I am looking for a Dh/FR bike. I'll be doing a good amount of races here on the East Coast and some freeride. I do A LOT of pulling up for bunny hops or wheelies on the DH course so Geo has to be perfect. Pedal bob=cant be a lot but i can deal with some. I know what components im getting i can spend $4500 which frame do you think is good for me?
Demo 9 or Sinister R9???
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never ridden the Demo, but the R9 does really well here on the East Coast.
Your riding style sounds very similar to FTW's (manual and pump everything). I've spent a bit of time on the R9, and a little less time on the D9, and when setup properly for me I felt more comfortable in the tight stuff on the r9, for sure.
If you can wait a few months you can Demo my R9. As soon as it's finished getting painted I want to head down CT/NY/NJ way for some riding.
If you can wait a few months you can Demo my R9. As soon as it's finished getting painted I want to head down CT/NY/NJ way for some riding.
are you kidding me, gol for the demo 9 any day, it may look slugish, but its nimble as hell
ooooooooor you can just wait till spring and ride several different people's bikes. i'd be floored if someone has spent enough time on both bikes to give you a reasonable comparison. They're two totally different bikes, and wouldn't classify either as a DH "race" bike. But that's just me...humanhandlebar said:
Why not? Have you ridden either one enough to form that decision?dante said:They're two totally different bikes, and wouldn't classify either as a DH "race" bike. But that's just me...
well im waiting couple months til i get it any way. That would be awsome if i could ride it around where were you thinkin bout coming?
I'll probally have everything good to go mid Febuary.
Why wouldn't the R9 be classified as a race bike? I can't think of too many frames that are more race oriented, in terms of geometry. It can't take a front der, so wouldn't be much of a freeride frame......am I missing something?dante said:ooooooooor you can just wait till spring and ride several different people's bikes. i'd be floored if someone has spent enough time on both bikes to give you a reasonable comparison. They're two totally different bikes, and wouldn't classify either as a DH "race" bike. But that's just me...
having never ridden either bike, your comment surprises me. I may be off here, but it seems as though the demo would be better suited to tech/tight riding than the R9. Demo has shorter stays and tt, taller bb...? R9 seems more suited to west coast riding I would think.SuspectDevice said:
Regardless, I'd be all over and R9 if I had to make the choice. Demo's just look way to complicated for my tastes.
Numbers on paper and actual ride can't always be reconciled, especially when you take suspension setup into the equation and look at wheelpaths, progression rates and actual front-center measurements.
As an example I never though I'd like a small DHR for my riding style given the geometry numbers on it (too short, too steep, too linear). Once I spent a few minutes setting one up and took a few runs on it I found that it actually would work for me, and that the numbers on a website didn't convey the way the bike actually fit and rode...
As an example I never though I'd like a small DHR for my riding style given the geometry numbers on it (too short, too steep, too linear). Once I spent a few minutes setting one up and took a few runs on it I found that it actually would work for me, and that the numbers on a website didn't convey the way the bike actually fit and rode...
I find it pretty amusing how MBA refers to the sinister 9 as an "east coast bike" in it's geometry and numbers, when it's completely at the opposite end of the spectrum of what an "east coast" bike is. It kind of makes the term useless when you use it to define everything...
whats an east coast bike thenJm_ said:
The complete opposite of what the R9 is. Short wheelbase. Steeper headtube angle. Shorter chainstays. Usually a higher bottom bracket, especially in proportion with the reset of the bike. Short top tube.Sir Happypants said:
That's what people have been calling "east coast" bikes for a long time. That's what the term is referring to. The R9 is pretty much the opposite of everything that makes a bike "east coast".
MBA is pretty clueless, this just has to do with their classification.
MBA is utterly worthless, they kiss everyone's ass and dont know WTF theyre talking about. I havent ridden either bike, but just dont use MBA, please. It should be called Mountain Bike Fiction.
If Price is a factor there is a complete demo R-9 for sale from the company that used to back Sinister for $1,900 complete I think. Do a search for my thread to the link to the ad on the NEMBA site. I think it fell to page 2 here without anyone seeing it.
In the latest issue they have a pic of Tony Ellsworth and his wife with the caption of "The good people of Interbike" or something to that affect. I laughed at that one for a few days. HAHAHAHAHA.Jm_ said: