i Know that it dos sound strange, but in fact It make's them that much smoother on your body, as the vibrations are less ''sharp''. Make the super fast rough fire road type section way easier. It also makes them less noisy. Cromo is a material that will give you a DH bike that will be race worthy for more then one season. High end DH frame are more and more look at as a consumable item that you trash or sale to a local kid after a year of racing, the $ invested in Stella will serve you for more then one race season. The fact that cromo is ''more flexy'' then aluminum is completely obsolete on that frame as the pivot is SO stiff, it make this suspension frame laterally stiffer then many hardtails. The lateral stiffness of the frame is very noticeable on burms and tight switch back as there is less wasted energy.
Little odd i agree, definitely a different option. They are available as we speak. Welded and powder coated on order. MSRP 2400$CAD sweet prodeals available for all legit DH racers.
No offense, but...I think I could break one. But then again, I wouldn't be using it for DH racing. It just doesn't look strong enough to take any kind of repetive beatings a big mountain freerider would give it. DH racing, sure, it's plenty strong. It does look amazing though.
The majority of people who break bikes are hacks. Not saying YOU are, and there are people who break bikes who are not. Then there's hard crashes and accidents and such... but the MAJORITY of people are just plain hacks.
my friends rides for dobermann and races for them to and evan though i'm not an expert on frame material and all that complicated stuff when i really enjoyed this bike comparing to other dh bikes i've ridden. I can't wait to see how this model will evolve over the years because i'm not really sure how they can make it any better.
"Something done with little forethought, organization, planning or precision." So someone who's just trumping through trails with no flow bashing on everything bailing all the time casing jumps badly etc etc.. Would be considered a hack.
that seems awsome if you ask me some thing that more of the dj/street/bmx riders like myself LOVE cromo so i think i was to get a dh bike that would be it
I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to visit Dobermann’s shop the other day. It was pretty awesome to see all the different frames in different stages of development, and the tools they used to do it. All that said I had a chance to check out a fully built Stella, and let me say that is one beautifully handcrafted bike. I’ve noticed just about every company out there raves about how stiff the rear end of their DH bike is. I have felt none stiffer then the Stella, the pivot and chain stays are rock solid and the only movement or flex I could get was in the spokes of the rear wheel. I was quiet impressed to say the least and can’t wait for the chance to throw a leg over one and shred it down the hill.
Having been racing on various Intense and Foes DH frames since 98 I have seen huge leaps and bounds in performance, Dobermann is the next big leap as it has greater stiffness than anything else out there. If you ever get the chance to ride one do it and without fail you will probably sell your current dh machine and order a one.
Honestly, im still sketchy as hell about their new DH rigs. I was racing at camp fortune a while back and there was a guy there with the owner of dobermanns DH bike (they are made in quebec) they are made of all steel and use bmx parts for pivots. First off, steel rusts and dents, a hell of a lot easier than any of the SL ALUXX or any of the aluminums being used today. id rather not have my bike rust in a year because of water that i missed. Im not saying i dont clean my bike as much as the next guy but everyone makes mistakes, and i dont think that missing a spot of mud or water should result in rust spots on my DH bike.
