I'm trying to decide if my next rig is going to be a DH race bike, like all my previous bikes, or something a bit smaller/chuckable, like a "Slopestyle bike". I really like the look of Ben Boykos 6 http://photos.nsmb.com/showimage.php?i=14203&c=9 and http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/1021403/ and have always fancied something like this for DH, dirt and general playing around but have stuck with what I'm used to. Maybe this is the time for something different. At the moment I am thinking of an Ironhorse 6 point with a set of 66 up front and then the kit of my Keewee.
DH/Slopestyle bikes.
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I'm building a Turner Rail for this exact purpose, as well as freeride...and some trail if I can get it up hills.
i've heard mixed reviews on the 6 point. keep your eye out for the intense ss, it is a 6.6 with a burlier back end made specifically for slopestyle and other stupidity. it seems like these bikes are the perfect mix of weight savings and versatility. wade simmons' bike looks ridiculous, i would buy one just to hang over the fireplace.
what about a general purpose freeride bike? if you want the travel of a DH bike and the flickability of a slopestyle bike, get something in the middle.
Kyle,
Kyle,
just make sure you get something with an uninterrupted seat tube and a way to run a front der or it will never be a viable trail bike. there are plenty of 6-6/7-7 bikes out there that could be flogged for years without complaint but still make it up a hill. The new bullit gives me a stiffy. Considered the new spec enduro with their proprietary shocks? supposed to be light, slack and pedalable but I have heard zero buzz about it one way or the other.
The new Santa Cruz BULLIT would be awesome.
It probably has the same geo as the last design Bullit's ??
Although the new Bullit.2 doesn't have the cool shock shuttle .
It probably has the same geo as the last design Bullit's ??
Although the new Bullit.2 doesn't have the cool shock shuttle .
The guys at Fluidrde built me up a Yeti ASX with a Pike and a 5" Van R on the rear which is smaller then the factory suggested build of a 6" or 7" build. With the Pike's U-turn function I can steepen my bike for the climbs, urban, dirt jump etc, and slacken it for the descent. I've taking freeride hits that I have done on 7, 8" inch bikes and feel secure with it and despite the one chain ring up front, I climb the bike well. It also pumps well down regular XC trails. I went this route after testing Zeb of Fluidride's AS-x build and liking it. They've done other interesting smaller than factory builds of a 7-point and a 6-point. These bikes were all real snappy, pedaled well, but had the strength to take a hit. I've been real happy with my bike. In the end I feel that due to it's under build it requires me to ride better, but rewards me for doing so. Just my 2-cents.
check out an sxt or an iron horse 6/7 point
Giant reign x1 or x0, if you can find one. killer bike...love mine
Is yours stock? I wanna see pics of a non stock Reign X. I like the design, but for some reason all the pictures make it look too much like an XC bike.
look at the banshee Wildcard. you can DH it and Freeride it but mostly slopestyle but badass
http://www.bansheebikes.com/news/details.php?recordID=103
http://www.bansheebikes.com/news/details.php?recordID=103
It looks like another Bottlerocket if my eyes are not deceiving me
Mine is not stock... built it up from frame only actually. i'll get some pictures and a writeup posted sometime here. All I can say is that it is definitely NOT more xc oriented... this thing handles rock gardens with ease and absolutely rails the corners. I still trail ride with it though, and it does very well for what it is.
What fork are you running on it??????
With VPP rear suspension. The Intense 66 slopestyle is a way different bike.
06 66sl set at the full 170mm. So it makes the bike a hair slacker than stock (with the 160mm Fox 36)
The Transiton Blindside might be a good choice, though it's not out yet. They're expecting 'em at the end of July, if I remember right.
http://www.transitionbikes.com/2007/Blog.cfm
http://www.transitionbikes.com/2007/Blog.cfm
what does everyone think of that Banshee Wildcard? Do you think it will be better than the bottle rocket? I think more and more slope style bikes will begin to emerge in the next year.
personally i don't think anything will be quite like the bottlerocket because it wasn't really made specifically for slopestyle, it was made to be a short travel fun bike. however, i think the banshee could end up being a little more fun because of the lively suspension design, the low bb and also the much lighter weight. banshee is churning out new frames like crazy right now.