that alone probably = no fun for 98% of the people here....sound fun or practical for an 8 hour epic?
that alone probably = no fun for 98% of the people here....sound fun or practical for an 8 hour epic?
You are preaching to the choir my man.:biggrin:It is not the ability to compete that makes people interested in slopestyle. Its the fact that the bikes that are used for slopstyle are practical for what most riders are doing today. Like was said, a short travel bike with fun geometry. I think for next eyar I want to build up a 4X bike that is slightly less oriented to being the lightweight racer bike and make sure that it will be durable and fun for more types of riding.
that alone probably = no fun for 98% of the people here.
It's called a bmx star-nut. We've been running them for years on our street HT's.I dont think Cam uses a hydro gyro, There is a feature on his slopestyle bike in this months MBUK comic. He had a hole drilled in his top ahead spacer and ran it through that somehow.....will try to get a pic.
For the rear brake?It's called a bmx star-nut. We've been running them for years on our street HT's.
EXACTLY!Agreed...however the burlier short travel bikes that are being made are filling a niche that was left open when freeride and downhill bikes started going to more and more travel.
I love that companies are starting to make short travel bikes with fun geometry again.
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.It is not the ability to compete that makes people interested in slopestyle. Its the fact that the bikes that are used for slopstyle are practical for what most riders are doing today. Like was said, a short travel bike with fun geometry. I think for next eyar I want to build up a 4X bike that is slightly less oriented to being the lightweight racer bike and make sure that it will be durable and fun for more types of riding.
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.
But I have a slopestyle sticker on order.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.
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.But I have a slopestyle sticker on order.
Naw it's just the SX. mountaincross frame.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.
Don't wait around for it...I'd guess Q2 or Q3 of 07. MC is adrift.sorry to derail the thread a little but does anyone know when the slopestyle mountaincycles bike will be out in production? just one quick answer would do. thanks
Zac N.
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'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
I think slopestyle and the bikes built for it are cool, but this is a narrow view of what people do on bicycles.
Does a 40 pound, slacked out bike with one chainring and no BB clearance sound fun or practical for an 8 hour epic?
chimpanzeewow, this thread is reaching new levels of retarditity. somebody jack it back on the tracks or shoot it.
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...I think slopestyle and the bikes built for it are cool, but this is a narrow view of what people do on bicycles.
Does a 40 pound, slacked out bike with one chainring and no BB clearance sound fun or practical for an 8 hour epic?
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.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...
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.MiniDH.
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.
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.Cam has a hydraulic gyro for his rear and runs the front through the stem. I can't find any info on that hydro gyro, anyone else?
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 gryono 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 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.
Dude. Represent better eh?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.
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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