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05-30-05, 06:56 PM
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Downhill
Next season if I have the money, I want to start downhill racing. Does anyone know of any good downhill bikes, (keep in mind that I am only 15 so I'm on a budget). I also might do mountain cross or super D, so any suggestions there would be greatly appreciated.
05-30-05, 07:09 PM
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dude im 14 too, im getting a hella nice dh bike soon, its goan be a sinister r9 www.sinisterbikes.com and im going to put all custom peices on it. you should defintetly get a realy good bike at first , because if you dont your gona end up spending more in the long run, you might just get a realy nice frame and fork and slowly upgrade the other parts, but im going all out. good luck dude,. check sinister, sana cruz, or specialized if you need to neeed ton eed to save $$$
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check out transitionbikes.com and check the dirtbag, it would be a GREAT DH/FR/SD ride.... thats what Im gonna race mine with AND its only 2600 for sucjh a NICE ride
06-19-05, 12:13 PM
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Originally Posted by snakehunter
check out transitionbikes.com and check the dirtbag, it would be a GREAT DH/FR/SD ride.... thats what Im gonna race mine with AND its only 2600 for sucjh a NICE ride
06-19-05, 04:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Hüp
The 14 forum... If you wanna do all that, you're gonna want a 4-by. Those things can do anything.
06-20-05, 07:59 AM
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Originally Posted by madbiker555
4-by's are more of a supercross style racing bike, if you wanted to use it for DH then you would probably destroy the bike.
06-20-05, 09:20 AM
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Originally Posted by madbiker555
4-by's are more of a supercross style racing bike, if you wanted to use it for DH then you would probably destroy the bike.
07-06-05, 10:03 PM
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What exactly is supercross??? Also does anyone know anything about super D racing? I was thinking of doing that until I can afford a DH rig.
07-06-05, 10:17 PM
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Originally Posted by myenzo
What exactly is supercross??? Also does anyone know anything about super D racing? I was thinking of doing that until I can afford a DH rig.
The only thing I know about super D racing is that it is a transition between XC and DH.
Originally Posted by Maelstrom
While thats what they are built for they are solid enough to handle dh courses. The travel might not feel so nice but it will survive. I have seen them survive 20 runs a day on whistler doing 12 to 14 ft drops pretty consistently...
Norco tough I guess.
