What's sexier than an M3? My new V-10...
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God damn.
rockymt21 said:
It's not yellow enough.
I must say, the new V10's are the shizznit. I was presented with the opportunity to ride one for a week or two, and you gotta know I took that up. Took my first ride on it today I think Im going to have to buy one now 
I think Im going to have to buy one now 
Finally. Sick.
what do you think about the hopey? or is it too earily ?
Wanna RaceSherpa said:
youre running open class next year right??Sherpa said:
oh yeah, nice bike. 10/10. are you running a 70mm stem. that thing is giant.
I had to read to see what kinda rig that is and dam it`s Da` shnitsell or some din like that............
Love that colour man, awesome bike!
Those are better looking than M3s IMO. Only the linkages look a bit spindly compare to the intense linkages. I'm sure they do the job just fine though.
Congrats, she's a good looking ride.
Congrats, she's a good looking ride.
Super nice bike !! WOuld like some pics of the M3 too !
He better be, as well as Juniorx at all the nationals. That bike has no place in any sport class by god hahaha. Nah me and will should be tearing it up next year in open, watch out for these two balls to the wall F-ville homeboys. Oh wait I still need a DH rig BAD.Jimmy_Pop said:
Itd be real nice if specialized would make their crap available before oh wait like the first race of the season. Last time I checked the demos are looking at MARCH but they said that was tentative.Yea dog. I'm going to go to DD right now and ride it. Oh and you need a V-10 too. Phuck Specializedbiker3 said:He better be, as well as Juniorx at all the nationals. That bike has no place in any sport class by god hahaha. Nah me and will should be tearing it up next year in open, watch out for these two balls to the wall F-ville homeboys. Oh wait I still need a DH rig BAD.
and them pushing back the release of the D8. Gotta be something to do with the Fox .Oh and no comments on the Hopey, yet.
How's that steering damper working for ya?
Awesome V10 you got there.
But I couldn't leave that title unclaimed. So here's my build. Pics don't do justice to the colour. Will update with daylight pics once i'm ready building it
Awesome V10 you got there.
But I couldn't leave that title unclaimed. So here's my build. Pics don't do justice to the colour. Will update with daylight pics once i'm ready building it
Well, Badfastard you may have cleaned you parts..before you posted pics from it 
So it looks that it has been ridden without the discbrakes.
The paint looks really old at the M1.
So it looks that it has been ridden without the discbrakes.
The paint looks really old at the M1.
Its not rootbeer.
interesting trimming job on your rear Michelin!BadFastard said:How's that steering damper working for ya?
Awesome V10 you got there.
But I couldn't leave that title unclaimed. So here's my build. Pics don't do justice to the colour. Will update with daylight pics once i'm ready building it
Yeah,nice trim job on the tire!
I wonder though,after spending that much time trimming,why run it that direction???
Chris Van Dine showed up here after the east coast tour with some interesting snipping,a Swamp thing with all the knobs ramped,then slit sideways(sciped-sp-).
But he sat in the van all the way across the country with nothing else to do then sniff armor.You my friend must have some time on your hands...
Oh yeah-something that pertains to this thread-M3's are WAY sexier than v 10 humpbacks!!! Blah!
I wonder though,after spending that much time trimming,why run it that direction???
Chris Van Dine showed up here after the east coast tour with some interesting snipping,a Swamp thing with all the knobs ramped,then slit sideways(sciped-sp-).
But he sat in the van all the way across the country with nothing else to do then sniff armor.You my friend must have some time on your hands...
Oh yeah-something that pertains to this thread-M3's are WAY sexier than v 10 humpbacks!!! Blah!
What is the best tool to use for tire clipping?
Dikes?
Dikes?
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The M3 here is nice, but that V10 is dead sexy.
wicked!
Hey BadF
The m3 looks killer, hope it rides as nice as your m1 did.
Ill have my bike ready by the end of Januari. Lets ride in Namur again some time soon and set the v10 and m3 side by side and see how they compare.
And lets hope time fly's by so we can really test those baby's out in big Ol T
Mazzel! Kevin
The m3 looks killer, hope it rides as nice as your m1 did.
