corkyglen

Im not saying its automaticly safe when you jump on a bike over £3000, what im saying is that i wouldnt jump on any bike at any price these days. Bikes what are priced at £3000 plus are designed for jumps and have a much better chance of staying intact than cheaper bikes; I wouldnt have as much confidence on a cheap bike going at Fort William for instance. Im not saying for one second it cant be done; i just wouldnt do it now.

Im afraid not mate;I dont do many jumps these days < my stunt days are behind me but when i used to downhill I used to ride a cannondale downhilling bike in which used to take some hammer,,,,but that went pear shaped and snaped , not becouse the bike wouldnt take it; but the rider was bad;;;;thats me;;; but you do have more confidence on a downhill bike than a standard mountain bike;i wouldnt knock anyone for trying it but myself,,,,no... it hurts when you fall off much more as you get a few years on ur back; I do know people younger than me who;s allmost flown on bikes cheaper than £300 and are still here to tell there tails but im a little wiser these days , plus my bottles gone as well

The rockrider 63 did trials over in the alps with 11 downhill riders who are all great riders and ther was only one snagg out of all the 11 riders in which was the performance of the suspention on the rear; the rockrider 63 stress test over in brussels on the frames was allmost as good as bikes well over £3000 ; people who slagg these bikes off are downhillers,BUT THE ROCKRIDER 63 IS A MOUNTAIN BIKE AND NOT A DOWNHILLING BIKE; you cant make a renault cleo do what a f1 car can do; and thers no point in trying. but what you can do is ride a bike on trails what are designed for trails and not downhilling and are a great bike when modified and do a reasonable job unmodified for a great price. Allso take into consideration that thers allways going to be someone better and have something better. these are useualy some snob with loads of cash and no respect for people far less off than therselfs.

Some people critisise other peoples bikes it cant be helped' these are useualy the people who live in there big mansions with £6000 bikes who go to downhilling meetings with polished glowing bikes just to show off ther bikes; I used to own a santa cruz the same bike layout of the rockrider 63 this is the reason i went out and bought one; The first thing i did was replace the rear shock with a fox float rp23; then came off the front forks and replaced with rock shocks air forks with a pop lock, a set of new wheels handlebars and so on.when riding the rockrider now its awesome stability in cornering is behond reconition; its as good as any bike i have ever ridden; as for 8 foot jumps i would not even think of doing on a bike under £3000 but for offroading and trecking its unbeatable, You dont have to spend a fortune on a bike just to keep up with the jones,as to say'And dont buy ferrari if u live in 30 mph limit zone; i will post a picture of my rockrider 63 in the next few days.