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FoShizzle · 09-15-2006, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by SSinGA

Sensible and no bling + FoShizzle = oil and water. They just don't mix.

Don't be fooled folks. This is the get it home build. There will be bling added in gobs before it hits the trails 10 times.

jerk!

gurp13 · 09-15-2006, 07:07 PM

Hey, can I have some kool aid?

Not for me, for my wife. She crapped an adobe village when I told her how much a Stumpjumper FSR cost just before I got my actual first mountain bike. If I come home trying to get a frame only that cost as much as my complete bike she just might stroke out. Then, who'll watch the kids when I go riding?

tkblazer · 09-15-2006, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Chaos

from mtbr - TURNER forum

Nam... it's never to late

hahaa, i wouldn't mind a highline

dstepper · 09-17-2006, 02:22 PM

Fo, question for you? I wonder why the Z1 Fork and not a 66. I have a Z1 Light on my 5-Spot and if I were to get a RFX, I would be putting a 66 Light on it.

FoShizzle · 09-17-2006, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by dstepper

Fo, question for you? I wonder why the Z1 Fork and not a 66. I have a Z1 Light on my 5-Spot and if I were to get a RFX, I would be putting a 66 Light on it.

ironically, i was thinking the same thing today Dean.....i am gonna email chad and see what his thoughts are.....if i can still change the order.......and how much more it would be for a 66 SL or 66 Light.

tkblazer · 09-17-2006, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by dstepper

Fo, question for you? I wonder why the Z1 Fork and not a 66. I have a Z1 Light on my 5-Spot and if I were to get a RFX, I would be putting a 66 Light on it.

good calla on that one, i would be running the 66 rc2x if i had an RFX.. i believe frank has this fork on his

dstepper · 09-17-2006, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by FoShizzle

ironically, i was thinking the same thing today Dean.....i am gonna email chad and see what his thoughts are.....if i can still change the order.......and how much more it would be for a 66 SL or 66 Light.

Not that much more, but more than worth it. Z1 is not enough fork for that frame.

FoShizzle · 09-17-2006, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by dstepper

Not that much more, but more than worth it. Z1 is not enough fork for that frame.

perhaps in theory....but lots of people, many better riders, are just fine with a 150mm on a Pack/RFX. Is marketing getting the best of us? I mean who (not me) really rides aggro enough to warrant the bigger stanchions more travel?

"Most" people on 5" bikes dont need 5" of travel......

Having said that, if I can get the 66 still I may do it but I just cant help but wonder if people (including myself) just get carried away trying to do the things that on paper seem to make sense.

sounds like that if money were not an object, the new 07 66 SL ATA with adjustable travel between 140 and 180mm would be spot-on perfect.

Pain Freak · 09-18-2006, 09:13 AM

"Most" people on 5" bikes dont need 5" of travel......

I'd agree till I got a 5" bike I didn't really think it'd do much for me, but it has. I can't believe some of the stuff I've been riding lately.

RustyBearings · 09-21-2006, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by dstepper

Maybe next weekend? interest? I hear the Will Rodgers section of the Backbone is in good shape...as in brush removal.

It's in the best shape its been in for about a year.

tep · 09-21-2006, 09:54 PM

Mr. FoShizzle, though I have not ridden with you in quite a little while, I feel as if I completely missed something in our conversations about f/s bikes.

Where did this change of mind/attitude come from?

Are you still riding SS? or is this the only type of riding for you as of now?

drop me a line,
let's ride!!

nice frame,
looking forward to seeing it in action,
-tep

dhshuttlemonkey · 09-22-2006, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by tkblazer

good calla on that one, i would be running the 66 rc2x if i had an RFX.. i believe frank has this fork on his

Brought my SL in for an oil change and came out with new lowers.

dstepper · 09-22-2006, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by MTBRacer

Brought my SL in for an oil change and came out with new lowers.

Frank, what was wrong with your old lowers? or did you just white lowers like me!

FoShizzle · 09-22-2006, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by MTBRacer

Brought my SL in for an oil change and came out with new lowers.

Nice! I am totally diggin the white lowers

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Originally Posted by tep

Mr. FoShizzle, though I have not ridden with you in quite a little while, I feel as if I completely missed something in our conversations about f/s bikes.

Where did this change of mind/attitude come from?

