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PRELOADED said:
Nice bike !
So if the Racelink would have some negatives as more of a trail/freeride bike, would the mini-link be a better option? As I see it the major cons of the Racelink for trail/freeriding is its slack angles, long wheelbase, and weight. Now the Mini-link basically eliminates all these problems but introduces some of its own problems. About 100 pages back on this thread some guy said his mini-link was sweets as an XC bike. However, at 64 I think it would be hard to get the seat up where I could petal. The seat-tube of the mini is just so short. I guess I could get a long custom steel seat post so I dont snap it if its that long. I also heard that BMW is making a run of long toptube Minis. So my question is which would be better as a trail/freeride bike, the Racelink or the long TT mini-link, given that Im 64 240lbs, and want to do short climbs and 8 foot drops?
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i´ve got a question, can you tell if i can fix the rock shox pike race in the park bike? Because i don´t no if the setting knob from the Flood Gate can hit the downtube, does anybody ride this combo?
Maniac
i´ve got a question, can you tell if i can fix the rock shox pike race in the park bike? Because i don´t no if the setting knob from the Flood Gate can hit the downtube, does anybody ride this combo?
Maniac
In the pic with the Avy Fork, thats the best looking RL I've seen ! ( outside of T's chromer, but thats in a league of its own) The red with black graphic is so cool and the wheels look neat too.PRELOADED said:
hmmm... the "long tt mini" of which you speak is an unknown; if it IS even produced it'd be tiny under a guy your size. you'd need a dorkily long custom seatpost to even approach full leg extension - IF thats a priority. the longer rl would still be quite flickable under a guy of your size - the tt is quite short, and you can run dual 26's. the rl with the 66 would be a pretty neat ride i think - you're just going to have to sacrifice climbing efficiency. OR you might look somewhere else alltogether (sacriledge) - ie, a banshe scream - burly, lighter, lots cheaper, full length seattube, & ability to bolt on a rohloff. there's probably better bikes out there than a brooklyn for the job you're asking - it might boil down to a practicality vs emotion decision.llaskin said:
You know - I love riding my Race-Link more then any other bike overall - but for trail riding/freeriding combo - I always take my Banshee Chappy - built up as an afterthought as I recieved in on trade for my old M1 - I was so surprised by the ride and how well it climbs-turns-drops - that it is my first choice for all non-liftserviced free riding... I have ridden my buddy's scream and I would tend to agree with XY9ine - a Scream or Chappy may be a better call - get the Chappy and the Race-Link if you can swing it!
Someone sell me some Avy forks 
All these pictures of them! Racelinks are built for them, they gotta be. The mtn 8s i felt were the only other fork i felt complimented the avy shock well enough, not ridden some dhf's, but i can assume they're also darn great?
All these pictures of them! Racelinks are built for them, they gotta be. The mtn 8s i felt were the only other fork i felt complimented the avy shock well enough, not ridden some dhf's, but i can assume they're also darn great?
AR_ said:Someone sell me some Avy forks
MTN-8s are great...but heavy !
Lets see - the race-Link with the Avy DH8 as shown with Ti Spring on rear shock - Minion 2.5s and steel bb spindle and fork springs - 49lbs
Avy fork is perfect with this bike - I love it at Plattekill - It was my secret weapon for shredding garbanzo this year on my first trip to Whistler... This combo rides like no other
Avy fork is perfect with this bike - I love it at Plattekill - It was my secret weapon for shredding garbanzo this year on my first trip to Whistler... This combo rides like no other
PRELOADED said:
Sounds great ! "DH8" ??? Do you mean the DHF-8 ?
Yes, I guess - Craig didn't have so many models when I bought this - Just this and the big-ass MTN8 - Mine has the same externals as the DHF 8 family with two springs (one in each leg) both steel. weighs in at just under 10 lbs with top crown.seismic said:
hey beemers, did some riding at a brand new course for 2005. It is a new course for a new 8 race series: http://www.somefeargear.com/MDHCS/main.htm
The RL did great. the first time i have been able to point it downhill. i am so in-love with the geometry and wheelbase. i is soo stable and fast. I think i am going to add a Hopey steering damper in order to completely eliminate any feeling of riding the bike off-road! lol
The RL did great. the first time i have been able to point it downhill. i am so in-love with the geometry and wheelbase. i is soo stable and fast. I think i am going to add a Hopey steering damper in order to completely eliminate any feeling of riding the bike off-road! lol
Sweet man, ure lucky to be living in Texas, we just got about another foot of snow last night, and some neighboring states got up to 30 new inches last night.
Total bummer....
I am trying to stay strong through winter but its driving me nuts!
Dan
Total bummer....
I am trying to stay strong through winter but its driving me nuts!
