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Chimp
Jul 21, 2005
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Boone, NC -> Cleveland, Oh
With Beech opening up more regularly, I'm thinking about getting a bike. Here is the deal: I'm an XC dweeb in my late 30s and I don't have much budget. My initial thought was to get a slack hardtail. However, I'm saving up for a 5-6" 29r to replace my Titus Racer X for Wilson's trips, but I was not sure if thatll be much fun or durable on lift accessed terrain. Since I'm budget shopping, where should I focus spending? Brakes? Does the drivetrain even matter?
 
bizutch

bizutch

Delicate CUSTOM flower
Dec 11, 2001
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Over your shoulder whispering
Clealan has a point. That's fast Eddie's DH bike. It's not for sale b/c it's been beaten on. He bought it off Jeremy R in fantastic shape, but he's hurt himself 3 times on it since and is in his late 40's. Wife and he decided he should hang it up.

That bike is a STEAL!.
 
clealan

clealan

Monkey
Mar 9, 2008
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Fairview NC
If your budget is really tight, my brother has a Brodie Damien (180 mm front and rear) with a nice parts spec for $600. Be hard to get cheaper than that.
 
profro

profro

Turbo Monkey
Feb 25, 2002
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Walden Ridge
F' that 29er and get a solid 6" bike i.e. Enduro, ReignX, Nomad, etc. and do it all on one bike.

I have one 6" bike with 2 wheelsets. One light tubeless setup for XC and one with DH tires. Pretty darn good setup.
 
MTB_Rob_NC

MTB_Rob_NC

What do I have to do to get you in this car TODAY?
Nov 15, 2002
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Charlotte, NC
I would suggest finding a used DH bike. You can usually find them for pretty cheap, then just buy parts as you break them. I bought very familiar to a few people on here used 06 Demo 8 a few years ago for cheap and the only thing I have had to do to it since was replace tires and brake pads.
 
Mulestar

Mulestar

Turbo Monkey
Sep 18, 2007
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Choose wisely and your 29er should be just fine for everything. Transition bandit, yeti sb95, stumpy evo, etc look like fun to me. Tires are most important by far. 8 inch front rotor is nice, chainguide is nice. These are all things I would be running on a bike for wilson creek anyway...

If you're on a budget, buying a DH bike in NC is just stupid any way you look at it.
 
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Jeremy R

Jeremy R

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Nov 15, 2001
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I bet you can still smell my balls on the seat if you sniff hard enough.
That should be listed as a feature!!:rofl:

Yeah, I gotta agree with some of the others. I would just build one kick ass 6 inch trail bike.
That bike should be fine for just riding Beech's am course, and the next trail they are building there is supposed to be a easier flow type trail.
 
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