I am in the market for a new DH bike and was considering going down to a small from a medium. I'm about 5'8 and ride my 20" more than all my other bikes combined it seems like. my 20" is 20.5" TT and my DJ 26" is 21" and I like those. my last DH bike was a medium and in the neighborhood of 22" TT IIRC. i've been reasonably comfortable on a medium but seems to me a small might be funner to ride, easier to throw around etc. As far as a small I'm mainly worried about a shorter wheelbase getting squirrly at speed and on big hits.
I know someone is going to ask, "why don't you just go test ride some small bikes jackass?" well, easier said than done when there are none for sale near me and I do not know anyone who runs a small.
It would be awesome to get some input from those who have gone from medium to small. what frame, what you like about the change, what you don't like, would you do it again, how tall are you, etc. TIA
I know someone is going to ask, "why don't you just go test ride some small bikes jackass?" well, easier said than done when there are none for sale near me and I do not know anyone who runs a small.
It would be awesome to get some input from those who have gone from medium to small. what frame, what you like about the change, what you don't like, would you do it again, how tall are you, etc. TIA
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