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saving up a bit of cash at the moment and thinking of going for a downhill bike after christmas. it will probablly be a 2nd hand bike as i don't have the cash for a new one.
was thinking about a kona stinky. can anybody suggest bikes to look at?
Not a Stinky! Short, steep and high.
Have a look at
Giant Glory DH
IH Sunday
Commencal Supreme
Intense m3, m6, 951
Trek session
Morewood Makulu
Orange 222/223/224
Transition tr450
Specialized Demo 8
etc etc
Budget?
What sort of DH riding, full on or just DH friendly?
Stinky is probably a bit more all rounder rather than DH specific.
Have you looked at the Kona Operator? Good bit of kit for the dosh.
2009/2010 stinkys were about 64 degrees so not that steep. As coyote said, they are a bit more of an all rounder BUT they are great value, fun and pretty bombproof.
If you are looking for a good value second hand, proper downhill bike then the Operator, Kona Stab, Glory or the Commencal seem to be available at pretty good prices. Forget about Intense, Morewood or Transition as they will still be expensive second hand.
Alternatively, look at the YT industries Tuesday at just over 2000 Euros brand new, saw some this summer and they looked really good VFM:
http://www.yt-industries.com/shop/index.php?page=product&info=153&x33ec5=ih04hb44nggpiio779bsgd94vj45k3r9
cheers guys.
looking to spend maybe between 900 and 1200 pounds.
quite like the look of the giant glory and the orange 224.
There were loads of well-priced Glorys around when I was shopping. Mostly in the wrong colours, mind. I think if I'd been shopping for a whole bike that's where my money would have gone, or a Sunday.
That said, Giant might be cool again now.