DH First bike, suggestions please

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DH First bike, suggestions please
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flag staylor
Posted: Jan 11, 2008 at 15:53 Quote
pperini wrote:
but do you guys tink that a Van R as a shock on the Stab can handle some races?...what do you guys think of tha BigHit and Demos?....thanks!
it will definitely handle some races but it has a lot od difficulty freeriding
i would suggest a 5.0 or anything with high speed compresion because u kinda get the best of both orlds
flag nishnash
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Posted: Jan 11, 2008 at 16:55 Quote
the van is simply a cheap dhx with minimal adjustments, instead of a dhx 5.0 consider a vivid
flag glory4ever
Posted: Jan 11, 2008 at 19:37 Quote
get the demo
they kum set up 2 ride HARD!!!
flag pperini
Posted: Jan 12, 2008 at 10:09 Quote
for sure!!!....ye, i would probably consider the Vivid instead the DHX...i even like the Roccos better then the Foxs
flag toooldschool
Posted: Jan 12, 2008 at 11:07 Quote
As to the question about the 888rv you can tune it with oil weight and height very effectively. Find a good mechanic and you can get it to feel the way you want you just cant change the compression at your fingertips.
flag nishnash
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Posted: Jan 12, 2008 at 14:13 Quote
i cheked wit my dealer and he said the only real differences in the forks is the adjustabilty on the outside. it simply doesnt have a nob but you can get s0meone to tune it for u on the inside
flag pperini
Posted: Jan 12, 2008 at 14:36 Quote
hmmm....interesting.....i knoe what a "heavier" or a "thiner" oil will do, but what does the oil height??,,,what does it change?
flag nishnash
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Posted: Jan 12, 2008 at 14:38 Quote
theres valves on the inside that you can tune by opening the fork if you dont have an rcv or the aftermarket models. the rv has rebound and volume ecternal adjustments but the other stuff can be changed internally.
flag pperini
Posted: Jan 13, 2008 at 10:45 Quote
but what does the oil height?

 


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