March 21, 2008
Greenfish Adventure Sports is proud to announce they are now the exclusive online dealer for Slingshot Bikes, a company at the forefront of advanced suspension technology for the past twenty six years. Greenfish Sports, an online dealer of bicycle parts, accessories as well as motocross gear, is recognized for their quality custom builds, exceptional customer service, and prompt shipping. Partnered with Slingshot Bikes, Greenfish now offers an expanded line of custom builds and a variety of kits including those built around the Slingshot Farmboy 29er, the Ripper XC frame, and the Fold-tech, a foldable travel frame.
Slingshot frames are known for their innovative Sling-Power technology which incorporates a 3-part suspension design composed of the Dogbone Flexboard, a Coil spring, and Stainless steel cable which replaces the traditional downtube. With this technology, every part of the rotation in a pedal stroke and bump in the trail is converted from stored to forward propelling energy.
Highly acclaimed by industry rags, Slingshot bikes have been ridden to the podium in various races including the Iceman Cometh Challenge and NORBA Nationals. Their online partnership with Greenfish Sports now offers riders a way to get their hands on a unique Slingshot frame or carefully spec'd custom build kit.
Check out the Slingshot frames and buildkits online at greenfishsports.com.
Call 1.888.226.2211.
email info@greenfishsports.com.
Address: 294 Depot St. Andes, NY 13731.
Visit Slingshot Bikes at www.slingshotbikes.com.
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dhmageedh
(March 21, 2008 at 21:49)
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thats a weird ass frame..
personally i would not be able to ride that it looks soooo sketchy
the design has been around for a while
I think it would of been better if that cable was covered by a downtube because if you case a jump with a front wheel you are going to snap that little white part on the top tube so...not that smart...
^their not made for jumping^
Yes but he's raised a point. The frame covers forces that frames are designed to take, but with pressures applied from that angle, what would happen? I'd love to see this frame in practice.
nice innovative thinking i love it
nice innovative thinking i love it
even if you hit a big curb or big root with some force sumthing effed up might happen, it'd be too wierd to get used to. but hey if it works...
It does work. Read my post at the bottom. I also included a pic of the origional idea. It was on a bmx frame. I guess it evolved into mtb. I knew a few people who ran em in my bmx days. Never knew they started going mtb.
that is really weird plus it makes bikes look screwed up
thats pretty clever
thats so cool
really crazy how its like all strong 2
really crazy how its like all strong 2
When my frame does that, i get a new one. what happens if you nose wheelie?? Frame fold on you?
haha i thhought the exact same
thats the most gay thing even f*cking stupid idea
better than anything youve come up with buddy
that cable design has actually been around for a while... I wonder how light it is
One more thing to add to the long list of things I don't like...
This looks like Crap, Frankinstein.
This looks like Crap, Frankinstein.
Hit a bump and Slingshoted over the bars. Hahaha!!
what, this thing is SO old!!! why did they bring this design back :S
Uninformed opinions! This design has been around for a long time and has proven itself to be very effective and even has some unique benefits. Actually, the basic design has probably been around for longer than most of the readers who posted the inane comments above. No, it is not for jumping or for you who posted above to go and launch off loading docks. It is for xc riders and of the many reviews that I've read about it in the last decade or more there have been just as many positive attributes and good comments.
Word. I remember when they first came out and they looked pretty weird. But the Slingshot bikes found a niche with some riders who swear by them. After all, they can't be that weird or the company wouldn't still be around.
I swear some of the posteurs on Pinkbike think that time didn't exist before they were born.
I swear some of the posteurs on Pinkbike think that time didn't exist before they were born.
I've had a Slingshot since '91, still have a '93 modified into a SS, for xc trails it still rocks, very smooth ride. It is weird at first if you've never tried one, but they are a fun bike! The first versions were BMX bikes designed for holeshots that came out in 1982 and they never stopped making bikes since. All the 12 year olds on this site seem to be unable to think outside dirt jumpers, there are other types of bikes out there!!
their press release is a bunch of marketing hooey drummed up by overweight, pasty-skinned types that haven't been in a real bike shop, nor ridden a modern FS bike. ignore this crap. everyone go back to concentrating on real bikes.
I have not ridden a Slingshot, but I trust that the many positive tests and reviews I've read in the past were done by experienced and knowledgeable riders. I also would bet money that a lot of the people at both Greenfish and Slighshot are not "overweight, pasty-skinned types", but in fact actual riders that may take offense to that comment. That is unless you know them all?
I think it is obvious that the Slingshot design is not meant to compete with modern designs like an EX or Scream. It is for a certain type of rider which does not seem to be you.
After all, "The internets is full of opinions and hearsay. Riding's the real deal."
I think it is obvious that the Slingshot design is not meant to compete with modern designs like an EX or Scream. It is for a certain type of rider which does not seem to be you.
After all, "The internets is full of opinions and hearsay. Riding's the real deal."
I like pastry skinned in a bake shop myself...oops I thought for a moment this was the food network!
