I've Got my money on the Tassajara

Well, I am one step closer to getting my mountain bike for our Epic Ride! Our local bike store is having a sale on 07 Tassajara's. The normal price is $650, and they are marked down $100. I have talked with friends at work, and folks at the bike shop, and it appears that the Fisher's provide better components for the money spent. I also like the Genesis geometry that the Fisher Bikes have. In talking with a friend at work, he convinced me to upgrade some components off of the stock bike. So I am planning on swapping out the shifters, and front and rear derailers with xt (shifter and rear) and lx for the front derailer. The estimated cost will be around $140, so it will have pretty good components for much cheaper than the latest Tassajara. In my mind, I am getting some sweet components for only $40 by going with last years model. I didn't go for the disc brakes, as I thought the rim brakes will do just as well, and the extra $200 in cost, I think I will take things just a little bit slower when I am going through mud or water.

So I put 10% down to hold the bike. They have to transfer it from another store. I should get a call this week when it is down in Parker. Then I will test drive it again, and probably pay for the bike and upgrade the components... The only thing I am wondering about is putting a better shock system on it. I don't know if my weight will be an issue with the stock shock system...Something to research.