My New Bike (dh bike) few vids on page 3
23-06-2011, 05:09 PM
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My New Bike (dh bike) few vids on page 3
Well as ive just finished the build i thought i would share it with you guys i know its not a cor or even a motorbike but what the hell
cheers jay
cheers jay
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23-06-2011, 06:13 PM
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SOMEONE has spent a load of dosh!
nice mate!
I'm off to the alps to do some proper DH end of July!
only got me a Big hit with some posh bits on it though.
hehe
nice mate!
I'm off to the alps to do some proper DH end of July!
only got me a Big hit with some posh bits on it though.
hehe
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23-06-2011, 06:25 PM
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a mate of mine has invited me over, he has been before and also done the
megavalance race.
from what i can make out, you can DH for 30 mins Per run without even pedalling
this is one of the easy ones i think he said.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ol6eBAgOt08
23-06-2011, 06:37 PM
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a mate of mine has invited me over, he has been before and also done the
megavalance race.
from what i can make out, you can DH for 30 mins Per run without even pedalling this is one of the easy ones i think he said.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ol6eBAgOt08
megavalance race.
from what i can make out, you can DH for 30 mins Per run without even pedalling
this is one of the easy ones i think he said.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ol6eBAgOt08
the megavalance race is fricking crazy!!!
i just love the idae of ski lifts, no climbing what so ever, and a dam site better than all the uplifts in this country
23-06-2011, 06:45 PM
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Nice .. Orange 
I love Orange so much am sitting with a pair of there socks on
P.S: Ya head Geo looks a little tight for DH ..
Should have crossed the rear lines over below the shock for better routing around the head stock ..
Whats the rear Hub?
I love Orange so much am sitting with a pair of there socks on
P.S: Ya head Geo looks a little tight for DH ..
Should have crossed the rear lines over below the shock for better routing around the head stock ..
Whats the rear Hub?
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23-06-2011, 06:55 PM
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as soon as i rooted the cables throught the rear swing are i realised i had done it wrong but fook puling the cables out again!!!
its a hope pro 2 in gunmetal!!
i have a slight addiction to oranges to this is my hardtail
23-06-2011, 07:02 PM
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i dont really subscribe to this new style of really slack head angles, i prefer to have the front end quite sharp bu then again ive always got the adjustment,
as soon as i rooted the cables throught the rear swing are i realised i had done it wrong but fook puling the cables out again!!!
its a hope pro 2 in gunmetal!!
i have a slight addiction to oranges to this is my hardtail
as soon as i rooted the cables throught the rear swing are i realised i had done it wrong but fook puling the cables out again!!!
its a hope pro 2 in gunmetal!!
i have a slight addiction to oranges to this is my hardtail
This is the set up on a 224 I built back in 2006 .. Hope Pro 2 150 x 12 on the back ... Cost fortunes
Cross over lines .. Seletape the rear Cable to a welding rod ... Feeds them through no problem 
Ran this with single crown FOX 36's (Fortunes) And had a front shifter & Cable routed as I sometimes ran a Double Saint Chainset.
23-06-2011, 07:06 PM
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Nice ... I dont buy into the norm either and like a FR head angle ..
This is the set up on a 224 I built back in 2006 .. Hope Pro 2 150 x 12 on the back ... Cost fortunes Cross over lines .. Seletape the rear Cable to a welding rod ... Feeds them through no problem
Ran this with single crown FOX 36's (Fortunes) And had a front shifter & Cable routed as I sometimes ran a Double Saint Chainset.
This is the set up on a 224 I built back in 2006 .. Hope Pro 2 150 x 12 on the back ... Cost fortunes
Cross over lines .. Seletape the rear Cable to a welding rod ... Feeds them through no problem Ran this with single crown FOX 36's (Fortunes) And had a front shifter & Cable routed as I sometimes ran a Double Saint Chainset.
very nice!!!!!!!!
im a bit of a kit perv i have a thig for hope i only ride with hope hubs n brakes, although ive just picked up a set of saint brakes to try,
i will have to give the welding rod a go when i service the bike, i need to put the rubber gromits in to stop the swing arm chewing the cables uip
24-06-2011, 05:58 PM
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I've found that life I needed.. It's HERE!!
look real sweet that I love Oranges, I have a singlespeed P7, and an old Missile!
Here is my Downhill bike (photos from when i built it, bit more abused now!)
Here is my Downhill bike (photos from when i built it, bit more abused now!)
