I've got a 7" travel monster (by my standards) an Orange 5 and an XC race bike.
Maybe some kind of long travel dirt bike? Although, I've always wanted to ride a proper DH bike...
What do you reckon? 🙂
Cheap DH bike and a trip to the Alps?
My mate has a Patriot 7+ Frame or complete bike for sale if you interested? 😉
YGM
ss cross frame?
bar of chocolate will see you right.
Maybe some kind of long travel dirt bike
CRF450 or similar?
cross or a DH bike.
Already got a Patriot - that's my 7" monster.
Cross bike - thought about it, but a bit dull. Although have been thinking about local CX races lately.
CRF-450 - could be interesting 🙂
[i]AM[/i][b]CX[/b][i]FR[/i] is wear its att duuuuuude
A nice ti lt hardtail
Cross bike - thought about it, but a bit dull.
ride them on proper trails for the opposite effect 😉
(and ss to keep the climbs interesting)
Molgrips, don't you need to sort that toilet before you think about a new bike?
ride them on proper trails for the opposite effect
I fail to see how that'd work...
How about some Ti loveliness? Brodie Ti Holeshot long travel HT. Due to arrive tomorrow, frame numbers limited so you would be super cool and exclusive 😉
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^^^ That looks lovely.
I fail to see how that'd work...
a cross bike on mtb trails doesnt get called dull
Riding my fave trails slower and less comfortably would be dull, surely?
Riding my fave trails slower and less comfortably would be dull, surely?
depends how well you can ride i guess
CRF450 or similar?
Poo poo
MTFU
CR500
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Rode my mates CR500 converted to Super-Motard around a go-kart track and can honestly say I was papping myself all the way round.
no power no power no power no power --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------> I think my arms were left somewhere back there.
Or if you are desperate for four stroke - go BIG DR BIG
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800cc (or 750) on cylinder.
I had my first go on a proper downhill bike the other day and now I need one. So much fun just being able to plough through everything without having to worry about technique like you do on a HT 😆
Get the CR500. And some new underwear. Rode one once, handed it back with a polite smile and vowed never to be that scared ever again. Get yourself a BMX, recently ressurected my old one and realised why I love bikes, I felt 14 again.
Buy a field and a CR500.
Now you're a farmer you'll need to plough it regularly - luckily you have a CR500 🙂
Or you could get a fatbike and get to go places you could never take an ordinary bike.
Get the CR500. And some new underwear.
Off all the bikes I've ridden, the CR500 is the one I had the greatest respect for. It could climb walls if it wanted
I never got to ride the three cylinder kawasaki stroker, but one day, when I'm feeling suicidal I might give it a go.
Go rigid and learn to ride as fast rigid and full suss - I managed by slowing down on the full suss.
Just what Fontmoss said.
[i]Although, I've always wanted to ride a proper DH bike.[/i]
me too, ages and ages ago spent a day messing about on a massive Santa Cruz thing (bullit?), million inches of travel, never laughed so much, wanted one ever since.
had a CR500,great!, then a KX500, even greater!, then honda XRs, 600s and better still as on the road,
now get my kicks and grins on a Surly Pugsley,why? cause it goes everywhere abeit at a slower pace! but makes me feel good about life and that cant be a bad thing...hope you find contentment and happyness 😮
what kind of bike did you say?