Oooooo nice link thanks fella i will take a look now. i have considered going straight for a 45o spring as I've always got the option of windin a wee bit more pre load on.

the 400 mAy be a tad to soft for me though im used to riding hardtails so like the back end to feel stiff ish lol

 

cool... I got an idea i might need a very light spring soon... someone tells me there is a big box in the post with my name on it!!

 

If he paid £4,500 for that, he either got robbed blind, or is lying!

 

mines not a downhill bike,i race bmx but thought id post anyways. some lovly dh bikes on here.

 

and this is my jump bike,done some dh onit but you can imagine what its like holding on get kicked about everywere good laughf though.

 

whys that? you have no idea whats on that bike from that single pic

the frame only retails at £2,000. add to that over £1,000 worth of forks on it and you are most of the way there already.
A shimano Saint groupset, chain guide, £100 worth of tyres and tubes,
thats before the you add wheels etc.

http://www.jejamescycles.co.uk/speci...tem161783.html

i can almost guarantee that TEVs bike cost that too, as the 224 frame is well over 2k..
so i guess his was too. nice bike!



S2chris.. Nice jump bikes!

 

cheers pee vee the intense is a bmx race bike the heavy part of the bike is the crank and still thats light.only thing i change when i race is the profile pedals come off for my clips

 

looks like a serious bit of kit. a few of my mates are into downhilling.
and theyve spent a bomb so cant imagine what that build was

 

Because you can get soooo much better! And the fact the forks can be bought dirt cheap even brand new. And it all seems to be running old spec stuff (grey mavics, the forks, etc.) And the fact the top of the range 2011 models aren't even that lol.

I know tev's is worth a lot, a good mate was one of the first people to crack a 224 evo lol.

 

i totally agree that's rather a sweeping statement, you can't say a bikes not worth x amount of £'s from looking at 1 pic, especially as its a head on action shot

 

my new. bit of a strange design, but has 2:1 lever ratio.. so i now need a 175 lb spring LoL !
lookin forward to gettin it sorted properly and riding it!

 

Now i like that!!!!!!!!!!!!

you been out on it at all??

simple design looks like it will work really well

 

literally just ridden it up the road to make sure the gears are set up ok!

the design is way more complicated than it looks

the main pivot for the rear end is at the top! there is a crazy linkage round the BB.


and it uses a 3.5" stroke shock, so nice and big! 'only' just over 7" travel still though.

 

they are never as simple as they look then again are the piviots
Sealed Cartridge?

if so you have nothing to worry about ha

7inch is more than enough imo especially in the uk, you always have your leggs when you go through all the travel

 

yeah all nice sealed bearings. yeah 7" bike seems nice, its what ive been used to for a little while now..

only need a few people and we could arrange a PF DH outing LOL

 

a pf dh day out would be funny as hell!!

Any pf member liv near fortbill lol

 

cwmcarn is way closer for me lol
forest of dean too lol .. both have uplifts and cafés ! LOL

 

to be fair they are both closer to me 2

i really fancy sessioning cwmcarn to could be a idea

 

yay more people with fast fords and cool bikes

I'll post some pics of my bike and car when I return from vacatino in PDS

 

Miss my old Orange 222, but at the time I couldn't drive! Probably caused I'd spend £3,500 on a bike lol!


BMX is my current scene though!! Even that's expensive though. £1500 and still got no brakes or gears!

 

Oooooo very nice

what i dont get though is this no brakes thing on bmx,s why remove somethin that can actually aid riding?

 

this was my bmx sold it a couple of months ago i loved it but it wasnt getting getting used 800 plus spent on this doesnt look much but it didn't make a sound or rattle when dropped ect it was abit of a sleeper bmx. It also had a better front wheel but i bukled it quite badly :S

it was a dirt bmx for sets

 

in bmxing the breaks can be more dangerous if they lock on ect i always used to ride a back break till i started bigger tricks eg tail whips

 

Means you can't pussy out of things!!

Seriously improved my riding no end without brakes. Much smoother and makes you thinking more about rolling speeds etc.

 

found these pics of when i was younger this was how the bike looked when i first built it before i sprayed it red :P i miss riding this was just are local dj set not very big but was still a laff specially as theres a sharp berm at the end and if u are going to fast u fall off it in to the thorns

 

nice bike!

 

that gotta be 2.5k at least i thought my old specialized fsr was enuf lol

 

ha its cost enough thats all i will say lol

 

for a 4.500 bike why has it got budget d521 rim brake compatable rim with discs would of atleast expected d321s or even proper tubeless rims

 

Budget rims

ha you are right they are 521s cd ceramic rims!!! in my opinion the best rim mavic have made so much so i bought 3 new old stock rims which i have laced on to hope hubs!!!!

i have riden with bang up to date stuff and these rims are in my opinion the best!!!! mavic must think they are still good enough to sell case they are still selling them re-branded as 719!!!!

d32s are over weight n over rated!!!

and tubeless is pointless for me im not worried about weight

cheers jay

 

Mavic ex719's are actually really good rims orion turbo. Just a lighter and slightly weaker (v brake) version of the ex729, which i had on my downhill hardtail.

 

Nice bike that, i dont care for hope brakes but the rest of the build is sweet.
Ive just got back from a week in Morzine its the 2nd year we have been its absolutely awesome. Batters even the most bulletproof bike to bits though

 

Im a hope man through and through their the only disk brake i buy!!! that was until last week when my saints turned up i will be chucking them on see if all the hype about them is true

 

It is true... That 'rip off' demo 8 up there has saint everything, after a bit of bedding in, they are brutal!
So much so, he's bought some 'resin' pads as apparently they offer slightly less stopping power lol

 

Did you notice that there ceramic rims? Bit pointles on disc brakes but they use to retail at over £90 per rim so hardely a cheap rim,

Love the orange though, really nice bikes and ride really well, nearly bought one when before I got
My demo 8,

 

Some realy nice bikes on here.
Love that orange one..


Mine, although not as up to date as some here.
i bought this in the states in 1989, been all over the states with it,
came down pikes peak lol. ( new goal, to driver back up ion something powerfull)

Then used it in competition in Ireland for a number of years

Just dug it out after nearly 15 years, ( off the fags a month or so now)
said id start getting fit again.

So i started a wee refurb on her:
*New Tyres, ( old one were cracked to bit. and narrow by today standards)
*Removed all the stickers, faded and cracked
*New chain
*New Front derail er
* need to get my rear sprocket looked at.

But looking better for the few hours work already.
Im looking into upgrading my brakes to disks, but may have to weld bracket for the rear setup.
Need to look at a newer version of the GT to see what i need






stickers iv ordered. although, not the exact same as before, but close

 

cool, a global edition, i had one of those

 

Some awesome bikes there!!!

I thought I post mine but not that expensive as the others!

 

haha im looking forward to getting these on the bike, although to much power at times is woes than not enough!


Ah some1 whos clued up on rims as you say completely pointless on a disk wheel but they look amazing including the engraved ceramic logo


I would have gone down the demo route if i hadnt have come across the 223 cheap ish

 

I like that cant beat a spot of retro!!!! with history to

Get your self over to www.retrobike.co.uk good bunch of guys who can help with any of your retro needs


nice bike!!! its not all about expense its how you ride