Mountain Biking - what do you think about this bike?

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mountaindew
03-13-03, 07:34 PM
sorry I keep asking you guys what you think about the bikes I find online... thats all I have to say heres the bike tell me what you think of it. http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/buysell/bspic13966.jpg

mountaindew
03-13-03, 07:39 PM
grrrrrrrrrrrrr... I just found out he sold it!! :mad: Well, if you guys have time to burn I'm still intersted in what you think of the frame just in case I come across a different one.
Dannihilator
03-13-03, 08:39 PM
Why don't you go with a Kona Stinky.

Maelstrom
03-13-03, 11:28 PM
ITs a xc bike...Kona stinky is a freeride bike (or dh if you get the right linkage)...what type of riding do you do DEW...It slipped my mind
mountaindew
03-13-03, 11:50 PM
Lets see here... Kona: 4 grand... Giant: a little over 2 grand. Right now I do cross country and tryin to get the trials skills down to help me on the trail. I really want to get into freeride and I think my current bike (late 90's Norco Java) is kinda limiting me as far as that goes. On pinkbike.com there are some really sweet Giant AC 2's. I originally wanted a Santa Cruz Bullit:D, but the Giant is cheaper, and I've heard some reviews that the Giant compared to the SC are pretty similar as far as doing drops and stuff.
Maelstrom
03-14-03, 01:18 AM
I don't have personal experience with the AC but have heard the same thing...

BTW the stinky is 2000$ cdn for the whole bike...you are thinking of the deelux and higher...
mountaindew
03-14-03, 08:22 AM
my bad, I was looking at the stinky nine. Its about $1500 for the stinky. How much rear travel does it have, on the site it says 7.875/2, what does that mean?
Maelstrom
03-14-03, 10:21 AM
I am not a suspension guru bt I think that is 7.875 inches of travel on a 2 inch stroke shock. 1500$...you can find it cheaper...considering I can find them for 1999$ cdn...
eastcostrider
03-14-03, 11:01 AM
My friend rides a Kona Stinky and i have to say the thing is great. It is awesome for drops and it holds up to trail riding really well too. Kona makes some sweet bikes. I also have a couple of friends that ride the AC's (AC 3 and the AC 1) They're both pretty sweet too. The AC 3 is a good intro bike for free ride. They are all pretty sweet bikes but if i had to choose i'd go with the Stinky.
Hope that helps. Cheers:beer:
mountaindew
03-14-03, 06:38 PM
That helps alot thanks. Whats a 2 inch stroke shock?
KleinMp99
03-14-03, 10:06 PM
Originally posted by mountaindew
That helps alot thanks. Whats a 2 inch stroke shock?


weqgnfryiytiwspgjbsbapqgwbghpnmqe[?] Its the stroke....like the most it can move before it smashes together.
mountaindew
03-14-03, 10:29 PM
Originally posted by KleinMp99
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uuuuhhhhh... whats that?:confused:
mountaindew
03-14-03, 10:31 PM
so the coil is 2 inches long?
Maelstrom
03-15-03, 12:05 PM
The piston moving into the body is two inches...Thats the stroke...like a lot of forks have a 5inch stroke...due to the way the bike is designed (a 4 bar rocker system) a 2 inch stroke equates to 7.875 inches of travel. :)