Im tied up trying to decide what bike I should get. I've been researching as much as i can but both of these bikes are brand new if any one has ridden one or has opinions lend me hand.
1. Trek Session 88 DH v.s. 2. DW link Turner DHR
Its been exactly like PB for about a year now.This place is getting closer and closer to becoming PB by the hour.
The weight is posted on their site and if you want feedback talk to Bullcrew. He loves his from what I got by buggering him on pm'sAnd the canfield jedi ive looked into getting one but i haven't really heard anything about them nor how much they wieght.
I rode a buddy's Jedi for about 1/3 of a run at whistler. It felt great... really tiny and flickable. Travel was super smooth. I'm a believer in a rearwards axle path. Rear tire clearance is a huge problem though. There are literally 3mms of clearance on the upper bridge of the rear triangle with any DH meats. You hear pee gravel get sucked in and grind/ping of the bridge as you ride, and the bike would be unusable in the mud or with an out of true wheel. I have no idea if Canfield is planning to modify the design. As the owner pointed out to me, out wouldn't be that difficult to move the bridge to below the pivot rather than tire-side of the pivot.The weight is posted on their site and if you want feedback talk to Bullcrew. He loves his from what I got by buggering him on pm's
Flickable? In turns or vertical - ie. jumpy?I rode a buddy's Jedi for about 1/3 of a run at whistler. It felt great... really tiny and flickable. Travel was super smooth. I'm a believer in a rearwards axle path. Rear tire clearance is a huge problem though. There are literally 3mms of clearance on the upper bridge of the rear triangle with any DH meats. You hear pee gravel get sucked in and grind/ping of the bridge as you ride, and the bike would be unusable in the mud or with an out of true wheel. I have no idea if Canfield is planning to modify the design. As the owner pointed out to me, out wouldn't be that difficult to move the bridge to below the pivot rather than tire-side of the pivot.
I only rode it for 1/3rd of a trail and a blue one at that, so grain of salt... I mean in turns and picking lines. It railed the turns and took me the first few to stop weighting the front as aggressive as I do on slacker bikes as I was getting to far out over the front. Really begged to be tossed around on the trail, versus plowing through by virtue of it's a short wheelbase, relatively steep head-angle (compared to say a Sunday), and was very light build. This particular one was running a vivid and a boxxer. I was also really impressed with the quality of the travel. Very controlled and smooth, but that may be a function of the shock. Felt like a lot of travel but didn't wallow.Flickable? In turns or vertical - ie. jumpy?
holy sentence batman!Thanks for all the help I have gone down to Go-Ride they are pretty much the best bike shop I've ever been to they know quite a bit, And plus they don't scam you they give you real answers and help you but yes the thing Im wondering is what is the HA Degree on the Jedi and thats the problem i was seeing with it is the mud thing im scared because i love riding in the wet.
Uh, yes and no. I think the point is that a good rider can do well on any good bike. Minaar on Honda and SC. Hill on IH or Spec.And 1. Its quite about the bike im my opinion especially coming from racing motocross since i was 5 if you dont have bike thats comfortable you can't get very far you can't understand it but when you get the bike the feels to your needs it totally inspires confidence and can push you to do things you though you couldn't do. Yes skill is the main factor put if you dont have confidence in your machine you won't progress and I've witnessed this first hand growing up with my buddies.