Will a 05 marin riftzone take the abuse?

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Will a 05 marin riftzone take the abuse?
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flag norco303
Posted: May 23, 2009 at 18:41 Quote
why does the rear end look similar to orange bikes? are they both designed ny john white?
flag signorvince2
Posted: May 23, 2009 at 19:02 Quote
Similar to an Orange because it's an elevated single pivot. That's all.

They're great bikes, but not for jumping. It's an XC/Trail bike.
flag norco303
Posted: May 23, 2009 at 23:43 Quote
what about the wolfridge from that time? do you think it will hold up at northstar?
flag signorvince2
Posted: May 24, 2009 at 1:06 Quote
It's a trail bike. If you want something from Marin that will withstand N*, either look into a new quake, or an older Team DH
flag Joe-Freeride08
Posted: May 24, 2009 at 5:23 Quote
Haha. Don't listen to my comment, as I said, I am not a downhill rider what so ever. Salute
flag hi-fi
Posted: May 25, 2009 at 3:46 Quote
As long as you're fairly smooth with your riding and aren't doing anything too stupid it should hold up O.K. Most bikes are overkill for their intended purpose except maybe world cup xc bikes or redbull rampage bikes. Get a bike that is good for the riding you'll be doing 90% of the time not one that is built to do those extreme bits you do every now and then.

If you're going to be doing some downhill mixed with other riding I'd buy a bike with at least 5" travel preferably six. You can pick up older enduros with 150mm travel for not much, they're not light but they're a lot lighter than 40lbs.
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