I think I'd have to ride it first before I could give my opinion on it.
thats one of the most mature comments I have read on here
too bad there aren't more mature comments on here. it's annoying to read all the immature ones.
haha ok kakah i kno its been around for a while
but if some xc guy was sittin on there high seat and hit the front
brakes a little to hard
wouldnt that dogbone peice snap?
but if some xc guy was sittin on there high seat and hit the front
brakes a little to hard
wouldnt that dogbone peice snap?
I think that time has proven it is a sound design. If it's ridden like it is intended I'm sure there would be no issues, braking hard included.
dont knock it til you ride it...the slingshot design has been around for years, and for good reason...it excels on the climbs, is stiff for an xc bike, and rails around berms. overall, it is a great design @ an inexpensive price for the framesets.
i disagree it is not stiff, even for a xc bike. do you not see the spring connected to the wire??? that proves that the toptube flexes. although flex can be good, it won't help you rail berms.
its designed to flex though
The back end is extremely torsionally stiff, the flex is up front. They are very durable, the flex board/dog bone won't break easily and is replaceable, they do ride differently, but different isn't always bad, they have been raced to victories in US state championships, they have been raced on the World Cup circuit back in the 90's etc etc. The company is over 20 years old and still going. They do rail corners really well, they accelerate faster than almost anything out there as the spring attached to the cable compresses when you stomp on the pedals and unloads and shoots the bike forward.
They are not for everyone of course, but they are pretty cool especially on tight twisty singletrack.
They are not for everyone of course, but they are pretty cool especially on tight twisty singletrack.
Hmmm... i guess it's unique.
Man it looks wobbly... for a second there I thought the middle of the frame pivots too... lol...
I'd like to test ride one!!!
I'd like to test ride one!!!
Two things, I can't believe that all you guys have never seen this frame as it has been out for like 10 or 15 years, and two, I can't believe this thing is still being made!!!
well my opinion is that wat if you want to ride over a log like them xc gays do yes xc is EXTREME they ride over LOGS HAHAHAh not at all extreme
but if you went to pull up but u ride xc which makes u retarted you will most likely under do it and itll fold like origami
pile.....
but if you went to pull up but u ride xc which makes u retarted you will most likely under do it and itll fold like origami
pile.....
This has got to be the most informative and productive comment I've seen yet. Props.
norcotorrent04--- you are a DOCHEBAG
At least us XC guys can ride UP hills.
Hah, Norcotorrent04 can't even spell "retarded"
What an Einstein!!!
What an Einstein!!!
that looks sickk but i actually dont get it
who in their right mind would buy one of these
kolejny rozrzutnik gnoju...
Fuck that crap!!!Nobody would like to buy that shit!
obviously most of you commenting don't have a clue about frame design or how a bike loads/stresses the frame.
tht looks like it's gunna snap. it might be the best frame in the world but i wouldnt feel safe hitting anything on that
rama jest tyć wyjatkowa, a jakim cudem to dziala?
has anybody a photo of a complete bike built on that frame? quite interesting.
http://i.treehugger.com/files/Slingshot-bike.jpg i think thats a picture of a fully built one
It looks like its gonna snap, but im quiet sure dat it wont b dat fragile as it has been on podiums.
thats really safe and wont break ... NOT
I've been riding mine since '93 with no problems, in the mean time I've broken 6 other frames from "big" companies like Kona, Ellsworth, Specialized etc with a lot less miles on them.
i dont like
it is not for jumping
it is not for jumping
so don't buy it. that's like saying i don't like this p3. it's not for downhill. use it for what it's for and you'll like it. these bikes are sick for xc.
"it is not for jumping" Thanks for pointing out the blatantly obvious.
If it's so great how come i've never even seen so much as a picture of someone riding one, let alone seeing one in real life. If this suspension design is such a good idea then why hasn't any other bike companies tried anything like this?
i agree. might work but i'd NEVER trust it. MAYBE on street ONLY!! with no potholes
man that shit wouldnt work for street riding, like if u foot jam it or use ur front brakes it would fold in half
For one thing he meant riding down the sidewalk to get to work type of riding, not foot jamming street riding. the second thing is, this frame is probably pretty expensive AND how many cross country pictures do you really see? Im almost positive that you have not watched a guy ride xc or have looked at a picture of a guy xc riding in the last 10 years.
They would have been better off making a paper machae down tube, so atleast it looked ample. Its been around for so many years has anyone on here even touched one. It is a bike that you would want to actually touch because it looks like an april fools joke, but it aint april.
All of you who dont trust this bike, dont ride it... Ignorant little kids...
By the way take a look at their website http://www.slingshotbikes.com/...
By the way take a look at their website http://www.slingshotbikes.com/...
I looked at there website, I couldnt find any video, so i'm still skeptical of the whole deal.
