Starting Off DH

Brown-Kerr 888
Brown-Kerr 888 Posts: 26
edited November 2007 in MTB buying advice
Hey all

im 14 and looking to get into DH properly, i need to buy a bike to do DH with. i was gonna look for second hand parts to keep costs down. anyone go any ideas on what would be good for a downhiller with some experience of it

thanks

Brown-Kerr 888
Bikes I Ride:

Custom 2009 Intense Socom
Custom 2011 Kinesis Maxlight XC3

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  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    What is your budget?
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  • Brown-Kerr 888
    Brown-Kerr 888 Posts: 26
    about 1 grand... not much which is why i was looking for second hand parts.
    Bikes I Ride:

    Custom 2009 Intense Socom
    Custom 2011 Kinesis Maxlight XC3
  • Syncros
    Syncros Posts: 141
    kona stinky's are great for dh, bit on the heavy side imo but they ride really, really well.
    you can get the '07 one on crc fro 999.99
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  • petestew
    petestew Posts: 17
    if u are buying a frame, and adding components, id recomend buying new parts, as second hand parts are sometimes a false econemy, with that in mind, u can use old parts, and upgrade, that way, u can compare good and bad, and i find if u get a new part each month, it keeps u intrested, remember, a bike is never complete, there is always new and better parts coming out,

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