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flag RESTLESS
Posted: Dec 3, 2012 at 12:37 Quote
H,i i,m moving on from a hard tail and i have my eye on a Santa Cruz Super 8 2002 Its in beautiful condition it's going for £475 about $750, I haven't been riding long but found hitting jumps comes quite naturally so want a good but cheep DH bike. I would really like some advice! thank you for reading.
flag bigburd
Posted: Dec 4, 2012 at 3:50 Quote
I would say it's a risky investment , they were prone to cracking when they were new let alone 10 years old.

For nearly 500 quid you should be able to find some thing newer and more reliable.

Loads of giant faiths/glorys for around 500 quid mark

If this is as good as it seems then its a real bargain https://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/1222618/
flag S4-Gar
Posted: Dec 4, 2012 at 4:24 Quote
That sounds overpriced to me.
You should be able to get something a lot newer and lighter than a super 8 for £500
flag superbikes
Posted: Dec 4, 2012 at 5:14 Quote
bigburd wrote:
I would say it's a risky investment , they were prone to cracking when they were new let alone 10 years old.

For nearly 500 quid you should be able to find some thing newer and more reliable.

Loads of giant faiths/glorys for around 500 quid mark

If this is as good as it seems then its a real bargain https://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/1222618/
i agree my 2 mates had one and both cracked the rear swing arm . Dont buy
flag RESTLESS
Posted: Dec 4, 2012 at 13:06 Quote
hi thanks for then advice, i do know the only thing original part of the bike is the frame. I've had a good look and there are no signs of cracking and its been well looked after the guy has had it from new. its in beautiful condition!! this is why i'm in two minds. My friend has a big hit 2 and a stinky both are just as heavy if not heaver. my thinking is if its lasted this long then its should see me good for a few years until i'm good enough to buy a bike i'm not going to wrap round trees etc
flag bigburd
Posted: Dec 4, 2012 at 14:53 Quote
RESTLESS wrote:
hi thanks for then advice, i do know the only thing original part of the bike is the frame. I've had a good look and there are no signs of cracking and its been well looked after the guy has had it from new. its in beautiful condition!! this is why i'm in two minds. My friend has a big hit 2 and a stinky both are just as heavy if not heaver. my thinking is if its lasted this long then its should see me good for a few years until i'm good enough to buy a bike i'm not going to wrap round trees etc

Getting better does not mean you wont wrap your bike around trees really as your skill / confidence goes up so does the speed you do and does the severity of the impacts.

I would seriously recommend that you check through the buy/sell section and make another choice , you will get some thing newer , better handling and more likely then a 10 year old frame to hold up to being crashed.

For 500 quid you can get quite a few bikes in the buy/sell section that are at least 5 years younger.

Your choice but I would not go for the super 8 , a freind of mine who is a good rider and not a hack at all went through 3 of those things in 2 years due to cracks around the welds.
flag elanto
Posted: Dec 4, 2012 at 15:05 Quote
noooo it too old of a frame for too much,.......ive got this for cheap ?

http://www.flatoutcycles.co.uk/devinci-ollie-frame-inc-mantiou-4-way-swinger-shock-21904-613-p.asp

or if you'd like a santa cruz we got this in last week, super burly frame in absolute mint condition !!!!!!!!

http://www.flatoutcycles.co.uk/santa-cruz-bullit-19--frame-inc-5th-element-shock-22488-547-p.asp

but if you can stretch a tad over £500 we've also got a sant cruz v10 here too,...also arrived last week Smile
been a very good month for us Smile

http://www.flatoutcycles.co.uk/santa-cruz-v10-mk2-inc-fox-dhx50-shock-medium---17-22511-1120-p.asp
flag elanto
Posted: Dec 4, 2012 at 15:18 Quote
personally for £300 that devinci will do you just fine and for the price its a steal for the age and condition

heres one it built up for DH
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and for freeride
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i think you'd get on a treat with this, wouldnt mind one myself tbh
flag RESTLESS
Posted: Dec 14, 2012 at 13:23 Quote
So after asking for advice and getting some very good feedback of you guy" thank you by the way" I decided not to listen to any of you and went ahead a got me a super 8 as i must admit i fell in love with it the first time i laid eyes on it . I did get the price down to £350 and its a lot of bike for that i think! it takes any thing i throw at it and it feels like its floating over the rough stuff and it fly's over the jumps. I will post some pics up so you can have a butchers. once again thanks for your input!!
flag superbikes
Posted: Dec 14, 2012 at 13:50 Quote
RESTLESS wrote:
So after asking for advice and getting some very good feedback of you guy" thank you by the way" I decided not to listen to any of you and went ahead a got me a super 8 as i must admit i fell in love with it the first time i laid eyes on it . I did get the price down to £350 and its a lot of bike for that i think! it takes any thing i throw at it and it feels like its floating over the rough stuff and it fly's over the jumps. I will post some pics up so you can have a butchers. once again thanks for your input!!
your welcome and as long as your happy than its all goooood enjoy
flag RESTLESS
Posted: Dec 14, 2012 at 17:18 Quote
how do you put pics up on hear?
flag bigburd
Posted: Dec 15, 2012 at 2:14 Quote
RESTLESS wrote:
how do you put pics up on hear?

1st upload them to pink bike , then click the PB image button found 4 options inwards on top of reply box , write the image number in and post.
flag RESTLESS
Posted: Dec 19, 2012 at 15:10 Quote
hi again, i have a problem the head of hex bolt on my crank is cracked so i cant undo it any ideas on how to unscrew it? thanks.
flag deli-hustler
Posted: Dec 19, 2012 at 15:20 Quote
I don't know how to solve your problem, but it great to see another Super 8 up and running. I give my wife my old MK1 Super 8 earlier this year, and now I'm mid build of a MK2 Super 8.
flag RESTLESS
Posted: Dec 19, 2012 at 16:10 Quote
yea there isn't too many around these days, I'm in the mist of rebuilding the old girl, I'm fitting a newer chain stay but this hex bolt is giving a headache!! ive just ordered a bolt extractor of ebay so fingers crossed....lol
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