Ill have my bike ready by the end of Januari. Lets ride in Namur again some time soon and set the v10 and m3 side by side and see how they compare.
And lets hope time fly's by so we can really test those baby's out in big Ol T
Mazzel! Kevin
Dykes work best,get rubber handles and try 2 sizes.a small and a medium to get into small places.Sometimes you need to slice one side with a razor blade,then snip off the knobby with the dykes(Minion R /michy side knobs)
Dykes work good...
I also like to use Gardening/flower shears (the pointy tip ones)
I also like to use Gardening/flower shears (the pointy tip ones)
kev: we'll ride for sure! I need some machining on a few adapters, and the chainrings/bashguard and then i'm done. The rear wheel is temporary, it's heavier than a russian truck wheel
Tires: bought them off a friend who had to quit. He thought it worked better, I thing they'll wear like ice cream on a hot plate this way. Don't know how he did it, bu he has some connections in MX.
Direction, i ride Michelins in the direction opposite to the arrow on its sidewall. To me it works better.
Tires: bought them off a friend who had to quit. He thought it worked better, I thing they'll wear like ice cream on a hot plate this way. Don't know how he did it, bu he has some connections in MX.
Direction, i ride Michelins in the direction opposite to the arrow on its sidewall. To me it works better.
Cool man, lookin forward too it.
Ill PM you once Ive got my bike working and me and Bernard are coming to Namur to testrape the little bitch.
Nice job getting an XTR crank on the m3 btw...
Ill PM you once Ive got my bike working and me and Bernard are coming to Namur to testrape the little bitch.
Nice job getting an XTR crank on the m3 btw...
That Michelin looks identical to an Intense Edge. Hacks.
Bernie on new wheelz as well?Kevin said:Cool man, lookin forward too it.
Ill PM you once Ive got my bike working and me and Bernard are coming to Namur to testrape the little bitch.
Nice job getting an XTR crank on the m3 btw...
Look at the 1st pic (rear view) you might wanna reconsider that 'nice work' into rough hacking.....
Eigil, keen eye!
the guy I bought them off is an intense fanatic. But then again, isn't the edge simply a C24 with that little modif?
Used to ride them Intense tires but I found them were too freakin heavy, didn't steer as sharp as michies and the stickies only last a day. I had heaps of ripped out knobs also. So i'll stick to the C16 C24 in reverse direction
From your previous posts I take it you're racing on an M3. Do you have any setup tips? I used to ride a 2001 M1 with 5th (8.75*2.75). Now this one with the same parts (hence the dirt) and Swinger 9.5*3
I had high speed compression totally open. The air chamber is halfway in at 110psi. Low speed was 3 turns in from totally open. Rebound was about halfway or a bit faster depending the course.
(off topic i know but email and PM are disbaled on your account...)
Bernie still on his Empire but with diferent fork and new paint job.BadFastard said:
Doesnt really matter what bike he rides tho, he'll still beat my ass anyways...
That's your opinion and you're entitled to it. But I disagree so don't say "the M# are sexier bikes" like its a fact.ZoRo said:
In my opinion the M3 is a boring safe design - Intense just keeps recycling the same aesthetic. The new V10 on the other hand is (to me) a ballsy, distinctive design that pushes buttons, and I give SC props for taking some chances. And if you've ever ridden a new V10 you know that from the cockpit the humpback is less pronounced and makes the front end look and feel super stout.
in the end it doesn't matter. Looks are far less important than performance. And I'm sure the most people here wouldn't be able to tell if they ride a V10 or an M3 in a blind test (hmm, maybe not a good idea to do a blind DH run but you get my drift)OGRipper said:
I've met Kevin here. He just bought a V10. I'm sure when we'll be riding some day in spring, we're not going to feel the difference between the bikes, only the differences in setup.
There's one 'advantage' to the intense cockpit design as it kinda swings down as opposed to the humpback V10: it's very low. heaps of standover clearance .
And looks, M3 looks more of a racer, athletic sharpness and all. But then again Santa Cruz has nicer colours!