Just out of curiosity, does/has anyone here race a hardtail on downhill and not totally beat themselves to death in the process? I was thinking about doing that for the 4th race at SS, in the beginner division just for a laugh.
hardtail on dh?
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the only bike I have that will take DH abuse is a hardtail. It's so far held up at Wisp and Wintergreen, as well as plenty of DJing and Urban.
I DH a hardtail because I'm too poor to buy a decent DH bike. What do you have to lose, except possibly the race?
it can be done for sure but it not fun a snowshoe as i think noname will agree. having big tires, good fork, and a very smooth style will help you a ton.
i never raced dh but i use to rode it exclusively on hardtails for years. then stopped because it was beating the crap out of me. i wised up and got a short travel burly bike.
i never raced dh but i use to rode it exclusively on hardtails for years. then stopped because it was beating the crap out of me. i wised up and got a short travel burly bike.
I think the hardtail is the only way to go. Come on out to Snowshoe!
your opinion dosn't count.
And yes you can ride and race a hardtail DH, massanutten has a hardtail class.
hell yeah jeff bombs it on a 243 racing frame and a minute+bb7
youre like my hero(or vanillin's)
Anyone who rides a hardtail is my hero. It's scary, I remember I said I would never go hardtail, now all I want is a hardtail.
so is robin your hero?
HAHAHA, let me rephrase that. Anyone who bombs and beats guys on 9.5's and Big Hit's are my hero's.
amen to that i am the same way just on all xc parts with an azonic evo frame haha come november ill have a sunday wc and after every other day of riding diablo on that pos actually i was on an xc frame untill the beginning of augest i feckign diserve a good bike
haha yeah im gonna get a freeride bomber like a z1 and put it on my dakar for dh
yeah dakars
yeah dakars
good point. and really, im not worried about losing, since it would be the first race i've ever entered. so screw it, might as well. i think the bike will hold up, the only thing i'm worried about is me. haha
That better not be a reference to me.
you or corby
Scott here pretty much embarreses many of us on his hardtail on his DH runs at the Shoe.....
Scott.....ROFLMAO!!!! Scott!!!
I still laugh when I think of that day.....
Hey Scott, Scott? LOL!!!!
(BTW, did you go today?)
It's a whole other game on a harttail. If you ever see me out maybe I'll let you make a run on mine. 97 Rockhopper A1 frame (sm) Marz Z1 Freeride fork. Hayes mech discs. (8in in front) Single speeder. It's a frickin blast.Anyone who rides a hardtail is my hero. It's scary, I remember I said I would never go hardtail, now all I want is a hardtail.