Dan
Jimmy_Pop said:hey beemers, did some riding at a brand new course for 2005. It is a new course for a new 8 race series: http://www.somefeargear.com/MDHCS/main.htm
The RL did great. the first time i have been able to point it downhill. i am so in-love with the geometry and wheelbase. i is soo stable and fast. I think i am going to add a Hopey steering damper in order to completely eliminate any feeling of riding the bike off-road! lol
Ahhh... more riding pics! Thanks for the infusion.
Hell yeah, i hope to ride with you NE guys and gals at the US Open on Memorial Day weekend.OrthoPT said:Ahhh... more riding pics! Thanks for the infusion.
So who are the BMW peeps that will be there. Mtn. Creek May 27-31 ?? Im making a list of people that i want to meet / ride with.
joel
PRELOADED said:
Nice !! Avy forks are super nice indeed !
Jimmy_Pop said:hey beemers, did some riding at a brand new course for 2005. It is a new course for a new 8 race series: http://www.somefeargear.com/MDHCS/main.htm
The RL did great. the first time i have been able to point it downhill. i am so in-love with the geometry and wheelbase. i is soo stable and fast. I think i am going to add a Hopey steering damper in order to completely eliminate any feeling of riding the bike off-road! lol
Very nice pic.......lokks awesome ! :devil:
Sweet ride man!
Why do you got black crowns on your Avy fork?
Espen
Why do you got black crowns on your Avy fork?
Espen
Jimmy_Pop said:hey beemers, did some riding at a brand new course for 2005. It is a new course for a new 8 race series: http://www.somefeargear.com/MDHCS/main.htm
The RL did great. the first time i have been able to point it downhill. i am so in-love with the geometry and wheelbase. i is soo stable and fast. I think i am going to add a Hopey steering damper in order to completely eliminate any feeling of riding the bike off-road! lol
Black crowns are the bling !
i had a strange dream that i bought a used orange FQ for about $1000, and it came w/ a rigid fork. i was gonna put a 66 on it. it still rode great though. i was hitting stair gaps all long night.
narlus said:
You need to ride some more.....or a little less...
Sverre, I wish i were a kid, i bet im older than you! lolSverre said:Ohh man you're one lucky kid. I'd kill to get some serious dhing soon. I'm glad you like he RL that much. It makes me even more psyked to get mine up and runing. Keep it up Joel, and bring on more ride pics soon.
Sverre
Yeah, i should be posting up many, many racing pics this summer, and probably some good crash pics if you're lucky.
I cant wait to see pics of your new RL!
Espen, black anodize is purdy. gotta do it aftermarket though and press out the steertube. all the other small parts on my bike are anodized aftermarket too: floating brake, derailleur hanger, BB, crank spacers, chainwheel spacers ETC. I wanted to anodize the links but they are too complicated to dissasemble - i think there is about 32 total small pieces inside all the links (orings, races, beaings, caps, etc)
joel
BROOKLYN MACHINE WORKS HITMAN STOLEN FROM UK HOME!!!!!!
Chas's HITMAN was stolen from his home in Liverpool. There are only a handful of these bikes, maybe 6 of 'em.
There's a photo of it in here somewhere, and I bet someone will step up with a current shot of it, but it's all white with an Avalanche fork.
Chas's HITMAN was stolen from his home in Liverpool. There are only a handful of these bikes, maybe 6 of 'em.
There's a photo of it in here somewhere, and I bet someone will step up with a current shot of it, but it's all white with an Avalanche fork.
Yeah it sucks.....and the HITMAN looks bad !!
Jimmy_Pop said:
Psss.. We're all kids. And some of us got nicer toys than the rest of the kids. :redX: We go outside to play even if it rains, we get our mouth full of dirt, we come home with bruises, we call the other kids to come out and play, we use all our money on our toys, and so on, and so on.. Age is nothing else than a number.
Sverre
Whoops!...free bump for you guys to get you back onto page 1.
I hate tieves.tmx said:
ManiacRacing said:
No one?
youre talking about this fork right?ManiacRacing said:
Ive seen that fork on a PlanetX at the LBS. Im sure RS makes sure their forks will clear the standard downtube.
do you know for a fact that there is a problem? the HT angle and downtube are not out of the ordinary on the park. if there is a clearance issue, i'd say the flaw lies with the fork, not the frame.
yeah thats the fork, ok thanks , than i can buy that fork and get my park ready for ride.
Maniac
, than i can buy that fork and get my park ready for ride.Maniac
be sure to post up some pics. that is a sweet fork. i'd like to get one for my brothers LeToy3. He's about destroyed that Shiver SC.ManiacRacing said:yeah thats the fork, ok thanks
Maniac
joel
Yeah....if this thread is goign to go on we need more PICS !!!!!!!!!!! (I love pics...)
we need you to get a BMW !seismic said:
dunno if this one has been posted, yet (the thead is getting too long to search). i think this rl belongs to an ex-brooklyn employee. very chrome.
pics pics picsseismic said:
More pics !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!