Are you still riding SS? or is this the only type of riding for you as of now?

drop me a line,
let's ride!!

nice frame,
looking forward to seeing it in action,
-tep

hey tep.

to make a long story short....through buying/selling frenzies over the past year or so, i have convinced myself that without a doubt:

* For XC or All Mountain types of rides, I will always take my 29er singlespeed

* For anything more manly than All Mountain where I would not want a hardtail, I want a longer travel FS bike, period.

even though the minority of time, i really miss having a bike that could handicap my girly descending ability (e.g., like when riding with freaks like you and upchuck)

dhshuttlemonkey · 09-22-2006, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by dstepper

Frank, what was wrong with your old lowers? or did you just white lowers like me!

They said the old lowers were twisted slightly so they replaced them. I noticed the fork was a little sticky at the begining of the travel but it really didn't affect it's performance. They gave it the "works" package and just by compressing it it feels like pure butter. Can't wait to give it a test ride when I get my rear shock back.

Pain Freak · 09-22-2006, 03:31 PM

Sweet, I love the look of that fork, plus I want to be like Dean.

Big Dick · 09-24-2006, 08:05 PM

Will you be putting a Gravity Dropper on your new Turner, Fo Shizzle?

FoShizzle · 09-24-2006, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Big Dick

Will you be putting a Gravity Dropper on your new Turner, Fo Shizzle?

kind of like Cialis for mountain bikes. no thanks pito grande. i would lose too much sleep in deciding whether to get the 3" or 4" version, only to have it snap on me when i forget to press the precious lever.

now piss off!

Trailadvent · 04-22-2007, 08:01 PM

Fo time to haul that beasty out of the garage dude, how about some dirty pix

of the RFX of course, better get that in there.

SAR_boats · 04-23-2007, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by ocrider

Even if I had $$ ID never buy a turner. Me n JOse are the 29er ssing turner haters.

Got room for one more?

09-15-2006, 07:07 PM	#42 (permalink)
gurp13 SolarFederationMember	Hey, can I have some kool aid? Not for me, for my wife. She crapped an adobe village when I told her how much a Stumpjumper FSR cost just before I got my actual first mountain bike. If I come home trying to get a frame only that cost as much as my complete bike she just might stroke out. Then, who'll watch the kids when I go riding? __________________ I may be a loser, but I'm not a quitter.

09-17-2006, 02:22 PM	#44 (permalink)
dstepper Over the Hill	Fo, question for you? I wonder why the Z1 Fork and not a 66. I have a Z1 Light on my 5-Spot and if I were to get a RFX, I would be putting a 66 Light on it. __________________ If I'm not lost or getting bushwacked, the trail was too easy. Prescott Valley Houses The Path

09-18-2006, 09:13 AM	#49 (permalink)
Pain Freak Directionally Challenged	"Most" people on 5" bikes dont need 5" of travel...... I'd agree till I got a 5" bike I didn't really think it'd do much for me, but it has. I can't believe some of the stuff I've been riding lately. __________________ "The best rides are the ones where you bite off much more than you can chew—and live through it." — Doug Bradbury "When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realised that the Lord doesn't work that way so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me." — Emo Philips

09-21-2006, 09:54 PM	#51 (permalink)
tep Junior Member	where have I been?? Mr. FoShizzle, though I have not ridden with you in quite a little while, I feel as if I completely missed something in our conversations about f/s bikes. Where did this change of mind/attitude come from? Are you still riding SS? or is this the only type of riding for you as of now? drop me a line, let's ride!! nice frame, looking forward to seeing it in action, -tep __________________ mtnbikeurbanroadie

09-22-2006, 03:31 PM	#56 (permalink)
Pain Freak Directionally Challenged	Sweet, I love the look of that fork, plus I want to be like Dean. __________________ "The best rides are the ones where you bite off much more than you can chew—and live through it." — Doug Bradbury "When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realised that the Lord doesn't work that way so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me." — Emo Philips

09-24-2006, 08:05 PM	#57 (permalink)
Big Dick YAY..PleasantVille!	Will you be putting a Gravity Dropper on your new Turner, Fo Shizzle?

04-22-2007, 08:01 PM	#59 (permalink)
Trailadvent Junior Member	Fo time to haul that beasty out of the garage dude, how about some dirty pix of the RFX of course, better get that in there. __________________ Homer = Lemming Doh"http://forums.freeriden.co.nz/images/smiles/icon_hs.gif [SIZE=1] [/SIZE][SIZE=1] Lycra ban it at 6inches! [/SIZE][FONT=Tahoma]The Headless Horseman [/FONT][SIZE=1] [/SIZE]

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