The "Show off your bike" thread!
Discussion
militantmandy said:
The Kona is a great looking bike. Seems a touch short travel for a DH bike though.
It's marketed as a 'park bike' - like a mini downhill bike, slack and long enough travel to have fun at bike parks (think morzine etc.), but not such a big downhill bike that it's cumbersome to ride, or that you have to be a pro to ride it fast.I'll be honest, I much preferred riding a 170mm all mountain/freeride/park (whatever you want to call it) bike in the alps than I did a downhill rig.
samj2014 said:
It's marketed as a 'park bike' - like a mini downhill bike, slack and long enough travel to have fun at bike parks (think morzine etc.), but not such a big downhill bike that it's cumbersome to ride, or that you have to be a pro to ride it fast.
I'll be honest, I much preferred riding a 170mm all mountain/freeride/park (whatever you want to call it) bike in the alps than I did a downhill rig.
That makes sense especially if you're not riding really brutal dh stuff all the time.I'll be honest, I much preferred riding a 170mm all mountain/freeride/park (whatever you want to call it) bike in the alps than I did a downhill rig.
The newer hardcore ebduro bikes can probably cover just about anything these days.
samj2014 said:
This turned up for me today!
Lovely, I really wanted one, but their customer services were hopeless and ignored 3 emails and various tweets asking a couple of specific questions about rider weight limits.I gave up, but lovely bikes and very well built, enjoying great success in the world series with Manon riding them hard on the downhill circuits.
CoinSl0t said:
samj2014 said:
This turned up for me today!
Lovely, I really wanted one, but their customer services were hopeless and ignored 3 emails and various tweets asking a couple of specific questions about rider weight limits.I gave up, but lovely bikes and very well built, enjoying great success in the world series with Manon riding them hard on the downhill circuits.
Surprised that Entourage is getting praised for its looks! Although that paintjob does look top notch and I'd love to have a go.
Picked this up this week;
Ventana Tandem for sale by bigfoot_on_a_bike, on Flickr
The missus and I are already accomplished tandem riders with hundreds of miles on our touring tandem in the last few years. My love has always been off road however but couldn't really persuade the other half to join me. The perfect solution was an MTB tandem.
I was after a cheap Cannondale MT to slowly upgrade but the above came available for what i considered a reasonable price so I had to have it.
Maiden ride through the Cotswolds last night was really interesting, the bike feels solid as a rock even with both of us out the saddle on some of the climbs. The suspension is really interesting as it doesn't really respond to any weight shifting on the bike, but its flawless on the rough stuff.
Cant wait for tomorrow, we're going to take it for an extended ride round the FoD and possible take in some of the DH trails....
Ventana Tandem for sale by bigfoot_on_a_bike, on FlickrThe missus and I are already accomplished tandem riders with hundreds of miles on our touring tandem in the last few years. My love has always been off road however but couldn't really persuade the other half to join me. The perfect solution was an MTB tandem.
I was after a cheap Cannondale MT to slowly upgrade but the above came available for what i considered a reasonable price so I had to have it.
Maiden ride through the Cotswolds last night was really interesting, the bike feels solid as a rock even with both of us out the saddle on some of the climbs. The suspension is really interesting as it doesn't really respond to any weight shifting on the bike, but its flawless on the rough stuff.
Cant wait for tomorrow, we're going to take it for an extended ride round the FoD and possible take in some of the DH trails....
kieranbennett said:
Picked this up this week;
Ventana Tandem for sale by bigfoot_on_a_bike, on Flickr
The missus and I are already accomplished tandem riders with hundreds of miles on our touring tandem in the last few years. My love has always been off road however but couldn't really persuade the other half to join me. The perfect solution was an MTB tandem.
I was after a cheap Cannondale MT to slowly upgrade but the above came available for what i considered a reasonable price so I had to have it.
Maiden ride through the Cotswolds last night was really interesting, the bike feels solid as a rock even with both of us out the saddle on some of the climbs. The suspension is really interesting as it doesn't really respond to any weight shifting on the bike, but its flawless on the rough stuff.
Cant wait for tomorrow, we're going to take it for an extended ride round the FoD and possible take in some of the DH trails....
Brilliant!Ventana Tandem for sale by bigfoot_on_a_bike, on FlickrThe missus and I are already accomplished tandem riders with hundreds of miles on our touring tandem in the last few years. My love has always been off road however but couldn't really persuade the other half to join me. The perfect solution was an MTB tandem.
