looks way better than the current dhi (looks like full carbon?) :
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2009 gt dh ???
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Correct.
Very fancy looking with the chromed dog bone. Now the question is what does it weight?
That looks sick. I loved my ruckus i drive. hopefully they have sorted the geometry on this version of the DHi
That thing does look quite nice.
i dig it.
The frame looks nice!!!!! I remember back in the day when they had a few Carbon Fiber DH bikes. I had just started racing and was trying to scrape up the funds to try to get one. I ended up with the Aluminum version instead. I wonder if they will have two different versions because I don't see them moving a lot of the Carbon frames because you know the $$ cost will be HIGH!!!!!!!!!
I am glad to see them back and pushing the technology level to the next level.
I am glad to see them back and pushing the technology level to the next level.
I wonder if that was the bike he was riding during his race run, how did it hold up to the high speed crash?
This has nothing to do with the bike, but check Bryn's result.
Considering that horrific crash, he got back up and pinned it.
He still had a good finish.
GT press camp starts today in Livigno I believe, so we will have all the info on that rig asap. Bryn was on his old bike.
Does Bryn have a funny very upright riding style?
Asian carbon is cheap these days.
won't it snap if you scratch it?
awesome to finally see a ~production composite dh frame. so much potential.
awesome to finally see a ~production composite dh frame. so much potential.
The question is how much would it take to scratch it enough to snap it. I remember test in German Bike some years ago where carbon was very impact resistant. Xy how is your bike holding up? You have some very thing pieces and the bike looks fine.
that statement was with heavy sarcasm. i'm a total believer in the suitability of carbon for dh frame applications. built properly, they'll take all sorts of abuse & still live long happy lives.
Seb this could be your real return to the weight weenie leadership 
Perhaps that press camp bike is #1 off the assembly line?
Nice.
agreed.
and the mould cost is nothing as bad you may think.. it beats me why more manufacturers dont use carbon
the STS-DH and LOBO were thermoplastic not carbon fibre
Nice job there GT.
Haha. I hope it's not that light, I don't want to have to worry about the abuse that UK uplifts would give a thin-walled carbon frame!Seb this could be your real return to the weight weenie leadership
Well that's what I mean. If they're selling them in 09 I'd like to think they would have had some pros ride prototypes by now! Spose it's only June though isn't it...
Wasn't Livigno closed this year for finantial consideration?
The word from the store is it will be called the Fury DH and retail is $7000.
Doesn't a M6 with all the bells and whistles retail for that?
Yeah, is $7K for a top end carbon bike really that much. I've had that sunk into a good old 6160 Dh rig.
comparable to a high-end carbon road bike as well. and you get more bonus stuff like shocks!
Well I don't know. Over here a 2008 DHi will set you back £4000, which equates to about $8000. But the world being the way it is I thought they went for about $5000 in the US, in which case it seems odd for their new bike to be $2000 more. I could be wrong on that $5000 price though, can't find it online anywhere at the moment.
About the carbon and thin walls. - They don't have to be so thin that they would be injured because of lifts and stuff. I've used carbon bars for quite some time and they are really abused (hit rocks and yes they've been scratched) and they hold very fine. Also I hear little problem with Lahar carbon bike durability.
Exactly, same with Elan bikes and BCDs, all amazingly thick when you see a cutaway!I believe thats because the carbon is about 5m thick on a Lahar where it needs to be