Definitely:
1. Santa Cruz
2. Intense Uzzi
3. would be the Trek Session 88 for me.
These look quite nice in the flesh imo.
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They are a bit common now ( 🙂 ) but I really like the look of the Trek
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My favourites are the Transition TR450, although I actually prefer the 250, Intense Socom, Evil Revolt and the Trek Session 88. The new Turner DHR looks good too.
All DH bikes with curved downtubes (like the last four up there ^ ) look like they're pregnant.
Transitions 450 and Blindside
Intense 951
Trek session
Commencal supreme v3
all really nice looking bikes
really hate the v10, looks gopping imo
1) Transition TR450
2) Mondraker Summum
3) Intense 951
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Morewood Makulu. Industrial good looks.
trek session 88 is No1 in my book, followed closely by that V10 carbon
now thats more like it! Industrial looks always better than flimsy looking swingarms that looks like some robotic grasshoppers (not saying they dont do the job well tho)
That morewood seems to have the head angle of an xc bike.
It does look rather steep, eh?
How about this (minus the godawful graphics):
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Trek Scratch Air 9 2011, was my favourite but after googling the Intense 951 I'm not so sure now! Get to try one of these Trek's out on Thursday too 🙂
Trek Scratch Air 9 2011
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Was wondering when someone would mention the scalp, it's nice in some ways.
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I always liked these, especially in the blue and yellow colour scheme that I can't seem to find...
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i always wanted one of these...
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the newer ones look nice too
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I love this 🙂
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Being as short arse I like DH bikes that sit nice and low.
Always been quite partial to the functional lines of the Last Herb DH:
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And I've always been a sucker for the Lawwill rear setup:
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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/15451490@N05/2724415548/ ]Rotec RL9[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/15451490@N05/ ]fay #2[/url], on Flickr
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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/26xl/359378421/ ]Tomac Magnum 204 01[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/26xl/ ]26XL[/url], on Flickr
^ best bike stand ever
always had a soft spot for the balfa bb7 .. very nice indeed
Such a shame that the Balfa BB7 always had a soft spot around it's linkage plates 😥
It was sold to and launched by another company IIRC?
That Lahar looks like some sort of horrendous space insect's laid eggs in it. Might actually be the most awful looking bike ever made.
I think the Summum looks amazing.
Also really like the new Demo, but only in this paintjob...
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Loving this thread. Some real horrors though! Interesting to see such a variety of opinion with no name calling too. If this was "nice looking rigid ti forks" there would have been class war, 2 flounces and a ban by now.
Anyway, my top 3:
1) Summum
2) 951
3) Morewood Makulu
If this was "nice looking rigid ti forks" there would have been class war, 2 flounces and a ban by now.
Wait a minute, are you implying that xc jey boy mincers are more argumentative then dhers...?
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I've enjoyed this too, although I can't believe how hard I've fallen for the zerode. I think I may end up with one one day..
chakaping - MemberAlso really like the new Demo
Looks like it's been sat on and squashed by an enormously fat man.
+1 for the Operator
I'm surprised no one has brought this up.
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Not saying it's particularly nice, but it isn't bad.
RealMan, I would never imply such a thing! Ahem...
The zerode does look gorgeous but the weight put me off a fair bit, seems pretty heavy for a modern dh bike. The fuel tank is a bit Halfords too. Hope they get enough support to develop it further though, innovative concept. The carbon all mountain version they have looks great...
The carbon all mountain version they have looks great...
I just made a little noise when I read that. Where? I didn't see anything about it..
Parp!
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To me a BMW just looks like a bunch of scaffold poles jammed together at weird angles. Close up it looks like someone has dropped a spanner in there and it's got stuck.
This thread is massively full of fail! Instead of 'the best looking dh bikes' basically every DH bike ever has been posted, and half of them are mingin' 🙄
Plus Lahars look like:
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There is something appealing about raw functionality though. Remember the Millyard?
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Looks like a lighting gantry. But, apparently a giant leap forward in functionality, all from somebody's shed. All of a sudden lighting gantrys have sex appeal.
Anyone know what happened to them?
I do like sinister, although FTW has left to do his own thing again
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@RustyNissanPrairie love your killer-b (racelink) it's been a long time since i owned one.
hhhmmmm, antidote are still alive and kicking. Interesting rear triangle design.
No one in their right mind could describe the early Konas as good looking and that Tomac looks like something sold in JJB sports.
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