Cannondale gemini dh frame

PhotoFyffer · 05-23-2004, 06:01 AM

ok well I decided to sell my v10 and go with a 04 gemini dh frame, I was just wanted to know a coulple things about it on the site is says it has 18 inch chain stays that is huge, could the site be wrong, my v10 has 17.5. How do they handle like can they be thrown around and like do they feel long, I'm looking for a bike i can ride the shore on and still kill it at whistler. I like the idea I can build it up light also. Any info woudl be great.

Mountain Dewd · 05-23-2004, 07:28 AM

It is a dh race bike so it is gonna be designed to go fast and be stable, but it should feel livelier than your v 10, through my calculator i get 17.87 inches for the chainstays too. not unusal for a dh bike really, plus depending on suspension dynamics chainstays on some bikes can grow to around 18 inches when under load.

don't worry to much about it unless you were looking to get a much liverlier ride than your v 10, this will most likely be a little better, but it wont be a dj bike.

treezz · 05-23-2004, 04:24 PM

the chainstay lenght on a med gemini dh is 17 3/4 " THe bike feels unreal. very flickable which is odd for a full on DH rig

PhotoFyffer · 05-24-2004, 05:02 AM

ya I'm getting the 04 med in silver I can;t wait , this si the spec
04 gemini dh frame
03 lower and 04 boxxer internals, wc with silvery slippery stanctions with black box kit
dual 8 inch xt disk
dual 26 inch mag30 with 2.5 mich front and 2.2 rear,
xtr rear derailer
evil srs guide with 38 tooth ring
easton eas 70 bars
fizik seat
raceface prodigy dh cranks
giga dh team bb,

one more quick ? what is the bb sheel width I got a 73mm by 128mm will that work, I think with spacers it can me smaller.

IFO · 05-24-2004, 05:19 AM

sound slike a nice race bike...

u should be able to rip all day without tiring...

treezz · 05-24-2004, 05:47 AM

Nice that sounds pretty sweet. you are going to love that bike. jealous I am. The bb shell is a 68mm on there. You can run a 113mm bb with that e13 guide. sounds like you are going to have it dialed. how long until you get it built?

northern · 05-24-2004, 09:46 AM

I've got a gemini 900 right now, and it's damn worthy of anything.

PhotoFyffer · 05-25-2004, 05:14 AM

will my 128mm bb be too long

treezz · 05-25-2004, 06:21 AM

Yes way to long the chainline will be shite. get a 113 or a 155mm. much better

PhotoFyffer · 05-25-2004, 06:36 AM

155 they make one in that, so like 113 what one woudl be best to use all gears liek let ssay 2 or 3 to leik 7

treezz · 05-25-2004, 01:29 PM

??? not understanding that last ?

PhotoFyffer · 05-25-2004, 05:24 PM

you said get a 113mm bb or a 155mm bb never new they make one that size, well I think I got a 113m around or a 118mm might work too, we will have too. not sence cheaping out on a sick ride like this. do you know if I can get reducers for me to runn a 1 and 1/8 fork , or do i need to get a new headset with like reducers built in. You know what I mean if so, od you know prices. Thanks for all the help/ Do you runn a gemini dh frame if so tell me how you like it or not and abotu durabilty.

treezz · 05-26-2004, 12:49 AM

opps sorry ment 115

treezz · 05-26-2004, 12:54 AM

You can get reducers for your frame BSP in north van have them. they are $45 for the pair for the super deep press. there are some less expensive ones but they are ghetto. I do not have a dh yet. I am riding a gemini built up with a lefty max. I was just up in the bike park today on it. it rails. I have been on the bike for over 2 years now without any issues. I do have a couple of friends on the gemini dh and they say that it is the best dh rig they have ever ridden. the others they have had are some turners, giant dh team, schwinn straight 8. you will love it. any more questions let me know. or give the guys a bsp a call. 988 - 1800

PhotoFyffer · 05-26-2004, 03:39 AM

hey were you with a guy with a lefy ona green canadle I saw you if so, let me know when u comming up next we will rip it up. I got some mix gfeelign abotu durabity some say they break so much, do you know of strengh inprovments over the last year model on the 04. thanks what is bsp never hear of them

05-23-2004, 06:01 AM	#1
PhotoFyffer voleurz.com Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Sooke Posts: 1,153 Rep Power: 36040	Cannondale gemini dh frame ok well I decided to sell my v10 and go with a 04 gemini dh frame, I was just wanted to know a coulple things about it on the site is says it has 18 inch chain stays that is huge, could the site be wrong, my v10 has 17.5. How do they handle like can they be thrown around and like do they feel long, I'm looking for a bike i can ride the shore on and still kill it at whistler. I like the idea I can build it up light also. Any info woudl be great. __________________ Builder of Little Bastard

