Check it out:
... so he's running a PIKE up front and a beer can in the back???
... so he's running a PIKE up front and a beer can in the back???
Minaar's Honda 4X bike (close-up shot, in the pits)
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Well, if he's sponsord by SRAM, then the Pike, Truvative cranks and guide and SRAM shifter/derail all make sense, but why does he have Hayes El Camino brakes and not Avid Juicy's? And that rear shock is really confusing me, I have no idea what it is.
That seatpost looks dangerous. People laugh at me cause I like wide bars, but christ, look at those things!
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THose are Fomula brakes, not el Crapinos.
duhh, because he's also sponsored by formula...
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I like the Showa air shock. At least, that's what it looks like.
edit: Juano beat me to it
edit: Juano beat me to it
look at all those deemaxes in the backround
That bike is dope, but Minnar's nickname needs a change ASAP. "Big Air" hahaha what a joke.
I'm sure it's a good frame. but it LOOKS like the bigist POS I have ever seen, that thing is UGLY
Yes, Ive seent him ride. I seent him hit a big jump or two.Dufault01 said:
one ugly bike 
Says the guy riding a Karpiel...Downhiller said:one ugly bike
how can you tell me a big decal on the swingarm saying big air does not make a bike look like a walmart bikeDufault01 said:
I wonder why he is running 60D...
I concur with ya on that one. Aesthetically, the frame is not appealing to me at all and I am surprised to see that the bike is set up with a standard derailure and not the infamous internal gear boxTheMontashu said:
Ha ha ha,vertical shocks are so stupid like that. You land then the rebound poggoe's you back up again. Yeah tried a bit hard to make it look H-core.Over kill for a bad shock placement design,unless they're trying to perfect thier rebound or somethin whack.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder but I think most people will agree that its an ugly bike.
Its just as ugly as about a year ago so I dont really get the whole purpose of this thread though...
And ugly or not, Ive seen him flying that thing like an f16 and after that the nickname "Big Air" didnt seem that stupid at all.
Its just as ugly as about a year ago so I dont really get the whole purpose of this thread though...
And ugly or not, Ive seen him flying that thing like an f16 and after that the nickname "Big Air" didnt seem that stupid at all.
You obvious know a lot more about this stuff then the tech heads at SHOWA and Honda..no skid marks said:
Why dont you give m a call and tell m how its done?
Pfft go find some old magazines from 10 years ago and see how many companies(Cannondale,Dimondback) had that sort of vertical shock on swingarm set up. Like I said they may be using some full on dampening or something. Oh I should just stick with oh it's ugly,how constructive towards a stimulating conversation where I could learn something or share my knowledge or reminis or blah blah.Kevin said:
I guess you know more then honda and showa combined huh?no skid marks said:
Dumbass.
Whatever Parrot. I think you'll probably find they went for that set up steered by others patents or marketing. it is only small travell I'm sure so yes I conceed it matters probably little. But if you've not ridden something similar to that shock set up how can you argue my points?
Sure thing poncho.no skid marks said:
I guess we know why you aren't a suspension engineer huh?
Do you even have any idea how many bikes i have ridden? Or that I have ridden exactly that sort of setup, as well as built and tuned shocks for a few large shock manufacturers?
I know who you are and I work for Showa if I must disclose that info to you. We did not design the bike.
Ya, sure. I'll buy that.no skid marks said:
Oh, and an edit just to be a smart ass:
no skid marks said:
Sooo, by your reasoning, the Ironhorse sunday, Giant DH, Yeti DH9, Chumba F4 among others all have crappy suspension designs just because the shock is placed vertically? You should quickly end your life and not post ever again.no skid marks said:
"Big Air" is just cheesy, especially from a smart, seemingly intelligent guy like Minnaar.
Mine aren't in a bunch, lighten up, Im just heckling. The guy can ride circles around almost everyone in the world so Im sure it doesn't hurt his feelings too badly.Inclag said:
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAH seriously end yourself. Please.no skid marks said:
the rear shock is a showa, they designed a bunch of mtb suspension a while back and one of the products was a little air shock...
Ooh, owned by Transcend.Transcend said:Ya, sure. I'll buy that.
Oh, and an edit just to be a smart ass:
I like the looks of it.
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"perfect thier rebound or somethin whack".....
This should digress into another thread about our school systems failing. As far as the bike, I think I would ride a huffy with flat tires if someone was giving me a paycheck...
This should digress into another thread about our school systems failing. As far as the bike, I think I would ride a huffy with flat tires if someone was giving me a paycheck...
Eh? Haven't had one of those in what...5 years? I also never said that the Honda bike was ugly. Please read the entire thread next time, thanks.Tame Ape said:Says the guy with the Risse Lassen.