[sawyer1]

I need some ideas people! full squish bike ideas for urban/commuting

 

[untitledsince89]

Do you want alot of travel or a little?
I'd say Tranistion Double
http://www.transitionbikes.com/Double.cfm
Beefy enough frame to take urban abuse, but still versitile

 

[PatBranch]

 

[manhattanprjkt83]

wtf is an urban freeride...seriously...

 

[juanbeegas]

Transition Double
Banshee Rampant
Mongoose Nugget

 

[dan wask]

wtf is an urban freeride...seriously...

It's X-TREEM!

Srsly though, anything full suspension for commuting and 'urban' riding just screams of inefficiency. Stick to a hardtail for the street stuff.

 

[1453]

urban freeride bikes.....I think some people call them BMXs.

 

[ridiculous]

mtn cycle battery?

 

[wanabe]

If you just want to huck off stuff and do huge stair gaps get an old bighit with the 24 inch rear wheel. I wouldnt spend big bucks on a bike for that. Just ride it until it falls apart. Other wise I would just get a hard tail.

 

[Eyedfy]

Good urban means alot of stairs and drops to flat. I'd say ~ 6-7 inches of travel, burly frame, more street-friendly tires. As bikes go, I love hitting the innah city on my Stinky. If you're looking to do more jumping, then maybe a hard tail is what you need. However, if you have the right fork/shock combo, then you can dial the low-speed compression up and it'll do you right.

 

[BALOG]

Any slopestyle friendly frame will be OK... Banshee Wildcard, Specialized SX Trail, Norco Six or Five, MC Battery, Transition BR etc... a burly 5 to 6" travel fork like a Domain or 55 will be just enought!

 

[Dirtjumper999]

I second that motion.


But all kidding aside, If you feel you must have a full suspension bike for urban. Transition Double is nice. Super stiff frame with a little bit of travel. I have ridden the Mongoose Nugget, and it is very sweet, a little overkill for street though. Just go out and get a hardtail or a 20 in my opinion.

 

[JGill]

Trying to get speed in a short run-up is awful when you have at least 5 or 6 inches of travel to contend with... not to mention trying to hop up or over something that is 3 feet and higher.

A hardtail with a 100mm fork is plenty. If you really like full suspension though, most manufacturers that make decent freeride/downhill/all mountain bikes all have options for the type of bike you are looking for. Just search slopestyle bikes and the like. Kona, Transition, Intense, Jamis have some that might work. I'd also dig around the urban/dj forum on here...

 

[dump]

Any sturdily built hardtail w/ a equally strong parts spec usually fits the bill. Makes for a lot of fun and versatility. Think anything you might use for dirt jumps or 4x.