[stratguy1618]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=27948&item=7107466035&rd=10
I saw one of these exact same bikes at northstar this year, just wondering if anyone else saw it too. The guy riding it was about 400 lbs, you couldnt miss him. That rear shock is the biggest one I have ever seen!!

 

[MMcG]

I think the shock is from a snowmobile or something like that. And I think a complete bike weighs close to 60 pounds or so.

 

[freeridebiker21]

i don't know what it is but if the guy was 400lb how could that shiver support him??

 

[johnbryanpeters]

http://www.ridephat.com/ridephat/showarticle.asp?section=bigbones&status=archive&num=51

 

[blue]

Hes from Utah...that explains everything...damned fatties

 

[freeridebiker21]

you know??? i have been thinking about it and thats a hella good price!if it takes a 340lb guy it might be good for maybe Bender? just kidding,he's an idiot!

 

[freeriding101]

wow thats freakin burly, im thinking snowmobile sound about right

oooh la la, 200 post

 

[Echo]

Looks flexy.

 

[dickiesbike1]

Its CPC Patriot, its on the add.

 

[Sherpa]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=27948&item=7107466035&rd=10
I saw one of these exact same bikes at northstar this year, just wondering if anyone else saw it too. The guy riding it was about 400 lbs, you couldnt miss him. That rear shock is the biggest one I have ever seen!!

The dude who designed/made that bike comes to some of the local DH races with the new gen. of that bike. I think it's retartded and stupid heavy......

-TS

 

[Sandwich]

it was designed before these new mega shocks, and basically it was a simple design with a 1:1 or similarly low ratio for travel to shock. This allowed better control of the damping and ZERO blowouts (it's a snowmobile shock). I think the backend was pretty flexy, and check out the seatpost thing...kind of retarded. FTW offered a revised back end or seatpost or something...

Funny story: first ride at Pkill with my Straight six, back in like 2001 or 02 or so, some little dude riding one, couldn;t have been over 15, said he wished he was riding my bike...(nice ride...wish I had that....want to trade?) or something along those lines. I couldn't believe it, here I am on a 4 year old bike and he's got this brand new full on DHer...oh well.

CPC stopped making bikes. They still make other things though. I don't think it was a bad bike, persay, but not worth 1900, IMO.

 

[BigMike]

CPC Patriot (70lbs)

70 FVCKING POUNDS?!?

That is a heavy ass bike!

 

[Grimey]

Am I the only one to notice that it is running Rhyno Lites?

 

[binary visions]

Local guy had a CPC Patriot.

It had about a 2.2:1 leverage ratio on the shock IIRC (pretty sure it was about a 4.5" stroke shock) - low, but not unbelievably low (very low for a DH bike though). However, it's a snowmobile shock so it's pretty huge.

Low leverage ratio like that and a big shock are the only way some people can even use a bike. You weigh 300lbs and it becomes damn hard to find a spring that will support you...

Anyway. Interesting bike but not made particularly well and they don't serve much of a useful purpose now that there's shocks like the Avalanche and El Jefe around.

 

[golgiaparatus]

70 FVCKING POUNDS?!?

That is a heavy ass bike!

NOO SHIZZ!!!!!! Talk about DH specific.