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No weight restrictions. Lets see your DH bike!

Kanye West

220# bag of hacktastic
Aug 31, 2006
3,767
501
This is my trusty bitch. Almost 3 full riding years old now after a brief hiatus to ride a couple other frames which didn't really suit me. Got the chainstay reinforced by Frank, and the shiny link in the back is new and 1/2" shorter than stock. Slacker geo, same shock length and the shock rate remains damn close to the same. The bike could be called "dated", but it's fast as hell. It's a stupid cliche, but it's confidence inspiring. Just feels flawless going fast.



Single speed for gravity only stuff, Double Beezy in the back, 888 with a BOS cart up front (soon to be replaced), 31" BooBars, Saint cranks and brakes, Hadley hubs on Dual Duty rims. Running some Specialized Clutch tires now which are REALLY impressive. Also now have the grips wrapped in road bike bar tape - ultra comfy. Will also have a custom made upper crown to drop the bars 1"-1.25" in the near future.
 
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BMCarter

Monkey
Oct 10, 2007
297
0
Santa Barbara
And now for my contribution. 08 Sunday, little dirty today after a ride. So glad to be back on it though, first time I have been on it in 8 weeks after I crashed in Tahoe. 40ish lbs depending on spec.







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BMCarter

Monkey
Oct 10, 2007
297
0
Santa Barbara
Were you riding in SLO today? I saw a dude up top on Madonna with a very similar bike and didn't recognize it as a local's. Looked rad!
Haha, that was me!

Were you on the Yeti or the orange Ibis?

Any interest in doing some shuttles on the grade tomorrow? shoot me an email BCart1 (at) gmail.
 

Pip3r

Turbo Monkey
Nov 20, 2001
1,112
0
Foxboro MA
From last year but is when she was lookin tip top. Has new Boxxer and Saint stuff on it now and 721 wheels.

 

blackohio

Generous jaywalker
Mar 12, 2009
2,773
122
Hellafornia. Formerly stumptown.
43.75 lbs. with no concern for weight saving what-so-ever.



'07 Fox RC2
King Ext headset
Thomson X4 50mm stem
Funn Full on bars
Saint Brakes
8" Avid rotors
Hadley Front hub laced to a tubeless Mavis 823
FSA Xdrive Cranks
FSA BB
Sun Rear Hub and Sun MTX hoop
Minion DHF/R Tires
2.5" Tubes (non DH)
Saint rear derailleur
LX Shifter
Thomson Elite seat post
Specialized Seat
Wellgo Magnesium Pedals
Ultegra Road Cassette
Sram X9 Chain
36T E-13 Front Chainring
E-13 LG1+
 

blackohio

Generous jaywalker
Mar 12, 2009
2,773
122
Hellafornia. Formerly stumptown.
im also runnign a pretty big rear spring at 500lbs and the heavy front one (might account for some differences) and the wheels probably make the additional.

At 6'2" and 240 or so fully geared/padded up im pretty much a tank.
 

IH8Rice

I'm Mr. Negative! I Fail!
Aug 2, 2008
24,524
494
Im over here now
im also runnign a pretty big rear spring at 500lbs and the heavy front one (might account for some differences) and the wheels probably make the additional.

At 6'2" and 240 or so fully geared/padded up im pretty much a tank.
yeah im running a 500# in the rear too (which is too heavy for me)

im about 220lbs and 6'2.75"ish

i dont really notice the weight compared to my 39.5lbs RS7 tho
 

blackohio

Generous jaywalker
Mar 12, 2009
2,773
122
Hellafornia. Formerly stumptown.
all i know is I love the ****ing bike at whatever weight. Do you ride 7springs at all? I was just there on the 25th and its crazy how much attention this bike gets.

One of the dudes there basically said to me "oh **** that bikes so nice, Im going to ride it later."

didnt ask, just said he was going to ride it. ride it he did not.
 

kickstand

Turbo Monkey
Sep 18, 2009
3,441
393
Fenton, MI
my "downhill bike" ...... Hey I live just outside of Detroit and rode "downhill" on a trek 4900 for years...it's a vast improvement that I can still use locally...someday when I am rich I will have a dedicated downhill cruiser like some of you guys.

Bars are now painted black and a set of muddy mary's were added. I'll have to get an updated picture.

 

Prettym1k3

Turbo Monkey
Aug 21, 2006
2,864
0
In your pants
It's probably just an illusion, but that super slack seat angle makes the front end look vertical. Always wanted to try one of those frames.
The headtube is 66 which sounds steep until you get the bike into its sag... It's got 9" of travel, and I haven't done the math, but that's pretty darn slack.

As for the seattube, yes... it's VERY slack. Almost difficult to climb on. But hey... it's a DH bike, and the standover height is VERY low which is great for all sorts of reasons.

I absolutely LOVE my Zumbi. LOVE IT.