which makes more sense

[Zaskar]

so im getting my paycheque next friday. its gonna be about 250$...i can either get a whistler seasons pass. or the kuwahara (.243 copy, i know this cuz one of the ppl involved i know ands they sent a 2.43 over to taiwan and had their workers make one like it with different tubing, still chromo, and without a hole in the gusset)...as well as a z1

i can get IFO's old Z1 and the chromo hardtail...

or a whistler seasons pass...

im leaning towards the frame/fork cuz im workin most weekends and the park aint gonna be that great till late june anywyas. still cold up there and runs arent gonna be all packed in and stuff.

later
cam.

[Lady Gravity]

get the bike :D

[Pat T.®]

Get the bike, be the bike

[Captain Stabbin]

BIKE!!!:)

[dudski]

anyone have a picture of that kuwarahara??? i've heard of but never have seen

[seand]

get the seasons pass and rent a highend bike from a shop in the village!

[David]

get the bike man.
:)

[WingerDinger]

My friend just bought that frame and he says he loves it. I say go for the bike!

[David]

yea mna, it looks hella nice.
does anybody know how mch it is?

[Speed Racer]

the bike for sure. Those frames look cool.

[WingerDinger]

Originally posted by David
yea mna, it looks hella nice.
does anybody know how mch it is?
$325 CDN

[David]

thank you:)

[C.C.]

Might be worth it to hold out a bit for the pass. I bet it's still mushy up at Whistler.

If it were me, I wouldn't get the frame with out riding it/testing it out.

You could always ride your current bike until you save up some major bling to get a Morphine:thepimp: Matching Banshees.

[David]

that would also be a good idea.
but then maye not enough for a pass:???:

[Keefer]

The bike, but I already told you that :P

[Biking Fiend]

if it were me i would getr season pass because im gonan be riding my big bike all sumemr so i wont have a need for a season pass, then pool your money up and buy a really sick ht frame and nice components when whistler closes

[Craz]

Bike... Just make sure its strong enough for your weight :S













(We need a fatass smilie)

[Tool]

definatly the bike:D

[free ryder]

Get the bike

[pete@nsmb.com]

Does nobody else see a problem with buying a bike that is admittedly a .243 rip-off? How about a little support for one of our local framebuilders by NOT supporting companies that are cheating him.

[Zaskar]

ummmmm....the entire bike industry is rip offs of one another.
how many Azonic parts/frames have you ever used?
Do you use Shimano XT disc brakes?
etc etc etc

it still doesnt make it right. but i dont have money and everyone else here is saying to get it. besides its only a temporary. i may just end up getting a BMX instead. who knows.

If I had the money for a morphine i would get it in a second.
I have test ridden both the morphine and the matrix (as well as the .243) and they both feel nice. Money is the real issue. It would just be a skatepark/watershed ride. I still have my big bike for whistler.

if i got it, id be setting it up pretty non-burly. 24" singletracks (im pretty sure they make em), 2.3" michelins, XT V Brakes, etc. i wamnt something light and maneuverable.

[inshane]

get the seasons pass :)

[Shmoe]

Originally posted by Zaskar

if i got it, id be setting it up pretty non-burly. 24" singletracks (im pretty sure they make em), 2.3" michelins, XT V Brakes, etc. i wamnt something light and maneuverable.

Good luck finding 24 inch michelins ;)

[UFO]

24" singletracks are oem only i think. i wish i could fine a 24" mich :)

doesnt FOX have cdn patents to his frame design? what makes a 243 a 243 is its burliness, and its geometry. anyone who wanted to make a nice ride could just check .243's website and jack the geometry numbers. it wouldnt take an engineer to figure out the rest of the necessary dimensions...

[Keefer]

Yea, I'm with Shmoe :P

It's the Kuwahara matrix?! That ain't a .243 knockoff, is it?? I bet it's mad pinner... the Kuawahara I mean

[Zaskar]

well...same material...same geometry...about a pound lighter... no holes in the gusset. and the guy i know who rides one is Dave Clark. number 1 bmx racer in BC. races DS and DH in mtb....i dont think hed reccomend me a piece of crap. also ryan meyer (from IDNS) is one of my riding buddies and he broke his 2002 Norco 250 and has since gotten this and no troubles.

hahaha i didnt realize michelins didnt make 24. damn :( i guess maxxis or something. who knows. but they better have 24" singletracks somewhere! i want some lgiht 24" rims.

[Craz]

skip the singletracks d00d... remember how easy mine cracked?

[Zaskar]

they THAT bad? :???:
they're just like sweat shop cheap.

[Del]

I wouldnt support a company copying Fox.. thats pretty low.:mad:

[BuckChoklit]

uhm, seasons man.... buy a real BMX...

[parksvilleguy]

frame and fork


and come to skeeter, may long weekend

[Pioter]

VueltaUSA Excalibur DH has a 24" option. Look like SingleTracks but cost less:D

[Zaskar]

yea????????
nice :)

ive seen those. apparently they are alright rims.
any idea who distributes them? norco? :???:

[Pioter]

I have no clue, you could ask norco, couldn't you?

[Zaskar]

yea ill just go check em at work on sat. thanks.

[T.Walker]

Just keep on workin, and get everything over the next couple of months (bike first though)

[Kootenay Hack]

A kid once told me "you just ride your stuff". Well that is what you do when you stumble upon the opportuniy to ride in Whistler! You ride your stuff that you just got!

ALWAYS TAKE THE BIKE!!!!!

[pete@nsmb.com]

Originally posted by Zaskar
Do you use Shimano XT disc brakes?


Ironically, I have a set on my bike right now; that controversy was never really cleared up, though. Anyway, I thought I'd point it out because Eric's a local guy scraping it together to have a go at it, and if he can't rely on the local peeps to support him...I don't know, I just wouldn't feel right riding a Kuwahara that was a rip off of a local designer's work.

[mudpuppy]

I'm with you pete. That is the same reason why I don't like dabomb....support the real deal. Just my opinion.

[drezy]

Originally posted by mudpuppy
I'm with you pete. That is the same reason why I don't like dabomb....support the real deal. Just my opinion. Yep, support the real deal and put some cash toward a local product. Also, I can just imagine the warranty headaches if you snapped a Kuwahara.:rolleyes:

[manalogue]

Originally posted by drezy
Yep, support the real deal and put some cash toward a local product. Also, I can just imagine the warranty headaches if you snapped a Kuwahara.:rolleyes:

I'm also with the "don't get a catalog frame stolen from a local company" crowd. It just seems wrong. There are ethics in business as well as in consumerism. Please buy ethically.

[Craz]

Da bomb frames are a ripoff of .243 as much as .243 are a ripoff of the balfa MM