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flag doconnor
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Posted: Nov 13, 2010 at 16:35 Quote
Seems it would have to be steel as alum dings so easy, no matter how strong the welds or pivots.
flag nothingbetter
Posted: Nov 13, 2010 at 21:38 Quote
but aluminum also flexes more, absorbing some of the impact and decreasing stress around the welds.
flag connen31
Posted: Nov 13, 2010 at 23:18 Quote
nothingbetter wrote:
but aluminum also flexes more, absorbing some of the impact and decreasing stress around the welds.

what? steel flexes, alluminum doesnt. alluminum cracks while steel bends.
even so the strongest dh bike is a well designed alloy bike. untill carbon goes mainstream that it.
flag adove
Posted: Nov 14, 2010 at 2:36 Quote
nothingbetter wrote:
but aluminum also flexes more, absorbing some of the impact and decreasing stress around the welds.

http://tinyurl.com/2usoerg

Scroll down to frame materials. Take a few minutes and read that.
flag Nobble
Posted: Nov 14, 2010 at 9:04 Quote
Steel tubing in traditional standard diameters is often less rigid than oversized tubing in other materials (due more to diameter than material); this flex allows for some shock absorption giving the rider a slightly less jarring ride compared to other more rigid tubings such as oversized aluminum

There you go, directly from wikipedia
flag brianhcm1
Posted: Nov 14, 2010 at 17:08 Quote
cartera wrote:
Nobble wrote:
edumat12 wrote:
what about the new, known brands bikes? you cannot find karpiel in europe, and the evil imperial is not really for DH
Facepalm karpiel is from europe

jan karpiel tho owner is from europe but the bikes are made in the US
The original Karpiel's were made in the US, they are now made in Poland. However ,some of the parts are still machined here in the US.
flag the1nonlyj
Posted: Nov 14, 2010 at 17:33 Quote
Amazed nobody has mentioned Brooklyn Machine Works yet.
flag ceff
Posted: Nov 14, 2010 at 17:41 Quote
The strongest downhill bike on the market is a Eastern Grim-reaper.
flag Redwolf2
Posted: Nov 14, 2010 at 17:42 Quote
http://www.cannla.com/Auctions/Sports-/Sporting-Goods/Bicycles-Cycling/406267/The-strongest-downhill-bike-on-the-market.html
flag the1nonlyj
Posted: Nov 14, 2010 at 17:46 Quote
Redwolf2 wrote:
http://www.cannla.com/Auctions/Sports-/Sporting-Goods/Bicycles-Cycling/406267/The-strongest-downhill-bike-on-the-market.html
Lol!
flag Redwolf2
Posted: Nov 14, 2010 at 17:47 Quote
True though. Nobody ever mentioned size haha.

Id love to see someone try and break that thing
flag the1nonlyj
Posted: Nov 14, 2010 at 18:10 Quote
My only concern would be that tyres of those dimensions would bounce quite badly, especially the rear.
flag thereisnospoon
Posted: Nov 14, 2010 at 20:14 Quote
why do people keep trying to pretend that these overbuilt hardtails are "DH bikes"?
I know that definitions between DH, FR etc are blurred, but this is somewhat ridiculous.
flag Redwolf2
Posted: Nov 14, 2010 at 20:27 Quote
If you can ride it down a track, you can call it DH.
If you can jump it, you can call it a DJ
If you take it to the park, or ride around town, you can call it a park bike
If you can hop, balance, and all that stuff you can call it a trials bike....


Whats the big deal?
flag edumat12
Posted: Nov 14, 2010 at 20:42 Quote
comeon lets get real, everyone knows wht we are trying to look for.
I would say right now that the strongest well known is the gambler
Unsecure image, only https images allowed: http://blogs.bikemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/interbike_090925-058.jpgThe more i look at it the more it reminds me of the Specialized demo 06 (specially on the rib cage looking part)

 


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