Specially when I see stuff like that:
And like that (tis much yummyness):
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ooohhh I want to ride downhill now...
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Canadian goodness
Like this too
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Recent research has shown that bikes painted orange are actually dangerous, you are more likely to get a basic wallet fracture with one of those, the long term effects are 29%apr and probable exclusion form normal life. Stick to shoppers. Foldable ones are best.
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Yes please.
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I used to own a nice DH-oriented bike. Shame there were sod all places in the UK to ride it properly.
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coffeeking I don't have this problem
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I got one of those Supremes. Hope to use it this week
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You should try the SDW coffeeking, well rad.
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morewood makula
mmm BOS suspension front and rear..
or transition tr-450 for me:
deciding which one to get right now.....
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Transition. Just look at it!
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I'll just have one of these please:-
Im hoping that Jamie @ Balfa being the very nice man he is will be able to sort me something out
(just incase he's reading this!)
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I picked up one of these for a very reasonable price on ebay, just need to clear a space to store it, re-spring it for my weight and weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee...
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juan, I know, you lucky sod!
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looking like the transition has it... In yellow
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There's a reduced price new TR450 on southern downhill i think...
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coffeeking - Member
I used to own a nice DH-oriented bike. Shame there were sod all places in the UK to ride it properly.
See those hills outside? You can ride down them. Hence the term "down" "hill".
Or are you saying that there was nowhere in the UK challenging enough for you on a DH bike, in which case you should turn pro and make a mint from riding DH for a living on the world circuit, you would be the winner.
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Well that is where you're all wrong. I give you two bike with amazing design and colours. And what do you raise me with?
Black or white bike BLACK or WHITE... Probably the two dullest colour a bike could be... tututu, some people really need to get some fashion sense Posted 2 years ago # -
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See those hills outside? You can ride down them. Hence the term "down" "hill".
Not the same on local hills, just nothing entertaining about it - I never felt that I was close to "the edge" with stacks of travel. I just got bored of it TBH.
Or are you saying that there was nowhere in the UK challenging enough for you on a DH bike, in which case you should turn pro and make a mint from riding DH for a living on the world circuit, you would be the winner.
Nowhere within easy reach, no. I'm sure some of the scottish man-made routes are fairly hardcore but they take too long to get to when you live in NW england and natural trails are hell on a long travel bike as you need to get up the hills first to get back down them. I'm actually fairly sure I could have done quite a good job at competition level DH until they started introducing bigger and bigger doubles jumps (I'm not a fan of doubles, I'm happy with drops and natural trail jumps, but many did suggest it at the time) when I ditched the long travel, on my first runs on a marked DH route in Les Arcs I was making times in the top 1/3-1/2 region when compared against the actual competition day times. Coming home to the UK left about 3 trail centres with anything remotely close in enjoyment stakes and they were impossible to get to and very short run times. I was wholely deflated, this is when I left the sport for a few years (6 or so) and eventually came back more XC oriented.
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I'll be heading out on this tomorrow
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I must be the only person who finds full sus bikes to look really ugly and clunky. Can't beat the smooth lines of a hardtail!
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Commencal for me.
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thisor
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+1 for the foes...............
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The Morewood or Transition would do me nicely.
Will have to make do with this for now though...
Shame I still haven't had a day free to go anywhere worth riding it yet.
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I lifted one of those Mondrakers up at the bike shop the other week and was blown away by how light it was.
Felt like it might be less than 35lb.
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I love Kona's big bikes.
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I think the transition is heavier and hopefully therefore longer lasting and stronger than the 35lb race only downhill bikes (session 88 for example that dent very easily, and if the mondraker is that light no doubt the same applies) - v10s build up around 40lbs I think and they are pretty indestructable
did I mention I just got a job in geneva, hence the desire for a proper downhill bike, there lifts there in the summer
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_tom_ - Member
I must be the only person who finds full sus bikes to look really ugly and clunky. Can't beat the smooth lines of a hardtail!
no you're not...there's not many dh bikes that don't look ugly!Posted 2 years ago # -
mine
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+1 for the Superco, my dream bike, along with Empire AP1.
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no you're not...there's not many dh bikes that don't look ugly!
If you buy a bike because it looks 'cool' you're a tart. Bike are meant to be ridden. And for DH bikes it's function before form in any cases.Posted 2 years ago # -
juan +1 - I won't be looking at my DH bike when it's pointing down, eyes on the trail!!
It's the grin at the bottom that matters, and it can be as ugly as it likes
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Big bikes are fun
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