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Foes Downhill Bike
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JB finally makes it to the RM. It's Big Mike from fontana BTW. Sick bike.
Hey Mike! Thanks!
I'm not used to a Foes DH rig that looks so....Normal...
BUT...it looks great.
BUT...it looks great.
I like
What, no Curnutt?
they were talking about making the new Fluid DH bike (or whatever they wind up naming it) usable to use other shocks besides the Curnutt.
sick bike! do want
if it used a 9.5x3, my CCDB would be perfect on there.
Whoa. Let's not get carried away. It's an improvement. A step in the right direction if you will...
it looks beautiful.
John, could you sneak a phone pic of Foes dinosaur frame that used the leaf spring technology? I know you have key to his shop, car and house...
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I don't love it personally but it's great to see Foes still making incredible frames since day 1....
i didnt like the original Fluid proto so much, but this has me sold. good thing i didnt order the new DHS on Monday
Only thing im not a fan of is the hydroformed top tube and straight down tube, makes the downtube look strangely out of place.
Real improvement over the proto, good thing they changed it up, it even looks lighter... step in the right direction. wonder if they brought down the price a little?
I don't need any more Foes, well maybe a Predator, but if I did I'd definitely consider that ride
Send that Evil my way...
$2500 w/ no shock. brand new
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Sizes: S, M, L
Travel: 8.25"
Shock Options: Fox Vanilla RC ($2399), Fox DHX RC4 ($2699), Curnutt
XTD Coil ($3099)
Frame comes with 12mm axle with hanger nut. Headtube is a tapered 1
1/8" upper to 1.5" lower.
Complete bike ($4899) features a Fox Vanilla RC, Rock Shox Boxxer
R2C2, SunRingle Drift 2.1 wheels, Avid brakes and SRAM drivetrain.
Travel: 8.25"
Shock Options: Fox Vanilla RC ($2399), Fox DHX RC4 ($2699), Curnutt
XTD Coil ($3099)
Frame comes with 12mm axle with hanger nut. Headtube is a tapered 1
1/8" upper to 1.5" lower.
Complete bike ($4899) features a Fox Vanilla RC, Rock Shox Boxxer
R2C2, SunRingle Drift 2.1 wheels, Avid brakes and SRAM drivetrain.
Finally. Now more people might buy their bikes.
Dont like the pivot/seat tube junction that I can see being a weak spot under heavy side load for a bigger guy...
I do like the overall design though alot better than the last, be intesting to see what the thoughts are on it ride wise....
Although that frame white with blue or red ano links would be
Or black and ano links as long as they are finished off with the polished look...
I do like the overall design though alot better than the last, be intesting to see what the thoughts are on it ride wise....
Although that frame white with blue or red ano links would be
Or black and ano links as long as they are finished off with the polished look...
ill pass
yeah it looks a lot lot better and is affordable now, way to go FOES!
looks like it. the RS7, DHS, and now this unnamed one
Are there any pics of the lower suspension links? Is it a linkage driven single pivot or somethin else? would be curious to see the suspension design of this bike because other than the fly, this is the first foes in a long time that i really like the looks of. Are all their rides the same in this regard or is this one something new?
its a linkage driven single pivot as are all of their bikes.
there probably isnt a lower link, just the main pivot area down by the BB area
TO DOUG!!! I know your lurking LOL.... See you guys in 2 weeks... Tell T to have a good run at whisler and we will hook up shortly and ride...
Bike looks good, I dig the lack of curves on this one...
Bike looks good, I dig the lack of curves on this one...
damn, just got a price of $235-250 to change my CCDB to 10.5x3.5" from 9.5x3"
Thank goodness they made it look less crazy. I love it, although the links look cheap - I'm sure they're not.
I could never really figure out who bought foes bikes. What's their target? Rich guys who leave it in the garage? I almost never see any of them despite living 90 minutes from where they are based.
same here... after having ridden all over this country, i have seen exactly two in the "wild" yet the company is still in business so someone must be buying them...
have you ridden one? their downhill bikes are the best DH bikes that ive ever owned. super reliable, handle like they are on rails and great geometry.
ive owned 3 of their DH bikes and will be ordering a 4th.
there was a bunch of people here in the east that had the DHS's.
plus, they are made in America
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I think his comment wasn't that they're bad bikes, but rather that they're wildly expensive, and not very common....yet foes continues to stay in business, unlike, say, hanebrink, who basically put themselves out of commission by refusing to build a decent product.
granted, their current DHS is wildly expensive, but their other frames are on par with others out there.
all of their frames are works of art when it comes to welds and their construction.
you do get what you paid for.
what made you switch and go EVIL for a season?
Can't argue that...those frames have always been pretty and the DHS I rode was super stiff for the time.
In a town of 30,000 people there are atleast 9 Foes bikes that I can recall(2 of which I own).
I don't think as many people race them as much as many other bikes, but they are definitely out there.