that alone probably = no fun for 98% of the people here.
intense 6.6 slopestyle
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You are preaching to the choir my man.:biggrin:
Lately, I have been taking this bike on normal DH shuttle runs,
basically just tight singletrack, and I have never had so much fun.
Hmm, come to think of it, with the amount of long rides I've been doing lately it sounds pretty painful to me too.
It's called a bmx star-nut. We've been running them for years on our street HT's.
For the rear brake?
EXACTLY!
Yeah everyone is jumping all over the "but nobody can ride it" bandwagon, yeah i cant backflip a step down out of the trees but i can keep up with alot of guys on full blown dh bikes on my "slopestyle" style bike.
The point is that these things are a blast to ride, you would be foolish not to think so. A majority of the stuff can be done on a short travel bike, just requires a bit more skill...
i'm with manhattan. i've been lusting after the idea of low/short travel/burly weld/slack geo bike with a ST under 17 inches and a long-ish TTT. i like the new crop.
That's an sxTRAIL. It's for TRAIL riding..jeez
Totally different.
The quality of posters on this forum is getting worse by the day.
But I have a slopestyle sticker on order.
Well don't post anymore in this thread till it's on the bike okay? And make sure to cover up the "trail" part of the logo.
slopestyle trail?.......well that's just crazy
Your bike might melt from the unrealistic expectations
Naw it's just the SX. mountaincross frame.
OMYGOD.....that's even WORSE!!
Don't wait around for it...I'd guess Q2 or Q3 of 07. MC is adrift.
can I drill holes on my bashguard if I put one on my soon to be slopestyle-DJ-crossover bike? Or does that only apply to lightweight DH race sleds. I'd like to slopestyle my bike now before it's passe'
Holes in frame........racing only (don't even practice on it)
Holes in bashguard........fine for racing but not strong enough for freeride.....research not available for slopestyle rigors yet
Holes in fork.......slopestyle preferred, okay for racing, allergic to freeride
Holes in doughnuts.........mmm doughnuts
Holes in bashguard........fine for racing but not strong enough for freeride.....research not available for slopestyle rigors yet
Holes in fork.......slopestyle preferred, okay for racing, allergic to freeride
Holes in doughnuts.........mmm doughnuts
wow, this thread is reaching new levels of retarditity. somebody jack it back on the tracks or shoot it.
slopestyle is rideable by anyone who wants to. granted most are not gonna be 3'in off 20 foot drops, double tailwhipping off wallrides, or backflipping massive gaps but its all generally the same. thats like saying why did they produce 4x or dh bikes if only 99% of the riding population can ride them at pro level. ;personally small short travel bikes are the shiznat and are more fun to ride than dh bikes. plus having the ability to 3 or tailwhip off of big obstacles makes for a more diverse riding experience
Making bikes specifically for 8 hour epic rides would also be a narrow view of what people do on bicycles. Lets face it, there is not bike and there never will be a bike that does everything and does everything perfectly well. Slopestyle bikes are in fact very versatile, it just depends on where that versatility lies. I personally see alot of people who want a bike that they can dirt jump, trail ride, and do light dh as well as other things. Sure it wont be great for everything but you can do it. The people that would be interested in slopestyle bikes would probably not be very interested in 8 hour epic rides.
From my viewpoint a bike that would be well suited toward the 8 hour epic rides is not as versatile. And in the end it just depends on the individual that is using the bike.
I think its funny when these companies are coming out with "slopestyle" bikes that are being built to 40lbs. This is a small downhill bike...Look at the bikes people are really riding for this. Cam zink is riding a hardtail, ryder kasprik is on a tiiiiny little mk3.
There is a entry-fee slopestyle park and 4x course about 5 minutes away from me. It has 2 dirtjump lines (medium and bigger size), big dirt quater pipes with a wallride behind it, a large dirt spine with coping, a couple of drops, step-up to drops, and dirt quarter pipe with a big horiztonal branch for a hitching-post and a bunch of other fun stuff. I would be hard pressed to actually ride any of it on these 40+lb small downhill bikes these people are building up for their "slopestyle" These bikes have their place (they are fun for downhill). Its hard enough on a 30lb prophet. The Mc battery is the closest to what I would consider useful for "real" slopestyle.
The nearly 7'' travel intense looks fun for riding in the woods, downhill and such, but do you really want to be hitting spines, quarter pipes and doing tailtaps with as much travel as some downhill bikes? no.