24-06-2011, 07:37 PM
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i was at cwmcarn the other month riding the cross country loop, i loved how the riders beat the bus down the hill
ive got some time off work soon i may book myself on to a up lift day there or hopton
me break bones never
i like that!!!!! dh bikes look better slightly abused, a few scratches here and there dont hurt
ive got some time off work soon i may book myself on to a up lift day there or hopton
i like that!!!!! dh bikes look better slightly abused, a few scratches here and there dont hurt
25-06-2011, 04:24 PM
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yeah. fly up i think they call it over the FOD mate.
good little ride again today, not much in the way of pics though as it was fairly dark and
wet, so didnt wanna get the camera out.. that and i was havin too much fun to fook about with cameras lol
good little ride again today, not much in the way of pics though as it was fairly dark and
wet, so didnt wanna get the camera out.. that and i was havin too much fun to fook about with cameras
lol
25-06-2011, 04:32 PM
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Infact, lookin at the pics, out of the 5 or 6 that were taken, only one is even half decent, and thats still blurry
Me, earlier today. lol goin too fast for my mate to catch with the camera properly lol.
Me, earlier today. lol goin too fast for my mate to catch with the camera properly lol.
25-06-2011, 05:21 PM
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I run my shock and forks really light and fast.
damping on shock is on the minimum i can get away with, without it feeling uncontrolled,
forks are the same... but then i am very light and have always liked them that way!
them fox rear shocks have got loads of adjustment on them
niiice!
damping on shock is on the minimum i can get away with, without it feeling uncontrolled,
forks are the same... but then i am very light and have always liked them that way!
them fox rear shocks have got loads of adjustment on them
niiice!
25-06-2011, 05:36 PM
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I run my shock and forks really light and fast.
damping on shock is on the minimum i can get away with, without it feeling uncontrolled,
forks are the same... but then i am very light and have always liked them that way!
them fox rear shocks have got loads of adjustment on them niiice!
damping on shock is on the minimum i can get away with, without it feeling uncontrolled,
forks are the same... but then i am very light and have always liked them that way!
them fox rear shocks have got loads of adjustment on them
niiice!ive just been watching a vid on pinkbike on how to set up the dx5 shocks, 10 mins of my life wasted
its like a frickin minefield (pro pedal, bottom out adjust)
25-06-2011, 05:44 PM
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13-07-2011, 09:42 PM
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exactly.. my bike is a 2010 big hit, and was Ł899....
i have upgraded the forks, but the originals were single crown versions of the same fork really.. and to be honest, there aint a lot i wouldnt point my bike at!
it certainly does go very well...
Been out on it again today, popped over Cwmcarn with my mate on his Demo 8 (Ł4,500 bike!)
Really reccomend Cwmcarn for a day riding www.cwmdown.co.uk
2 of me on a little hip jump at the lower part of the DH
only pic i got of billy on his Demo8 \/ \/
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13-07-2011, 09:59 PM
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exactly.. my bike is a 2010 big hit, and was Ł899....
i have upgraded the forks, but the originals were single crown versions of the same fork really.. and to be honest, there aint a lot i wouldnt point my bike at!
it certainly does go very well...
Been out on it again today, popped over Cwmcarn with my mate on his Demo 8 (Ł4,500 bike!)
Really reccomend Cwmcarn for a day riding www.cwmdown.co.uk
2 of me on a little hip jump at the lower part of the DH
only pic i got of billy on his Demo8 \/ \/
i have upgraded the forks, but the originals were single crown versions of the same fork really.. and to be honest, there aint a lot i wouldnt point my bike at!
it certainly does go very well...
Been out on it again today, popped over Cwmcarn with my mate on his Demo 8 (Ł4,500 bike!)
Really reccomend Cwmcarn for a day riding www.cwmdown.co.uk
2 of me on a little hip jump at the lower part of the DH
only pic i got of billy on his Demo8 \/ \/
fingers crossed i will make it to cwmcarn next month although i could do with a trip to hopto first still.have some setting up to do, and i need a New rear spring, the 1 I've got is to strong 4 my weight
13-07-2011, 10:02 PM
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i had that same trouble!
Bike came with a 500.. went to a 400, today i was down to a 350 lb
as you can see from the pics im a skinny git LOL.. 350 seems just nice!
shock was gettin quite warm at the bottom of the runs today! hehe!
Bike came with a 500.. went to a 400, today i was down to a 350 lb
as you can see from the pics im a skinny git LOL.. 350 seems just nice!
shock was gettin quite warm at the bottom of the runs today! hehe!
13-07-2011, 10:12 PM
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http://www.tftunedshox.com/info/spring_calculator.aspx
i weigh less than 11 stone lol, but my bike isnt single pivot and only has a 2.5" stroke shock, so a 350 is a very light spring.
i reckon you should try a 400 mate
initially things feel way too soft, but ride it for a bit, as long as you aint a clumsy rider, you should feel the benfit!