Mountain Biking - hard core hard tail?

hey im looking for a hard tail that i can use for dirt jumping....i wanna spend arround 1g. i was lookin at the iron horse..is that a good bike?

The sinister is good...the geometry may not be small enough for a pure djker...have yo looked at the Norco 125

http://www.norco.com/bikes/2003bikes/one25.htm

Definately one of the top djers right now and VERY reasonable at 800american or so.

i really like the sinister. i was gonna be the 03, and put a Marzocchi Dirt Jump 3 on it. And i would get the 15inch, i figured it would be small enough for dirtjumpin. But my local bike shop said that its not a great bike, i guess its not strong and doesnt have anything good on it....thats wat he sed

Its a decent bike...but it isn't the best bike around. For the price I think you could get more strength (which is of course important in jumping)

like wat...can u list some bikes plz. cauz im not sure wat to get. ill spend about 1g give or take a few hundred.

Norco 125 (or any from that series of bikes)
P Series by specialized
Kona Stuff/roast has proven itself
KHS Rigid one (did I just recommend a KHS...;))

If you want to build one up
.243 racing (frame is cheap enough so building one for around 1000$ shouldn't be hard)
Planet X (if you find a good deal these are SAWEET)

Thats it for around 1000$...the Sinister is decent like I said and would be a tonne of fun. I just think in that price range there is better...the 125 being the best value in there imo.

Snipes makes nice DJ/Urban frames.

Here's the website... 300 bucks for a practically indestructable frame.

http://www.snipesbicycles.com/pages/208530/index.htm

ok thanks alot. If any1 esle has any1 suggestions plz tell me. i think im prob. gonna go with the sinister and put a dj 3 fork on it. i just like that bike alot

and its only arround 700

Originally posted by Jim311
Snipes makes nice DJ/Urban frames.

I forgot about those guys. But I still prefer the 243...better warranty thicker tubing...but either way...I just plum forgot :)

Originally posted by zblaster
ok thanks alot. If any1 esle has any1 suggestions plz tell me. i think im prob. gonna go with the sinister and put a dj 3 fork on it. i just like that bike alot

Enjoy the bike...better show us some pics...oh and BTW welcome to the forums..

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Kona Stuff - meets all your requirements it seems.

Evil Imperial makes an awesome DJ bike. I love the adjustable chain stay length via the dropout adjustments.

Other notable mentions are the Porn King 24

L8R

Porn King contender

http://www.243racing.com/2003productline/jpgs-large/anglebmx_l.jpg
http://www.243racing.com/2003productline/jpgs-large/mtbframe_l.jpg

Originally posted by a2psyklnut
Evil Imperial makes an awesome DJ bike. I love the adjustable chain stay length via the dropout adjustments.

Other notable mentions are the Porn King 24

L8R

Those are two sweet bikes but I have heard the Evil is stopping production and they are both 1000$ american for the frames I believe :)

Originally posted by The Toninator
Porn King contender

http://www.243racing.com/2003productline/jpgs-large/anglebmx_l.jpg
http://www.243racing.com/2003productline/jpgs-large/mtbframe_l.jpg


That thing is sexier every time I see it. If I get into this djing thing that is my next bike. Too bad they only make it in 13" frame this year (very large 13" but still too small for me)

Originally posted by Maelstrom
That thing is sexier every time I see it. If I get into this djing thing that is my next bike. Too bad they only make it in 13" frame this year (very large 13" but still too small for me)
yea i'm not really into it eithor but that thing makes me want to jump something:)