Which to go for?
alexp90
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Looking at geting a new bike, it will be used for dirt jumping. And im a beginer. Have a budget of £400 and so far looking at these?
Also heard winstanley havnt the best service so can you recomend some shops
Heres what im looking at so far
GT Chucker 2: http://www.winstanleysbikes.co.uk/index ... 6&brandID=
Muddyfox Fluid: http://www.winstanleysbikes.co.uk/index ... 0&brandID=
Thanks
Also heard winstanley havnt the best service so can you recomend some shops
Heres what im looking at so far
GT Chucker 2: http://www.winstanleysbikes.co.uk/index ... 6&brandID=
Muddyfox Fluid: http://www.winstanleysbikes.co.uk/index ... 0&brandID=
Thanks
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Looking at specs, the GT. The Blaze crankset just wont take any hammer on the MF.0
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If you can get to Aylesbury then Buckingham Bikes have a few jump bikes reduced to clear, including a couple of own build Flow framed bikes0
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the 400quid model of the giant stp aint half bad indeed<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by JinjaNinja</i>
Sound "pimp"
So what, they shout out derogitory sexist comments when you pass people?
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Out of those two, the Chucker is the best, but there are other good deals if you look around.
MAybe try and find a reduced Spesh P1, or something like that,0 -
Gears on the gt will work better, but the fork on the gt has less travel (not necessarily a bad thing) and no damping(that is definitelly a bad thing).
IMO, the chucker frame is really ugly, but I can't say the MF looks better.
This looks nice
http://www.mondraker.com/07/eng/bike.php?id=play2
but I'm not sure if it's available in the UK0 -
How does damping effect the performace?0
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I agree with rocha. Also have you considered buying second hand as you will probably get better spec for your money.0
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Considered 2nd hand but i've never had good 2nd hand experiences before so im a bit iffy about it (then again never bought a 2nd hand jumper so..)
General how good is the condition of 2nd hand jumpers?0 -
It makes the fork feel more under control. Damping reduces the rebound speed so that the fork does't bounce as much. If it only has springs and no oil damping it will feel like you're on a springboard- going through roots, rocks and stuff the wheel will loose contact with the groud.alexp90 wrote:How does damping effect the performace?0 -
Ahh so its sort of like having oil filled shocks compared to just a spring?0
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Basically, the oil is the damping medium. But some forks have oil baths purely for lubing purposes.0
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