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flag dannyvilladsen
Posted: Jun 1, 2009 at 13:14 Quote
z-man wrote:
sam hill ran boxxer WC's on his SX trail and raced it in sea ottar, that's cause the course was basically a short xc track.

His SX T is custom built for a Boxxer.

As in custom GEO
flag z-man
Posted: Jun 1, 2009 at 13:15 Quote
MUnibiker wrote:
z-man wrote:
sam hill ran boxxer WC's on his SX trail and raced it in sea ottar, that's cause the course was basically a short xc track.

His SX T is custom built for a Boxxer.

As in custom GEO

oh im sure it is, but still a 7 inch travel frame.
flag rockafella
Posted: Jun 1, 2009 at 13:25 Quote
haha sam hill doesnt have a sx trail.
flag z-man
Posted: Jun 1, 2009 at 13:30 Quote
rockafella wrote:
haha sam hill doesnt have a sx trail.


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look like a demo to you?

/pwnd
flag jinx
Posted: Jun 1, 2009 at 13:33 Quote
z-man wrote:
MUnibiker wrote:
z-man wrote:
sam hill ran boxxer WC's on his SX trail and raced it in sea ottar, that's cause the course was basically a short xc track.

His SX T is custom built for a Boxxer.

As in custom GEO

oh im sure it is, but still a 7 inch travel frame.

Well, it doesn't matter what amount of travel it has back, it all comes down to geo and set-up. My bike is a full blown DH race machine and it has still "only" got 7" of rear wheel travel. So would you say my Commencal Supreme has the same function as a SX trail because they have the same amount of rear travel? No!
flag z-man
Posted: Jun 1, 2009 at 13:41 Quote
jinx wrote:
z-man wrote:
MUnibiker wrote:


His SX T is custom built for a Boxxer.

As in custom GEO

oh im sure it is, but still a 7 inch travel frame.

Well, it doesn't matter what amount of travel it has back, it all comes down to geo and set-up. My bike is a full blown DH race machine and it has still "only" got 7" of rear wheel travel. So would you say my Commencal Supreme has the same function as a SX trail because they have the same amount of rear travel? No!
no bu the weight does, and i know they didn't change it by much at all. if they wanted a bike with a DH geo he would've used his demo. that sx probably does have so minor changes, but not as much as you'd think.
flag core559
Posted: Jun 1, 2009 at 13:59 Quote
z-man wrote:
rockafella wrote:
haha sam hill doesnt have a sx trail.


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https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3517/3460481205_2be225624b.jpg

look like a demo to you?

/pwnd
i was gonna say bighit, but the bighit's shock goes straight into the down tube. the SX is pretty horizontal.
flag z-man
Posted: Jun 1, 2009 at 14:01 Quote
it's the same color as a stock sx trail... really wouldn't be surprised if it was off production line (the frame) i dunno if specialized would invest that much money into a bike sam will only use once or twice.
flag core559
Posted: Jun 1, 2009 at 14:05 Quote
z-man wrote:
it's the same color as a stock sx trail... really wouldn't be surprised if it was off production line (the frame) i dunno if specialized would invest that much money into a bike sam will only use once or twice.
specialized has a bottomless R&D compartment compared to everyone else. throwing together a frame with a slightly changed headtube, seat tube, geo, etc... would not be hard at all. they probably experiment all the time anyways.
flag me2menow
Posted: Jun 1, 2009 at 14:36 Quote
z-man wrote:
sam hill ran boxxer WC's on his SX trail and raced it in sea ottar, that's cause the course was basically a short xc track.
cause all xc trackes have huge jumps berms and hips
flag mr-wilson
Posted: Jun 1, 2009 at 14:45 Quote
Better pic

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https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3628/3452948107_1941e2e029_o.jpg
flag Dodgerhater93
Posted: Jun 1, 2009 at 15:08 Quote
put a totem on it, plain and simple, thats your best way to go, and if you want a forty there your going to need to get a new bike...
flag rockafella
Posted: Jun 1, 2009 at 15:57 Quote
mr-wilson wrote:
Better pic

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https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3628/3452948107_1941e2e029_o.jpg

demo not good enough? where have i been
flag mr-wilson
Posted: Jun 1, 2009 at 16:07 Quote
For Sea Otter many riders run smaller bikes.
flag Lepe
Posted: Jun 1, 2009 at 16:42 Quote
Sean115 wrote:
For downhill the obvious choice is a fox 40, but I own an SX trail, which is more of a freeride bike. I have been doing alot of downhill lately and want a better fork than my marz 55. Should i upgrade to a fox 36 float, or upgrade to a fox 40 or boxxer team and just lower it?

get a fox 36 van man....its like the inbetween of float 36 and 40 cause its coil so its strong like the 40 but also gives you the versatility of a 36 float

 


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