There is a entry-fee slopestyle park and 4x course about 5 minutes away from me. It has 2 dirtjump lines (medium and bigger size), big dirt quater pipes with a wallride behind it, a large dirt spine with coping, a couple of drops, step-up to drops, and dirt quarter pipe with a big horiztonal branch for a hitching-post and a bunch of other fun stuff. I would be hard pressed to actually ride any of it on these 40+lb small downhill bikes these people are building up for their "slopestyle" These bikes have their place (they are fun for downhill). Its hard enough on a 30lb prophet. The Mc battery is the closest to what I would consider useful for "real" slopestyle.
The nearly 7'' travel intense looks fun for riding in the woods, downhill and such, but do you really want to be hitting spines, quarter pipes and doing tailtaps with as much travel as some downhill bikes? no.
indeed. a question of semantics, really. we need a new, more appropriate label to define this shiny new genre of bike. suggestions?
When did effeciany on an 8 hour epic become a requirement for a bike? i can't imagine a dh bike would be practical for that either...
It didn't, but it seems that a driving force between the slopestyle bike fad is the claim that they're "do it all" bikes, when that seems to be rather far from the truth. Just my observation.
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My 5" gemini. It's only 35 lbs.
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My 5" gemini. It's only 35 lbs.
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most slopestyle courses call for a hardtail or 4-5inch light bike. my new slopestyle rig will be 32 lbs or less and be BEEF cake
MiniDH.
Everyday there are like ten threads about people's desire for something with DH race geo, but lighter and more playful with less travel. This Intense thing is just that. I'd rather ride my 4" travel SX with it's coil shock on a Slopestyle course, but these MiniDH bikes like the Intense, the SX Trail, the Nomad, the Commencal MiniDH and that proto IronHorse Type6 are killer bikes. Crappy to ride up hill for hours on end, but do able for a regular XC ride. Not quite DH, not quite XC. Maybe "non-weenie all-mountain" (or simply "NWAM") would be a better term. I'd rock something like that for a lot of the riding where I live. Come to think of it, freeride would be a good term... but Cannondale ruined that with that copyright thing.
Everyday there are like ten threads about people's desire for something with DH race geo, but lighter and more playful with less travel. This Intense thing is just that. I'd rather ride my 4" travel SX with it's coil shock on a Slopestyle course, but these MiniDH bikes like the Intense, the SX Trail, the Nomad, the Commencal MiniDH and that proto IronHorse Type6 are killer bikes. Crappy to ride up hill for hours on end, but do able for a regular XC ride. Not quite DH, not quite XC. Maybe "non-weenie all-mountain" (or simply "NWAM") would be a better term. I'd rock something like that for a lot of the riding where I live. Come to think of it, freeride would be a good term... but Cannondale ruined that with that copyright thing.
Perfect description for intended usage. I'm pretty sure guys were riding Neanderthal versions of these bike on the North Shore 10 years ago when we were ****ting ourselves at the thought of hitting 3' drops to flat. Now, a bike like this is what I've been looking for in a 'one bike, do-it-all' type package. Of course I'd only use it for trail riding. that thing would be a pig for DJ, too slow for fast XC and too little for true DH, but you could hit that 10' drop or 15' gap or go faster than you ever have down the techy parts of your local loop, and do it all on one bike-one ride.
6" still seems like a bit much though. I may get jumped on for this, but I would imagine that a flowy rider could do most of what is described for this on a shorter travel bike like 4" or something.
Ever since FCLinder posted pics of his trance, I've wanted one.
Ever since FCLinder posted pics of his trance, I've wanted one.
no he doesnt actually..he just drills the side of his steertube and runs the cable thru there instead of straight thru the top..that and he runs his rear cables down the opposite side so he can do 2 barspins one direction without a huge cable loop.
No, most recently at Crankworx he was using the hydro gryo. If you look closely at the linked pic of his bike from the comp you can see that he is using the gryo
http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showthread.php?t=171825
Kidwoo's all-assault bike before it was called slopestyle.
He was not too fond of the head angle so he bought a suspension seatpost.
pride
post a shot of someone hucking that thing....i dare you.
i stand corrected for his short travel..his HT that he rides at home does not have one...it also has a regular shifter instead of the suicide.Dude. Represent better eh?
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how did you post while we were pumptrackin in the dark brian?