Dk Cincinnati or Haro F3?
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Dk Cincinnati or Haro F3?
I have searched for a while and narrowed it down to these two and cannot make up my mind. Riding before purchase is not an option for me. Any help would be great.
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Well, I would suggest the Haro F3 over the Dk mainly because I had an F3 for a year and it was awesome. I had no problems with it whatsoever. And the new 2005 line of F3's even has some upgrades over my 2004 one, so that would also be good for you. I'm still using all of the parts on my current bike that I had on the F3, I just have a new frame and different rear brakes, thats all. But it is a really nice bike for starting out, and I would suggest it to you hands down out of those two you've listed. There are much better bikes out there than the F3 or the DK, but since you've listed those two, then go with the F3. There's my opinion.
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ive never heard anything bad about a haro f series bike, as for the dk, ive never heard anything about it, whats that tellin ya
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Originally Posted by bmexican
ive never heard anything bad about a haro f series bike, as for the dk, ive never heard anything about it, whats that tellin ya
yeah, because the majority of the people that ride them can't do anything
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Originally Posted by queensrider86
yeah, because the majority of the people that ride them can't do anything
That may be true, but everyone has to start somewhere, right? And either of those would be decent starting bikes (even though I'd still recomend the F3). I doubt you could do very much when you first started, but look at what you can do now! I know I totally stunk when I first started, but I kept going at it and I know for myself that I've gotten a lot farther.
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i meant that most people with that bike can't do enough damage to break it.that's why bmexican has never heard anything bad about a f series bike
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about a year ago BMX Plus mag tested the DK Cincinati and the stem didint hold onto the bars...the bars ended up slipping all the way down to the fork...not too good...
id go with the HARO because i have had 2 of their bikes (i am currently running a 03' Nyquist and i never have trouble with it.....
id go with the HARO because i have had 2 of their bikes (i am currently running a 03' Nyquist and i never have trouble with it.....
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Originally Posted by queensrider86
i meant that most people with that bike can't do enough damage to break it.that's why bmexican has never heard anything bad about a f series bike
Oh, I get what you mean now. Ok, sorry I didn't earlier.
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Originally Posted by queensrider86
have you seen a hardcore rider on a haro?
thats true. i have seen people round here ride them and they ride great and i have rode one and it rides great. screw the haro get the dk
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i ride a cincinnati frame nice, small frame. i dont recomend it if you are a tall person
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Originally Posted by bmxinross
i have seen people round here ride them and they ride great and i have rode one and it rides great.
do they do wheelies and barturns of curbs, or do they 360 and hit rails
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I would go with the dk. I have had good experiences with dk and their products. I have actualy ridden the cinci and liked the feel of it. I don't now how well it would work for dirt but I liked it for street.
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Originally Posted by Beerman
Yes, plenty. Idiot.
okay. have you seen one on a F3
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Im not a Haro fan mainly because their overrated. They're good but not good. They're overhyped bikes. As for the DK I ride a DK Cleveland(Almost the exact same bike except no front brakes). Im 6'2" It works perfect. Stock parts are okay, But heres one thing the front rim is not cartridge its free balling. It's a good bike, but I recomend you do upgrade it if you get one.