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^ what he said, that thing looks great. I'm a sucker for a flat black bike and that Banshee is no exception, has a nicely understated look to it.
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^^^nice^^^ that thing looks sweet!
Thanks guys. Still need to get the proper spring as the factory 350lbs that it came with was probably intended for someone who was made of lead. Have a temporary 300 but will order a 250 manitou spring tomorrow.
The only thing i can say about it now is that when I took out the shock the suspension was amazingly frictionless (better than my old lapierre and these guys were nuts about quality) and the boxxer wc and straitline guide work amazing.
The only thing i can say about it now is that when I took out the shock the suspension was amazingly frictionless (better than my old lapierre and these guys were nuts about quality) and the boxxer wc and straitline guide work amazing.
sent you a PM about a spring
norbar: clear out ur PM's cant send you anything, says ur inbox is full
Done
Yikes. I'll stick to my normal wheels thanks. My last two DH wheelsets involved Flows and DT 5.1s and even they were both fine. I'm not a huge guy at 165#, but still...
haha... so would you say my skepticism was justified? What do you weigh and what tyre pressures do you run, out of curiosity?
$30 Dual Duty FR rims to Hadleys...beat and ping the living daylights out of them and can easily get a full season on each end, if not more. Light enough too.
edit: see this thread to see what happened on the first run http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showthread.php?t=231756
I flip flop in the 155-160lbs range and run around 25psi* for most dh duty.
*depends on the trail
Your skepticism is justified, to an extent. My mistake was running too low pressure on a really hairy trail and pushing hard because it was a new dh bike. Regardless, I'm surprised how easily the lips have bent for a wheel labeled "DH". Perhaps ANY rim would have bent just the same... perhaps not.
I've always run low psi, even in my bmx racing days. The big reason why I've gone tubeless is to run low psi w/o the worry of pinch flatting. There is one thing for sure, I'm not going to adjust my riding style and bike setup for fear of bending the lips again.
Time will tell. The Opium's may be a better match for someone who rides 30+ psi.
So far, I'm not impressed. But damn they look good!
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Seriously UST downhill rims CAN NOT bend. I even rode my 823 once so low that for an entire 3km run my rim was touching the ground (almost flat) and I had no dents. If you are going to make a wheel with an ust rim, you better make it damn stiff so It won't loose pressure after the 1st hit. Otherwise why bother. This really sucks. I'm your weight, run sub 20psi pressure in the front and tend to pick stupid lines when I'm tired and my 823 laced with dt revolution take a better beating.
Justin-
Congrats on the new Jedi! Can't wait to see somne serious huckin' pics! I'm lovin' your old one!
-Dom
Here's his old one and my new one!
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,the blue matches everythingSo you actually managed to tear a hole in the tyre as a result? Don't think I've ever managed that, sounds like you did hit something pretty hard. Let us know how the new rim fares. I'd really LIKE to believe they're amazing wheels (mainly cos they do look so damn cool)... but my general avoidance of CB products seems to be justified so far.edit: see this thread to see what happened on the first run http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/showthread.php?t=231756
I flip flop in the 155-160lbs range and run around 25psi* for most dh duty.
*depends on the trail
Your skepticism is justified, to an extent. My mistake was running too low pressure on a really hairy trail and pushing hard because it was a new dh bike. Regardless, I'm surprised how easily the lips have bent for a wheel labeled "DH". Perhaps ANY rim would have bent just the same... perhaps not.
I've always run low psi, even in my bmx racing days. The big reason why I've gone tubeless is to run low psi w/o the worry of pinch flatting. There is one thing for sure, I'm not going to adjust my riding style and bike setup for fear of bending the lips again.
Time will tell. The Opium's may be a better match for someone who rides 30+ psi.
So far, I'm not impressed. But damn they look good!
I do it like 2-3 times a season. Nothing amazing
Though I agree on the looks. Still I'd prefer them in green Still I'd prefer them in green
that actually looks pretty sick
If you're interested in seeing it in a different color, tell me the color or post a pic of the color.
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I would like to sthee them in Fuchsia or Periwinkle pleashte. 
(this was the only smiley I could find that looked like he got hit by the sugar truck).
The green does look sick. I still like the red better, mostly because it would go great on my own bike
(this was the only smiley I could find that looked like he got hit by the sugar truck).The green does look sick. I still like the red better, mostly because it would go great on my own bike
that actually looks pretty sick
If you're interested in seeing it in a different color, tell me the color or post a pic of the color.
I was wanting them in green because the'd suit my bike
The only color I was interested Thanks anyway.
wow, those actually look pretty good
sick! shouldn't have given dhkid his bike! argh! hahaha... the wait continues...Finally I've got it.
I know the pain - preordered mine in feb 09
I was supposed to buy a new frame this winter but when I washed my old bike (Norco A-line park 2007) I found a crack at the upper shock mount so I sent it to warranty. They sent me a A-line park 2009 as a replacement. I will ride this this summer and hopefully the dw-DHR will be relased for 2011.
Here it is:
I need a flat crown and a 300 lbs ti spring (I got a 350) if anyone is interested in a trade or selling one. I will probably buy an elka stage 5 this summer too.
The paint is darker in person and there is some gold flakes that doesn't appear on my crappy camera.
Here it is:
I need a flat crown and a 300 lbs ti spring (I got a 350) if anyone is interested in a trade or selling one. I will probably buy an elka stage 5 this summer too.
The paint is darker in person and there is some gold flakes that doesn't appear on my crappy camera.
no dh bike for me, just can´t afford to maintain one at the moment.
you already have a mk1 and have been on it for ages, quit whining!
What frame is that was? ?
no dh bike for me, just can´t afford to maintain one at the moment.
it´s a canfield brothers can-can....
REALLY? Damn...not bad!
its ok to not recognize it... i own one and didn't get it ^^
As close as I'll get to a DH bike this year.
Probably could have got one by the end of summer, but at this point I would rather have a season pass at Whistler and 2 week long vacations there.
Probably could have got one by the end of summer, but at this point I would rather have a season pass at Whistler and 2 week long vacations there.