Look under the "experience tab on their website... Something I forgot to say is I'd be interested in riding one any-day... So if slingshot bikes is reading this.. I would love to ride one!!!
k so i watched the video on their site and it didnt have the suspension, it was just a normal bike had no wire
just another thing to break...
that is the ugliest thing ive ever seen
I actually remember reading articles about this frame WAY back when I was still older than most of you are today. Most people saw this frame and could hardly bring themselves to throw a leg over it, let alone take it for a spin. What blew minds more was that the design worked and actually impressed the test group thoroughly. These were articles in large cycling publications that are still in print today; just like this frame company. Welcome to old school boys. We've been here longer than you and still can admit when wierd designs work. It's tough to explain this to a bunch of kids who may even be skeptical of single pivot bikes that happen to still work.
Its time you youngsters got a 'back in my day story'. I rode and raced on a slingshot road bike back in 1988. Back then they were somewhat less refined looking but they did exactly what the manufacturer claimed. It was extremely comfortable for long days in the saddle but would get up and go when asked. It was nimble, light and a great conversation starter. As for the design not sticking around....they have been making frames since 1982, well before most of you kids were hanging on the apple tree. The thing is if you don't like it don't buy one.
defitnely looks alot nicer than it's ancestors, maybe add another linkage for strength, or widen that cable, put a nice teflon coating on it, little extra weight but would defitnely leave a lil more room for error, all the youngsters need to do there research and realize not everybike was designed to huck off cliffs
does anyone understand how the f*ck that is suposed to even work?
well i think your better off to ride a penis with wheel that bike is gay!!!
No Flyboy212 no one understands how it works, its way too advanced. Looks like a giant cheese cutter could be based on cheese cutting technology.
The design is about 15 years old I think, and may still appeal to a very, very small part of the mtb market and is probably not suitable for anyone looking to compete.
They make a cyclecross bike as a standard hardtial and still call it a "slingshot" maybe their factory race team begged for a real downtube!
The design is about 15 years old I think, and may still appeal to a very, very small part of the mtb market and is probably not suitable for anyone looking to compete.
They make a cyclecross bike as a standard hardtial and still call it a "slingshot" maybe their factory race team begged for a real downtube!
This is the "Original" URT design... sorta. Like others have said very different strokes for different folks.
not my cup of tea, but props for the designers, wonder how it rides.
weird but orginal, like viagra
ooo, one of the characters in mint sauce had one of those frames in the good ol' days of MBUK!!
Honestly, with the exception of a couple of you, you're idiots. sngtrkmnd I'm calling you out. I'm guessing you are about 13 years old, tops. If not, you should be ashamed. Slingshot holds a special place in a lot of people's minds, people that you would consider "old school" or dismiss as "pastey white." I didn't own a slingshot, but I grew up reading the mags that did and they don't seem all that bad. I mean they're bikes; they are high quality....isn't that what we're here to see. It's not the bike I'd buy today, but I wouldn't buy a 29er either. Does that mean I think Slingshot and 29ers are dumb? No, just not my type. Bikes are like women...different strokes for different folks, buddy. Stop being so myopic and maybe get one for yourself. Either a bike or a woman. And maybe read a book here and there.
Good response...but...I'm 47 and remember the first time this thing came out. Looked like an Ikea shelving unit then and still does. It might ride well but it is truly an unfortunate victim of the Tim Burton School of industrial design (kinda nightmarish).
That is funny!! I rode one of these once around a parking lot in S'toon. Old steel frame about 94-95 (was looking at the Proflex, this or maybe a Y bike, WOW talk about choices). Kinda noodlesque, not el dente either. The new Klien mantra (more way back references for ya) top tube may help (being a rider under 200lbs may help too). Ugly true, but some times they try hardest. (PS I'm a lot closer to your age than junior high, A LOT!)
1st of all... most of these kids are 13 and have no clue about women or bikes.
2nd of all, jethro,mtbr please tell me you were looking at the Y-five 0! i wanted one of them soo bad!
2nd of all, jethro,mtbr please tell me you were looking at the Y-five 0! i wanted one of them soo bad!
Personaly i wouldnt trust my-self riding it but... i'd stick some big A$$ forks on it and nice big fat tyres on some black halo rims ..beef it up abit and sit it in my living room as a peice of "ART"!!!
The perfect bike for Jim Carey..you know...The Cable Guy.
all the people that have put bad reivews on this bike are idoits and arn't smart anough to understand how it works or at least try it
Yah... I can't stand those idoits too!!!
this bike actually doesnt look half bad and it is a creative design
frame comes in at about 6lbs.
form follows function...
ta rama sie nie złozy w poł czy cos??
I'd ride one. With white rims, pedals and handlebars. Be my very own trend whore.
I hear about some guy who was riding one and the cable snaped and the frame fell apart and broke his face and stuff
The slingshot is a very nice bike and most you the people who are saying that it's crap are like 15 tops (this frame design has had more than 20 years to be refined), and have probably never ridden one. They go on looks and looks alone, but what a bike really comes down to is the performance, and quality. And this bike has both.
ok this bike is probally never going to be jumped but still if u hit a good sized rock the frame will fold in. no down tube = NO support. i would only ride this on the street and probally not even then.
I have actually ridden the 1st ge