I was after a cheap Cannondale MT to slowly upgrade but the above came available for what i considered a reasonable price so I had to have it.
Maiden ride through the Cotswolds last night was really interesting, the bike feels solid as a rock even with both of us out the saddle on some of the climbs. The suspension is really interesting as it doesn't really respond to any weight shifting on the bike, but its flawless on the rough stuff.
Cant wait for tomorrow, we're going to take it for an extended ride round the FoD and possible take in some of the DH trails....
W00DY said:
Hopefully the Ariels are a bit better built this year since they've had plenty of issues with bushings lasting almost no time. Shame because they ride ace, look good and are great value.
Surprised that Entourage is getting praised for its looks! Although that paintjob does look top notch and I'd love to have a go.
I think they sorted those issues a good few years ago now.Surprised that Entourage is getting praised for its looks! Although that paintjob does look top notch and I'd love to have a go.
kieranbennett said:
Picked this up this week;
Ventana Tandem for sale by bigfoot_on_a_bike, on Flickr
The missus and I are already accomplished tandem riders with hundreds of miles on our touring tandem in the last few years. My love has always been off road however but couldn't really persuade the other half to join me. The perfect solution was an MTB tandem.
I was after a cheap Cannondale MT to slowly upgrade but the above came available for what i considered a reasonable price so I had to have it.
Maiden ride through the Cotswolds last night was really interesting, the bike feels solid as a rock even with both of us out the saddle on some of the climbs. The suspension is really interesting as it doesn't really respond to any weight shifting on the bike, but its flawless on the rough stuff.
Cant wait for tomorrow, we're going to take it for an extended ride round the FoD and possible take in some of the DH trails....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbxSK5PCSo8Ventana Tandem for sale by bigfoot_on_a_bike, on FlickrThe missus and I are already accomplished tandem riders with hundreds of miles on our touring tandem in the last few years. My love has always been off road however but couldn't really persuade the other half to join me. The perfect solution was an MTB tandem.
I was after a cheap Cannondale MT to slowly upgrade but the above came available for what i considered a reasonable price so I had to have it.
Maiden ride through the Cotswolds last night was really interesting, the bike feels solid as a rock even with both of us out the saddle on some of the climbs. The suspension is really interesting as it doesn't really respond to any weight shifting on the bike, but its flawless on the rough stuff.
Cant wait for tomorrow, we're going to take it for an extended ride round the FoD and possible take in some of the DH trails....
This looks absolutely mental!
Why not just ride a bike each!?
militantmandy said:
It was actually this vid that persuaded me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6jB4gGLxnYmilitantmandy said:
Why not just ride a bike each!?
The wife isn't confident to offroad on her own, she has done it but its very slow, especially downhill, this way I do all the controls and steering whilst she just pedals, looks at the view (mostly my arse) and passes me cake.samj2014 said:
It's marketed as a 'park bike' - like a mini downhill bike, slack and long enough travel to have fun at bike parks (think morzine etc.), but not such a big downhill bike that it's cumbersome to ride, or that you have to be a pro to ride it fast.
I'll be honest, I much preferred riding a 170mm all mountain/freeride/park (whatever you want to call it) bike in the alps than I did a downhill rig.
Thanks, couldn't have put it better myself! It's a short travel downhill bike, which is exactly what I wanted and ideal for Bike Park Wales where I do almost all my riding these days. My previous full susser was OK on the blues and reds, but struggled a bit with the blacks.I'll be honest, I much preferred riding a 170mm all mountain/freeride/park (whatever you want to call it) bike in the alps than I did a downhill rig.
My collection - some will have seen some of them, but I thought I'd put them all together, especially after a few modifications.
My CX bike - Saracen Hack 1. Shortened stem, and it works a lot better from that.
My trail / dream bike. Mondraker Foxy RR. Upgraded wheels - full Hope Enduro.
My winter beater - Cotic Bully Iron. Ride it hard, put it away wet.
My teenage dream - a Quintana Roo Kilo, with HED tri-spokes.
(Also a station bike, but we'll gloss over that one... )
My CX bike - Saracen Hack 1. Shortened stem, and it works a lot better from that.
My trail / dream bike. Mondraker Foxy RR. Upgraded wheels - full Hope Enduro.
My winter beater - Cotic Bully Iron. Ride it hard, put it away wet.
My teenage dream - a Quintana Roo Kilo, with HED tri-spokes.
(Also a station bike, but we'll gloss over that one...
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