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    <title>Passion Trail Bikes, Belmont, CA - specialists in quality bike service and custom-built mountain bikes: What Passion has now</title>
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      <title>What Passion has now</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;I got good news by phone this afternoon &amp;#8211; Passion just became a &lt;a href="http://www.giant-bicycles.com/global/"&gt;Giant Bicycle&lt;/a&gt; dealer.  Their &lt;a href="http://www.suspensionmadeharmonious.com/"&gt;Maestro&lt;/a&gt;  suspension caught my eye at last year&amp;#8217;s &lt;a href="http://www.interbike.com/ib/interbike/index.jsp"&gt;Interbike&lt;/a&gt;  trade show, passed the ride test, and has had me intrigued since.  I was able to ride the Anthem, Reign, and Trance again this year, one a new model, the others with some subtle improvements, and began making room for them in the shop as soon as I got  home.&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;Last week, I was approved by &lt;a href="http://www.turnerbikes.com/"&gt;Turner Bikes&lt;/a&gt; as their newest dealer, and today picked up the phone to get a 5 Spot and a 6 Pack on the way.  Their new &lt;a href="http://www.turnerbikes.com/TNT/index.html"&gt;&lt;span class="caps"&gt;TNT&lt;/span&gt; rear suspension&lt;/a&gt;  offers the benefits of a Four Bar rear end, with hand craftsmanship construction.  Add to that custom colors, and custom shock configurations, and you have one irresistible package.&lt;/p&gt;


	&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.maverickamerican.com/"&gt;Maverick American&lt;/a&gt;   has been with me since the beginning, before I had a definite location.  The support and enthusiasm I get from them is first rate, and surpassed only by the quality and ride of the frames that bear their name.  For over a decade I had been in the habit of getting a new mountain bike every year or two, and never owning an old modern mountain bike (just a few classics, not modern by any means &amp;#8211; we&amp;#8217;re talking Roller Cams and Friction Shifters) but that has changed.  My &lt;a href="http://www.maverickamerican.com/productdetails.aspx?pid=101"&gt;ML-7&lt;/a&gt;  has been in the bike barn for 4 years now.  A bit long in the tooth, and still my favorite bike.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2005 07:41:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <author>Charles</author>
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