Mountain Biking - I need a new bike...

I'm a big guy, 6'-220lbs. Recently I broke a Santa Cruz Chameleon and right now I'm riding a Giant ATX950 full suspression frame with Fox Shocks. I use my bike for bike couriering 80% of the time. The other 20% of the time I'm usually doing urban freeriding or trailriding. (By the way the Giant's been replaced three times already.) What I'm looking for is something that will last longer than two months, freeriding style and something in the $1100 range. Please help. If this helps your suggestion the local bike shops call me a "one man wrecking crew" because I do waste alot of bikes, honestly about seven bikes in five years.

Please help:( :beer:

its not a dual suspension but you wont trash my bike.. buy mine from me for like 900bux.. check the buy sell forum..

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=8761

its got higher end parts. i live in TO too so we could meet up if u were interested if possible contact me thru one of my contacts in my signature..

Originally posted by WorldIRC
buy mine from me for like 900bux.. c


Yea right, he would trash that thing in the first day!!!. Courierjoe, you might be able to get a frame and fork that would fit your needs, and then save up some more money and then build the bike. You could get a 24 letoy 3 frame for 600, a 24 pornking frame for 700, or a clifcat tankass frame for 700. Go to http://unrealcycles.com/uc-prod-frames.htm and look at the frames, I doubt that you will be able to get a complete bike for $1100 that will last.

http://www.clifcat.com/Tankass/IMAG0000.JPG



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klein.. somehow my 260lb 6'3 cousin uses my bike sometimes for freeriding and cant kill my bike

Originally posted by WorldIRC
klein.. somehow my 260lb 6'3 cousin uses my bike sometimes for freeriding and cant kill my bike

I would suggest you stop letting him use the bike, because its going to break very soon.
Would something like this interest you Joe?

You should check out Kona...they have some hefty bikes at a good price...i have a Kona Stuuf that has been through 6+ foot drops and afew gnarly bails and its still pounding.:beer:

One problem is that you are putting more hours on the bike in one day than many people do in a week. I would suggest sticking with a hardtail or even a rigid if you can tolerate it. Bigger tires probably wouldn't hurt either. Also, seriously consider a second bike so you don't have to 'play' on your work bike.

Now are you busting both frames and components? If so, how/where/what?

A dirt jump or dual slalom frame will take lots of abuse but you won't have the best geometry for speed and aerodynamics. A steel hardtail thats not super lightweight should be fine for the job and will give you far better geometry.

True 'dat. I've been riding a steel hardtail for years, and it's taken more abuse that 8-9 aluminum ones would have.

Originally posted by uhm...yea.
True 'dat. I've been riding a steel hardtail for years, and it's taken more abuse that 8-9 aluminum ones would have.


Yea, maybe 8-9 wal-mart pieces of ****.

I imagine that the walmart ones are mostly steel too. :p Thing is, while i wasn't spending all day on my bike like Courierjoe does, it was my only form of transportation, therefore i put alot of miles on it. It's still going strong, too.

Curriorjoe, ok I have a 18" CCM Helium 4130 Cromo frame and fork, free!
Im In mid town TO.

If you want, email me and Ill get back to you,

Its does not have a threadless headset, but can be changed to one, but if you are looking for something solid, its your's to take.
then if you break it all you've wasted is labour.

Im sure it will accept a coat of no name flat black bar-b-que paint!