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Question for you NS bikers
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i'm 5'10, 140 lbs, do mostly freeriding and trail riding.
1. how much travel do you figure i should have in a fork and frame?
2. should i get hydraulic disk brakes or stick with mechanical?
are there any other parts you recommend i keep in mind? i'm planning on getting a decent bike in the near future.. last one got stolen, and i really want to get into it this summer
thanks alot,
justin
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most definitly hydrolic brakes. fox makes a good fork for travel ajustments on the fly. goes from like 110 to 150. also check out the manitou shermans? think thats what their called. good freeride single crown fork.
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go with the dyna wide glyde. the sportster 1200 is a fucking girls bike!
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haha.. anyways the bike to have roght now for freeriding and trail riding that is squaishy is the specilized enduro 11, the 06 has 8 inches of travel but it can peddle, i want one but i think im gonna go with the santa crus Nomad when i have some money.
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definitely discs.
as for travel, you dont need much if you're just trail riding. in fact you can have too much.
check out a specialised epic or something
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Since you're into freeride too, I'd look into something with around 6-7" of travel. As for the brakes, definitely go hydraulic, mechanical is no good on a big downhill!
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Hydros over mech if you can afford it.
5-6" front and rear is money for legit freeride at 140lbs.
Go with an '05 Specialized Enduro, Kona Coiler or the new Coilair, or a Santa Cruz Heckler if you can fork out the dough. Other bikes to consider that may be slightly better prices: Giant Reign, Trek Liquid, etc.
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hydro will give u a more fluid less jerky brake motion, im 5 10 and 140 pounds and dh and i have 8 inches of travel on my bighit and 7 in the front
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I wouldn't go over 6, maybe 6.5 in the back... for a fork I would definately find one that is adjustable between like 100ish and 150ish. If you are into takin care of and workin on your bike and have the cash get hyrdaulic brakes, but if you want some lower maintenence cheaper stuff mechanical ones work fine for trail riding.
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i was thinking 5 inches in the frame, 130-150 in the fork..
p.s, does anyone want to buy an iron horse sunday team for 3200? brand new, 06..
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check out the rocky mountain slayer
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get something frome Kona you get more bike for your money.
check the stinky or coiler
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yea a coiler would be a pretty good pick, or the specialized enduro sx trail is pretty sick, but not quite as good a value as far as what components you'll get on it, but it pedals incredibly well.
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