ok lets see which DH bike in 2006 is most beautiful and which one is the uglyest..
puts pics if you can..
puts pics if you can..
2006 Beauty and The Beast
- Thread starter Downhiller
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You are just asking for problems starting this thread!!!
OK....I'll step up....
Hot: Yeti 303. Beautiful. Just beautiful
Intense M3. Cause I have one and they are mint
Not: Konas. All of 'em
Plenty more ideas, but thats it for now.
Now start ragging me for it!
Hot: Yeti 303. Beautiful. Just beautiful
Intense M3. Cause I have one and they are mint
Not: Konas. All of 'em
Plenty more ideas, but thats it for now.
Now start ragging me for it!
I'm going with the "glam" factor...
Hot: Honda G-Cross, Lahar
Not: Any Azonic/Oryx, or Norco.
Hot: Honda G-Cross, Lahar
Not: Any Azonic/Oryx, or Norco.
not -corratec
Your right.
With that, I would like to de-nominate Norco and replace with Corratec, also...
I would also like to nominate my Morewood, in the "beautiful in its simplicity" category.
With that, I would like to de-nominate Norco and replace with Corratec, also...
I would also like to nominate my Morewood, in the "beautiful in its simplicity" category.
Yeti 303 is the bling.
I am not very fond of Giants and Norcos.
I am not very fond of Giants and Norcos.
Not: Specialized neon-fade-to-argyle-puke-fest. 
Hot has gotta be Lahar they are sick.......
And they have a gearbox
And they have a gearbox
hot:
still the honda rn-01
the paintjob on the yeti
I like the design of the new konas, with the low low top tube and the near square rear triangle.
not:
the actual 303 beneath the paint job
still the honda rn-01
the paintjob on the yeti
I like the design of the new konas, with the low low top tube and the near square rear triangle.
not:
the actual 303 beneath the paint job
Hot: V-10, Sunday,M3
Not: Brooklyn Machine Works, Hood, just about anything steel with an avalanche fork/rear shock
Not: Brooklyn Machine Works, Hood, just about anything steel with an avalanche fork/rear shock
Hot: Yeti 303 (of course!)
Honda G-Cross (the Japanese invasion begins!)
Rotec RL 9 (Lawill suspension makes it even better)
Sintesi Bazooka (The sexy Italian - tubes, man, tubes!)
and here: http://forum.velovert.com/index.php?automodule=gallery&cmd=viewimage&img=5370&tn=1
NOT:
Specialized Demos (lever madness!)
Risse Lassen (CNC bizarreness)
Honda G-Cross (the Japanese invasion begins!)
Rotec RL 9 (Lawill suspension makes it even better)
Sintesi Bazooka (The sexy Italian - tubes, man, tubes!)
and here: http://forum.velovert.com/index.php?automodule=gallery&cmd=viewimage&img=5370&tn=1
NOT:
Specialized Demos (lever madness!)
Risse Lassen (CNC bizarreness)
Hot: Yeti 303 (mine gets a hug every day:biggrin: )
Santacruz V-10 05 and newer.
Not: All demos, just downright ugly.
Old V10s
Santacruz V-10 05 and newer.
Not: All demos, just downright ugly.
Old V10s
Also Hot: SWD Crazy 8 - as real as steel can get; single-pivot, gravel-truck simplicity:
Transition Gran Mal - Bang-for-the-buck hands down winnah:
Transition Gran Mal - Bang-for-the-buck hands down winnah:
i forgot to add Karpiels and Foes DHS Monos to the not so hot list... cant forget those
Hot:Lahar/Commencal/Retrotec/Johnny Cycles/Honda/My fleet of Cannondales/Nomads/Lefty's/Mavericks
Not:All Konas/All demos/the Enduro SL/Huffy's/MGX's-fullsized men on 24 in. mountain bikes from Toy's R Us/Seven Duo-Lux
Not:All Konas/All demos/the Enduro SL/Huffy's/MGX's-fullsized men on 24 in. mountain bikes from Toy's R Us/Seven Duo-Lux
that goes in the not hot right?ok you guys are killing me here....Not one Nicolai yet!!!!
How about this one?
Damn there's some ugly muthaf***rs being chosen for the HotSpot.
Steel? Come on guys.....
Added:
Hot - Sundays
Orange 224
both for simplicity
Not - GTs. The new ones are horrid
That Sintesi. What are you thinking!
Steel? Come on guys.....
Added:
Hot - Sundays
Orange 224
both for simplicity
Not - GTs. The new ones are horrid
That Sintesi. What are you thinking!
BACK FROM THE DEAD????
hot: the sunday teams (the black ones) are seriously the sweetest looking bikes not made by intense
not: i'm sorry but as sweet as the gearbox is, the lahar is FUGLY!
not: i'm sorry but as sweet as the gearbox is, the lahar is FUGLY!
HOT: sunday, izumi, 223 and 224 (without that damn euro paint), m3, and as much as i dont like carbon the lahars are well pimp.
NOT: judge, any kona, and steel is great and all but i hate the style that steal brings to the dh table.
NOT: judge, any kona, and steel is great and all but i hate the style that steal brings to the dh table.
Hot:
Hotter:
hottest: My bike!!
Not:
Hotter:
hottest: My bike!!
Not:
At least you will never bash the chainguide with a BB that high.
Damn! That Karpiel is a PIG!
Is it ridable???
Is it ridable???
You like the meaverick but not the seven???
Hot- SWD
That's right, if you actually looked at them you could see they are nothing alike...but you are the montashu.
Hot: Sinister R9
not: can't think of any others that has not been covered already
not: can't think of any others that has not been covered already
first rotec i like!Rotec RL 9 (Lawill suspension makes it even better)
knolly is hoooot,that rotec is sexy and bmw race link is hot as hell..
unhot... any kona, any corratec, any trek, norco and author and da bomb
unhot... any kona, any corratec, any trek, norco and author and da bomb
functionaly they are the sameThat's right, if you actually looked at them you could see they are nothing alike...but you are the montashu.
^^^this is not a thread about functionality. its all about the looks here man and if he sees a difference and likes the mavericks better well more power to him.