05-24-2004, 05:02 AM	#4
PhotoFyffer voleurz.com Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Sooke Posts: 1,153 Rep Power: 36040	ya I'm getting the 04 med in silver I can;t wait , this si the spec 04 gemini dh frame 03 lower and 04 boxxer internals, wc with silvery slippery stanctions with black box kit dual 8 inch xt disk dual 26 inch mag30 with 2.5 mich front and 2.2 rear, xtr rear derailer evil srs guide with 38 tooth ring easton eas 70 bars fizik seat raceface prodigy dh cranks giga dh team bb, one more quick ? what is the bb sheel width I got a 73mm by 128mm will that work, I think with spacers it can me smaller. __________________ Builder of Little Bastard

05-25-2004, 05:14 AM	#8
PhotoFyffer voleurz.com Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Sooke Posts: 1,153 Rep Power: 36040	will my 128mm bb be too long __________________ Builder of Little Bastard

05-25-2004, 06:36 AM	#10
PhotoFyffer voleurz.com Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Sooke Posts: 1,153 Rep Power: 36040	155 they make one in that, so like 113 what one woudl be best to use all gears liek let ssay 2 or 3 to leik 7 __________________ Builder of Little Bastard

05-25-2004, 05:24 PM	#12
PhotoFyffer voleurz.com Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Sooke Posts: 1,153 Rep Power: 36040	you said get a 113mm bb or a 155mm bb never new they make one that size, well I think I got a 113m around or a 118mm might work too, we will have too. not sence cheaping out on a sick ride like this. do you know if I can get reducers for me to runn a 1 and 1/8 fork , or do i need to get a new headset with like reducers built in. You know what I mean if so, od you know prices. Thanks for all the help/ Do you runn a gemini dh frame if so tell me how you like it or not and abotu durabilty. __________________ Builder of Little Bastard

05-23-2004, 07:28 AM	#2
Mountain Dewd the dewd abides Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: whistler Posts: 3,609 Rep Power: 760	It is a dh race bike so it is gonna be designed to go fast and be stable, but it should feel livelier than your v 10, through my calculator i get 17.87 inches for the chainstays too. not unusal for a dh bike really, plus depending on suspension dynamics chainstays on some bikes can grow to around 18 inches when under load. don't worry to much about it unless you were looking to get a much liverlier ride than your v 10, this will most likely be a little better, but it wont be a dj bike.

05-23-2004, 04:24 PM	#3
treezz Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 210 Rep Power: 16	the chainstay lenght on a med gemini dh is 17 3/4 " THe bike feels unreal. very flickable which is odd for a full on DH rig

05-24-2004, 05:19 AM	#5
IFO Cove STD goodness...Yummy Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 13,650 Rep Power: 4376288	sound slike a nice race bike... u should be able to rip all day without tiring...

05-24-2004, 05:47 AM	#6
treezz Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 210 Rep Power: 16	Nice that sounds pretty sweet. you are going to love that bike. jealous I am. The bb shell is a 68mm on there. You can run a 113mm bb with that e13 guide. sounds like you are going to have it dialed. how long until you get it built?

05-24-2004, 09:46 AM	#7
northern pilot the dune Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: north shore Posts: 609 Rep Power: 44056	I've got a gemini 900 right now, and it's damn worthy of anything.

05-25-2004, 06:21 AM	#9
treezz Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 210 Rep Power: 16	Yes way to long the chainline will be shite. get a 113 or a 155mm. much better

05-25-2004, 01:29 PM	#11
treezz Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 210 Rep Power: 16	??? not understanding that last ?

05-26-2004, 12:49 AM	#13
treezz Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 210 Rep Power: 16	opps sorry ment 115

05-26-2004, 12:54 AM	#14
treezz Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 210 Rep Power: 16	You can get reducers for your frame BSP in north van have them. they are $45 for the pair for the super deep press. there are some less expensive ones but they are ghetto. I do not have a dh yet. I am riding a gemini built up with a lefty max. I was just up in the bike park today on it. it rails. I have been on the bike for over 2 years now without any issues. I do have a couple of friends on the gemini dh and they say that it is the best dh rig they have ever ridden. the others they have had are some turners, giant dh team, schwinn straight 8. you will love it. any more questions let me know. or give the guys a bsp a call. 988 - 1800

05-26-2004, 03:39 AM	#15
PhotoFyffer voleurz.com Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Sooke Posts: 1,153 Rep Power: 36040	hey were you with a guy with a lefy ona green canadle I saw you if so, let me know when u comming up next we will rip it up. I got some mix gfeelign abotu durabity some say they break so much, do you know of strengh inprovments over the last year model on the 04. thanks what is bsp never hear of them __________________ Builder of Little Bastard

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