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DH Mountain Bikes

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Concord
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Im looking to buy a Dh. bike so i have to sell my Xc bike but anyway what is a good Dh mountain bike.
May 15 2003 10:59AM
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whashisface
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orange 222 is my personal favourite.
May 15 2003 11:55AM
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whashisface
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btw downhill kicks arse- but not as much as skiing obviously.

May 15 2003 11:56AM
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spinks
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all depends on how much you want to spend. If you want a super sick rig with like 8' of travel, very plush, very smooth, ur lookin at about $5000 or more.

If ur lookin for a freeride bike, similar to DH, but a little lighter and less travel, you want about 5'-6' of travel. These frames are made to take abuse from jumping off of shit, bombing DH type of terrain, but still light enough to pedal around. This is what I ride.

Freeride bikes are between $1500 for a base model, up to $4000 plus.

The top brands (top $$$) are Turner, Ellsworth, Tomac, and Azonic.

If you want a little cheaper, but still good stuff, look at Rockey Mountain, Santa Cruz, Marin, Giant, Specialized, damn, there are a lot.

Also, get XT or XTR parts. They are significantly better.

hope this helps

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May 15 2003 12:43PM
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stephen_beast
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balfa is an awesome brand. .243 makes nice hardtails, i saw a 24 full suspension rig that was very nice. rocky mountain is a good brand, and norco has some nice bikes to. check out pinkbike.com for more infromation



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May 15 2003 1:21PM
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line1260skier
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DH is sweet and so is free ride but if you are not going to bike a lot dont buy a 5000 doller rig.
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May 15 2003 2:47PM
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marlin_102
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the 24 full-suspension bike (le dude) is an amazing ride. if your going all out go for a Karpiel (but theyre very expensive). id suggest a basic rm 7 because its decked out and its got a monster. my friends got one and it rides very nicely (a lot better than last years rm 7).

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May 15 2003 2:49PM
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mariberries
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hmmmm I'd like to chat that up w/you cause I am going back and forth between downhill and xc. I really like the Trek WSD fuel tho. absolutely sick bike.


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May 15 2003 4:36PM
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Papa
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booo norco, sure they're canadian but everyone has them, get rocky and no they aren't cheap like someone said above, they're hand made canadian quality. i've got an rm7 with shivers and that will run you 5 grand, but if you're on a budget you wanna look at a norco cause they're cheap. i'd suggest anything with at least super t's and race face components.
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May 15 2003 9:15PM
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May 15 2003 9:40PM
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**RukuS**
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DH bikes r fuking expensive, i will buy i dirt bike, brand new, and spend less on it, before i buy a real DH bike
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May 15 2003 10:46PM
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Papa
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ya if you're looking for a dh bike you need to realise that's it like basically owning a car, there is monthly maintenance for sure and it's not cheap unless you work in a shop or know someone who does. parts are ridiculous and there are more of them so more can go wrong, but if you maintain it and take care of it you shouldn't have to many problems
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May 15 2003 10:48PM
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k2drewski
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It's is almost retarded to ask someone what bike they should buy. Buy the one that fits your style the best. I am looking for a mountain bike myself. Today I went to a Kona, Giant and Marin demo. I rode the Giant DH Comp. Shit! I felt so confident on that thing. And I'm 5'9 andit was a 19 inch. that's all they had. I still rode it hard. but for 4k I could by a nice lady.
May 18 2003 3:58AM
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J-Ho
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Kona makes pretty good freeride bikes too....just a thought

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May 18 2003 10:57AM
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Tele-Jibber
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''with like 8' of travel''

Holy shit, that'd be one tall bike with 8 feet of travel! Just kidding, I know the forum messed the ''s up


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May 18 2003 1:13PM
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Papa
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i have 8 inches of travel
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May 18 2003 1:18PM
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J-Ho
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^lucky bastard


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May 18 2003 1:33PM
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AlpineShopVT
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suck it up and buy a hardtail. Then buy the movie killing time.. watch Arron Chase's Part over and over realize how much we all suck then quit and sell the bike.
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May 18 2003 6:20PM
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Papa
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is that where he does 2 30 footers one after another on a balfa minute man? a hardtail, that's insane
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May 18 2003 7:28PM
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What_A_Wookie
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iron horse makes some nice bikes for thweir price, i like BigHit though

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