I rode my friend's 7" Slash Coil. It felt identical to my hardtail (Avent Jibster) in Geo and feel, but it had 7 inches travel.
I liked it so much, I'm trading my FS frame for his. I'm going with air shock though, for lightness, plus I've never had one.
I will agree that the swingarm looks...
Hey folks.
Selling my Koxx Djinn. Stock, except for Brisa Elite flatbar (uncut) and Maggie Hs33s and Echo 2-bolt booster on the rear.
It's got proper scratches from trials on the frame, but no dents or cracks.
Downtube signed by Lenosky.
Right crankarm's bent slightly, just pick up an Echo...
Meh, I'd stay away from the Opie, if possible. Either save up or buy something used. Or, maybe check out some all-mountain hardtails or something. You know? If you can spend that on an Opie, I'd look at the Mongoose Fireball. It's pretty close in price, and at least comes with disc brakes and a...
CF is generally plenty strong, the problem arises though when CF resin gets scratched, it's weakened. Once it's weakened, and it decides to break, it does so very rapidly, unlike steel or aluminum. If you don't crash a lot, they're probably fine.
I think the easiest place to find your bike's...
Ever heard of a Triple Black Diamond? ECD? Ritual High? Or are you just some cock who thinks the only real bikes say Rocky Mountain, Santa Cruz, Foes or Karpiel on the downtube? Cause if you are I can go right back to ignoring lame internet **** and riding my bike..which ironically enough, isn't...
The one knob on the fork is preload adjust. It basically compresses the spring in the fork a certain amount to make it stiffer. And, as a big rider, you want it stiffer so you don't bottom out the fork.
It's called setting Sag. Sag is how far the fork sinks when you sit on the bike. On a XC...
Mongoose has a bad rap for all their walmart crap, but their real bikes are sick and well equipped.
I still think a real friend would sell you his old '06 fireball for under 300 (American, heh!)
I'd get a Ritual Street, or Dirt depending on how you want to huck it.
And not spend a lot on a...
Well, if you liked BMX, you'd love a Dirt Jump bike. They ride like BMXs with suspension forks and 26 inch wheels. I'd suggest you look at a couple of completes. Check out the Specialized P1 P2 or P3. Also one of the Mongoose Rituals. Uh...there's the Cannondale Chase, A GT Ruckus, Giant STP...
A GT Avalanche 3.0 Disc is a good entry level. I definitely recommend something with disc brakes for trail riding. The components are low-end which is expected but should work fine for a casual rider.
A buddy of mine recently wanted to get into riding and wanted a bike that he could try a...
My first question would be, what isn't the bike doing well for you right now?
If you're riding mostly casual XC, and not competing I don't think you would really need to make any changes other than comfort ones, like nicer shifters, smoother derailleurs and stuff like that.
As for companies...
Eh...so...you want to have gears...but you ...don't want to have gears...
Personally, I don't see what's so freakin' complex about a cassette and a derailleur that you need to overcomplicate your life by trying to run a triple chainring and one gear on your cassette hub. A derailleur is not a...
Here's mine. '07 Jibster Frame with 130mm DJ1. It's an older pic, it's currently running a Spank Bitch Stick bar with ODI lock-ons and a hookworm up front. I also put on a marzocchi fender, since there's a lot of slushy snowy crap on the ground and I got sick of cleaning my glasses.
I have to agree for some reasons and not for others. I'm a noob trials rider, but making leaps and bounds. I tried out a few stocks when I was living in Cleveland, and once I moved I needed my own bike. I put out a want ad and ended up buying a Koxx Djinn (mod) with HS33s on the cheap.
I...
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