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Old 05-04-11 | 11:09 PM
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is this bike for downhill?

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?s...type=1&theater cause im just worried it might be broken if i use it as a dowhill bike.
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Old 05-05-11 | 03:52 AM
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its not broken try again.
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Old 05-05-11 | 03:53 AM
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try this if not:https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...type=1&theater
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Old 05-09-11 | 12:44 AM
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ok this is the bike.is it for downhill? because its very smooth and very nice speed.but not fast.its 15 years old.its not local its original..... if you think its local.its not a joke to buy one of those you may see other bikes. in the website similar to this. but the one you see in those websites are local.to be sure its a nice bike.it has 7 speed gear shimano,breaks shimano.pedals stock.wheels stock.suspensions linker.frame taiwan cycle.saddle stock.the tires now has change.front tire i dont know whats the brand but it ses its kenda.then back tire kenda.then the stickers in the frame dont need to mention.it's all honda. almost all stickers.pls comment.
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Old 05-09-11 | 04:56 AM
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is it for downhill?
No, it's definitely not a downhill bike.
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Old 05-09-11 | 05:49 AM
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what is it? what kind of mountain bike is it?
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Old 05-09-11 | 06:37 AM
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trevanye, to answer your question that bike is made for flat terrain (mild/easy trails) or a nice commuter bike to & from work. Unfortunately, that bike will fall apart on a downhill trail. I hope that does not sound mean, I'm just being honest. If your looking to start downhill mountain biking, you could start with: https://www.mtbr.com/cat/bikes/freeri...6_1543crx.aspx and build the bike from to your liking from there. Those bikes are relatively cheap these days (you can find one under $500usd) and some are already modified for downhill.
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Old 05-09-11 | 05:13 PM
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Nine times out of ten, if you have to ask if it's a DH bike, it's not. That is not a DH bike ten times over. It looks like a college commuter you get because you know it's going to get stolen eventually.
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Old 05-10-11 | 12:25 AM
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trevanye, to answer your question that bike is made for flat terrain (mild/easy trails) or a nice commuter bike to & from work. Unfortunately, that bike will fall apart on a downhill trail. I hope that does not sound mean, I'm just being honest. If your looking to start downhill mountain biking, you could start with: https://www.mtbr.com/cat/bikes/freeri...6_1543crx.aspx and build the bike from to your liking from there. Those bikes are relatively cheap these days (you can find one under $500usd) and some are already modified for downhill.
no! in these country these bikes are very very expensive. its more than 400 dollars.i bought that 15 years ago and thats the price.but in the phillippines, i only see few who have full suspension bike's.
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Old 05-10-11 | 12:34 AM
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and the question is. can i bring this bike to any offroad track? i dont like to stay in the road. with that bike forever.....
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Old 05-10-11 | 01:14 AM
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and the question is. can i bring this bike to any offroad track?
No, you should be able to ride it on some simple trails but nothing too rough or steep, it wouldn't be a good idea to ride it too fast and don't take any jumps on it unless you want to end up in hospital.
I'd only ride that bike on a dirt road.

That bike probably has or had a sticker on it like this.

Local info for you: https://www.pinoymtbiker.org/forum/
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Old 05-10-11 | 02:06 AM
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No, you should be able to ride it on some simple trails but nothing too rough or steep, it wouldn't be a good idea to ride it too fast and don't take any jumps on it unless you want to end up in hospital.
I'd only ride that bike on a dirt road.

That bike probably has or had a sticker on it like this.

Local info for you: https://www.pinoymtbiker.org/forum/
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Old 05-10-11 | 10:05 AM
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That bike probably has or had a sticker on it like this.

hahaha.i dont have a sticker like that.dont be mean to my bike.it didn't do anything to you.it might hurt you....
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I have a feeling you don't really need a downhill bike. Probably more of a Trail or All-Mountain kinda rig. DH bikes can be pretty dang heavy if you're thinking of riding the bike uphill in addition to downhill.

But, if your budget is $400 USD I wouldn't even get full suspension if I were you.
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