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    Carbon DH rig options

    i guess what i am thinking of is more or less the stiffer carbon object be it a snowboard does not track the snow as well as the titanal board, because the titanal makes that board damper and less sensitive to bumps and vibrations caused by said bumps or uneven snow. we are talking about...
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    Carbon DH rig options

    well yes, that is true, by impacts i mean more or less any composite will generally have more damage from hitting say rocks than a metal will. when i say impacts i dont mean carbon is going to blow apart on you completely either, just that what have been scratches on my bike ,with a carbon...
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    Carbon DH rig options

    when you weigh them. or to get the same strength a lot more kevlar is needed, but kevlar will not come apart like carbon. each laminate material has its pros and cons. carbon is very stiff and light the stiffness also becomes a con. kevlar is heavy but not as stiff and will not come apart...
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    Carbon DH rig options

    i thought aluminum frames had a bit of flex to them at times or were almost soft? carbon is extremely rigid as you know. in other applications, skis/snowboards and boats. carbon is not a damp material what so ever and other materials must be used to make said object more damp. in skis and...
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    Carbon DH rig options

    Carbon is a lot easier to mess up than steel or aluminum. There are many more competant welders out there than composite people. There are a lot of people who think they are good with composites but really are not. Due to this, companies will need to hand lay up and vacuum bag or use an...
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    Knee/Shin Guards

    I would like to be able to see and try some of these on, but I am in PA, and no shops around here really carry much DH stuff so it is kind of tough. The new 661 race i think is like the ones Gerrit had, just heavier in some way. Like I said before I was kind of leaning towards the Fox Launch...
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    Knee/Shin Guards

    How is the sizing on the Fox Launch's? like i said 5'10 220 legs arent very small, the sm/md or l/xl work better? I knew of people that liked them but was not sure if there was anything better and newer, but I am sort of leaning towards them
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    Knee/Shin Guards

    I had previously dismissed the Lopes due to the issue of the stitching I was hearing about.
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    Avalanche boxxer upgrade kit out! Will fit majority of forks!

    Yea, I will be sending him my 888 to do the cartridge in, the shim kits are 49$ and have a guide for you to do it yourself with sizing and such for the 2010 888 or you can do the whole new cart.
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    Avalanche boxxer upgrade kit out! Will fit majority of forks!

    Also new on the avalanche advantage part of the site is shim kits with guides for the new 888. also, when i spoke with Craig he said the dates on the site should be pretty accurate, not really a question of "if" anymore.
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    Knee/Shin Guards

    I am in the market for a new set of Knee/Shin guards. Right now i have Raceface Rally DH pads, they are fine if you do not move, but they slide down somewhat on me and just do not fit all that well. I am considering the 661 Race, Fox Launch or THE Storm. Does anyone have experience with all...
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    Penn State Funny DH race through campus

    do you ride up to do DH runs? Some of my friends and I may come back down for a weekend or 2 in the summer, and ride some, we only shuttle though, and see what kind of shape some of the trails are in.
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    Penn State Funny DH race through campus

    who do you ride with now? any of the locals? theres only a few
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    Penn State Funny DH race through campus

    wildcat trail ? if so it isnt bad, kind of short. theres a couple other trails that we resurrected that are probably grown in some more now that its 3 yrs later that were more fun a bit deeper in, actually i dont know if its still called rothrock. Grant would be a good resource though or i can...
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    Penn State Funny DH race through campus

    yea theres the dj at weiss, at the other weiss theres a drop behind it. and the mulch drop thing is on east you have to take down a chain to do it though. what trails are people riding now at rothrock?
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    Penn State Funny DH race through campus

    I went to PSU, a lot of stuff we used to do. We had a few races from top to bottom of campus with strategic stairs in them, mainly through South and Pollock from the parking garage at East. I would assume you ride rothrock a bit? Theres also the little mulch drop in East. and some other stuff...
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    Is Sam Hill nursing an ankle injury?

    LOL it would be bad
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    Is Sam Hill nursing an ankle injury?

    that is exactly what I was wondering, if he could even regularly make a main, he would be racing MX and not DH. a friend of mine used to race and only ever made a few mains, but anything amateur or semi local it was a joke for him.
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    Is Sam Hill nursing an ankle injury?

    by moto, do you mean MX bike? if so, do you mean as a comparison, as in if he is the fastest person on a DH bike, he is one of the fastest on a MX bike..?
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    Which fork 2010 888 or Boxxer or 40

    sorry to ask more of the same thing with this, but basically my options are sell this fork which i dont know what it is really worth and get a boxxer team, or new 888 at that discount but that is if i trade my fork, or get an Avy which to be honest is what I want to do, but the price difference...