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G replied on November 17, 2009 20:51 to the question "Buying a Shockwave in Europe" in Mountain Cycle:

Hi rokdapost,

You can find all the answers you need here: http://www.mountaincycle.com/community/

MC US, handles ALL global sales and are happy to sell to you in the EU. Please contact john.k@mountaincycle.com

G replied to "Buying a Shockwave in Europe", but it was removed. see the change log

G replied on November 17, 2009 04:43 to the question "Moho CXS Disk Brake???" in Mountain Cycle:

Hi Cory,

Can you please direct all questions to the MC Community Forums as we no longer use Get Satisfaction.

http://www.mountaincycle.com/community/

G replied on October 16, 2009 06:52 to the question "San Andreas rear disc mount adapter problem" in Mountain Cycle:

Hey Jean,

FYI, we are now using our own forums to help with tech questions. You can find them here: http://www.mountaincycle.com/community/

You can post pics etc there as well :)

But just quickly, I would advise against mounting an 8" rotor on the back of the San An that was not engineered for it. While I am sure you could 'bodge' a fix, it will ultimately put more stress into the swingarm than what was originally allowed for.

I suggest keeping the caliper and buying a 6" rotor, which should fit fine and be closer to load spec.

G replied on September 25, 2009 05:35 to the idea "Spare Parts "Yup we got them Marketplace"" in Mountain Cycle:

Hey Mike, check out the new MC forums: http://www.mountaincycle.com/community

G replied on September 25, 2009 05:31 to the question "adjustable rear shock mounts shattered!!! (San Andreas)" in Mountain Cycle:

Hi Jay, can you post this over at the new MC forums here:

http://www.mountaincycle.com/communit...

Thanks!

g

G asked a question in Mountain Cycle on September 22, 2009 04:55:

NEW Mountain Cycle Community Forums

We have set up our own forums at Mountain Cycle.com to better answer any questions you might have, from warranty, tech, sales or just general chat, so you'll be finding us here http://www.mountaincycle.com/community/ from now on :)

G replied on September 19, 2009 08:22 to the question "no dents yet help" in Mountain Cycle:

Hey Skyline, if you're in the US, drop a line to john@mountaincycle.com and he'll see if he can sort you out. Please mind though, it's Interbike next week, so response times might be on the slow side...

G replied on September 17, 2009 22:28 to the question "Replacement front derailleur for 1996 San Andreas?" in Mountain Cycle:

Most bottom pull Shimano front mechs should do the job. If you're in doubt, bring the bike down to your local shop and I'm sure they'll have something for the job.

G replied on August 30, 2009 07:05 to the question "What's new MC?" in Mountain Cycle:

Hey Henry, thanks for the words. For the record, I personally do not believe in complicated or fancy. I have ridden a myriad of bikes over the years and I still think the San An is one of the best bikes ever made for many different reasons. Sure the old girl has issues and needs to be revisited but for the most part, I think it's hard to go past the simplicity of how it goes about doing what it does.

I advocate strongly in keeping real trails bikes simple.

G replied on August 21, 2009 20:47 to the idea "Spare Parts "Yup we got them Marketplace"" in Mountain Cycle:

Hey Mike,

That's a great idea. One of the things I am working on is bringing in all web based communication channels to mc.com. Hopefully within the next month we'll have our own forums for private sales, discussion, warranty etc. etc. all at the one spot. A market place would be the perfect fit!

Thanks for the idea.

G replied on August 21, 2009 02:21 to the question "What's new MC?" in Mountain Cycle:

Hi Henry,

There is so much at play here that it's not funny. Putting a bike onto the shelf seems like an easy task from the outside but from the inside, where one has to consider lead times, time lines, forecasts etc. etc. a simple thing becomes very complex.

MC at its core, never followed the trends or seasonal patterns of the market. During it's time with Kinsis, it did and in my opinion that was to its detriment. Now though, as the 'new' Mountain Cycle, we have been steering it back to the roots of what started it in the first place and the principle factor in this is to step out of the 'rat race' and design and develop on our own terms and in our own time. As such we do have plans for a new platform and a revamp in '10 but unlike most others, we are not going to peg that to a date.

Don't loose faith and don't worry. We are all working very hard to get things to where we want them and in saying that, 'where we want them' means a lot more than just a new looking bike.

Cheers,

Gerard

G started following the question "What's new MC?" in Mountain Cycle.

G replied on August 20, 2009 23:32 to the question "Battery ordering problem" in Mountain Cycle:

Hi H,

Yes, please contact John in the US office and we'll arrange for the sale to go through the US office.

Really sorry about this, it's not good enough but things happen at times. We'll have you on your Battery ASAP.

Cheers,

Gerard

G replied on August 17, 2009 06:06 to the question "I am needing San Andreas year and technical info. Please help." in Mountain Cycle:

No probs.

Yea the info for the San An should be pretty similar. I pulled them from some of the very early files we still have.

G replied on August 17, 2009 06:03 to the idea "The New San Andreas Classic." in Mountain Cycle:

You could not be more right Robert and hearing it straight from you is great! At 6" 3" and running a platform shock, I don't have too many issues with the old girl other than the slight issue about climbing back on if you off on tight steep goat tracks.

Krien and I have discussed the pro's and cons of the original design and aside from some current testing failures we realised that the only way to bring it back was to re-design it from the ground up. We have it slated on the books but are not rushing into it.

G replied on August 17, 2009 05:25 to the question "I am needing San Andreas year and technical info. Please help." in Mountain Cycle:

Oh.... this is an early model frame, pre VPS so around a 1998 or so, maybe a tad earlier. Decals are new though. Looking at the pics it seems to be in good nic, though it's always hard to tell.

Hope all that helps.

Cheers,

g

G replied on August 17, 2009 05:22 to the question "I am needing San Andreas year and technical info. Please help." in Mountain Cycle:

Try this:

http://www.mountaincycle.com/heritage...

G replied on July 14, 2009 10:01 to the question "Fury Mech" in Mountain Cycle:

Ummm and yes, that did not answer your question either ;)

In short, hard to say. No reason why it won't be ok but might require a bit of tweakage, like most front mechs do.

Best advice I can say is slap on the old one, give it a go and if it works leave it. The only thing I can see being an issue is the length of the cage, which might be a little longer than newer ones.

No answer there I know.

Best advice? Abandon the front mech and second ring. I did and never looked back. Ya don't need 'em :)

G replied on July 14, 2009 09:43 to the question "Fury Mech" in Mountain Cycle:

Ahhhh!

Specs say:

31.8, top swing, bottom pull.