First off, I appologise for the fact that this is probably the wrong fourm to post this in, but I cannot see a better one...It sort of a downhill bike afterall.
Secondly, I have done a search and very similar posts have come up but nothing that addresses my exact questions...
Having said that, I have been looking around on the internet at all the new 2005 bikes and came across the '05 Specialized big hit FSR (the one with the hot flames on the top tube) and said "Hell, 1800 USD for that bike is a good deal!" I don't know if that is a typo on Specialized's part but if that is the price, I am quite interested in this bike. What I will use this bike for will probably seem weird to some of you, but I do live on the prairies. I am aware that this is a 'downhill' bike, but please hear me out.
I love doing stunts, drops and jumps (urban and man-made), and feel that this bike will allow me to do so without it breaking (My Giant Warp frame broke, and the back rim bent up on me bad). I've gotten to the point where I do not want to do anything on this bike anymore for fear of having to spend more cash on repairing it.
I also need to do some XC. When I say XC I don't mean huge climbs, I mean riding along dirt, gravel, and grass paths to a friends house, or the like. I know this is not the ideal XC bike, of course, but I think that it would be acceptable for getting from one place to another. I go on some epic trips, (50+ km) but it is generally all flat.
At times I will take it to some resorts to get some serious use out of it. There isn't much on the prairies but there is some. This is where I will sustain some climbs (of course nothing major) and some more flat land riding, as well as some downhill and freeriding.
So this is what I plan to do with this bike. So what do you guys think? Will it work? Let it be known that I plan to keep this bike for a decent time period, so I think I can justify the cost. How will it do for my intended purposes?
I also have some additional questions:
1)24" rear wheel - a problem for my uses? I'd like to know more about this system.
2)Weight - does anyone know what is is? Is weight mainly a problem for climbs, what about flatland riding?
3)Chainrings - would it be feasible to put a three chain ring system on it?
So thank you very much for reading this lengthy post, and any comments at all, even "your crazy" would be greately appreciated!
Secondly, I have done a search and very similar posts have come up but nothing that addresses my exact questions...
Having said that, I have been looking around on the internet at all the new 2005 bikes and came across the '05 Specialized big hit FSR (the one with the hot flames on the top tube) and said "Hell, 1800 USD for that bike is a good deal!" I don't know if that is a typo on Specialized's part but if that is the price, I am quite interested in this bike. What I will use this bike for will probably seem weird to some of you, but I do live on the prairies. I am aware that this is a 'downhill' bike, but please hear me out.
I love doing stunts, drops and jumps (urban and man-made), and feel that this bike will allow me to do so without it breaking (My Giant Warp frame broke, and the back rim bent up on me bad). I've gotten to the point where I do not want to do anything on this bike anymore for fear of having to spend more cash on repairing it.
I also need to do some XC. When I say XC I don't mean huge climbs, I mean riding along dirt, gravel, and grass paths to a friends house, or the like. I know this is not the ideal XC bike, of course, but I think that it would be acceptable for getting from one place to another. I go on some epic trips, (50+ km) but it is generally all flat.
At times I will take it to some resorts to get some serious use out of it. There isn't much on the prairies but there is some. This is where I will sustain some climbs (of course nothing major) and some more flat land riding, as well as some downhill and freeriding.
So this is what I plan to do with this bike. So what do you guys think? Will it work? Let it be known that I plan to keep this bike for a decent time period, so I think I can justify the cost. How will it do for my intended purposes?
I also have some additional questions:
1)24" rear wheel - a problem for my uses? I'd like to know more about this system.
2)Weight - does anyone know what is is? Is weight mainly a problem for climbs, what about flatland riding?
3)Chainrings - would it be feasible to put a three chain ring system on it?
So thank you very much for reading this lengthy post, and any comments at all, even "your crazy" would be greately appreciated!
