My New Ride?
- Thread starter stinkyboy
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I vote the Transition. Those bikes are sweet and sexy...you could buy me one too (if you'd like) 
is either really a bad choice???
I think the Transition is a sexier bike, but I know about Kona and how they stand behind their stuff. I'd go Kona.
I think the Transition is a sexier bike, but I know about Kona and how they stand behind their stuff. I'd go Kona.
Whichever one gives you the best component spec. for the money. They're practically the same bike.
probably cant go wrong with either. for whats its worth i love my new Enduro
Between the two I'd go Transition but they are pretty similar. Ride each and go with the one that fits better. If you can't tell, pick a color you like.
how does a stinky get to weigh 50 lbs? you have a monster T on that? i don't even think my DH bike weighs that much, and it's hardly light.
the transitions are kinda heavy frames if my friend's dirt bag was any indication.
the transitions are kinda heavy frames if my friend's dirt bag was any indication.
My vote goes for the Transition.
Kona.
ok, all the Transition owners and Kona owners, line up over to the right please.
That might not be a bad idea, and save me a grip o' dough.
Lose the Diabolus, go to 2.3 tires instead of 2.5 & 2.7 with slimed Maxxis downhill tubes, DHX air shock, etc.
I dunno if I could live without my Azonic Outlaws though.
Don't listen to reason. Buy a new bike.
i think yr big toe is on yr scale.No Monster, but she's a beast.
Maybe it's my uncut 410 Thomson.
lthumbsdown: 
:huh: 
slimed DH tubes? wow, the heaviness!
Go tubeless for big savings.
You can save ~2 pounds off the front end with the 36 switcharoo
The tubeless will drop a ~1.5 pounds of rotating mass. That will feel like more savings too.
Preston
sell your fork, pick up a used 36. do the rest bit by bit?
aww h3ll just buy i new bike ...i did
aww h3ll just buy i new bike ...i did
I've got a hard-on for Transitions lately, so the Preston gets my vote. 
Skip the DHX air.
Tubeless will save more weight anyhow and its only $65 for a Stans kit.
You aren't paying retail are ya?!
My vote is to put the Stinky on a diet.
Nah, I just did a quick intarsearch.
New bike. That way you have a installed spare if you break one.
I said the kona, I think the transition would be a little heavier and the kona seems like it might lend itself better to pedalling.
Either is nice. What kind of warranty does each have?
I would not sweat the Outlaws. They are not stupid heavy. I have been thinking about lighter wheels, but I am not sure I want to have any flex again.
I would not sweat the Outlaws. They are not stupid heavy. I have been thinking about lighter wheels, but I am not sure I want to have any flex again.
I had my Stinky up to a healthy 68ish, it was built for battle though.
My current long travel trailbike (a Foes fly) is a more reasonable 34
specs, please. i call bullcocky. the only massively heavy bikes i've seen like that are crazy built (avy MTN-8 fork, burly steel frames like a hood or brooklyn, etc) for huckster use only.
i just can't see how you can transform a stinky into something weighing almost 70 pounds.
You could have a rack mounted with a spare bike on it.
WTF??
a 68 lb Stinky 
my Yeti DH was only 50ish. Got any pics of that thing?
my Yeti DH was only 50ish. Got any pics of that thing?
my $.02 goes to updating the current ride.
Thanks brother, but I don't look good in yellow.
As a Preston owner, I gotta put a plug in for 'em and say it's a damn good frame. It's the Swiss Army Knife of bikes.
Stinky 9 frame - 14lbs
Monster T - 12lbs
Atom Lab trail pimp rims (the old style before they lightened them) on Ringles - 10ish
Kona clump cranks - 5lbs
Hayes HFX 9's
Nokian Gazzalodi 2.7 with DH tubes - a few lbs each
Gusset bar and stem
SDQ saddle w/10mm solid cro-mo rails w/ crossbars
I'm not proud of how heavy it was, it was a pig, I could still climb with it though.