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Here's my 2000 Kawasaki KLR 650 w/ saddle bags on, my 2006 Bajaj Chetak 150 (Indian Vespa P-series clone w/ 4-stroke motor), and my 2001 Schwinn Straight-8 hitting the waterfall on Chain Smoke at Mammoth Mountain.

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icthyophile;641889; said:
Here's my 2000 Kawasaki KLR 650 w/ saddle bags on, my 2006 Bajaj Chetak 150 (Indian Vespa P-series clone w/ 4-stroke motor), and my 2001 Schwinn Straight-8 hitting the waterfall on Chain Smoke at Mammoth Mountain.
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Nice. Is that Schwinn a down hill bike? I have been riding bmx/street for all my life and its catching up to me. I have been thinking about getting some type of mountain bike or anything that has suspension for that matter(I'm sick of running 110 lbs in my tires, with my knees and arms being the only cushion). The downhill bikes seem pretty cool.
 
softturtle;641980; said:
Nice. Is that Schwinn a down hill bike? I have been riding bmx/street for all my life and its catching up to me. I have been thinking about getting some type of mountain bike or anything that has suspension for that matter(I'm sick of running 110 lbs in my tires, with my knees and arms being the only cushion). The downhill bikes seem pretty cool.
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Yes, that was Schwinn's DH race bike and an essential clone of the Yeti DH9. The Straight-8 was the last of the Yeti-built Schwinns. The frame and rear hub alone retailed for $2400 in 2001, but I paid far less for my frame due to the Schwinn-GT bankruptcy. In 2001 Schwinn-GT underwent a Chapter 11 reorganization and was bought by Pacific, the same company that owns Mongoose. As part of that reorg, Schwinn was designated the bottom-end of the Pacific market and now makes bikes sold primarily at discount stores like Wal-Mart.

Unless you're planning on hitting bike resorts like Whistler, Northstar, or Mammoth Mountain, I wouldn't recommend getting a DH bike. They only have one chainring and are designed to go downhill only. You're far better off getting a full-suspension trail bike with 5-6 inches of travel at both ends. It will end up being far more versatile. If that's not enough travel and you want to occasionally hit the bike resorts, a freeride bike, something with 6-8 inches of travel and two chainrings, will still be far more versatile than a dedicated DH rig.
 
heres my new money pit! tons of extras....going to be a track bike soon.....06 gsxr 600:headbang2

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That thing is bad. Hows that pipe sound:D ?
 
Fishwhore that's a bad bike, how much that retail for?
 
icthyophile;642053; said:
Unless you're planning on hitting bike resorts like Whistler, Northstar, or Mammoth Mountain, I wouldn't recommend getting a DH bike. They only have one chainring and are designed to go downhill only. You're far better off getting a full-suspension trail bike with 5-6 inches of travel at both ends. It will end up being far more versatile. If that's not enough travel and you want to occasionally hit the bike resorts, a freeride bike, something with 6-8 inches of travel and two chainrings, will still be far more versatile than a dedicated DH rig.
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You speak the truth. When I bought my newest Demo, I thought it would pedal some. My first day out was at a casual trail near my house, mostly gradual slopes, etc. Bike was terrible. Nothing like lugging a 60lb hunk of equipment around. However, take it to the ski slopes and its in its element. 10-20ft drops like theyre going out of style. The only thing that limits my riding is me.
 
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