reliable bike with 7 inches of rear travel

[dougcyprus]

thats under 2 g.

[BAC5.2]

Complete? Look at Norco's or Rocky Mountains. The RM7 is a sweet lookin bike, I just hear that it is a high maintainence frame, but when it works, it works hella good.

If you just want a frame, look at the Banshee Scream. Sweet looking and only 1800 CAD (1334 USD)

[flizzy home dawg]

if you have the money look into the intense uzzi slx very pimp:thepimp:

[BAC5.2]

of course, we do need to know what your style is.

Flizzy - yea, the SLX is the hotness. One of my mechanics (am I allowed to say that?) rides one. It's a killer bike. He had an Uzzi, and just recently started getting the paperwork flowing on the SLX. Good deal I suppose.

Dont the SLX's run $2500 retail? Definite Pimpola factor.

[Kerr]

it would defy the laws of physics

reliable and under 8k is just an oxymoron

[nickschwarzmiller]

The norco shore or team shore get my vote for a frame.

[flizzy home dawg]

Originally posted by BAC5.2
of course, we do need to know what your style is.

Flizzy - yea, the SLX is the hotness. One of my mechanics (am I allowed to say that?) rides one. It's a killer bike. He had an Uzzi, and just recently started getting the paperwork flowing on the SLX. Good deal I suppose.

Dont the SLX's run $2500 retail? Definite Pimpola factor.

it is about 2200-2300 us for the frame...depending on which would be somethin like 3300can if I did the math right

[dougcyprus]

i would be mainly usin it for dirt jumpin, or urban. i live in texas so there isn't huge dh things.

[HellBent]

why 7'' just for djs urban, do you do any big drops?

if not get a small travel fully like a 4by or a hardtail unless u already have one...

[dougcyprus]

ya in urban im gettin into the bigger drop and i have done round 7 ft, and im gettin into roof drops n stuff like that. i allready got a hard tail.

[HellBent]

ok never mind then,

BigHit comp has about 6" of rear travel, but you can always get the linkage upgrade if you are not happy

Banshee screams are pimp

[WBC]

2g complete?

Only real option is the BH expert @ about 2500.

2g frame? Scream, BH DH, 2step DH, etc.

[KOW49]

2 g US? if so

theres lots of options

[dougcyprus]

2g Us. and ya i know that there is alot thats why im askin for help tryin to find a good one

[BAC5.2]

Complete or Frame?

[flizzy home dawg]

2g as in 2grand you should buy a big hit comp and throw a sherman on it and sell the dj2 that comes on it then get new tires with the money from the dj2.... I would have done that with my big hit had shermans been available...and big hits been 1500 instead of 2500, now I am lookin at the shiver:D trail pimps and the big link of course... and I am lookin for a job :lol:

[nickschwarzmiller]

Id look at the norco drop or atomic both are good. or the launch ifits under i duno though. THe big hit is good but remember that its only a 24in bike.

[flizzy home dawg]

yeah true only takes a 24 inch rear wheel but it is very pimp and I love it because I would have put a 24 inch rear wheel on my bike any way guess it is just personal preferance.... well if I could've forked out the money for d max I would have ran 26.. hmmm your on your own there

[bmxr]

I'd go for a Bullit. Oh wait, that's exactly what I did! You can score a Bullit with a Progressive shock for just over $1,000 and spend the other grand on running gear. Get a good crankset (Profile or RF North Shore) and a really strong wheelset (36 spokes), and you can't go wrong.

I love my Bullit, and I use it for everything but the skatepark. It handles 10+ft drops like butter and can flow through the dirt jumps, too. I run a pretty heavy spring (475#)on it though, it sucked with the stock 325# spring; too mushy for my taste. I ran a 02 DJ1, a 03 DJ1, and now I run a 03 Monster. DJ are shite, The Monster owns!

[usa_hucker]

I would say bullit as well. For the money, the are the best built, lowest maintenance, and great performance bike out there. Hence the reason you see so many of them.

BUT, you are going to find it pretty difficult to DJ on a bullit with the 5th unless you have HUGE jumps. If all you want to do is jump off of roofs and other nonsense then just buy some piece of shit DH frame on e-bay or something and go at it. No reason spending thousands of dollars on a DH bike if there are no hills around your house. No?

Just one bulllit owners opinion...

B.

[dougcyprus]

complete

[Aircorp]

Get a gemini 900, my friend just bought one for 2900$ canadian which is about 2 g's american. It is sweet and he has had no problems so far.

[Slamigo]

Get a Bullit. You won't regret it.

[shiversc120]

i think the bighit comp is the best deal! 1650US with a dj2 and 6.3 inches of rear travel.....

[Captain Stabbin]

Originally posted by Slamigo
Get a Bullit. You won't regret it.