[Alejandro24]

Does anyone know this brand?? i was looking their "DH machine" and its really sick, like nothing else.. check it out:



" Toughest Downhill cycle on the market ". according to them...

Race-proven design with 10" of travel. (Titanium coils coming soon will add 2" more of travel.)
CB2L Technology™ puts pedal power to the ground, keeps wheel base uniform during wheel travel, and minimizes pedal induced feedback.
100 mm Bottom Bracket.
160 mm dedicated 36 spoke rear Hadley Hub for strength and a straight chain line.
12 mm rear axle, clamped solid on each side for torsional rigidity.
Adjustable top tube length.
Adjustable Bottom Bracket height.
Adjustable shock compression:
1. Linear
2. Ramping Compression
Fits up to a 3" wide tire
Rear-end designed and built in cooperation with Frank Wadelton of FTW (Frank the Welder) Industries.

SHOCK
14" Fox Shock with 2 proprietary valve settings:
1. Drop Machine/Clyde Class
2. Downhill Race/Free Ride
Size of shock and large remote reservior keep shock heat low, making cavitation-related problems a thing of the past. You have total control.
8 Damping settings for a wide variety of riding dynamics.
Coils custom wound to your individual needs.


http://www.coreperformancecycles.com/bhd.html

 

[Transcend]

Seems like a whole lotta wasted money.

Also, that's a friggin snowmobile shock. Stupid ++

Oh dear lord...it's the same guys who made that stupid Patriot bike. That explains the snowmobile shock.

It's a hunk of crap - please spam elsewhere.

 

[ChrisRobin]

HA! I used to want one of those.

edit. How can installing a Ti spring add suspension travel??

 

[ÆX]

i smell a sizzling rectangular meat product

 

[Transcend]

i smell a sizzling rectangular meat product

Took me a good 30 seconds to figure that out..I prefer it raw.

 

[Transcend]

HA! I used to want one of those.

edit. How can installing a Ti spring add suspension travel??

I haven't figure that out yet. Same way putting a snowmobile shock on it is a good idea.

 

[Bulldog]

The BB is too low. I prefer at least 24" height. That looks to be only about 20" high.

 

[bomberboy11]

Any of you guys care to back up why this is such a bad bike? If it's as tough as they say it is and works well for big guys, then it does what it's supposed to. Just because it isn't 40 lbs or built for World Cup racing and doesn't have a ground scraping low BB height doesn't make it crappy automatically - if it breaks and performs like crap then it would indeed be crappy. Intense M-1's for example look great and perform great, but they break like twigs too. I like most other DH riders am not sponsored and would rather put my hard earned money towards something that will last, especially if I were a really big guy, not something super light and race-y that will crack and be out of warranty after only a year. Also what is the big problem with using a snowmoblie shock if it allows for a lower leverage ratio with the longer stroke? I see this as being better than putting a really big fellow on something with a standard bike shock and a frame with a >3:1 leverage ratio. I'm not trying to start any arguments, just asking people to back up their slandering since it looks to me like a good bike for what it's made for.

Edit: I do have to admit that running the handlebars that far behind the fork legs looks really really dumb though...

 

[dump]

that's the old CPC Patriot isn't it...

 

[ohio]

Any of you guys care to back up why this is such a bad bike?

It was a good concept 6 years ago, when the 9.5 x 3 standard didn't exist and the best shock available was a Fox Vanilla RC. These days, there are plenty of bikes that are strong enough and with low enough leverage ratios for anyone at any weight, and plenty of shocks with robust compression damping to go with them. No need to keep an outdated concept alive.

 

[Cooper]

check the reversed stem/crown set up on that shiver

 

[Fulton]

edit. How can installing a Ti spring add suspension travel??

the only thing I can figure is that the shock bottoms on the spring,ie, the coils hit before the shock itselfis fully compressed. Titanium springs can have a shorter compressed length that a steel spring of the same extended length.

 

[Fulton]

Oh dear lord...it's the same guys who made that stupid Patriot bike. That explains the snowmobile shock.

The original CPC was a snow mobile shop, and they made the patriot. They decided to get out of bikes, and sold the rights and existing inventory to a couple of guys, Core Performance Cycles. Play on the CPC name.

Seriously, the frame name alone is hurting their sales more than anything. Bad hair day? Damn.

 

[vitox]

please no!

 

[VMARTINEZ]

The company that use to make those things makes snowmobile parts and hop up kits here in Utah. I dident think they where still around.

 

[ChrisRobin]

The company that use to make those things makes snowmobile parts and hop up kits here in Utah. I dident think they where still around.

They might not be...it's another company making these frames.

 

[ChrisRobin]

Any of you guys care to back up why this is such a bad bike? If it's as tough as they say it is and works well for big guys, then it does what it's supposed to. Just because it isn't 40 lbs or built for World Cup racing and doesn't have a ground scraping low BB height doesn't make it crappy automatically - if it breaks and performs like crap then it would indeed be crappy. Intense M-1's for example look great and perform great, but they break like twigs too. I like most other DH riders am not sponsored and would rather put my hard earned money towards something that will last, especially if I were a really big guy, not something super light and race-y that will crack and be out of warranty after only a year. Also what is the big problem with using a snowmoblie shock if it allows for a lower leverage ratio with the longer stroke? I see this as being better than putting a really big fellow on something with a standard bike shock and a frame with a >3:1 leverage ratio. I'm not trying to start any arguments, just asking people to back up their slandering since it looks to me like a good bike for what it's made for.

Edit: I do have to admit that running the handlebars that far behind the fork legs looks really really dumb though...

Maybe back in the day that kind of bike was kinda useful (Go-ride used to sell them when they were made by that snowmobile shop). The old model, as well as this one, were top heavy because that huge shock in the middle/top of the frame. Second, the rear end was flimsy which is how FTW got involved. There was a guy here on Ridemonkey that had one. It looked cool and all but was heavy as hell and had his rear end made by FTW.

Nowadays, you can find a heavy duty frame that's just as strong and much lighter and probably cheaper.

 

[Sherpa]

The guy who made that bike was at a local race last year.