The bikes I posted range from 4000-5000$ in the posted spec but you can get the lowest spec canyon for under 2500$ and the frame of the propain goes for 1700$. And while canyon might be one of the biggest direct sellers companies like propain or yt are not much different than tranition if you don't consider that they cut out the middle man: rider owned, inhouse frame design and asia production. Also these bikes get ridden and reviewd A LOT in europe so it's not like you have to buy the cat in the bag. And with the free trade union coming there might be a cance that these companies get an us-base.
Cheap Cheap - Airborne Pathogen
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One good example of a catalog bike that is already "proven" is the current KHS (from taiwan astro engineering) DH bike, ridden by KHS team, logan bingelli, proven in the US dh races and of course the roll your bike off the cliff event, red bull rampage.
http://www.astroeng.com.tw/
http://www.astroeng.com.tw/
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Two grand AU with a CCDB-
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The problem with that is they probably do less to support the community than the the big name direct order companies like Canyon and YT that at least sponsor events and athletes. Though I agree it got a bit silly when 3k retail is a cheap frame now.
DHR is for sale direct from Turner in multiple sizes at $1695.00 if you want RAW frame color, $300 more if you want ano.
http://www.turnerbikes.com/2013-turner-bike-models/dhr/turner-dhr-frame
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yup, with a six week wait and a downgraded shock. I agree, that's a deal, but it's also blowout/closeout, and not retail priced.
sigh...
sez the guy who bought the discounted taiwanese bike complaining about a discounted taiwanese bike.
some people...
who's complaining? And according to the Turner site, that $1695 is MSRP....
I was mosting sighing that you point out a "downgraded" shock, yet have no issues with the "downgraded" quality of the Airborne. It's a lot easier to upgrade a shock than a weld.
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dude stop being pedantic. these frames probably come out of the same factory that produces some of your favorite bikes. The xfusion HLR is undeniably a competitive shock, and I would say it's probably closer in line with an RC4 than an RC2. (high/lo compression, rebound, bottom out pressure and size vs. low speed, rebound, and bottom out pressure).
and yes, turner NOW HAS the MSRP listed at 1700....which really sucks for any shop or owner who bought their frame for $3200 and has had the resale value cut by 50%.
Again, I know it's hard to comprehend by my four or six posts stating exactly this, but I'm not saying the turner is a bad deal, nor that the airborne is a better choice right now. It's just not fair to compare a design that has been around for a while and is getting absolutely blown out by its manufacturer with a design that's brand new and being sold at retail.
My favorite bikes came from Turner 
They still do. But apparently, they just aren't "cool".My favorite bikes came from Turner
So stupid that if a World Cup team was running DHR's right now, they'd be the greatest thing since sliced bread.
why are the dhr's getting sold so cheaply anyways?
Turner knew it was the only way to compete with the Airborne Pathogen
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650b?
Then we agree on that, that most mfg's have little knowledge of the metal they are working with, haha
You guys do a good job of it too, just thought I'd point that out in case no body was already praising SC's work.
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my guess is teh carbonz
Your LOL quote made me notice my typo.
on an unrelated note, i saw an airborne ironwhores at a bike park yesterday
Damn, I kinda want to buy a DHR now, I have a Fork, wheels and a few other misc parts. I could build one fairly cheap. Damn you Airborne Pathogen!!!!
You sure it wasn't an Airborne Sundae complete with CCDB (candy coated double brownie) shock?
definitely not
Sheeple need someone to follow...
I honestly chalk it up to marketing budgets and SAPA's screw up. When they hit market, SAPA screwed up the weld at the headtube somehow. They had never had a headtube on a DHR fail from cracking, splitting,etc. The first batch, the headtubes cracked first ride. It held up delivery for a long, long time.
Plus, if you're not sporting a World Cup team to justify your design. But they're selling lots of trail bikes of every size, shape and color.
They have a company apparently using the space where SAPA was completing all the DHR's ordered ages ago.
can we go back to the airplane talk?
Right now there's a fire sale starting on just about anything and everything 26" DH. Be patient I bet the price of that Pathogen comes down even more in the coming months. I've not seen this much DH stuff on classifieds in years. If you're looking to unload a 26" DH rig you might have to suck it up and price to sell as supply and demand is taking over. Guessing in another year or two SRAM will discontinue the Boxxer for 26" and only Domain will be an option, why not they stopped the straight 1 1/8 steerer on their high end SC forks.