[Downhiller]

hi

yesterday i was riding on dh race in slovenia and on every corner i crash, stupid roots nd stupid mud, maxxis swamp thing sucks, i ride morphine and hardtail suck on dh race , so i am planing to sell it and buy fully.

i have around 2500 $ (little less) so i am planing to buy or just a frame or whole bike, but it must be for dh and for fr but not hardcore fr, (60% dh and 40% fr something like that)

so can you suggest some frame/bike for that money...

thx

 

[dhkid]

i thought that you have a kapiel or somthing like that with a super monster on it? wouldn't that be good enough?

 

[Downhiller]

apocalypse aint for DH just for drops (too much travel in front and back)...

i was thinking to buy scream and i saw that scream isnt good for dh, so i am looking for your suggestions...

 

[dhkid]

ummm... whats your riding style, any bikes that you preffer... bla bla bla... the more we know the better.

 

[Lime Green]

Hey Mate .
Got a Santa Cruz V10 for you.
Three Races old. New XTR Cranks with ring. MRP Chain Guide. 5th Element rear shock.
Santa Cruz - Hadley rear hub . 32 hole. Eastern EA 50 seat post.
$1500.00

 

[dogwonder]

Hey Mate .
Got a Santa Cruz V10 for you.
Three Races old. New XTR Cranks with ring. MRP Chain Guide. 5th Element rear shock.
Santa Cruz - Hadley rear hub . 32 hole. Eastern EA 50 seat post.
$1500.00

Cripes...why haven't you posted that? Steal of a deal!

 

[Downhiller]

i ride dh/fr
for 2006 year much more dh than fr, i dont prefere any brand, that is why i look for your suggestions...

 

[Lime Green]

dont know. thought i had a buyer . but he was a talker.
pls spread the word.......

 

[dhkid]

post the bike in the buy sell forum.
(edit) downhiller, some dh frames you might wanna look into: orange 223/224, santa cruz v-10, turner dhr, ih sunday, yeti dh-9/303, kona stab, cannondale gemini. ummm, you didn't really say what your riding style is like, ie: you float over stuff, are smooth... ect...

 

[Lime Green]

Not looking into getting a new bike. but im a racer / dirt jumper. when not racing. and some street.

 

[Akula_7]

Seen as you are from Croatia, look into picking on of these up!

www.ancillottibikes.com

Just plain quailty, no gimmicks, no bull!

 

[dhkid]

Not looking into getting a new bike. but im a racer / dirt jumper. when not racing. and some street.

i was talking to downhiller. woops.

 

[dogwonder]

Seen as you are from Croatia, look into picking on of these up!

www.ancillottibikes.com

Just plain quailty, no gimmicks, no bull!

Sweet ride...never heard of them though...not allowed in the states?

 

[sn0wboarder]

apocalypse aint for DH just for drops (too much travel in front and back)...

i was thinking to buy scream and i saw that scream isnt good for dh, so i am looking for your suggestions...

Wouldn't it make much more sense to sell the Apocalypse and get something to race/freeride with and keep the hardtail as a street bike? I don't see what an 8 inch bike cant do that a 11inch can do. My Turner DHR handles 12ft drops. I don't see why I would need more travel. Hell 8.5 inches of travel is more then enough.

 

[Downhiller]

what about canfield brothers FORMULA 1 ???

http://www.canfieldbrothers.com/F1 PeterDougenik.JPG

 

[bballe336]

just put a shorter fork on your apocalypse. or whats even more cost effective is drop your supermonster to 8 inches. i dont see whay that wouldnt be suitable for downhill.

 

[Downhiller]

apocalypse is too heavy !, too much travel in the rear!

i am looking for dh bike.

karpiel aint for it so please dont come up that subject

ps. canfield brothers f1 looks good, did someone have some experience with it ?

 

[dhkid]

its still quite a heafty bike. and you still haven't explaned what your riding stlye is like. soory to keep bugging you about it but we really need to know that so we can narrow daon the field of bikes that would "suit" you.

 

[Thrillkil]

based on what I've read, the Canfield F1 is supposed to be a very good bike.

 

[mtbpaint1]

I have a Canfield and absolutely love it, best thing ever but i dont know if you could find one for $2500

 

[dothedew772]

223/224

 

[Kntr]

Foes DHS, Intense m3, Turner DHR, There are a lot to choose from.

 

[tacobelldhr]

what about canfield brothers FORMULA 1 ???

http://www.canfieldbrothers.com/F1 PeterDougenik.JPG

pooooooooooooh


www.turnerbikes.com

 

[Downhiller]

my riding style ? hm on DH i like to fly over every thing, i mean its all about how dh course is set, somethimes its is better to ride smooth and absorb everything but somethimes its better to fly over so i adapt to track, i dont do tricks when i jump, i am trying to go faster,
* what else to say ?!

but i dont know which frame will be fine..

ps. intense site dont work when i go so i can not see which bike they have

 

[dhkid]

ok.. thats what i wanted to hear!!! so now i know that heavy ass bikes with loads of travel wouldn't suit your style. dhr would be good for you, gemini, maybe a 224? build it up with light parts of your choice and your done.

