Long travel hardtail?

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Long travel hardtail?
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flag freeridermatt
Posted: Sep 21, 2008 at 2:53 Quote
webber123 wrote:
freeridermatt wrote:
webber123 wrote:
My sexual exalt, put on my mates 170mm drop offs:
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And how i normally ride it:
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It looks sweet, which fork do you prefer on it?

um i love both on it, i only rode the triple on it for about half hour or so, but it felt awsome, will get some when i have some money, but singles feel fine on it too so ye, its awsome with anyfork on it!

The triples have more travel but you have a restricted turning circle, but they both look good on the exalt
flag freeridermatt
Posted: Sep 21, 2008 at 2:55 Quote
exodus21 wrote:
good call on the ns,
but grab the surge. IMO better suited to freeride as opposed to the bitch more for DJ.. dont get me wrong, with the proper settup the bitch would do just fine, i jsut think the surge is a better choice.

How much travel can the surge take? I know its not all about the more travel the better but I would struggle to do freeride with a 80mm DJ fork.
flag chilli7
Posted: Sep 21, 2008 at 7:29 Quote
freeridermatt wrote:
Dam i wanted that bike, £1500 is a bit much at the moment , i am having a persnol credit crunch! yeah i've been looking on ebay for a while but the trouble is you dont know quite what you are getting untill you have paid for it.
hi mate my subzero is on ebay at the mo for 1250 ive dropped the price!!!
flag chilli7
Posted: Sep 21, 2008 at 7:31 Quote
freeridermatt wrote:
Does anyone have a 08 Orange sub zero as I am starting to really like the and I am intrested in one
check out mine dude!!
flag chilli7
Posted: Sep 21, 2008 at 7:32 Quote
freeridermatt wrote:
Does the Sub zero have a 1 1/8 or 1.5 steerer tube?
1 1/8th
flag freeridermatt
Posted: Sep 21, 2008 at 7:54 Quote
chilli7 wrote:
freeridermatt wrote:
Dam i wanted that bike, £1500 is a bit much at the moment , i am having a persnol credit crunch! yeah i've been looking on ebay for a while but the trouble is you dont know quite what you are getting untill you have paid for it.
hi mate my subzero is on ebay at the mo for 1250 ive dropped the price!!!

Can you give me a link
flag freeridermatt
Posted: Sep 21, 2008 at 7:54 Quote
chilli7 wrote:
freeridermatt wrote:
Does the Sub zero have a 1 1/8 or 1.5 steerer tube?
1 1/8th

Cheers
flag freeridermatt
Posted: Sep 21, 2008 at 7:56 Quote
chilli7 wrote:
freeridermatt wrote:
Does anyone have a 08 Orange sub zero as I am starting to really like the and I am intrested in one
check out mine dude!!
I have and it looks well nice, how much was that to build?
flag exodus21
Posted: Sep 21, 2008 at 10:01 Quote
freeridermatt wrote:
exodus21 wrote:
good call on the ns,
but grab the surge. IMO better suited to freeride as opposed to the bitch more for DJ.. dont get me wrong, with the proper settup the bitch would do just fine, i jsut think the surge is a better choice.

How much travel can the surge take? I know its not all about the more travel the better but I would struggle to do freeride with a 80mm DJ fork.
The geo is meant for 120-160mm but under waranty i believe it takes up to 180? could be wrong... i know for sure it takes 160 though
flag freeridermatt
Posted: Sep 21, 2008 at 10:34 Quote
exodus21 wrote:
freeridermatt wrote:
exodus21 wrote:
good call on the ns,
but grab the surge. IMO better suited to freeride as opposed to the bitch more for DJ.. dont get me wrong, with the proper settup the bitch would do just fine, i jsut think the surge is a better choice.

How much travel can the surge take? I know its not all about the more travel the better but I would struggle to do freeride with a 80mm DJ fork.
The geo is meant for 120-160mm but under waranty i believe it takes up to 180? could be wrong... i know for sure it takes 160 though

Well that sounds well suited to the domain so that may indeed be a better option than the bitch. Thanks for that......FRM
flag gary1
Posted: Sep 21, 2008 at 10:49 Quote
freeridermatt wrote:
chilli7 wrote:
freeridermatt wrote:
Dam i wanted that bike, £1500 is a bit much at the moment , i am having a persnol credit crunch! yeah i've been looking on ebay for a while but the trouble is you dont know quite what you are getting untill you have paid for it.
hi mate my subzero is on ebay at the mo for 1250 ive dropped the price!!!

Can you give me a link

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/orange-subzero-08-16_W0QQitemZ230293563545QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item230293563545&_trkparms=72:12|39:1|66:2|65:12|240:1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

Personally, I feel that is a super nice bike

Although you have totally mucked up your advert
flag freeridermatt
Posted: Sep 21, 2008 at 10:51 Quote
Gaz6R4 wrote:
freeridermatt wrote:
chilli7 wrote:
hi mate my subzero is on ebay at the mo for 1250 ive dropped the price!!!

Can you give me a link

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/orange-subzero-08-16_W0QQitemZ230293563545QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item230293563545&_trkparms=72:12|39:1|66:2|65:12|240:1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

Personally, I feel that is a super nice bike

Although you have totally mucked up your advert

It looks like a sick bike but I dont have that much at the moement sorry
flag freeride-life
Posted: Sep 21, 2008 at 10:52 Quote
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It all depends your price range......
if your looking for a cheaper, look into the norco line of hardtails.
Fer instance, i picked my 06 manik up fer cheap, and it was new!! threw on new forks, rims, and some other components that i wanted to get the rig i wanted, and so far im still under 1800 that ive spent..................
flag freeridermatt
Posted: Sep 21, 2008 at 10:56 Quote
controversy-is-me17 wrote:
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It all depends your price range......
if your looking for a cheaper, look into the norco line of hardtails.
Fer instance, i picked my 06 manik up fer cheap, and it was new!! threw on new forks, rims, and some other components that i wanted to get the rig i wanted, and so far im still under 1800 that ive spent..................

I am going to find out what my budget is as soon as i can...

That looks like a nice norco, what do you use it for?
flag freeride-life
Posted: Sep 21, 2008 at 11:10 Quote
OK because lots of these guys suggested just frame sets, which you still have to buy ALL components, so it gets to be pricey in a hurry

 


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