Hcor.net Forum Index -> Downhill/Freeride Discussion -> question about a bike Goto page Previous  1, 2       View previous topic :: View next topic  Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 9:35 pm Plug2561 Burner   Joined: Apr 23, 2004 Posts: 102 I killed the sidewall on my k-rads in like to weeks. The lauches have held strong. Funny thing though I have kenda tires on my dh bike. Guess I just had a bad batch of k-rads. _________________ <("<)(>")><(")><("<)(>")><(")><("<)(>")><(")> Re: question about a bike Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 7:35 am JimM Burner   Joined: Jul 16, 2004 Posts: 330 Location: Albany, NY boogenman wrote: kenda k-rads blow like dtufino. Maxxis holy rollers 2.2's are the shit Duuuhh on my part! I will get the Holy Rollers as I get a discount and all from the big M! _________________ http://www.elevatecycles.com ODI|E13|SINISTER|SRAM|MAXXIS|ATOMLAB|STEEL MX|SUN|NYC FREERIDE Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 11:25 am MxPw17_RR Burner   Joined: Feb 18, 2004 Posts: 209 Location: Tahoe/Stroudsburg, PA Fool wrote: There are a lot of good short-travel, slack geometry bikes out there these days. I agree... was on a Cannondale Moto carbon at the begining of the season for XC for a month and I fell in love with the bike... Geometry is super tight and the bike is light as hell... Felt like I was riding a BMX bike on single track. It comes stock with Fox front and rear with a 3 position travel adjust to 160m on the fork and a nice and easy propedal switch on the DHX air... pedals up just as good as it comes down. Other than that the Nomad is sick, the new one is supposed to have shorter chainstays and a slacker headangle on it, gonna be a little more "gnar" friendly. _________________ Who will babysit the babysitters? http://www.nycfreeride.com http://www.readingracing.com Re: question about a bike Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 11:51 am killermikeh All-City   Joined: Nov 21, 2003 Posts: 1025 I am selling all of my bikes, I have had it with all the rain. I am going to use the money twards a Real Doll seeing as how spending tons of money on expensive bikes that I never ride is just like fuking myself. Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 4:22 pm atom Team Hcor.net   Joined: Sep 7, 2002 Posts: 3811 Location: Strong Island, NY i just back from whistler... and damn has DH bikes changed. I primarily saw SC forks with what looked to be 7" of travel and the rear suspension looked to be about the same. i rented a demo 8 from evolution. the frame was amazing...but the boxxer on the front blew. f**king horrible fork. im guessing its a rental and if it was tuned to me, it would be ok..but man, i was blowing through the travel on everything. i really want a demo 7 with a 7" sc now!!!! god...being up in whistler really made me miss DHing. i wish i could still afford to do it. _________________ peace love and harmony.

Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 4:40 pm

bigron All-City   Joined: Jul 26, 2004 Posts: 884 Location: long island atom wrote: i just back from whistler... and damn has DH bikes changed. I primarily saw SC forks with what looked to be 7" of travel and the rear suspension looked to be about the same. i rented a demo 8 from evolution. the frame was amazing...but the boxxer on the front blew. f**king horrible fork. im guessing its a rental and if it was tuned to me, it would be ok..but man, i was blowing through the travel on everything. i really want a demo 7 with a 7" sc now!!!! god...being up in whistler really made me miss DHing. i wish i could still afford to do it. Ebay a kidney.

Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 4:05 pm

Taz Site Admin   Joined: Sep 6, 2002 Posts: 1008169 Location: Door step of insanity atom wrote: i just back from whistler... and damn has DH bikes changed. I primarily saw SC forks with what looked to be 7" of travel and the rear suspension looked to be about the same. i rented a demo 8 from evolution. the frame was amazing...but the boxxer on the front blew. f**king horrible fork. im guessing its a rental and if it was tuned to me, it would be ok..but man, i was blowing through the travel on everything. i really want a demo 7 with a 7" sc now!!!! god...being up in whistler really made me miss DHing. i wish i could still afford to do it. What were you in BC for? Lots and lots of short travel slack bikes being produced now. And they are really fun. I did the review on that Mongoose and loved having that bike in my quiver. I got to get me another one now. _________________ I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it.

Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 6:03 pm

atom Team Hcor.net   Joined: Sep 7, 2002 Posts: 3811 Location: Strong Island, NY i was in Whistler to get married!!! _________________ peace love and harmony.

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