HAvent your mom thought you the meaning of the word "polite"?You should be a bit more careful choosing you words when posting stuff on here...I didnt say nothnig about YOUR mom, sorry If I offended you when I said your bike was a piece of ****...Whatever, sam hill wins world cups on your mom, and I race my Yakuza and don't win. so you're both wrong when you think about it.
Wow do you tell everyone that have a different opinion than you they're idiots? You must have a lot of friends!Piper that bike looks awesome.
Tuumbaq - you're an idiot, building a fast racebike isn't some black art. Low + slack + light and reasonable numbers everywhere else will make for an easy winner. There's no reason someone with half a bucket of skill couldn't win on the bike above.
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The point he was trying to make (in a less than tactful manner) is that bikes don't win races, riders do. You can have the most decked out bike in the world, but if you're not a good rider, then you're not gonna win. If you're a great rider and are in great shape, then the bike is less of a factor. Hill would still be a competitive WC racer on a Yakuza. They're very capable bikes. FWIW Hill used to race WC's on IH SGS's (old FSR linkage).Wow do you tell everyone that have a different opinion than you they're idiots? You must have a lot of friends!
Oh and I'd love to see Sam Hill win world cup races on a "off the shelf yakuza" I sure he would win everything...Perhaps you should LEARN HOW TO READ before bashing on someone ,I never said it was hard to build a race bike?...oh Im sorry they've must have not thought you that yet in kindergarden.
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Funny how that bike looks a lot like a DHR...suddently it all makes sense.
He read just fine, your first post here was rather harsh, and pretty much demeaning to someone else. Who caers if someone is trying to prove something. And why isnt the Yakuza a race bike? Actually its your opinion that is differing from others, your the one saying the Yakuza isnt raceworthy, not others.Wow do you tell everyone that have a different opinion than you they're idiots? You must have a lot of friends!
Oh and I'd love to see Sam Hill win world cup races on a "off the shelf yakuza" I sure he would win everything...Perhaps you should LEARN HOW TO READ before bashing on someone ,I never said it was hard to build a race bike?...oh Im sorry they must haven't thought you that yet in kindergarden.
I'm very upset about what you said about my coat. I made it outta your mother's pubic hair.play the hate card.
My head hurts.Wow do you tell everyone that have a different opinion than you they're idiots? You must have a lot of friends!
Oh and I'd love to see Sam Hill win world cup races on a "off the shelf yakuza" I sure he would win everything...Perhaps you should LEARN HOW TO READ before bashing on someone ,I never said it was hard to build a race bike?...oh Im sorry they must haven't thought you that yet in kindergarden.
Wow do you tell everyone that have a different opinion than you they're idiots? You must have a lot of friends!
Oh and I'd love to see Sam Hill win world cup races on a "off the shelf yakuza" I sure he would win everything...Perhaps you should LEARN HOW TO READ before bashing on someone ,I never said it was hard to build a race bike?...oh Im sorry they must haven't thought you that yet in kindergarden.
Must spread rep!!I'm very upset about what you said about my coat. I made it outta your mother's pubic hair.
everyone needs to keep they rubbers fresh.keep my rubber fresh
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square edge performance (and pedaling for that matter) is more of a function of pivot height/position and not a single vs. multi pivot. High pivot single pivot bikes like the bb7 have great square edge performance.Given the limitations inherent in the single pivot (brake jack, poor square edge performance, mushy pedaling) I think my Kumicho is a pretty fast bike.
I agree with bdamschen. I also have an '06, still with stock components. I've ridden it for two years, so probably 15-20 DH trips on it and a few trail rides. It really is a great bike, especially for how cheap you can get it brand new. I also bought it to get more into DH riding coming from an XC and all mountain background. I works very well on a wide variety of terrain, the suspension does a good job on rock gardens and high speed chatter and drops and jumps. The only issue with mine is I think it needs a stiffer rear spring or a better rear shock (has Manitou 4 way coil Swinger), as I have to run a lot of preload to keep it from bottoming on drops with poor landings. I just recently got a Turner Highline, and the Highline is also single pivot but does work better as is to be expected since the frame alone cost more than a complete Kumicho.Even though this thread has turned to trash I'm looking to get some serious feedback on the Iron Horse Yakuza Kumicho that RS Cycle has for $1400 bucks. It looks like a good deal with decent components. I 've done only xc riding but tried downhill this summer and now I'm hooked. The Yakuza looks like a good 1st downhill bike. My big concern is the single pivot design, the design seems to get trashed by a lot of people. I'm not concerned with pedal bob too much - this would be a bike used strictly downhill with lift rides to the top. Thanks!
it all depends on pivot placement as banj said. if not mmmm most gear box bikes should be crap. especially the Honda rn01, what a ****ty bike.Given the limitations inherent in the single pivot (brake jack, poor square edge performance, mushy pedaling)