be-one woodbumble plus anyone have one?

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flag pownall07
Posted: Feb 27, 2008 at 0:38 Quote
please could somebody tell me if this bike would be ok for a begginer as i can get it for 800gbp and for that price i think the spec is pretty good also any views on its strength/reliability etc.

thanks
Ben
flag Urban-Houdini
Posted: Feb 27, 2008 at 0:49 Quote
sick bike


just need a good fork and trustworthy rear suspension
flag pownall07
Posted: Feb 27, 2008 at 10:02 Quote
so if i buy this bike all i have to do is change the suspension
and i wont regret it

please could you recomend some suspension suitible for this bike
flag Urban-Houdini
Posted: Feb 27, 2008 at 16:35 Quote
pownall07 wrote:
so if i buy this bike all i have to do is change the suspension
and i wont regret it

please could you recomend some suspension suitible for this bike


888 boxxer fox 40 totem 66

dhx 5.0 roco manitou metal
flag pownall07
Posted: Feb 28, 2008 at 3:21 Quote
thanks it already has the manitou metel so that save me some money

again thanks for your help
flag mr-biker
Posted: Feb 28, 2008 at 3:35 Quote
yeah my brother has one. check the pictures and you'll see it. you will also see the cracked arch of the kingpin lol! very good bike though. with the shivers, it is 38.9 pounds! corners very well, it's stable at speed, stiff rear end etc etc
flag pownall07
Posted: Feb 28, 2008 at 11:52 Quote
that's lighter than i thought it would be and i'm thinking of putting some marzocchi 888's on it with 170mm travel for £350. I think it should be a pretty descent bike when it's finished.

or some marzocchi super t's 185mm : £280

please could somebody advise me which one to getBig Grin
flag dkidd
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Posted: Feb 28, 2008 at 11:59 Quote
pownall07 wrote:
that's lighter than i thought it would be and i'm thinking of putting some marzocchi 888's on it with 170mm travel for £350. I think it should be a pretty descent bike when it's finished.

or some marzocchi super t's 185mm : £280

please could somebody advise me which one to getBig Grin

go for a lighter fork. The plus comes stock with 7/7... but the front fork isn't great. The woodbumble (more expensive single-crown) comes with a sherman (S.C.).
I'd suggest go with a travis single.. lighter, and gives you more options.
A boxxer would be good, too!
flag daveharvey
Posted: Feb 28, 2008 at 12:02 Quote
I have one from chain reaction and i have upgraded to 08 boxxers and stuff
its awesome to ride and is not super heavy and is very strong
flag nickrace17
Posted: Feb 28, 2008 at 12:03 Quote
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
im his mate
i agree lol looks better in real life
get one
flag daveharvey
Posted: Feb 28, 2008 at 12:03 Quote
I need to change my picture to my boxxer one
i have pics on my profile
flag mr-biker
Posted: Feb 29, 2008 at 3:55 Quote
Davetheledgendmtber wrote:
I have one from chain reaction and i have upgraded to 08 boxxers and stuff
its awesome to ride and is not super heavy and is very strong

hey thereCool how is the turning radius of the boxxers compared to the stances? those stances were very bad in that line, you had very restricted turning.
flag mr-biker
Posted: Feb 29, 2008 at 4:03 Quote
pownall07 wrote:
that's lighter than i thought it would be and i'm thinking of putting some marzocchi 888's on it with 170mm travel for £350. I think it should be a pretty descent bike when it's finished.

or some marzocchi super t's 185mm : £280

please could somebody advise me which one to getBig Grin

if you are gonna be racing, i'd try to rise the front with 200mm travel forks (better head angle). As you might already know the manitous need extra sanction length to stop the reverse arch hitting the frame. So even though the stances are only 170mm travel, they have (i think) 8.5 inches of sanction.
If you were to replace these with zocchi 170mm forks you might get a steeper(then already) head angle.
so just a word of warning, if you have the opportunity try them on your bike first (whatever one you are getting) before buying them and see how they bike feels.
Hope this helpsSmile
flag pownall07
Posted: Feb 29, 2008 at 4:57 Quote
okay but what about the 2007 marzocchi super-t rcv with 185mm £279.99
or
2008 marzocchi 888 rcv £539.99

bearing in mind the bike will cost £800
so which one will not be racing and i am only 14 so i dont get a lot of money
flag nickrace17
Posted: Feb 29, 2008 at 7:16 Quote
[Quoten]Davetheledgendmtber wrote:
I have one from chain reaction and i have upgraded to 08 boxxers and stuff
its awesome to ride and is not super heavy and is very strong


hey there how is the turning radius of the boxxers compared to the stances? those stances were very bad in that line, you had very restricted turning.[/Quoten]


ive ridden his bike and the boxxers are a vast improvement to the stances
they feel much more plush and responsive and generally improve the ride quality by miles. The turing is better on the boxxers than the stances
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