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Old 02-02-03 | 02:05 PM
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From: "Over the Hill" and going down fast in the 805.

Bikes: Scott Gambler, Scott Ransom, Kona Bear, Bianchi 928 Carbon/Chorus, C'Dale Rize4

and i primarily do road
You do not plan on using it on the road do you?

I know a couple guys that race out here that ride that bike. They seem to like it. It should work fine for you. For dh it will be a good bike but do not expect to be pedaling up hill with that single piviot design other wise you will soon be intoduced to BOB in a big way.

One suggestion since it is a single piviot is to swap out the Fox shock for a Currnut or 5th Elemement. If all you will be doing is dh the Fox will work fine but if plan on hucking it off drops or jumping the other two shocks will be much better. You could also look into the new Stratos "El Jefe" rear shock.

Other then that it is a good bike and you will be happy with it.

Ok, two other thoughts. Since you are a roadie, do not size the bike like you would a road bike. If your trails are tight technical single track get a smaller size frame (ie, if an xl frame is what you would normaly ride get a lg and so forth) it will handle better. if your trails are more of a flat high speed terrain get the size that fits right (ie, if you fit an xl frame get the xl frame).

Also, if you are not expecting to be an expert/pro racer you may also want to swap out the Dorado for either a Marzocchi Super-T or a RockShox Boxxer. It will bring the price of the bike down some and they are much easier to set up. Granted you will not have the cool carbon fork but do you really need it.

Make sure to post pics when you get it.

Slainte
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