mountain bike

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mikewF1	mikewF1 posted 17 Years Ago Topic Details
Group: G4 Member Posts: 37, Visits: 208	hi people, i have recently managed to pick up a g4 mountain bike. I believe these bikes can still be bought new from landrover and i was wondering if there is a difference between the ones you can buy an the ones used on the event as i would like to know if mine is an event one. cheers mikey 1996 Camel trophy defender 110 2008 G4 freelander 2
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~~willowkis~~	w ~~willowkis~~ posted 17 Years Ago Post Details
w Group: Banned Members Posts: 1.2K, Visits: 9K	An interesting question Mikey, I hope someone can help you with an answer. :D ___________________________________________ Kim (Born to shop.... :P) Allsebrook (aka willowkis) I've been Tango'd G4 110 - BV55 ZBU - Now registered as K1 CAA Vehicle No. 112 Set-Up & Logistics Thailand & Laos
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adesg4	a adesg4 posted 17 Years Ago Post Details
a Group: G4 Member Posts: 1.2K, Visits: 6.8K	The bikes on the 2003 and 2006 events had hard tails and front suspension. 2003 event bikes had rim brakes. 2006 bikes had discs front and rear The Land Rover bikes you can buy have had suspension all round though there is a hard tail available for 2008. See here . Adrian Adrian Technical Officer G4 Owners Club D110 - Mongolia 2008 - 1925YbA - Recce D2 - Australia 2003 - 1BIJ-664 - Australia/ Russia Media car. Fleet 104
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brianreynolds	b brianreynolds posted 17 Years Ago Post Details
b Group: Event Members Posts: 104, Visits: 648	Adrian is quite right about the bikes with sus on the front but solid rears. Worth noting that the 2006 disc brakes were cable operated, not hydraulic, allegedly chosen so that they could be air freighted without bursting the fluids. Since returning from the event i haven't seen an 06 G4 bike for public sale - as Adrian says they are all full sus that i've seen... Brian. Brian Reynolds 2006 Land Rover G4 Challenge Team Spirit Winner
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The OC (Augusto)	The OC (Augusto) posted 17 Years Ago Post Details
Group: G4 Member Posts: 890, Visits: 3.6K	The supplier has not made available for sale the same bike as used on the event as it did not make economic sense. The event bikes had high specifications, however the lack of hydraulic disc brakes would make it difficult to sell at a competitive price vs. what is offered in the market. They have then made the G4 lookalikes bikes (similarly to LR limited editions), which are the ones available for sale (there is a new hard tail available/ to be avalable soon) however these have lower specification than the event ones. Augusto (The O.C.) Secretary - G4 Challenge Owners Club D3 2006 event BN55 WRG LRG4C11 Stages 3 & 4 Bolivia
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mikewF1	mikewF1 posted 17 Years Ago Post Details
Group: G4 Member Posts: 37, Visits: 208	ok thanks for the info people. My brother rang me up saying his mate was selling this g4 bike so i bought it thinking it may be original but its a full sus so its not. I do a lot of mountain bike riding and racing and this bike is a bit low spec for me and scenes its not an event bike im going to sell it. So if anybody is interested, its very good condition almost new, i can send pics, let me know cheers guys 1996 Camel trophy defender 110 2008 G4 freelander 2
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Renato	Renato posted 17 Years Ago Post Details
Group: Forum Member Posts: 1, Visits: 10	Well I think your bike isn't one that actually participated in the event. The ones used with the national selections have been sold. The ones used in the event are nt sold, I have one used in the actual event because I won the timezone challenge during the 2006 event, The kayak, tent, gps and helmets as well. See you Renato
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