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Hardtail Downhilling for a beginer?

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Hardtail Downhilling for a beginer?
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flag Frumpy-Housewife
Posted: Mar 16, 2009 at 1:59 Quote
'08 STP Pro (Aus version) came with Pikes, pretty set to use for 4X or DH HT.
I'd be looking at a Norco Shore HT or 2nd hand Banshee Morphine, Transition Vagrant, maybe the NS Bitch / Surge
flag nishnash
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Posted: Mar 16, 2009 at 2:07 Quote
Whats your budget? I would get the Norco HT personally!
flag admarshall
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Posted: Mar 16, 2009 at 11:22 Quote
nishnash wrote:
Whats your budget? I would get the Norco HT personally!
Yeah it's what I started with. Totally recommend them.
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Posted: Mar 16, 2009 at 14:26 Quote
i think theres lots of great suggestions for bikes in the thread.....

but what i would do is go test ride some bikes, see what feels right, how much you like the bike, and go from there.

good way to narrow down your list.
flag admarshall
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Posted: Mar 16, 2009 at 14:33 Quote
try before you buy
flag lennoxrider
Posted: Mar 16, 2009 at 14:43 Quote
i used a gary fisher opie for about a year and a half of downhilling. thats on tracks like fort bill, glencoe and dunkeld. its a great frame but you would have to build it up custom. comes stock with shit parts. if you went down the road of a custon build you should consider it, i got my frame for £50 with cranks and seatpost
flag cword
Posted: Mar 16, 2009 at 14:54 Quote
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this is my 2006 Norco Sasquatch. Served me well (and still does!) The seat was so terrible when i bought it. Glad to see they updated it.
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flag cebolajose
Posted: Mar 16, 2009 at 15:12 Quote
i´ve just got kona sherd 09 just put it a chainguide and its working pretty well ! 700eur for this price and quality i didn´t find anything better!!!

 


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