Big Hit Or Kona Stinky?

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Big Hit Or Kona Stinky?
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flag theaterix
Posted: Sep 5, 2014 at 12:19 Quote
Looking at 2 bikes, wanting to know which one is better out of the 2....
either this bighit: https://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/1615652/
OR: https://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/1610699/

And this is the kona stinky: https://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/1515879/

Want to know what would be better for starter downhill, looking around the 600 mark... recommend me something

Thanks
flag Siggies1234
Posted: Sep 5, 2014 at 17:58 Quote
Having ride both of these models I'd personally recommend the big hit. This blue one you listed has a halfway decent build on it, and also 26" wheels front and back vs the 24" rear. I feel like the 26" wheels are easier to find and maintain, again just my opinion. Either way if your looking for a strictly downhill bike I'd try and stick with a dual crown fork.
flag mwilliams
Posted: Sep 5, 2014 at 23:04 Quote
Also what size bike do you need? The stinky is a small and the bighits are medium.
flag theaterix
Posted: Sep 6, 2014 at 0:53 Quote
Oh yeah I didn't notice that was a small... I'm more a medium or a large woops, and I like the look of bighits and I want dual crown forks and generally the bighits have them on, is there a way I can put my 26 wheel on the 24 rear on the bighit?
flag simonklaassen
Posted: Sep 15, 2014 at 8:24 Quote
I have a Specialized bighit and its very god for downhill
flag coot83
Posted: Sep 15, 2014 at 9:53 Quote
The blue big hit has a good component group and looks a decent amount of it is up to 2011 and has a boxer.

The black big hit seems to have the old school DH style of being a really high/less slack style. IMO, seems a little old school to me, I prefer a slacker setup...and dealing with the 24 inch wheel can be hard if things come up.

The stinky looks like a decent AM bike, but the big hit has better stuff. I have never owned a big hit myself, but know many that loved theirs. Since these bikes are within a decent range of each other, I think you are getting a good buy with the blue one as well.

Coot
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