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Sandwich

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siko cycles has one of those for sale, with an mtn-8 or 10. It's absolutely awesome, for a little while, but way more than I'm willing to pay for a bike that will only get occasional use.
 

seismic

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siko cycles has one of those for sale, with an mtn-8 or 10. It's absolutely awesome, for a little while, but way more than I'm willing to pay for a bike that will only get occasional use.
Agree....and it is a MTN-8 Siko is selling on the Big Link. An awesome bike with hands-down the coolest rear shock ever made (MTN-3). But you need to like old school and heavy bike to enjoy it. I ride old school setup as well...heavy, burly...great fun, good excersize, - but NOT a racer. We are talking back-country-huck-a-cliff-kind-of-bike :rolleyes:.............however, I will never become a racer anyway;)
 

xy9ine

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Almost as heavy as the other rides posted here...but it is ok, I like it and I almost never have to wrench on it :p

phreaking awesome. super rad end of the brooklyn era monument. how many of these did doc end up building?

i think it's time for a retro tank bike revival (obvious reaction to the rampant weight weenie-ism).
 

seismic

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phreaking awesome. super rad end of the brooklyn era monument. how many of these did doc end up building?

i think it's time for a retro tank bike revival (obvious reaction to the rampant weight weenie-ism).
As far as I know, 5 HM were built. This is #1. And "yes", - I am definitely in favor of the revival of the heavy-tank-ass-drop/FR/DH-machine :thumb: To be honest, I have never been much into the weightWeenie stuff when it comes to DH and FR. I know it may make sense in terms of competition use, but just not my cup of tea.
 

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On page one or two I mentioned the guy who had a 24" rear wheel big hit and super monster. Turns out he post's here under the name edc...I suppose a quick PM could get some great old school UK freeride shots from him
 

Sandwich

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phreaking awesome. super rad end of the brooklyn era monument. how many of these did doc end up building?

i think it's time for a retro tank bike revival (obvious reaction to the rampant weight weenie-ism).
you know...i love the sunday for it's geometry...but I really miss the RL for it's solid feel and easy reliability. Man that bike was tops when it came to anything besides cornering or lifting up. Super solid feeling.

On that note, I'm really looking forward to the silenc0r for the same reasons. If it's as solid as the RL but combines the geometry that really makes a bike sing, I can't see a legit reason not to. Even my AVY vs. boxxer WC didn't show the huge difference in ride I expected it to. The biggest change was the trail/offset of the fork, which is much more comfortable at low speed on the WC.

I guess we'll see what happens...hope it happens soon!
 

seismic

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you know...i love the sunday for it's geometry...but I really miss the RL for it's solid feel and easy reliability. Man that bike was tops when it came to anything besides cornering or lifting up. Super solid feeling.

On that note, I'm really looking forward to the silenc0r for the same reasons. If it's as solid as the RL but combines the geometry that really makes a bike sing, I can't see a legit reason not to. Even my AVY vs. boxxer WC didn't show the huge difference in ride I expected it to. The biggest change was the trail/offset of the fork, which is much more comfortable at low speed on the WC.

I guess we'll see what happens...hope it happens soon!
Yes, the Silencer should be able to continue what the RL started.
 

xy9ine

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you know...i love the sunday for it's geometry...but I really miss the RL for it's solid feel and easy reliability. Man that bike was tops when it came to anything besides cornering or lifting up. Super solid feeling.

On that note, I'm really looking forward to the silenc0r for the same reasons. If it's as solid as the RL but combines the geometry that really makes a bike sing, I can't see a legit reason not to. Even my AVY vs. boxxer WC didn't show the huge difference in ride I expected it to. The biggest change was the trail/offset of the fork, which is much more comfortable at low speed on the WC.

I guess we'll see what happens...hope it happens soon!
i've never ridden an rl, but the superco is just mint. dialled modern geometry and that distinctive yet hard to quantify 'feel of steel'. solid? definitely. very very nice.
 

Sandwich

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right on...i know you rode a tmx for a while, so i imagine they share similar qualities. I have no idea on final price, but even with a steep entry fee, it could make up for it with ride and build quality.
 

seismic

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right on...i know you rode a tmx for a while, so i imagine they share similar qualities. I have no idea on final price, but even with a steep entry fee, it could make up for it with ride and build quality.
Hmmmm - TMX, BL, RL......lot of nice memories of nice bikes from the times when a bike was about big and burly rather than light and flimsy :p
 

norbar

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It's a local bike. The guy races pro (will go masters soon if I remember right) and has some very non RM ideas about a bike (ie. he thinks than anything not in monster/sm weight is not durable enough ;) ) You should see him ride that thing (or anyone really) ;) I'll try to look for some vids with him riding this thing.
 
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Trekrules

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Yeah norbar he's is pretty well known person in your'e home country,seen him 1 time at the dirt masters festival.Pretty awesome too see
 
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norbar

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Yeah norbar he's is pretty well known person in your'e home country,seen him 1 time at the dirt masters festival.Pretty awesome too see
Hard not to notice this bike ;) He's also on almost every race in here so he's really dedicated ;)
 

RogerH

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Is there any chance you have any more photos of his bike?

That's Bjarke! The Danish Hucker! He's like a legend all over scandinavia! :)

Here's a picture for you all to caption:




In flightmode:


Nice HA with a bit of sag on the rear :)


Looks like a 26" front wheel in the last picture. But I think he rides with dual 24"
 

seismic

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Hi Roger....yeah...Bjarke is the huck-God of Scandinavia........it was cool to see him on the Banshee with the SM, and somehow it fitted him quite ok :)