 

[Downhiller]

i have parts from morphine, mavic 729, xt brakes, very soon shiver dc, monkey steering, race face diabolus stem, spd, i need only crank set and big chain ring about 44 or 46 teeth ?! which will be better ?

can i puton turner dhr avalanche MTN-3.5 or DHS-3.5 ???

 

[demo008]

i got a 2005 demo eight great freeride frame and since the lowered the bb for o5 it is a little more downhill driven. I am willing to sell it for around twenty nine and i am slightly flexible since these retail for 3800.

 

[Downhiller]

sorry man i dont like specialized or santa cruz


i have "decide" on turner dh, can i put on turner dhr avalanche MTN-3.5 or DHS-3.5 ?? no body is answer aboutthat quastion

ps. for pure dh, with little fr will turner be fine or i need "better" frame ??

thx

 

[WKC]

The Turner DHR is one of the best race/freeride frames you can get...period. The only problem you run into with that frame is if you use a shock with Stable Platform, than you have to run a shock with a remote reservoir. I think the new DHR's come with Fox DHX 5.0's, with a remote reservoir. But if you want to run a Avalanche, that would be equally as good as the Fox.

 

[WKC]

Here, check out their website...Turner Bikes

Look at the DHR, and if you're into freeriding, also take a look at their new Highline frame. I don't know if it's out yet, but it looks promising. The '05 DHR does come with a Fox DHX 5.0 with remote reservoir, and the shock is amazing. They ride amazing, very tuneable, and will make your bike pedal like a dream.

If you need any more help let me know.

 

[Downhiller]

does anyone know how much GT IT 1 will costs ??

just frame or whole bike ??

thx

 

[seismic]

sorry man i dont like specialized or santa cruz


i have "decide" on turner dh, can i put on turner dhr avalanche MTN-3.5 or DHS-3.5 ?? no body is answer aboutthat quastion

ps. for pure dh, with little fr will turner be fine or i need "better" frame ??

thx

Since the Turner is using a 9,5 x 3,0 shock the answer is NO ! You can not put on a DHS 3,5 or a MTN-3,5 ! Also - do not expect to find many frames that can take the MTN shocks since they have a very big diameter and are often difficult to fit in.

 

[vitox]

put a shorter fork on your apocalypse and work a bit with the adjusters, if p.mono got a top10 in the wc on an army i cant really see why a well adjuster apoc cant cut it for any dhing needs.
actually that frame weighs exactly the same as an m3

 

[Downhiller]

but..its have too much travel in rear...

no karpiel is just for drops nothing else..

what about gt it1 ??? anyone ?

 

[ohio]

but..its have too much travel in rear...

no karpiel is just for drops nothing else..

what about gt it1 ??? anyone ?

Wow. Ignore list here we come.

You've got more advice in the last two days than most folks get in a season, most of it good advice. You don't seem to listen to any of it, and complain about everything you own. You said you're open to any company, but when people suggested Specialized and Santa Cruz, you said you didn't like them. ANY of the other bikes mentioned (Turner, Canfield, Orange) are perfectly good bikes that will do anything you want. And you're still digging, with apparently no idea of what you really want or need.

On top of that, you own a perfectly good bike, that can be adjusted down to a reasonable level of travel, thanks to Karpiels cam system. In fact (vitox may know this better than me) but can't an Apoc be converted into an Army by removing the air shock? That's a great RACE bike.

Man, just get out and ride. Put a shorter fork on it, and go out and use it. Don't be so hung up on your equipment, and if you want advice, LISTEN when it's given.

 

[sn0wboarder]

put a shorter fork on your apocalypse and work a bit with the adjusters, if p.mono got a top10 in the wc on an army i cant really see why a well adjuster apoc cant cut it for any dhing needs.
actually that frame weighs exactly the same as an m3

to bad his apoc is for drops to flat

 

[seismic]

but..its have too much travel in rear...

no karpiel is just for drops nothing else..

what about gt it1 ??? anyone ?

Sorry for saying this, but you do not seem to know anything about your own bike ! As it has already been said, remove the extra shock and you can get the rear travel down to 9" which is just perfect for racing. Get a 8" fork and you are ready to go. I own an Armageddon and I just dumped my search for a DH race bike because I found out the Army frame weight the same as a Foes Mono. If the Karpiel does not work as a race bike then change your settings but do not blame the bike

 

[zmtber]

i know a guy who is selling a azonic recoil at mtbr with 8.5 romic shock just redone, 03 dorado just fixed and everthing else ready for downhill he is a racer for azonic and he is selling his bike for 2300 and he is willing to sell it for less check it out at mtbr the size of the fram is ment for some one that is like 5-10

 

[Downhiller]

i decide on turner dhr...

 

[SOil]

i decide on turner dhr...

For DH racing I would prefer a single pivot bike.

At the moment I would have a serious look at the new cortina:
http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showthread.php?t=128054

The GT is not really suitable for competitive DH as the shimano nexus hub ratios are not suitable at all.