Yo, Need yalls help on this one, Saving all my pennies and working every single weekend has gotten me the money for a Dh bike, Dont really have a budget cuz I dont have any thing else to buy like cars n stuff, so heres my cituation, (sitiuation?) not a big guy but I can hold my own, 5'10 145lbs and ride as much as I can weekdays and hopefully some weekends now that summers comming up. I love downhill plain and simple the faster the better. Looking to get into more racing and progressing my riding to a whole new level this summer and also looking for a dh bike so I can go up to northstar and down more tech trails at higher speeds. I already have a 4x bike so I dont nessicarily need a bike thats perfect for pedaling up hills but it would be nice. I want to start to do some freeriding in the mix of solid dh hopefully and this is where I kinda get in a pickle. Heres some of my options,
Socom: Awesome looking bike, Light which would be better for me I think and Im getting a pretty good deal on one from my lbs. The FRO is kinda scaring me away though, I dont want a disposable frame and I know after 2 years at my weight it wont crap out and im hoping that. But Im woundering if its the right bike for me.
Uzzi: Socoms uncle and bit burlier than the socom and still has the same bottom bracket heigth of 14.125" but a lil steeper headtube angle by about a half of a degree (I dont know much about ht angles except I like slack ones like on my blur 4x) about a half a pound frame weight difference, Socom 8.5, Uzzi 9.2.
Sunday: like em but they seam to be too much of a race bike and not enough fr or anything else mixed in with it for that matter. And expensive, I would have to get one with no deal on it at all or look used. So I dont know about this one, bb looks too low like if I drop I would be scrapin the ground.
Glory: This is a big bike, with 46 lbs out of the box this bike is sure to stick its line though the rockgarden. Looks like it has good geo and price along with suspension design but again is pretty heavy, and I wouldnt have the funds to build it up light.
Again im open to all suggestions but Dont just say the name of the bike please explain why you think I should get that choice. Ive kind of made up my mind with the Socom but im open to suggestions. Im kinda worried about the socom cuz I eat **** ALOT, like nearly everyride I go on I have a big crash so I dont know if it would be burly enough for me.
Thanks
F0g
Socom: Awesome looking bike, Light which would be better for me I think and Im getting a pretty good deal on one from my lbs. The FRO is kinda scaring me away though, I dont want a disposable frame and I know after 2 years at my weight it wont crap out and im hoping that. But Im woundering if its the right bike for me.
Uzzi: Socoms uncle and bit burlier than the socom and still has the same bottom bracket heigth of 14.125" but a lil steeper headtube angle by about a half of a degree (I dont know much about ht angles except I like slack ones like on my blur 4x) about a half a pound frame weight difference, Socom 8.5, Uzzi 9.2.
Sunday: like em but they seam to be too much of a race bike and not enough fr or anything else mixed in with it for that matter. And expensive, I would have to get one with no deal on it at all or look used. So I dont know about this one, bb looks too low like if I drop I would be scrapin the ground.
Glory: This is a big bike, with 46 lbs out of the box this bike is sure to stick its line though the rockgarden. Looks like it has good geo and price along with suspension design but again is pretty heavy, and I wouldnt have the funds to build it up light.
Again im open to all suggestions but Dont just say the name of the bike please explain why you think I should get that choice. Ive kind of made up my mind with the Socom but im open to suggestions. Im kinda worried about the socom cuz I eat **** ALOT, like nearly everyride I go on I have a big crash so I dont know if it would be burly enough for me.
Thanks
F0g