Everything he said^^As framesets they are pretty similar.
The bighit has more travel.
Once the suspension sags the angles are going to be pretty similar (the demo with a 7" fork bighit with 8" fork), with the demo7 having slightly better DH geo (slacker and lower).
Its mentioned in another recent post that there is a spacer on the demo7s shock that when removed increases the rear travel to 7.7 so the difference in rear travel is only 0.5".
FYI: The big hit is an excellent frameset that some racers choose over the Demo8 last year.
As complete bike the demo7 1 is much nicer Bighit 3.
The bighits spec is heavy and has the 888RCV fork with crappy dampers.
Value wise the Bighit frameset is much better than the demo7.
But you really havent said alot about what riding you do.
dammit ash, where have you been hiding. found a sick trail by our place. you should come rip with us b4 you go back to whistlerGet the Demo. As good as the big hits are, you are buying older technology. I rode one of the new Demo's last year down Whistler...easily the sickest bike i have been on. It could be thrown around easier than my 06 Demo8, and it felt just as stable in the fast choppy stuff. Dare I say, the rear end felt even stiffer.
Lots of work. No play. Have to fund Whistler.dammit ash, where have you been hiding. found a sick trail by our place. you should come rip with us b4 you go back to whistler
Yeah, big reason why I would like to go with the 7. Having the big HT will give you even more options with the forks.Everything he said^^
I'm waffling back and forth between demos 7&8 and a bighit myself.
Based on geo numbers, they're all the same freakin bike.
Hey stephen, guess ASH isnt a drug lord, he actually works now! hahaLots of work. No play. Have to fund Whistler.
You going to PA this weekend?
Sorry to hijack the thread.
no, I'm not going to be able to. have to save money for entry fees. you should come down to UW tonight, there's going to be a bunch of peeps out.Lots of work. No play. Have to fund Whistler.
You going to PA this weekend?
Sorry to hijack the thread.