Gary Fischer Quality?

Hvatum

I can't find many recent posts about Gary Fischer here. I'm
just wondering what you guys think of the quality and make
of the Fischer Brand now.

Anyone here own a Gary Fischer for a few years? How is it
holdig up for you?

I stayed in Germany for a year, and just borrowed my friends
mountain bike all the time. I got alot of riding in, but
didn't learn much of anything about mountain biking. Then I
got back to the US and decided I wanted to keep up my habit,
so being a know-nothing I just decided to go out to the bike
shop and buy whatever looked cool for around $400. I ended
up with a Gary Fischer Marlin, I count myself lucky. I could
have just as easily ended up at the mountain bike store
across the street where they sell treks and one size fits
all bikes (!).

Then I didn't ride it for a year. Finally I joined a local
mountain biking club, and since then I've been hitting the
trails every free minute that I have. I'm planning on Biking
with a friend in Coloardo for a week in August, then I'm
heading up to Durango with the local off road club. So far
the bike has held up perfectly, and I haven't been treating
very nicely (My riding style sucks). The gears aren't
shifting as nicely as they did before though. Just hoping
it'll hold up through all of this.

I've got an ectomorph body type (6'2", 150), so the
wear&tear might be a bit lighter than the average guy.

Per LöWdin

> Anyone here own a Gary Fischer for a few years? How is it
> holdig up for you?

Yes, I have had a trusty Supercaliber from Wisconsin, since
1999. No problems whatsoever with the frame.

Per http://lowdin.nu

Bomba

On Fri, 09 Jul 2004 23:13:31 -0700, hvatum wrote:

> I can't find many recent posts about Gary Fischer here.

Maybe you'd have more luck if you searched for Gary Fisher

Zilla

bomba <myarse247@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 09 Jul 2004 23:13:31 -0700, hvatum wrote:
>
>> I can't find many recent posts about Gary Fischer here.
>
> Maybe you'd have more luck if you searched for Gary
> Fisher

Maybe he is a (closet) chess fan.

--
- Zilla Cary, NC (Remove XSPAM)

Jd

hvatum@softhome.net (hvatum) wrote in message news:<3793caff.0407092213.59559f71@posting.google.com>...
> Anyone here own a Gary Fischer for a few years? How is it
> holdig up for you?

Ask Trackster Man.

> I ended up with a Gary Fischer Marlin, I count myself
> lucky. I could have just as easily ended up at the
> mountain bike store across the street where they sell
> treks and one size fits all bikes (!).

Ummm....trek and gary fisher are made by trek.

> I've got an ectomorph body type (6'2", 150), so the
> wear&tear might be a bit lighter than the average guy.

Manute Bol?

JD

S O R N I

hvatum wrote:
>snip Then I didn't ride it for a year. Finally I joined a
>local mountain biking club, and since then I've been
>hitting the trails every free minute that I have. I'm
>planning on Biking with a friend in Coloardo for a week in
>August, then I'm heading up to Durango with the local off
>road club. So far the bike has held up perfectly, and I
>haven't been treating very nicely (My riding style sucks).
>The gears aren't shifting as nicely as they did before
>though. Just hoping it'll hold up through all of this.

/Any/ bike will need some tuning from time to time -- cables
adjusted, chain checked and replaced if worn, brake pads
inspected, bolts tightened, etc. etc.

Take it to a shop if performance suffers, or buy a book on
bike maintenance.

Most important of all, of course: keep riding.

Bill "Fisher hardtail is REALLY dusty" S.

Monique Y. Muda

On 2004-07-10, hvatum penned:
> I can't find many recent posts about Gary Fischer here.
> I'm just wondering what you guys think of the quality and
> make of the Fischer Brand now.

As others have pointed out, you'll have more luck looking
for Fisher.

Or Sugar. I just bought a Fisher Sugar. It's too soon to
say, but I've enjoyed it so far.

Here's the fisher website:

http://www.fisherbikes.com/index.asp

> I stayed in Germany for a year, and just borrowed my
> friends mountain bike all the time. I got alot of riding
> in, but didn't learn much of anything about mountain
> biking. Then I got back to the US and decided I wanted to
> keep up my habit, so being a know-nothing I just decided
> to go out to the bike shop and buy whatever looked cool
> for around $400. I ended up with a Gary Fischer Marlin, I
> count myself lucky. I could have just as easily ended up
> at the mountain bike store across the street where they
> sell treks and one size fits all bikes (!).

What exactly do you mean by one size fits all?

Fisher is owned by Trek.

> Then I didn't ride it for a year. Finally I joined a local
> mountain biking club, and since then I've been hitting the
> trails every free minute that I have. I'm planning on
> Biking with a friend in Coloardo for a week in August,
> then I'm heading up to Durango with the local off road
> club. So far the bike has held up perfectly, and I haven't
> been treating very nicely (My riding style sucks). The
> gears aren't shifting as nicely as they did before though.
> Just hoping it'll hold up through all of this.

Have you ever cleaned and lubed your chain, just for
starters?

