now, I have some really bad shimano. it doesnt say the model so idk what it is. i was looking for some but some are braze on only and i dont know what that is. right now, my derailleur has a big plastic clamp goes around the frame. it is on the same frame tube that the...

i have a 07 fuji newest 3.0. i like the bike. it works good but I want to make it better. i have aero bars. my rear derailleur got ripped off by a plastic bag so i went with the 105. my front derailleur sucks so im going to buy a tiagra or a 105. im not sure which yet. any suggestions? (tiagra...