[Bearmntpicnic]

So I know these pictures have been posted in the Bottle Rocket thread but I figured they would get more attention with their own post.

Carter Holland's Mountain Cycle Battery.
Phil Sundbaum, Jim Dellavalle, and Stephanie Nychka alo rode Batterys up there. I think that one is under 30lbs.

originaly posted by Tim
MC

 

[bikerpunk98199]

hott banana

 

[motomike]

what fork is that? sick bikes for sure...

 

[bballe336]

It's the first MC that I have ever liked. If it does come to production I bet they would sell incredibly well.

 

[Bearmntpicnic]

psht the mountain cycle 9.5 is one of the greatest bikes of all time, the single pivot is revolutionary, as well the the hydroformed monocouqe (monocock) body. and it is hella sexy.

 

[ÆX]

thats a cool bike.

 

[trailhacker]

I thought MC went under with the whole Kenisis thing?

 

[dirtydirtysouf]

originaly posted by Tim
MC

nice bikes.i like the swingarm setup

 

[fiddy_ryder]

a coil shock option would be nice.

 

[jonKranked]

a coil shock option would be nice.

why? on a bike w/ that short amount of travel an air shock is ideal. nowadays air shocks generally feel just as good as coils (providing the ratio and leverage is good)

 

[wil_e123]

that bike is my wet dream, it looks so sick, and IMO too, the only MC that i have come to like (a lot). If it does make it to production, i'll be doing my best to scrape up the $$$ and buy a frame!

 

[fiddy_ryder]

why? on a bike w/ that short amount of travel an air shock is ideal. nowadays air shocks generally feel just as good as coils (providing the ratio and leverage is good)

yeah i guess your right. but are air shocks they are fitting on these types of bikes up to the rigors and abuse they are receiving? its my understanding that the shocks fitted are designed towards all mtn type of riding. I could see using a DHX air on one but some of these others just dont seem burly enough.

 

[jonKranked]

warning: e-speculation ahead:

from the looks of it, that bike needs a stroke length of well under 2" and i don't know of the dhx air is made w/ that short of a stroke. mind you this is also a prototype.

<end e-speculation>


i have ridden both a dhx coil and a dhx air, and they feel very similar to one another.

 

[mandown]

So I know these pictures have been posted in the Bottle Rocket thread but I figured they would get more attention with their own post.

you figured neaky:

 

[S.K.C.]

Wow - I'm really digging the geo. For a full suspension park bike it's got the frame lines of a decent hardtail.

...hmmm, so are these things out yet?

Price?

 

[Bearmntpicnic]

you figured neaky:

well actually you did the figuring i did the posting

 

[fiddy_ryder]

Wow - I'm really digging the geo. For a full suspension park bike it's got the frame lines of a decent hardtail.

...hmmm, so are these things out yet?

Price?

last I remeber the price was around the range of the bottle rocket.. heres the #'s I got from Twisted a short while back..

Head tube angle 70 degrees
Head tube length 108mm
Top tube length 562.4mm physical, 570.7mm virtual horizontal
Bottom bracket height 13” (inline with axles)
Seat tube length 330mm
Seat tube angle 74 degrees
Chain stay length 402mm
Travel 100mm
Seat post 31.6mm
Seat post clamp 34.9mm
Bottom bracket shell 73mm

 

[skinny mike]

what fork is that? sick bikes for sure...

marzocchi 4x maybe?

 

[SteezyWeezy]

It's the first MC that I have ever liked. If it does come to production I bet they would sell incredibly well.

:redhot::mumble: the 9.5 is a ****ing smking hot bike, along with these, MC is en fuego

 

[fiddy_ryder]

...... (monocock) body. and it is hella sexy.

is like the thing you get when you get head from a chick with mono?

 

[FactoryCostcoDH]

I think I heard somewhere that the forks are a reduced travel version of the 66rc2x, but I could be wrong... didn't they have a section about this bike in the video clip of the Mountain Cycle booth from interbike?

 

[blue]

Nemesis Project (shop/frame builder in California) lowers Marzocchis for DJ and street use. And yes, they did. Will it ever go into production? nooobody knowwws...

 

[Bobodaclown]

It's the first MC that I have ever liked. If it does come to production I bet they would sell incredibly well.

I have to agree it's about the only Mountain Cycle I have ever liked also.

 

[cheetaprowlerDH]

psht the mountain cycle 9.5 is one of the greatest bikes of all time, the single pivot is revolutionary, as well the the hydroformed monocouqe (monocock) body. and it is hella sexy.

haha, exacly why i want... one

 

[SBDHrida]

Looks like a tight bike for sure, but does it look like its the size of most tricyles to anyone else?

 

[XL1EN]

you decide?

 

[XL1EN]

Killing it, FREERIDE forever

 

[dexter]

thats not freeride buddy, thats park riding

 

[ire]

no sh!t...gotta be hard to get a good pump in the park on a 7" bike

 

[Bearmntpicnic]

hahha that would be the strangest bike to ride in the park ever

 

[ire]

who owns MC now?

 

[MCSinCO]

I just got a Sin. So does the Sin handle a DH park???

 

[SuspectDevice]

who owns MC now?

A delightfully eccentric french guy... They got serious about racing again this past season, focusing on developing young female talent (no pun intended). Stephan Girard is on staff handling training and race-day logistics for there program as well. There results weren't much to speak of, but I am always a fan of the independently wealthy spending there money on bikes instead of cigarette boats...

 

[ire]

A delightfully eccentric french guy... They got serious about racing again this past season, focusing on developing young female talent (no pun intended). Stephan Girard is on staff handling training and race-day logistics for there program as well. There results weren't much to speak of, but I am always a fan of the independently wealthy spending there money on bikes instead of cigarette boats...

They still list a CA address, whats up with that? Will they still manufacture here?

 

[MCSinCO]

Didn't the young Female take Jr. DH World Champ????

 

[MCSinCO]

New office for US is in Sothern CA near San Diego.

 

[MCSinCO]

Bikes are made in Taiwan now.

 

[Sandwich]

i kind of want to hump that bike. it looks perfect for just goofing around on and having fun. Sort of a NE style/alpine/aline humper. I dig.

 

[Hulkamaniac]

I just got a Sin. So does the Sin handle a DH park???

Honestly, and I say this as an owner of four Mountain Cycle frames/bikes (rumble, sin...both sold..... & Fury, and 9.5), the Sin made a fun tight freeride/play bike and a sub-par dh bike, IMO. It's got funky geometry, in a high bottom bracket and steep head angle for it's purpose. It's also got a very short top tube and relatively short wheelbase, which I liked in the slow & technical stuff.....but it got very unstable as speeds crept up and things got really steep. Overall, it was bun bike to play around on, but the 9.5 covered all that "play" stuff nicely and was a full-blown dh'er to boot.

 

[SK6]

I love the 9.5, big time, a friggin blast to ride. I love the bike, and it's treated me very well. What's upsetting though is the fact the damn website and blog is nothing but French. OK, I can get over the fact the owner is French, but holy sh!t, how many different ways can one say, what about the US pro's? I've met one...nice guy...

One of the strongest riders in the Snowshoe series rides a 9.5, W(here)TF is his pic?

US rep is a great guy, the bike is an AWESOME product, but it's time for something besides the fvcking French.

I'm just sayin.......