can an AM bike cope with gnarly DH

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can an AM bike cope with gnarly DH
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flag calsdal
Posted: Mar 1, 2015 at 11:45 Quote
i am selling my dh bike and my xc bike to get a AM bike and i wanted to know if AM bikes can cope with places like antur stiniog etc
flag whph
Posted: Mar 1, 2015 at 11:52 Quote
I believe so, maybe you should consider adding certain attributes to your AM though. Maybe a Dh front tyre? Chain guide? large disc rotors? also a durable wheelset such as the mavic deemax`s are a great example of tough AM wheels that are tubless compatible
flag ArMyN16
Posted: Mar 1, 2015 at 13:41 Quote
they can no doubt. but they are not as FORGIVING as a proper DH bike.
flag Bikemachno
Posted: Mar 2, 2015 at 1:31 Quote
Yessss Cal stal, if I wasn't racing DH I would have an AM instead of an XC bike and a DH
flag Facescab
Posted: Mar 2, 2015 at 2:25 Quote
Used to ride my 2012 stumpy evo at Stiniog with no probs. You just need to be more line savy.
flag olliethehut
Posted: Mar 3, 2015 at 12:20 Quote
As above, used my intense 5.5 (with triple rings up front) at stiniog and had no probs, just needed good line choice and a bit of vision to avoid the really bad bits of trail. An AM bike will handle it all fine, what it won't do is give as much help when it goes wrong.
flag friendlyfoe
Posted: Mar 3, 2015 at 20:24 Quote
Triple8Sol wrote:
Jared Graves and Yeti seem to think so:

[L=http://www.vitalmtb.com/photos/features/Jared-Graves-Yeti-SB6c-DH-Internet-Killer,8650/Jared-Graves-Yeti-SB6c-DH-Internet-Killer,87265/sspomer,2]http://www.vitalmtb.com/photos/features/Jared-Graves-Yeti-SB6c-DH-Internet-Killer,8650/Jared-Graves-Yeti-SB6c-DH-Internet-Killer,87265/sspomer,2[L]

Haha that made my day. Sick
flag speransa1974
Posted: Mar 4, 2015 at 7:52 Quote
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flag speransa1974
Posted: Mar 4, 2015 at 7:53 Quote
Unsecure image, only https images allowed: http://flowmountainbike.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Cairns-2014-DH-Pit-Tech-43.jpg
flag gramboh
O+ FL
Posted: Mar 4, 2015 at 12:57 Quote
Enduro Evo and SB6c with dual crown DH fork, coil shock and DH wheelset/tires is not really an AM bike though, it's an AM frame with DH parts. Pedaling those things uphill would suck but obviously they would be amazing on the down (same as a Banshee Darkside).
flag ArMyN16
Posted: Mar 4, 2015 at 13:40 Quote
gramboh wrote:
Enduro Evo and SB6c with dual crown DH fork, coil shock and DH wheelset/tires is not really an AM bike though, it's an AM frame with DH parts. Pedaling those things uphill would suck but obviously they would be amazing on the down (same as a Banshee Darkside).

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+2 on this. for me an all mtn/endur0 bike has a max travel of 160mm. not 180+
flag friendlyfoe
Posted: Mar 4, 2015 at 16:33 Quote
Well it's safe to say you could ride the same sort of tracks that Graves slays during EWS. Maybe stay off the pro jump line, but if you were good enough to be riding that you probably wouldn't be asking this question. (that's said humbly, I will likely never be good enough to ride tracks like that lol)
flag PraisedaMTBgods
Posted: Mar 8, 2015 at 18:24 Quote
only if you dont suck asss at bikes
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