So I realize I need a new bike....

[FoShizzle]

I have now had 2 rides organized by STR folks and have had a great time on both rides. However, after today, I realized that if I want a chance of keeping up on the downs, I need a new bike.

I was thinking about one of these to at least give me a chance of keeping the dawgs in site.....i figure since the STR guys are so cool they can pedal it up the hill for me and hand it over on the downs....seems fair, right?

Perhaps something dainty like a brooklyn machine works



or maybe another petite bike like the Nicolai Nucleon

[dstepper]

I have never riden a downhill bike. I may just rent one this year in Mammoth, they had some fine choices last year.

[Epic_Mtn_Biker]

Those are some wild frames, imagine going down what we did today on those type of things??

[TURNERob]

How dare you for not considering a Turner

[Epic_Mtn_Biker]

I think he may want one of these instead:

just messing with you, Rob ; i checked out the Turner website, very nice bikes there. i got some excellent singletrack to show you, you'd love taking your Turner on a wild new ride.

[RidetheRAAM4]

if you want a bike with lots of suspension that you can ride uphill you might want to give a look into the gary fisher king fisher....its a freeride bike but only with a single crown not double crown, give you an extra inch of travel over a turner 6pack, i dont know what the weight is, but just get stronger legs to have more fun going down

[Pain Freak]

Blasphemy!!!

[FoShizzle]

Originally Posted by Epic_Mtn_Biker

I think he may want one of these instead:

just messing with you, Rob ; i checked out the Turner website, very nice bikes there. i got some excellent singletrack to show you, you'd love taking your Turner on a wild new ride.

that bike is nice....but I like the polished frame on yours better

Originally Posted by TURNERob

How dare you for not considering a Turner

Hey Rob.....Dave Turner likely would not sell a bike to FoShizzle anyway after taking so many shots at his cult members

and for what it is worth, i was only kidding about the new bike.....it was more of a compliment to the guys' skillz yesterday on the downs.....next time, depending on the trail, i will at least bring a bike with front suspension on the ride.

cheers

[dirttorpeedo]

nice bikes, but try looking at the one, the only, bike to have, would be? you guessed it. a cannondale. try looking at the 4in. travel rush or 6in. travel prophet. both very capable up and downhill.

[FoShizzle]

Originally Posted by dirttorpeedo

nice bikes, but try looking at the one, the only, bike to have, would be? you guessed it. a cannondale. try looking at the 4in. travel rush or 6in. travel prophet. both very capable up and downhill.

Hey man, the Prophet does look cool. However, the truth is that I have become such a girl on the downhills since I started single speeding....

As far as an FS bike, I actually do have one and my post was more of a joke....it is just that you guys shred!

here is my bike that I will bring next time.....it pretty much sits in my garage unused for months at a time, but I do love it when i ride it.

[dirttorpeedo]

oh that....... you shoulda used that,it've been easier on your mensies. hahahaa

[TURNERob]

So you're saying that most of us STR groupies are anti-singlespeed huh? Well you're right

[FoShizzle]

Originally Posted by dirttorpeedo

oh that....... you shoulda used that,it've been easier on your mensies. hahahaa

true.....but then i would have had less of an excuse for being a girl on the downs

Originally Posted by TURNERob

So you're saying that most of us STR groupies are anti-singlespeed huh? Well you're right

I bet if Turner made a single speed you would be riding one

[TURNERob]

Originally Posted by FoShizzle

I bet if Turner made a single speed you would be riding one

Maybe if it was full suspension

[dirttorpeedo]

turning your current susp. bike is easier than you think.

[CalEpic]

Quote from a friend re: singlespeed. " f- that, I spent a lot of money to have 27 gears, I'm going to use them"

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[Sharky]

[quote=FoShizzle]true.....but then i would have had less of an excuse for being a girl on the downs


So....uh....what exactly are ya implying ... eh ...Foshizzle !!!
Looks like we may need a little dh challenge in the works here...

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[ShinKen]

[quote=LandShark]

Originally Posted by FoShizzle

true.....but then i would have had less of an excuse for being a girl on the downs


So....uh....what exactly are ya implying ... eh ...Foshizzle !!!
Looks like we may need a little dh challenge in the works here...
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I'll pay to see that!!! muuhhhahhahah!!




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[FoShizzle]

Originally Posted by LandShark

So....uh....what exactly are ya implying ... eh ...Foshizzle !!!
Looks like we may need a little dh challenge in the works here...

Hey Shark....i think you read that in the opposite direction my friend...I am a girly-man no matter what bike I am on.....my point was that with this bike, at least I can hide behind my girly-manness saying it was the bike's fault i could not keep up, when the truth is that I would have been lagging no matter what

[Von-Skipp]

Originally Posted by FoShizzle

Hey Shark....i think you read that in the opposite direction my friend...I am a girly-man no matter what bike I am on.....my point was that with this bike, at least I can hide behind my girly-manness saying it was the bike's fault i could not keep up, when the truth is that I would have been lagging no matter what

Hey Shizzle Dizzle, will you teach me how to ride that thing!! Maybe I am the girly man