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5 – 6" travel frames?
tinsy
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Is the bottlerocket broken?

Surprised you have not been offered a deal to good to resist through this thread to be honest.

cant really help, but, my old devinci was a nice strong 6″ coil sprung bike do they have anything like a guzzler in the line up these days?

Posted 13 years ago

NickyBisgoingdownhill
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theyre amazing! Im totally blown away by there company they are selling a mint looking dh Bike that I saw all over Austria this summer with a Rockshox vivid shock, boxxers, avid brakes, truvativ componentry, sram x9 gears FOR £1800!!!!!!!!

Check them out at :-

http://www.yt-industries.com/en/

Plus I emailed them last night and I have already received a reply.

Can you tell that I am totally sold on them?

Posted 13 years ago

jedi
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nah its not broken but battered. 🙂 only had it 3-4months

Posted 13 years ago

The Orbea Occam Twins

mrblobby
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Lots of top choices here. Just wondering if any decision has been made…?

Posted 13 years ago

jedi
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not yet. i’m waiting on a couple of prices 🙂

Posted 13 years ago

mrblobby
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Curious to know what you’ve narrowed it down to… or could divulging that info jeopardise commercial negotiations…?

Posted 13 years ago

joolsburger
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What about some kind of Morewood maybe a Zama?

Posted 13 years ago

jedi
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i quite like the butcher. maybe a yt industries or may get the corperate rocket resprayed and ride it til it dies 🙂

Posted 13 years ago

forgotmename
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Tone have you had a look at the Foes fxr? thats a strong bike.

Posted 13 years ago

jedi
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gaz, no i havent…..runs off to look

Posted 13 years ago

jedi
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imported by balfa?

Posted 13 years ago

forgotmename
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Yea balfa, good guys to deal with too.

Posted 13 years ago

jedi
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cool. emailed them 🙂

Posted 13 years ago

backhander
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Tony, if you like the butcher, check out the knolly endorphin.
The BC boys swear by them and I happen to know the distributor has some on offer!
Send me a mail and I’ll forward you his email addy.

Posted 13 years ago

jedi
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i have emailed knowle yesterday 🙂

Posted 13 years ago

backhander
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I have a medium endo you’re welcome to ride if you’re ever down this way (Bristol).

Posted 13 years ago

jedi
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i rode my mates one at herts when he was down.
i’m looking for a direct competitor to the bottlerocket

Posted 13 years ago

backhander
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I’d look at the new chilcotin if I were you.

Posted 13 years ago

jedi
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from knolly?

Posted 13 years ago

backhander
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Yep.

Posted 13 years ago

backhander
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Possibly ask Noel very very nicely if you can have one of the “team only” endorphin slopestyles used for all the jump/park stuff.

Posted 13 years ago

jedi
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hhmmmm

Posted 13 years ago

v10
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Nukeproof Mega?

Ive ordered one up to do pretty much everything your looking at doing for when my little AMR isnt upto the job. Just cant justify having a full dh bike this year but having ridden our proto one this will more than suffice 😀

drop me an email if it floats your boat: luke@hotlines-uk.com

Posted 13 years ago

jedi
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never seen one… goes off to look

ooooohhhhh

Posted 13 years ago

v10
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STW boys here had a look at one a few weeks ago:

Clicky

Pagey has been thrashing the crap out of one of the proto’s for months now and its been faultless.

Posted 13 years ago

beagle
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I’d defo have a look at the Chilcotin. I’ve had an Endo, built up with lyriks, 1×9 etc for a while and it’s been awesome.

Seems like people were building endos burly or trying to get an xc whippet out of them. Knolly have put 2 bikes either side of the endo now – endo sl and Chilcotin. A light build delirium may work for you too Jedi. The 4×4 linkage climbs really well. A 170mm lyrik would be sweet on that!

Posted 13 years ago

attractivefish
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Foes FXR is a good choice, i have got a 06 FXR with ti spring curnutt and love it, not the cheapest option in the world but rides amazingly, mine gets used for everything from days on the DH track, the odd uplift day, XC rides, I even rode the Clic 24hr this year on it albeit in a team.

Posted 13 years ago

iceman8
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Bit of a thread revival but I’ve got a project nemesis double agent frame if you are still looking? Only 10 built exclusively for the project nemesis slopestyle team? Sounds pretty much like what you are looking for…

Posted 13 years ago

jedi
Full Member

new?

Posted 13 years ago

iceman8
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No, but in good condition as I very rarely use it due to being at uni/having a DH bike. I can fire over some photos if you are interested?

Posted 13 years ago

ash
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Nukeproof Mega looks 100% of ace. Totally sorted angles.

Posted 13 years ago

jedi
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i’m only after new as its for my coaching and riding. is the mega 1.5 head tube?

Posted 13 years ago

ash
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Yes. 44mm internal diameter headtube.

(Nukeproof do a variety of headsets which will allow you to fit any fork… 1.5″, 1.125″ or tapered)

Posted 13 years ago

jedi
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i’m getting excited about choosing a new frame. i havent had a new frame in 6years

Posted 13 years ago

Valleyboy
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i just picked up my new Cove G Spot on saturday, took it to the local woods on Sunday and then to Hamsterley downhill on Sunday, it was ace, set it up with a pair of U turn Lyrics and mainly SLX group-set weighed in at 33lbs fully built.

The bike is amazing, i didn’t want an out and out downhill bike as i like riding up as well as down and it didn’t disapoint at all, amazing over the rock gardens and handled all the drops i threw at it, running it with the air rear shock at the moment i’ve read on a few forums that they aren’t the best and a bit difficult to set up but didn’t have any problems at all. Wound down the forks and peddled back up to the top.

First impressions are very encouraging, really think could ride the bike all day or take it down any downhill course without any problems at all

Cheers

Nick

Posted 13 years ago

carbon337
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pics Nick?

Posted 13 years ago

jedi
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yeah i like the gspot too

Posted 13 years ago

jedi
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love the look of this!

Posted 13 years ago