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Morewood Bikes

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Leafman
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Any good? More specifically the Izimu
Apr 27 2010 10:21PM
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Leafman
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i think a bit of both, its pretty dry in the summer
Apr 30 2010 2:08AM
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Rafe
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Either way i'm stoked to get some lift accessed riding closer to home.
Apr 30 2010 2:12AM
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Leafman
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for sure, its gonna be sick
Apr 30 2010 2:14AM
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UNREAL
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Out of these options for the frame grab the glory, the 2010 frame is really sick. Second would be a wilson, third an iron horse because they are out of business and finding parts for them isnt the easiest anymore. May I also suggest looking at the session 88 as it is optimally gangster.

Atlas components are really sick
x.9 is dope as well
Grab avid elixer CRs, dont go with hayes
DHX 5.0 will serve you well
Boxxer world cup is the titties as we discussed ahah
go with the boxxer

Now you have a fast as fuck ride
Apr 30 2010 10:46AM
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Leafman
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I've heard that the trek freeride/downhill series are rather heavy and not that durable
Apr 30 2010 6:16PM
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ChrisSkisChronic
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The Session frame is super light, but it dents pretty easily.
Apr 30 2010 6:45PM
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UNREAL
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negative, super light and despite what many say do not dent very easily as long as your not a huge hack
Apr 30 2010 7:07PM
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Merrrick
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I just got a session a few weeks ago but the morewoods are sweet. Basically any downhill bike that you buy new with good parts on it and that is expensive will most likely be good (there are exceptions, morewood is not one of them)
Apr 30 2010 7:17PM
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nickyp
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Big Hits I really dislike. The frame is heavy and cumbersome, and I really don't like the compression rate from the rear end. The 09 Model is slightly better than the previous models, but I'd still avoid it

The SX Trail is really nice. The first DH bike my brother bought was an SX Trail II with Triple 8 WCs, and it was really nice and playful, not too stiff, with a fairly low BB so it's very stable.

Giant Glorys I'm not a massive fan of either. I found it to be quite rear-heavy, and quite unstable in the air, although it has a very low centre of mass and corners really nicely.

Iron Horse Sunday is nice, I'm a big fan of the DW Link, gives really nice controlled compression, and stabilises the rear end nicely

If you want to run the Bottlerocket as a DH bike, then best to get a Blindside, or even a TR450. Fitting a triple crown fork to the Bottlerocket really throws the geometry out and the uneven shock absoprtion from the front and rear take some getting used to.

Apr 30 2010 7:18PM
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nickyp
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Also, as someone said above, finding parts for Iron Horse is a major issues. The mech hanger on my friend's Yakuza snapped, and we ended up having to buy a Giant hanger, and file it to shape.
Apr 30 2010 7:20PM
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Leafman
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sorry i meant a demo not a big hit and a blindside instead of bottle rocket
Apr 30 2010 9:07PM
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Leafman
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May 4 2010 6:44PM
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Skittle.
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how much are looking to spend on the build? also id look into the intense 951 or the V10
May 4 2010 8:22PM
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Leafman
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3-3.5 k
May 4 2010 9:12PM
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PeterWojnar
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Haha, I guess the V10's definitely out... unless you've discovered how to ride a frame componentless?
May 6 2010 2:07AM
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Leafman
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In a perfect world i would get an M-5
May 6 2010 3:13AM
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