dose anyone have any ideas for me im trying to get a good bike to start freeriding on i have a gt ruckus hardtail right now and its mostly working out for what i like to do ive only done a 5 foot drop at most any suggestions would help thanks.
beginers freeride bike
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Check out the Weyless 67 at Supergo. For $999.00 complete, you really can't beat it. Especially for a beginner! 
Mike's nailed it already.
Ya, the weyless is really nice for the money. You can also check out the Big Hit FSR (7'' front n back) $1600 at my local shop, but only get the Big Hit if you think you are going to start going bigger than 5 footers
How much dough do you have? I got my first DH bike, a santa cruz super 8, for 500 bucks. Check the Buy/sell forum.
check out the new Ironhorse lineup too...the Yakuza line or the Sunday's.
The Specialized Big Hit "SPEC" (Single-Pivot-Elevated-Chainstay) is a great bike for a great price. It retails at $1,100 and that includes a 6" single crown fork, 6" rear travel and 8" disc brakes.
http://www.specialized.com/SBCBkModel.jsp?spid=9400&JServSessionIdroot=z87neunk5m.j27005
http://www.specialized.com/SBCBkModel.jsp?spid=9400&JServSessionIdroot=z87neunk5m.j27005
Not to be all technical, but it depends on what freeriding means to you. If you want to keep doing bigger and bigger drops, big gaps, etc., you probably want something beefy and big travel, like maybe an 04 Iron Horse DH or freeride bike (or an 05 if you've got the bucks and can wait a little while). But if you're looking at slower speed tech stuff (skinnies, ladders, etc) or tight dirt jumping, you should consider something a little lighter, less travel, more precise, like maybe an SC Heckler. Five inches of travel is way more than your current bike and plenty for learning bigger drops, and that's a great all-around rig that'll let you figure out what kind of riding you really want to be doing...
Also Mike, it technically has to be free of charge, so therefore riding the lifts at Whistler or Big Bear cannot be rightfully called freeriding. In fact to be a "true" freerider you must not pay for your bike or gear either. Ideally you would get sponsored but if that's not an option you can always just lift a nice Foes or Santa Cruz from some yuppy at Northstar.
Oops my bad.
What I meant was:
Dude, everyone knows it's not a freeride bike unless it looks flexy, comes in rootbeer, and has hopes.
What I meant was:
Dude, everyone knows it's not a freeride bike unless it looks flexy, comes in rootbeer, and has hopes.
Sorry, I started the thread derailment here. I'm sure bballboy wants some real input, and not hashed-out inside jokes.
I was just puzzled by the use of drop height as a primary criteria for a bike. I mean, yeah, a bike has to be strong enough for its intended purpose, but except for a *special* select few, riding is mostly more than just riding off ledges, so you should be worried about the trail in between drops, not just the drop. There are many more important things to know than how high you internet drop-height-record is. And, a bike that's suited for your purpose will probably be designed to take what you can dish out, drop-or-anything-else- wise.
So, BBallBoy, here's what you need to know. If we are going to give useful advice, we need real details from you. What you're riding now, bike and environment-wise, what you want to do in the future, what geometry you like (if you know that), how big or small you are, and-perhaps most importantly-your budget.
Like I said before, knowing the little I know, I'd just ride your Ruckus until you break it. Hardtails are great fun and really up your skill level.
MD
I was just puzzled by the use of drop height as a primary criteria for a bike. I mean, yeah, a bike has to be strong enough for its intended purpose, but except for a *special* select few, riding is mostly more than just riding off ledges, so you should be worried about the trail in between drops, not just the drop. There are many more important things to know than how high you internet drop-height-record is. And, a bike that's suited for your purpose will probably be designed to take what you can dish out, drop-or-anything-else- wise.
So, BBallBoy, here's what you need to know. If we are going to give useful advice, we need real details from you. What you're riding now, bike and environment-wise, what you want to do in the future, what geometry you like (if you know that), how big or small you are, and-perhaps most importantly-your budget.
Like I said before, knowing the little I know, I'd just ride your Ruckus until you break it. Hardtails are great fun and really up your skill level.
MD
best way to get better as a beginner is on ur hardtail... get smoth and then when u start makin money get urself a dirty dirty (a dual suspension fr bike)
how do u get dirty dirty out of dual suspension bike
