I too have an old SX (115mm) set-up as a 65deg,12.6" BB mini DH bike.. you're spot on about having to be stronger/fitter to ride the bike DH compared to a 200mm travel bike but I think you're way off with the braking strategy.. those things become harsh as **** if you even lightly squeeze the rear brake lever while descending anything choppy, IME what you actually need to do is trust the bike, jump/pump more and choose slightly different lines than you maybe would with a DH bike and rear brake way less. (especially dragging) The shocks on those old frames heat up stupidly fast on longer rougher descents and damping fades so you need to set em up old skool from the start (faster rebound) and learn to ride them like they have a blown shock.. mine does actually have moar shims but that can only help so much with such a retarded leverage ratio.
You sure?
If so, yeah, they absolutely need a smaller travel bike. 140-150mm rear travel, 66°HA and about 425mm chainstays.
Gimme an aggressive allmountain bike!
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