That definitely needs to go on the list!Risse Lassen
Worst downhill bike of all time?
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I gotta say, my version of that bike was awesome (all custom geometry). It was ever better with a fox shock on it. I think RD3 has been riding now and can attest to that as well.Thanks for posting big T.
That reminds me
Risse Lassen
As far as a "DH" bike goes, the Karpiels are great preforming bikes, the Armys are definitely not a top race bike for sure, the Disco was a good one for racing. They were one of the more durable bikes out there, the had a few issues at the end.i would have to say the khs is prob the worst but im gonna get flamed for this the karpel Armagedon (if thats how u spell it) or apocalypse, oh fu*k knows sumthing to do with the end of the world...lol..well it had 14" of travel whats the point, and bender the fender rode it...
and i heard they were crap made too, but i just heard it so dont kill me.....
There should be a suspension fork thread like this.
hahah frankenbreak
Did Pro-Flex (great name, btw) ever make a 'downhill' rig? Maybe even one with a Noleen Smart Shock and it's swell little red light...Set up with a Noleen sprung Girvin, and you've got yourself a pinner!
The Animal. They even made a version with cheetah spot print paint.
K2 version - fancy paint.
I think they tried more when K2 bought them over in 1998. There was the K2 Animal and that was considered a DH bike back then...I guess (yellow with black tiger stripes or something). It had 6" of rear travel and the shock passed through the seattube.
edit. There ya go! I knew there was a pic somewhere. And it DID have the smart shock.
They also had this cool looking single pivot team racebike. I don't know anything about it though but they ran it with Magura disc brakes and the Noleen DH fork.
Ha, I used to have one of those Girvin Chubby forks! It was really smoothe after you got the Mountainspeed spring kit for it.
Then I crashed at Mont Tremblant and bend the lowers.
Then I crashed at Mont Tremblant and bend the lowers.
Huh, I didn't know Girvin made traditional telescopic fork...I was hoping to see that wacky scissor link contraption 
The Vector was it?
Btw, nice find on the 'fancy paint'...I can almost see one of the 90120 punks rolling around the boardwalk on it...
The Vector was it?Btw, nice find on the 'fancy paint'...I can almost see one of the 90120 punks rolling around the boardwalk on it...
You left out Joey trying to make it go down the old mini DH at Alexander Park...
^^
Uh, no...
S'pose I'll let Fraser have the honors...
Uh, no...
S'pose I'll let Fraser have the honors...
zzyzx, the last name in suspension technology..........for a reason
What about worst bike still in production today. As in a current bike. I would have said the Brodie line up but there 2007 line up doesnt look half bad.
I stand corrected then I didn't know that.
I'm surprised no one has bashed the mantra yet tho
or these:
The BB is at your knee level...imagine taking a turn...
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mine was at your chest, see for yourself:
thats the worst bike ever
The Animal. They even made a version with cheetah spot print paint.
:huh:
Aren't you the wise one? Did you or did you not at one point own a Ted Wojick with a carbon Battle rear triangle?
Those bikes were raced competively by the Lake Racing team out of florida, and one of my next door neighbors won the Expert race at Mt St Anne on one. That was at least as non-suited to DH in 1997-8 as the bike that the Prodyamix cats were flogging.
well that and the fact that your cocky and not very good.youre just pissed that i didnt buy your 9.5
I heard the haro 357 was crappy enough that mick was running one of kovarik's m3s (or his own he bought) in europe before going to cannondale. Lots of footage of him in haro suit on a red m3 in earthed 3.
There is a lot of footage of him riding all sorts of different bikes, I remember seeing him on a Cove shocker some time that year. I thought it was cause he pretty much broke all his Haro's that year and had no choice but to ride whatever he could get his hands on just to race.
I owned a "downhill" Zeigler-Lam mega. It was a full 3.25" travel bike. 
Umm.. why bash a f/s bike that was never even intended to go off-road, much less DH?I'm surprised no one has bashed the mantra yet tho
or these:
I test-road a Soft-ride road bike some years ago... incredibly comfortable to ride, although pedaling took getting used to. In a way it was good because it forced proper technique. If your technique was bad, you'd bounce around like crazy. I believe they are still popular amoung the tri-crowd. I wouldn't mind one for commuting/touring.
no, the battle rear end was aluminum.
as for FLA DH, i took yr post to mean that there were actual downhill races in florida, not that the team was from there.
Back in the day, you would not believe the number of people from Florida who would drive up here for a crappy local DH race.
People would drive from Miami to some local NC race, some of them being short 2 minute pedalfest runs. I can remember groups from down there being at races at Clemson, Charlotte, Fontana etc...
Trust me any excuse to get out of Florida makes sense.
ahhh im guessing u ride one??? lol so u would be leaning towards liking it....but i thought they were pritty bad and when i rode one it was liek riding a mush...but i was talkinf about the super big one the 14" rear best...not yhe standar4d issue ones
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i think we will see the top riders in 2007 rocking similar equiptment!
nvd rocking the Walmart X Games bikes at the dirt jumps in Durango
that is sick ^
there's someone on here who owns an apoc, and uses it for dh race, not hucking. I'm not going to deny the silliness of that bike, but I would love to play with one for a while, imagine 6" of sag with 7" of active travel left...it would be neat to ride, but maybe not race-effective.ahhh im guessing u ride one??? lol so u would be leaning towards liking it....but i thought they were pritty bad and when i rode one it was liek riding a mush...but i was talkinf about the super big one the 14" rear best...not yhe standar4d issue ones
Secondly, karpiels were some of the best bikes I've toyed with, and I think most people agree. You must have gotten a skinny person's bike or something. I've ridden an army and a disco and they both pedalled fantastically, with no bob. Jan's QC wasn't the best, and it's sad to see those bikes go.
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