rupertsub2003 Posted August 23, 2005 Report Share Posted August 23, 2005 hi may be getting one of these i know it isnt trials but im keeping my trials bike and im wondering if anyone has had one and are they any good.? Click Link Below LINK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 (Y)" If you are blowing all that money on a dh bike i think you would no weather it was any good i.e you must ride dh a lot to be spending that much on one. (Y) I don't do dh this is a trials forum but ime sure there is a couple of downhill riders on here wich will help you out. Jason Clark. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rupertsub2003 Posted August 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 thx i dont do downhill alot but i go to the alps once a year and i do trials aswell so i do use the forum . thx for your help. (Y) (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rupertsub2003 Posted August 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 got a picture of the beast lol (Y) (Y) :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waynio Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 lurrrrrrrrrving the price...........NOT! Waynio................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canned Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 You won't ever need for anything better than a Kona Stinky - buy one and don't regret saving nearly a grand.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rupertsub2003 Posted August 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 you know what you may have changed my mind and no-one really dos that but do they come in any other colors than this one ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat hudson Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 i dont think they come in any other colours, but you can get older models in other colours that havnt sold yet etc, so go find one :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rupertsub2003 Posted August 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 well i can get the money but there is alot on my list !! Laptop new bars performance parts fo mini moto mobile phone disc brake(mono m4) and more....... so i will in bout 6 months probs :( :( :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris@Onza rider Posted August 26, 2005 Report Share Posted August 26, 2005 dont bother with that mate i have a muddy fox for dh and that is doing me FINE! alot cheper than that aswe. i think if you are definately sure about dh then you should build your own bike so its what YOU want not what orange wants you to have. will wrok out chepeper aswell most likely :( . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canned Posted August 26, 2005 Report Share Posted August 26, 2005 To be fair, what Chris says is true - lots of times the components aren't necessarily what you actually would choose yourself... as for colours - a pal of mine has that exact one that you've displayed in the pic (obviously not that one before anyone's a smartass!)... and it looks really well I think. Other kona colours kind of suck. dunno if the stinky comes in other colours but kona have a light blue and a creamy colour that gets all smudged up the moment you touch it - and light blue's a bit gay really isn't it!? That pal has just come back from Morzine and put the bike through it's paces bigtime - hasn't let him down at all where another friend on his Scott Nitrous had a nightmare holiday for parts.... Stinky really is as much as you'll need unless you are doing big big drop offs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rupertsub2003 Posted August 28, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2005 i also looked at the TREK session 7 it looks nice ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocolatefoot Posted August 29, 2005 Report Share Posted August 29, 2005 that cost me a grand, only 3-4 months old, spotless, better that a stinkey and a 66 patriot stinkeys tend to have a very flexy rear end and abit snaphappy patriots jus dnt have enought travel, unless its a 222 tom :huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aff1e Posted August 30, 2005 Report Share Posted August 30, 2005 y dont you just get a sum suspension on your trials bike :huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rupertsub2003 Posted August 30, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2005 no thanks (Y) :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nafan Posted August 31, 2005 Report Share Posted August 31, 2005 Well..... If you're going to get into downhilling enough, then go for it, but try and go for a cheap(ish) option and spend some money on ur trials bike because she may feel left out..... ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackey Posted September 1, 2005 Report Share Posted September 1, 2005 if you dont do down hilling that much dont go for a expensive one striaght off go for a cheaper one and as you get better upgrade and then finally buy a new decent one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rupertsub2003 Posted September 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2005 i will never leave out trials no thanks if it will cost more keep upgrading and i cant ride the cheaper ones dont like em as much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted September 4, 2005 Report Share Posted September 4, 2005 Personally, I'd just get a nice hardtail frame. With the £1000 you'll have saved over the Orange frame, you can then afford a nicer spec for the rest of the bike. Riding a hardtail first will make you learn how to use the bike more effectively over rougher terrain (you'll learn how to let the bike flow underneath you better, as opposed to just letting sus take the hits. That way, when you get a full susser you'll be able to set the sus up more effectively to take care of the bigger hits), you'll be forced to focus on line choice 'cos you'll have to pick the smoothest, fastest line or you'll die (unlike full sus riders who often just ride over shit knowing they've got 8" of travel backing them up), and you'll jsut develop way better bike handling skills. Coupled to that it'll be more versatile so you can ride into town on it more easily, you can ride more tech street on it, you can ride skateparks on it, etc. It just makes more sense when you're starting. I never liked the feel of full sussers, which is why I basically always rode hardtails for DH. If you think you can't ride DH on a hardtail, you really need to check out the hardtail category at the Dragon Downhills. Ridiculous :P But yeah, hardtail, 1.5" headtube 4-6" travel forks, decent setup. Problem solved :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rupertsub2003 Posted September 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2005 thx for that now i have to think again lol :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted September 5, 2005 Report Share Posted September 5, 2005 Personally, I'd just get a nice hardtail frame. With the £1000 you'll have saved over the Orange frame, you can then afford a nicer spec for the rest of the bike. Riding a hardtail first will make you learn how to use the bike more effectively over rougher terrain (you'll learn how to let the bike flow underneath you better, as opposed to just letting sus take the hits. That way, when you get a full susser you'll be able to set the sus up more effectively to take care of the bigger hits), you'll be forced to focus on line choice 'cos you'll have to pick the smoothest, fastest line or you'll die (unlike full sus riders who often just ride over shit knowing they've got 8" of travel backing them up), and you'll jsut develop way better bike handling skills. Coupled to that it'll be more versatile so you can ride into town on it more easily, you can ride more tech street on it, you can ride skateparks on it, etc. It just makes more sense when you're starting. I never liked the feel of full sussers, which is why I basically always rode hardtails for DH. If you think you can't ride DH on a hardtail, you really need to check out the hardtail category at the Dragon Downhills. Ridiculous :lol: But yeah, hardtail, 1.5" headtube 4-6" travel forks, decent setup. Problem solved :blink: ← Hmm... On one level i agree with you, in that i rode Morzine/Les Gets/Avoriaz on my HT Azonic with 130mm travel up front, and i managed to spend the whole 2 weeks without any major crashes. HOWEVER: I can guarentee i would be faster/happier on a full suspension. The braking bumps on the DH/World Cup/Dual courses are insane - Worse than i have seen on any European course, let alone any UK course. Whether you go full sus or HT, one piece of advice i can give is: GET A CHAIN DEVICE! My holiday would have been 10 times better with one. Get some decent tyres too. And make sure your disks (don't even bother going with anything else!) are working in tip top condition. Bring as many spares with you as possible. I snapped a SNAFU pedal axle, snapped a pair of cranks and raped a tyre, all in the space of 2 weeks. I've not snapped anything on that bike since, or before Morzine! Anyways, enough ramblings. Have fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rupertsub2003 Posted September 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 thx wat u think of this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducko Posted September 7, 2005 Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 there nice! get one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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