hi....need a new frame..need advice

cem24

hello....im 5"11 and searching for a new frame...i still dont know wat category im foing to...but i do need a frame that is robust..tough...capable of carrying short or long travel forks...hardtail...and not quite expensive..a frame that can be use for Xc,a little bit of freeride...downhill maybe...and mostly urban...i saw a Felt 650 at the store near our house...but can it do the job i want to do??...i also saw a scott voltage there...i still dont know...need advice or suggestions on what frame should i use...lots of thnx....

moparchris

i'll just whip out my magic wand.. you do know theres not really anything that will do all of those things all that great? you need more than one bike

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2006 Giant Trance 1
Giant TCR Euro

mofo_iar

a downhill hardtail? ouch.

cem24

yeah there is!........ my other friends have downhill hardtails....a bit awkward to use at first but when you get use to it...im sure you gonna love it...hmm....specialized demo 8???....any suggestions?????

cem24

ok...i see....now i need is a one good bike....demo 8????..any suggestions????

cem24

ok....i see that your a gaint fan....(^^,) all of your bikes mentioned are all products of gaint....how about the ACs....can it do the job i want to do???...the demo 8s??....the kona coiler??.....(^^,)

moparchris

ahh the AC is going top be prettymuch phased out, i wouldnt bother looking at them.. if you want full suspension look at the Reign, its going to be alot better if you wanna do a bit of everything

hardtail is a bit harder, if you want something very solid the STP but its not really going to be very good for XC/trail riding and its not exactly a downhill bike anyway

show me a hardtail downhill bike....

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2006 Giant Trance 1
Giant TCR Euro

mofo_iar

and i'll show you a guy who wishes he bought a DS.

yeah cem. you would probably be better off with a full suspension. probably should get a free ride bike. go for something with an adjustable front shock 120mm-180mm (somewhere in there). get at least 5" in the back. they do make ones that lock in the back.
how much do you want to spend?

cem24

.......not really that much..because im just only a student so i cant spend too much on a bike....but im too addicted to bikes like you all so i can spend up to 20,000 php (1 dollarUS=55php)...maybe sumthing like that...im still considering coiler (Kona) or the cherry bomb (dabomb)...or maybe as expensive as the demo 8 (specialized)...i cant say how much i can spend on a bike...it depends on what is available at the time that i will going to buy a bike....so...im now stuck at freeride...any suggestions?? a nice decent and cheap FR bike but still can win the race....even in sport class????

cem24

show me a hardtail downhill bike....http://www.bansheebikes.com/images/morphine05-large.jpg......here a downhill HT bike....Banshee Morphine....see? its not possible to have a downhill HT bike (^^,)

mofo_iar

i nvr said it wasnt possible. i just said it would hurt.

check out the iron horse 7point5 or 7point7. i actually work for a bike shop that sells the 7point5. i looked at the demo 8. and if you got the 7point5 you'd be sacrificing 20mm of travel in the front(but same type of shock.) and a whopping inch in the back. the components are about the same. in some cases, exactly the same (ie. brakes). the frames for the most part get made in the same factory unless you buy a REALLY high end bike. but the 7point5 is only 2499. as opposed to around 3500 for the demo 8.

cem24

check out the iron horse 7point5 or 7point7. i actually work for a bike shop that sells the 7point5. i looked at the demo 8. and if you got the 7point5 you'd be sacrificing 20mm of travel in the front(but same type of shock.) and a whopping inch in the back. the components are about the same. in some cases, exactly the same (ie. brakes). the frames for the most part get made in the same factory unless you buy a REALLY high end bike. but the 7point5 is only 2499. as opposed to around 3500 for the demo 8.[/QUOTE] hmm..ok...i see...2499...im trying to think of it because i do see here a orange 222 DH bike for around 40000php...(i think $3000 to you)....it that a good buy???...for a 2month old bike???....(boxxer race fork...shimano xt and hydro brakes...5th element coil shock...truvativ hussefelt cranks and BB...color white...)..thx (^^,)

mofo_iar

hmm..ok...i see...2499...im trying to think of it because i do see here a orange 222 DH bike for around 40000php...(i think $3000 to you)....it that a good buy???...for a 2month old bike???....(boxxer race fork...shimano xt and hydro brakes...5th element coil shock...truvativ hussefelt cranks and BB...color white...)..thx (^^,)[/QUOTE]
personally, i would nvr buy a USED downhill bike. unless i new the person who was selling it and i know for a fact that it wasnt used much. i know people who can do a lifetime of damage to a bike in 2 months.

bottom line, if it wasnt used much, it would be ok i guess. if i were you though, i'd definately go with a new bike.

cem24

personally, i would nvr buy a USED downhill bike. unless i new the person who was selling it and i know for a fact that it wasnt used much. i know people who can do a lifetime of damage to a bike in 2 months.
bottom line, if it wasnt used much, it would be ok i guess. if i were you though, i'd definately go with a new bike.[/QUOTE] ok i see....but the person selling that bike to me is actually my cousin....im with him every single time he rides....but actually,he didnt do anything on his bike...its only for show got it?...he really doesnt ride as much as i do and loves biking that u do...so? will i buy it?? thanx!(^^,)