Best Bike to ride before a good listening session

Hey alright, a MTB thread!! Jose21, a Seven eh!? Very nice. My brother rides a Merlin XLM...to me that's about as good as it gets. Rob Vandermark (pretty sure that's the guy who ran Merlin and then started Seven) makes art in the form of Ti MTB frames...perfect geometry, bends, welds and tubes.

I'll put in a vote for my Klein Attitude Race (with the Blue fade paint...sweet!), full XT, Judy fork and some extras. I spent 6 months searching for the right MTB bike and to me that was it. I used to be a bike builder/mechanic and I also raced MTBs. Boy those were the days! Now I am lazy and just work on my bike or clean it from time to time. It's been at least 1.5 years since I was last on the trails....sigh.

I am considering selling my bike for $$ towards a turntable...times have certainly changed.

Anyone else watching the Tour think its a little early for Lance to be in Yellow? Seems out of character for him to take it so early, he typically waits until everyone is spent then makes his run. I don't know, just would make me less nervous to see him take it after Stage 10 or 11 and hang on to it.

Regardless, the guy is machine. I hope he does it again.

Goheelz, I agree with you on the Merlin MTB hardtails as being just about the best there is. Have not seen or ridden a Seven though and thats where Rob Vandermark went (started up I think) after he left Merlin.

Boa2, agreed on the Discovery team as being the "it" team. I guess if there was a team to pull it off for Lance this year they are it.