Post your 2011 rides!
i wonder if specialized will repaint frames....
same old thing since 2007. turning out to be great value; it's been bomber. and people scoffed at the idea of a carbon dh bike. geometry is still pretty current too. should be good for a few more years. love it!
They will refer you to a powder coater in Portland, OR who's the only place that has be ok'd by speci to do a repaint. Otherwise, warranty is voided even if done by Olympic PC who does/did all turner's frames. kinda sucks since the PC on my pitch comes off with a dirty look or a harsh word about somebodies mom.
god thats just such an ugly bike. It's like a rejected dyson vacuum handle design.same old thing since 2007. turning out to be great value; it's been bomber. and people scoffed at the idea of a carbon dh bike. geometry is still pretty current too. should be good for a few more years. love it!
get off the internet. That bike is rad!!!
That guy has been riding that bike since 2007.
You have been waiting on a replacement frame since 2010.
He wins.
2 more weeks dude.
Haha, I giggled... but that lahar is pretty rad, and Jeremy has a point
Don't worry boy's I've bikes to ride. Regardless of my wait time that thing is still uglier than sin. Its not a comment about the dudes mom. I think its an ugly bike, its been going strong and lasting and thats awesome. Doesn't add or detract from my opinion on the frames aesthetic. geesh.
I love that I got neg repped for the opinion.
I love that I got neg repped for the opinion.
Im sure Lahar has held up his end of the bargin for some of his customers as well. I seem to remember a dude or two here out cash and no frame for years.That guy has been riding that bike since 2007.
You have been waiting on a replacement frame since 2010.
He wins.
2 more weeks dude.
it is a pretty ugly bike..to me its function over form with that bike.
no doubt its an awesome piece of machinery, however its supply issues x100 with that bike. The few that exist are great, but the hasn't the dude straight up scammed more than one dude. He might have the best intentions to finish them but at a couple years out one has to say, I've been scammed. Maybe he's refunded money, don't really know about it.
^all that business stuff with aaron is moot, of course. it was a brilliant proof of concept, and 5 years later there's still no (dh) bike i'd rather have. the aesthetics are polarizing indeed; not surprisingly, i love it, but to each his own. my tastes are often divergent from the common denominator, and i'm ok with that.
i like the lahar, and it did pass the parking lot test two years ago with ease
i just double checked and I'm right, the lahar is ugly. Like HR Geiger made a blow pop ugly.
Indeed... and I feel like I need to quote Warner here
"Uglier than E.T with skin cancer"
This is how all DH bikes should be.
Lahar is a work of art to me for just this reason.
Are those older gen saint cranks? I thought there was too wide of a gap between that e13 bashguard to be used safely...?
Ahhh... So have you encountered any problems with the e13 bashguard yet? I'd like to get some new cranks soon. I'm interested in the Saints but have read that it's risky to run them with a bashguard other than the shimano one.
i am unaware of anything like that.. and i ride super hard on my parts, there are buncha dings on my bash guard and i have no problems.
more or less the spider tabs on the saint's are wider then normal so under the exact wrong circumstances your chain can get stuck between the ring and the guard. E.13 advises to run an LS1 or LG1 with saint cranks, however there are many that run the SRS+ just fine
Saint spider tabs are 1,5mm thicker than standard.
The Straitline chainguide is available in a Saint specific version. On my last bike I just milled down the tabs on my 4mm chainring.
The Straitline chainguide is available in a Saint specific version. On my last bike I just milled down the tabs on my 4mm chainring.
Straitline makes a special version of their guide with a saint compatable bashguard. Look it up.
Good to know. I already own an SRS+ chainguide and bashguard, so it would be ideal if I could reuse everything.
That Turner is pretty damn nice but those wheels are still the most horrid looking bike component out there, but they work and I suppose that's the main thing.
nice dhr, but XC Brakes? I love the DM Ultimate wheels!
I thought your bike was gonna be in the 35-36lb range Kurt, haha
38lb 6oz tubeless & coil suspension
Lookin' really good man.
Beautiful!not 100% done, needs new pedals/stem/brakelines, but wanted it ready to roll this weekendweight wise- 17 kgs not sure how much in LBS
