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Scott Gibbs

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http://www.silverfish-uk.com/products/1019...hp?r=1m1d0b0s46

Heard hot things about these...

http://www.freeborn.co.uk/shop/bikes/full-...ci-2009-ollie-1

And my friend has one of the older ones of them and it's lush. Much nicer spec than the off the peg one though.

Plenty out there, freeride/dh is my thing but i'm not so up to date on them at the moment...

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Bit misleading though with the whole adjustment though, they're saying you have to buy new forks and shock if you wanna change geo.

Yeah I know, weird :S I haven't ridden one and I'm not convinced they'd actually be any good - it's just a kona-style single linkage really, and any bike that has geometry made to go from 135mm to 180mm travel has to compromise somewhere. Still, they do look pretty.

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Yeah I know, weird :S I haven't ridden one and I'm not convinced they'd actually be any good - it's just a kona-style single linkage really, and any bike that has geometry made to go from 135mm to 180mm travel has to compromise somewhere. Still, they do look pretty.

I dunno, if it's with different eye to eyes etc i reckon it would just adjust it's geometry as a matter of course, and it would probably do it quite well...

Bender, there's a guy i just came across on facebook, a friend of one of the well known members on here, selling a 2008 stock big hit 3, it's more dh but it's quite versatile... You interested?

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Kona Coiler, not the most sophisticated but damn good fun and a nice strong bike. I love mine to bits.

Having said that i'm going for an Orange 5 next.

Commecal 6. I'm not sure about the carbon rear end myself but a lot of people seem to like them

The trek range this year is looking pretty good.

Specialised sx trail? I don't like it myseld as it feels like a cow but theres a few more options.

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You can change the travel on that scott just by moving the shock. That's why there's 3 different sets of wholes.

You can, a bit. But in the video on the website it talks about changing the i2i of the shock, along with the fork, for different travel variations.

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They're also not really freeride bikes - more aggressive XC/All Mountain (urgh, I hate using those phrases but it kinda sums up what they're about). I wouldn't ride one if all I did was hucks/DH, they're too lightweight and the angles are completely wrong.

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Yeah but they're more appropriate for UK riding though. The Coiler is pretty much freeride, its not much of an Xc'er, sure the commencal is a bit more all mountain but the 6 series is pretty beefy.

Theres no point in having all that extra weight if in reality your not going to be doing massive riding, and they've all got around 160mm trvael so they're more than bouncy enough.

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i dont really mind the extra weight i prefer the heavier duty bikes and also im goin to be moving to australia in the next 18 months so bigger terrain will then be available! I like the look of the mongoose pinn'r apprentice looks a good spec for the money. More DH than the khyber.

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Yeah but they're more appropriate for UK riding though. The Coiler is pretty much freeride, its not much of an Xc'er, sure the commencal is a bit more all mountain but the 6 series is pretty beefy.

Theres no point in having all that extra weight if in reality your not going to be doing massive riding, and they've all got around 160mm trvael so they're more than bouncy enough.

The Meta 666 is just a slightly longer travel version of the 55. It's not even 1" more travel, and the angles are pretty much the same. Compared with a Coiler which is built like a tank, the Meta is flimsy by comparison. Likewise the Commie Supreme is the same amount of travel as a 666 but much beefier. It depends what you wanna ride. There's plenty of stuff even in the UK to justify a DH bike if that's the kind of riding you enjoy.

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more DH orintated i wont ride up the hill that im gunna blast down! So slacker angles would suit better. My brother in law is buyin a trek session 8 but i dont really want a pukka DH bike but i think it might have to be one. I've just had a look at the commenal supreme mini dh 2 that looks lovely does anyone know what there like?

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