What frame first comes to mind when asked, "Whats the #1 DH frame?"
PS- I know a lot of it is preference
PS- I know a lot of it is preference
#1 DH Frame
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Thats easy, Karpiel Armageddon
And Ironically, that's the one frame that has never made it to #1 in any Norba national or UCI pro race.Originally posted by Brian HCM#1
Thats easy, Karpiel Armageddon
iron horse, reasonably priced, sweet lookin , top notch performance, and awesome specs on the completes.
also, Giant dh bikes, jus a sick ride. i used one for a slalom race cause my brakes on my slalom bike $hit the bed rite b4 the race. 2.7's, super T and all 8 in in the rear, VERY effciant in the corners and acceleration.
also, Giant dh bikes, jus a sick ride. i used one for a slalom race cause my brakes on my slalom bike $hit the bed rite b4 the race. 2.7's, super T and all 8 in in the rear, VERY effciant in the corners and acceleration.
Disco Volante (if i lived in utah or norcal, believe me i'd be keepin it) and the Turner DHR
The question was DH frame not whats the best racing DH frame.Originally posted by kidwoo
And Ironically, that's the one frame that has never made it to #1 in any Norba national or UCI pro race.
Whatever one you're riding at the time.
No. Whatever Josh Bender is riding.
I'd say whatever Bender last broke, more pivots give you better suspension performance and less brake jack. 
Orange 223 !!!!!!!! 
Banshee Scream cause i ride one and its just a sweet bike. or a v10 i still cant get over riding one of them
first thing that comes to mind is the turner dhr and the intense m1, v10 would come to mind but i think its a bit heavy.
Ah, the tri-dot thats the frame everyone should ownOriginally posted by Acadian
naw, gotta be either the rubber duck or the masterplan.
Started getting mine together this weekend and its right on target for 40 pounds - I don't think that's too heavy?!?
Just waiting for hoops/hubs/rubber and rear derailluer/chain installation. Sitting at 25.3 pounds with everything else...
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ok, i'll bite. what makes the armageddon better than other DH frames? what other frames have you ridden and what does the karp do better than those?
The scale...
And in an effort not to detract from this topic, the best DH frame is the one that get's my @ss down the hill in one piece .
And in an effort not to detract from this topic, the best DH frame is the one that get's my @ss down the hill in one piece
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Cause I own one, that makes it the best
Which really is the best bike................Ask 100 people and you'll get 100 different answers. The bottom line is its all personal preferance.
Are those even availible to the pubic yet?
I would never buy a bike just because that idiot rode one. He is the main reason Jan would change things on the Armageddon. Glad I got an early one before Bender started talking Jan into making changes. That's how I got away with running a 7" fork. Ya know Kidwoo I wonder if that's why your bike was such an ill handler. Bender sucks and can't even ride a bike down a trail.
well i guess i was asking what makes the Karp the best bike for you, and how you arrived at that conclusion. but maybe i already know the answer?Originally posted by Brian HCM#1
Cause I own one, that makes it the best
:devil:
Or we could be like you... buy a frame, wait forever to get it, ride it a week, buy a different frame, and then wait for that one. You can all be like this guy and try EVERY frame in a span of a year. Then you can have an opinion on frames... ok!Originally posted by ViolentVolante
Ah, the tri-dot thats the frame everyone should own
I really like my Army.
I've ridden a few different DH machines ove the last few of years. RM7, Kona Stab, Turner DHR and now a Disco. Personally, for DH, I would go with the DHR. Very stable and stiff. It it well balanced in the air and it corners like it's on rails. Put an Avy DHS on the beast and it goes even faster!
M1 and then prolly the M3...but I think turner is the hottness right now
M3, DHR, and F4
i think the M1 is the benchmark where all DH frames is measured against
i think the M1 is the benchmark where all DH frames is measured against
Obviously the RM7 is the best DH bike, I'm not sure if there was ever one for freeriding but it rocked for DH. 
I was looking at one of those for next season but the BB is to low for me. Oh well the search continues.
You do know that the bb height is adjustable right...also we were just sent the new thrust link to raise the bb...you should email Karl for more up to date info...I don't think it's made it to the website yet....D
I am quite fond of my v10.
balfa bb7
true......I couldn't ride down a trail either....well ON the bike at least.
That wasn't it though. It rode like every other Army I've ridden, it was just too short of a front triangle. When I told this to Jan, he told me I was wrong and to quit mind fvcking myself.
After I got another bike, he started riding an XL front triangle and told me I was right about it not wanting to dive as much.
THAT's why his bikes ride like ass. He doesn't listen to the WOO.
i think that whoever makes it, needs to retire on the spot, cuz where's there to go from the top?
i don think there ever will be a best -- just a whole lot of really good ones!