craigjames Posted June 11, 2008 Report Share Posted June 11, 2008 not nessicaraly a lack of skills what if the person with the BIG bike travels about , fort william isnt exactly a cross country course and i coudnt see sam hill riding a trek fuel 9 down it because he is skilled, i did say 99% of the tracks in the uk. having seen gee atherton blitz an elite field by 6 seconds on a hardtail when his chain came off half way down bike handling skills are a lot of it. i also think mr hill could still wup a whole lot of people down fort bill on an xc bike. for the average rider, let alone a newbie to the sport, a full blown DH bike is not needed in this country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liam-pantera Posted June 11, 2008 Report Share Posted June 11, 2008 when i sold my mod i desided i wanted to dry downhill/freeride so i got myself a kona coiler off chainreaction and for 800 quid its amazing im having so much fun on it and nothing gone wrong , it comes with fox shock , mazzokie (sp) bombers , hayes disks , konna bar and stem , shimano shifters and raceface cranks . shop around you can pick up amazing bikes for about 800 ish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted June 11, 2008 Report Share Posted June 11, 2008 I've just bought a Kona Stinky frame. They're dirt cheap 'cos they're about as fashionable as Fred Dibnah (RIP) and they never break. And just to make you jealous I'm going to the alps in three weeks for a fortnight of riding it down steep hills and freeride parks. Woop woop, hollerrrr etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synergy Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 i did say 99% of the tracks in the uk. having seen gee atherton blitz an elite field by 6 seconds on a hardtail when his chain came off half way down bike handling skills are a lot of it. i also think mr hill could still wup a whole lot of people down fort bill on an xc bike. for the average rider, let alone a newbie to the sport, a full blown DH bike is not needed in this country. i will upload some pictures of scottish tracks and you will soon change your mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigjames Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 i will upload some pictures of scottish tracks and you will soon change your mind. not really i've ridden AE and innerleithen when i had my stinky primo, 6" front and rear. yes more travel would have made it easier, but not necessary. And thats just scotland, which im afraid to isnt where all the DH tracks on thsi little island are situated. if he's never ridden downhill better, he will learn to ride rough tracks and any track better with a shorter (6"-8") travel bike. theres no point lumping him on a 8-10" travel bike and him just pinballing down the track and the sus taking everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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