2011 Specialized Sx Trail
- Thread starter jwray
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Those bikes are very very good. The AC of the 180 single crown they're specced with will be pretty close to a 200mm DC fork so static numbers should be pretty close. Just keep in mind you've got an extra inch of dive on the front once you start riding.
They're really fun bikes on the right trails but they're still not a modern dh bike....not always a bad thing though. Also be aware that specialized may not honor a warranty claim with a DC fork.
They're really fun bikes on the right trails but they're still not a modern dh bike....not always a bad thing though. Also be aware that specialized may not honor a warranty claim with a DC fork.
not to derail this horrible but does any one else feel putting the longer travel fork on it defeated the point of the sx trail?
Yup
Honestly though, something like a WC boxxer isn't heavy and it IS stiffer than a stretched out 180mm 36. Unless you're all about overly clicked tables, x-ups and barspins, why not? Not everyone has gnarly dh trails that kind of demand a full blown dh bike. I might do it to get more responsive steering but that would be it.
An SX trail with a dual crown is lighter than a full blown DH bike, easier to pedal home and can handle quite a range of trails.
im talking more along the lines of when they went from 160mm to 180mm its more of the same thing as the big hit now.
After I broke my Shocker last July, slapped my Fox 40 on the SX and got 9th in the Garbo. Sickest, baddest bike out there. no problems riding it, she ripped it up. I wouldn't ride the bike like that all year at Whistlehoar, you will blow her up big time (i.e rear shock)...
I have a new Demo feels the same (Geo, wheelbase, BB), but still love riding the SX.....best bike I have ever ridden.... ever.....
Stick with the 180mm Fox... on the front..... plenty of punch
I have a new Demo feels the same (Geo, wheelbase, BB), but still love riding the SX.....best bike I have ever ridden.... ever.....
Stick with the 180mm Fox... on the front..... plenty of punch
i got to ride my buddies with a totem, built up to ~32lbs. it felt nimble as a thimble. definitely too short and twitchy to be a true DH bike, but it gobbled up everything in its path regardless.