[Sam Smith]

This is my current Bike, I bought it off a mate a while back.

Now beginning to ride it a lot and would like to know what you guys think of it and whether it would be okay (for now) for 'small' dirt jumps and trails ?

All decals on the frame has been removed so can't make out what brand it is, although it has 'Zoom' on the suspension and handle bars ..


Here it is anyway !

Cheers !!

 

[AngryMetalsmith]

You might want to visit a local bike shop and check out their bikes. Look for one that carries mountain bikes and bmx bikes. That's where you'll find dirt jump bikes.

Ride fast, take chances.

 

[bean]

It looks like a low end department store bike. Go ahead and ride it, but maybe not too hard. Components failing catastrophically could be painful. If you decide to keep it up, invest in a better bike at that time.

 

[Sam Smith]

Yeah, defo going to be buying a new bike in the new year Not sure on which one yet though ..

 

[Sam Smith]

It looks like a low end department store bike. Go ahead and ride it, but maybe not too hard. Components failing catastrophically could be painful. If you decide to keep it up, invest in a better bike at that time.

BTW, What makes it look like a low end bike ? jw

 

[CBJ]

Everything.

 

[mandown]

BTW, What makes it look like a low end bike ? jw

You are asking guys on a site that is focused on mountain bikes. Many of the more experienced members are bike shop employees, industry guys, and racers. They know what the design and technology landscape looks like, and wht it has looked like for years. The suspension and frames design, the weld quality, the component choice all scream "I look flashy to people who don't know bikes" and at the same time "I look like a bad idea" to the experienced eye. It is a bit like asking a horse expert what makes a horse look good for a certain purpose; they can just tell (and could explain it to you if you had the time to listen).

 

[Wumpus]

You are asking guys on a site that is focused on mountain bikes. Many of the more experienced members are bike shop employees, industry guys, and racers. They know what the design and technology landscape looks like, and wht it has looked like for years. The suspension and frames design, the weld quality, the component choice all scream "I look flashy to people who don't know bikes" and at the same time "I look like a bad idea" to the experienced eye. It is a bit like asking a horse expert what makes a horse look good for a certain purpose; they can just tell (and could explain it to you if you had the time to listen).

Translation...they are all a bunch of elitist assholes.

 

[jdcamb]

Translation...they are all a bunch of elitist assholes.

That's not fair. There are some pretty smart assholes on here...

 

[mandown]

Some of them aren't even elitist.

 

[Ciaran]

I've always been more of a jerk than an asshole.

 

[DaveW]

I've always been more of a jerk than an asshole.

Come out of the Elitist closet dude.

 

[the law]

BTW, What makes it look like a low end bike ? jw

It's a bit of everything. Even though the pic is a bit low res, you can see the rear shock is low quality (coil without remote reservoir), front fork has department style look (see, e.g., the tiny triple), the cranks and in particular the chainring cover, the frame design is really odd and not really reflective of current bikes although the seatmast approach was shared by GT in the past. There are lots of other things that make me go hmmm, but here are a couple.