I have no idea what you mean by saying that your riding
style sucks, but no matter how "perfectly" you ride your
bike, you're going to need to do some maintenance now and
then. You can't just drive a car for years without getting
some tune-ups, either.

It's not clear to me what you're looking for here. Are you
looking for validation of your Marlin purchase? Are you
thinking of getting a new bike? Are you griping because you
think that poor shifting after months of riding without
maintenance is a sign of poor design?

--
monique

Scurry

JD wrote:
> hvatum@softhome.net (hvatum) wrote in message
> news:<3793caff.0407092213.59559f71@posting.google.com>...
>
>>Anyone here own a Gary Fischer for a few years? How is it
>>holdig up for you?
>
>
> Ask Trackster Man.
>
>
>>I ended up with a Gary Fischer Marlin, I count myself
>>lucky. I could have just as easily ended up at the
>>mountain bike store across the street where they sell
>>treks and one size fits all bikes (!).
>
>
> Ummm....trek and gary fisher are made by trek.
>
>
>>I've got an ectomorph body type (6'2", 150), so the
>>wear&tear might be a bit lighter than the average guy.
>
>
> Manute Bol?

I still can't believe the Nuggets traded him (among others).

Scurry

scurry wrote:

> JD wrote:
>
>> hvatum@softhome.net (hvatum) wrote in message news:<3793-
>> caff.0407092213.59559f71@posting.google.com>...
>>
>>> Anyone here own a Gary Fischer for a few years? How is
>>> it holdig up for you?
>>
>>
>>
>> Ask Trackster Man.
>>
>>
>>> I ended up with a Gary Fischer Marlin, I count myself
>>> lucky. I could have just as easily ended up at the
>>> mountain bike store across the street where they sell
>>> treks and one size fits all bikes (!).
>>
>>
>>
>> Ummm....trek and gary fisher are made by trek.
>>
>>
>>> I've got an ectomorph body type (6'2", 150), so the
>>> wear&tear might be a bit lighter than the average guy.
>>
>>
>>
>> Manute Bol?
>
>
> I still can't believe the Nuggets traded him (among
> others).

Oops wait, Dikembe Mutombo. Got my huge African NBA stars
confused. Even better player than Bol too.

Hvatum

bomba <myarse247@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<pan.2004.07.10.07.50.47.649000@hotmail.com>...
> On Fri, 09 Jul 2004 23:13:31 -0700, hvatum wrote:
>
> > I can't find many recent posts about Gary Fischer here.
>
> Maybe you'd have more luck if you searched for Gary
> Fisher

Thanks! I thought it was spelled with the German
spelling, guess I never actually read the name stamped
all over the bike.

Hvatum

dij@usafcct.com (JD) wrote in message news:<ebf270c9.0407100620.7bd68a3b@posting.google.com>...
> hvatum@softhome.net (hvatum) wrote in message
> news:<3793caff.0407092213.59559f71@posting.google.com>...
> > Anyone here own a Gary Fischer for a few years? How is
> > it holdig up for you?
>
> Ask Trackster Man.
>
> > I ended up with a Gary Fischer Marlin, I count myself
> > lucky. I could have just as easily ended up at the
> > mountain bike store across the street where they sell
> > treks and one size fits all bikes (!).
>
> Ummm....trek and gary fisher are made by trek.

Didn't know that. Too bad I guess, consolidation brings down
quality every time. I used to love new balance shoes, then
they got bought by Nike .

> > I've got an ectomorph body type (6'2", 150), so the
> > wear&tear might be a bit lighter than the average guy.
>
> Manute Bol?

LOL!
> JD

Zbh

"hvatum" <hvatum@softhome.net> wrote in message
news:3793caff.0407092213.59559f71@posting.google.com...
> I can't find many recent posts about Gary Fischer here.
> I'm just wondering what you guys think of the quality and
> make of the Fischer Brand now.
>
> Anyone here own a Gary Fischer for a few years? How is it
> holdig up for you?
>
> I stayed in Germany for a year, and just borrowed my
> friends mountain bike all the time. I got alot of riding
> in, but didn't learn much of anything about mountain
> biking. Then I got back to the US and decided I wanted to
> keep up my habit, so being a know-nothing I just decided
> to go out to the bike shop and buy whatever looked cool
> for around $400. I ended up with a Gary Fischer Marlin, I
> count myself lucky. I could have just as easily ended up
> at the mountain bike store across the street where they
> sell treks and one size fits all bikes (!).
>
> Then I didn't ride it for a year. Finally I joined a local
> mountain biking club, and since then I've been hitting the
> trails every free minute that I have. I'm planning on
> Biking with a friend in Coloardo for a week in August,
> then I'm heading up to Durango with the local off road
> club. So far the bike has held up perfectly, and I haven't
> been treating very nicely (My riding style sucks). The
> gears aren't shifting as nicely as they did before though.
> Just hoping it'll hold up through all of this.
>
> I've got an ectomorph body type (6'2", 150), so the
> wear&tear might be a bit lighter than the average guy.

I had a 2000 Fisher Sugar 2 and everything worked great.
Never had any problems except normal wear. I bought a 2004
Fisher Cake 2 dlx and so far so good.

I'm 6'2" 215lbs.