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So I finally have a full-blown DH bike....

jebfour

jebfour

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I'm not sure why I post this stuff. I'm bored and it seems somewhat appropriate for a mountain bike website I guess...

After putting this bike together I thought that I really only needed one bike, but this build weighed in at nearly 43 lbs. Great for heavy trail/DH but to be honest not much fun for XC/trail riding. So on a tight budget, I put this together. This bike has proven to be a lot of fun for solo rides (I don't ride DH alone). Then the same guy who I bought my Blitz from offered me his DH frame and a freshly rebuilt fork. The Blitz and 66 went up for sale.

I figured that I might as well not screw around and put together a full on DH rig....Should be fun!


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I rode the same bike for 2-3 years and now I'm swapping stuff around every other month. Go figure :twitch:
 
jebfour

jebfour

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Thanks! I'm pretty stoked...this is one of those bikes that I "always wanted". What's really cool to is that I bought this from the guy that I usually ride with so he can still take it for a spin when he wants (he really liked it). Although he didn't do a half bad move going to a Canfield F1...

So I have to ask all of you....is this how it starts/ends? The constant upgrading and swapping of parts when you should be spending money on other stuff? I'm already eyeballing my hardtail and thinking about a 4" softtail frame :disgust1: :crazy:
 
MMcG

MMcG

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jeb4 said:
Thanks! I'm pretty stoked...this is one of those bikes that I "always wanted". What's really cool to is that I bought this from the guy that I usually ride with so he can still take it for a spin when he wants (he really liked it). Although he didn't do a half bad move going to a Canfield F1...

So I have to ask all of you....is this how it starts/ends? The constant upgrading and swapping of parts when you should be spending money on other stuff? I'm already eyeballing my hardtail and thinking about a 4" softtail frame :disgust1: :crazy:
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Yep you are officially addicted.
 
Bicyclist

Bicyclist

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Apr 4, 2004
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Dang, looks good! You are most definately addicted. PM me if you want to ride DH sometime, the week after this upcoming one is my spring break and I plan on SB, Ojai, maybe some Simi riding.
 
Toshi

Toshi

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jeb4 said:
So I have to ask all of you....is this how it starts/ends? The constant upgrading and swapping of parts when you should be spending money on other stuff? I'm already eyeballing my hardtail and thinking about a 4" softtail frame :disgust1: :crazy:
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the cycle does have unexpected outcomes sometimes. i went through a slew of bikes from 1993 through about 2003... and after all of it i ended up keeping only a fully rigid xc rig and a road bike. the bikes kept on getting bigger and bigger until i stopped the cycle: proflex, cannondale, evil, kona, intense, and ultimately canfield.

nice dhr, btw.

:busted:
 
jebfour

jebfour

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Bicyclist said:
Dang, looks good! You are most definately addicted. PM me if you want to ride DH sometime, the week after this upcoming one is my spring break and I plan on SB, Ojai, maybe some Simi riding.
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You've got it. Sunday's for me for the next four weeks (we have other commitments on Saturday's). Did you have anyplace specific in mind? My buddy and I were talking about riding Suicide....PM me or vise-versa....
 
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