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2009 the year of DH?

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Pegboy

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I just checked out the thread with Sinisters latest offering and it got me thinking. Has there ever been a year with so many amazing offerings in the DH world? Evil, Transition, Intense, Turner and Sinister all have new offerings that I almost instantly thought I would like to own. Even the big Corp. guys are bringing respectable stuff to the table (Giant and Trek).

Am I alone here or is 2009 the year of the bike? The Economy may be in the sh1tter, but if you are a DH'er and have any money, this is a good year!
 
Cant Climb

Cant Climb

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May 9, 2004
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...or does the 29'r rigid HT SS wave get bigger now that "Excess" is going out of style.....?
 
Prettym1k3

Prettym1k3

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The 29'r rigid HT SS guys are the ones destroying our local fun trails. They complain about braking bumps, too many stunts, etc.

Basically, they're a bunch of roadies who, if they had their way, would flat-out pave the trails all the way down the mountain.

Ugh.
 
Big J

Big J

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Cant Climb said:
...or does the 29'r rigid HT SS wave get bigger now that "Excess" is going out of style.....?
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The hemp wearing, Prius driving, filling the air w/ smug crowd are welcome to look down their noses at me.......I'm still going to rock a bling'd V10.

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no skid marks

no skid marks

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Big J said:
The hemp wearing, Prius driving, filling the air w/ smug crowd are welcome to look down their noses at me.......I'm still going to rock a bling'd V10.

J
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You make the rest of the V10 owners, and DHers in general look stupid with that comment. Thanks, way to push the sport forward, Tard.
 
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marshalolson

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evil - 2009
transition - super late 2009
intense 951 - prolly 2010?
sinister - tbd
yeti - 2009
giant - 2010
trek - 2008
turner - late 2009/2010

i dunno man, not alot of 2009 stuff in there really.

but alot of cool bikes. but new cool bikes come out every year. that is the whole point.
 
Big J

Big J

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no skid marks said:
You make the rest of the V10 owners, and DHers in general look stupid with that comment. Thanks, way to push the sport forward, Tard.
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Dude, relax…..I guess you missed the South Park reference and if you still think my comment was serious switch to decaf, wtf.

J
 
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Pegboy

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marshalolson said:
evil - 2009
transition - super late 2009
intense 951 - prolly 2010?
sinister - tbd
yeti - 2009
giant - 2010
trek - 2008
turner - late 2009/2010

i dunno man, not alot of 2009 stuff in there really.

but alot of cool bikes. but new cool bikes come out every year. that is the whole point.
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Yep, I obviously realize that new bikes come out every year but often it is just a slightly revised version of the previous years model. I am pretty sure the Sinister will be available this year as it was proto'd last year. I also thought the Intense 951 will be out this year...certainly could be wrong, I am not an industry guy.

There are also a lot of others that I didn't mention (Yeti and some other "boutique" offerings). It just seems like this year just about everybody is rolling out a totally new DH model...except for Kona of course:shocked:
 
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