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How much travel do you need in a dh bike?

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How much travel do you need in a dh bike?
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flag wtt-tmr
Posted: Mar 22, 2008 at 16:15 Quote
say it I wont get mad
flag andyjacko123
Posted: Mar 22, 2008 at 16:16 Quote
it wasnt youd get mad i just cba.

u sed 7 is the lucky number then. and iv got 7 inch travel. i found this amusing at the time
flag lelandjt
Posted: Mar 23, 2008 at 8:02 Quote
I can't ride without 10" Really, I can't even balance on the bike and start rolling without knowing there's at least that much travel under me. It would be scary.
flag Pelopants
Posted: Mar 23, 2008 at 10:16 Quote
i started downhill on a hard tail with 4" triples. it was crazy. i broke my forks in no time. since then i have been going for big travel so i can trust my bike a little more.
flag brettbike
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Posted: Mar 23, 2008 at 10:21 Quote
i think 8 in the front and 9 - 10 in the back is perfect
flag crakmasta88
Posted: Mar 23, 2008 at 11:59 Quote
165mm rear and 178mm front, but i'm in ontario.
flag comacruz
Posted: Mar 23, 2008 at 12:02 Quote
it really depends on what the run is like...some courses u only need around 6-7 while others u need more..it all depends on how the course is set up
flag mtbman1980
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Posted: Mar 23, 2008 at 12:14 Quote
Bike set-up, riding style have a large part to play. If you have your bike set-up right 6"to 7" will be fine as long as you can ride smoothly. If you are hard on your bike then more travel will benefit you in the end.
flag mush-bag
Posted: Mar 23, 2008 at 12:34 Quote
Pelopants wrote:
i started downhill on a hard tail with 4" triples. it was crazy. i broke my forks in no time. since then i have been going for big travel so i can trust my bike a little more.

i started on a hardtail with dj3s
flag sherbet
Posted: Mar 23, 2008 at 12:41 Quote
Started DH on a hardtail with dirt jam comps. I now have a BeOne with fox 40's. I've come quite a way. xD
flag cjmorton
Posted: Mar 23, 2008 at 12:45 Quote
i got 8.5 inch in the rear and 180mm up front im loving it
flag brutalex
Posted: Mar 23, 2008 at 12:46 Quote
a good dh bike need exactly 9,31416 inches of travel. This is the winnig setup.
flag lelandjt
Posted: Mar 23, 2008 at 13:38 Quote
I love how Euros don't use decimals. That looks like a lot of travel to my Yankee eyes.
Edit: Wait a tick, you're Canadian, even you guys use commas in place of decimal points? Creepy
flag comacruz
Posted: Mar 23, 2008 at 14:40 Quote
lelandjt wrote:
I love how Euros don't use decimals. That looks like a lot of travel to my Yankee eyes.
Edit: Wait a tick, you're Canadian, even you guys use commas in place of decimal points? Creepy

only the frenchiesSmile
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