First Day on a Bottlerocket, First Day DHing

[vas123]

the bike feels really really nice. i didnt feel like i needed any more travel. the bike is nice and short and feels easy to control and it wants to pop off of stuff. like my tonic fallguy on crack. i deffinatly need to replace my brakes. i think i'm going to pick up a set of 06 magura louise for it. i would have been deffinately going faster if i knew i can slow down quicker and whenever i want. first day-first race. had a little friendly go-at-it with a fellow rider. a heated race. 4 years of street vs 1 year of DH. 4.51 - 5.02. won a few bills on my first day - good times:) great day. great bike. 38lbs on the dot - hopefuly 36 once i got it the way i want it.

http://i.pbase.com/o5/74/575474/1/67386051.0GoHljSn.DSC_2542.jpg

http://i.pbase.com/o5/74/575474/1/67378752.mu3dhiWY.DSC_2535.jpg

http://i.pbase.com/o5/74/575474/1/67386045.L9mVy1kl.DSC_2521copy.jpg

http://www.hcor.net/gallery/Bike-Porn/DSC_2508_copy.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c285/dtufino/IMG_2968.jpg

thanks for pics, yoni + dave

[.243racer]

that bike is beautiful.

[Revscene]

i love that thing.. next squish frame i buy will be that for sure

[Jeff M]

Go upside down, it's a SLOPESTLYE bike after all.







Seriously though, looks like a fun time and the green looks great.

[ZHendo]

quiero un bottlerocket

[brent_14]

i just had my first day on a bottlerocket too :D but me knees all screwed up so i couldnt really test it the way i want to :( all stock too cuz i got no money to put anything else on

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b381/brent_14/bottlerocketanddoubletrack008.jpg

[DaveM]

i just had my first day on a bottlerocket too :D but me knees all screwed up so i couldnt really test it the way i want to :( all stock too cuz i got no money to put anything else on


Was that you hiking up 4LS today?

[brent_14]

^^ yeah it was

[tFly]

Nice bike my buddy's got the same one, green but with a swinger and a 66, fun ass bike.

[DaveM]

^^ yeah it was

Shoulda said hey. I was the one who asked about the bike.

[cove_boy]

sick those look so nice how do they ride

[brent_14]

Shoulda said hey. I was the one who asked about the bike.

sorry, i didnt know if it was u for sure... so i diddnt

^^ rides like a dream...

p.s. sorry for the thread jack

[Kipp12]

Those bikes are soo gnar sweet, iwanna rip some spoestyle on one of those soo badly. Sick colour too.

[vas123]

yea.
seems like every bike i've ever had was either black or really dark in some way. this green is perfect. got some magura louise fr's on the way. yay!

[vas123]

sick those look so nice how do they ride

this is my first fully ever, and that was my first day on it, so i dont really have anything to compare it to - besides my tonic fab fallguy that i use for street/park.
but i must say this bike feels pretty light and quick to point in any direction you want. i was able to pick the front up with minimal effort - short toptube and short chainstays helped. hopping over rocks/bumps/roots was easy and effortless.
the whole bike, all the piviots and everything else just feels very very solid.
i would have had a even better experience if my brakes functioned properly and the crappy kona DH pedals i was running were'nt missing half the pins.
i bottomed out the fork only once, when i cased a double/big roller thingie pretty severely. never bottomed the rear.

great bike.
hopefuly will be back to the mountains in a week, and will be able to report even more on how it rides.

[redsdisease]

You own a Fallguy and and Bottlerocket!? I dream about both those bikes weekly. Lucky SOB. :)

[sokoloka]

Goddamn VAS, you're everywhere.

[braybro]

holy, it's a jamis dakar - only way nicer...

[vas123]

You own a Fallguy and and Bottlerocket!? I dream about both those bikes weekly. Lucky SOB. :)

http://www.samplemath.com/stash/upload/fg1.jpg

i love them both :)

[cameron]

Beautiful.

[ratherberiding]

HAHA i was just looking for some feedback like this

[ratherberiding]

how much was it

[vas123]

1169 for the frame, i got a free upgrade to fox dhx 5.0.

[Troup]

:cry: They start at like $4,000 CAN for the complete set-up. I need to find myself a used one...

[vas123]

I need to find myself a used one...

ha! good luck!
its been so long since i've owned a bike i can just raise the seat on, throw it into a easy gear, sit back and pedal - this bike is fun. I LIKE.

[P3-boy]

Nice Vas!