Pure beginner

LowerTimes

Hello,
I guess I'm now in the MTB world.

I've bought my first MTB, or well, I also use it for downhill too so yeah.
I hope I've done a good deal with my bike, i got it for about £700 at a local sport store.

It is an Hard Rocx Shock Machine disc and goes pretty well:
I've bought a couple of new parts already, since the originals weren't too good.

supersonic

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supersonic

Is this it?



Is a XC bike, not a DH!

LowerTimes

I've never said it was a DH...
Oh well.

I've bought some new tires and grips and some other accessories.
But I wonder, should I but a riser handlebar instead of my flat one, because I've heard that this is good for this and that for that.
What should I have, and why?

andrewjoseph

What exactly do you mean by 'downhill'?

you can ride any bike downhill, but most people would go for a heavier/stronger bike with long travel front and rear suspension for real 'downhill' courses.

the bike shown in the pictures is more suitable for cross country riding.

you need different handlebars for comfort only, i.e. to get your wrists in a more comfortable position or to allow you to sit up a bit and help get the weight back.

Why did you buy new tyres or grips or other accessories? were you uncomfortable with what was on there or was it sales pressure?

LowerTimes

By downhill I basicly mean tracks going downhill, but of course with rocks in the way and stuff like that.

I bought new tires because they were more for XC and I am going to use it for MTB, and new grips because I didn't get as good grip with them as I got on my new ones.
And the accessories is just a camera and a speedometer


And about the XC thing, they guy in the store said it could be good for both MTB and XC..

Mickey Eye

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LowerTimes

Okay, takker

andrewjoseph

LowerTimes wrote:

By downhill I basicly mean tracks going downhill, but of course with rocks in the way and stuff like that.

the bike you have will cope easily with general mtb descents, the original XC tyres would probably cope too, but it your preference.

I bought new tires because they were more for XC and I am going to use it for MTB, and new grips because I didn't get as good grip with them as I got on my new ones.
And the accessories is just a camera and a speedometer


And about the XC thing, they guy in the store said it could be good for both MTB and XC..

Just to clarify, MTB is getting out on a bike on anything that is not tarmac.

XC is riding in the mountains and trails but generally not big drops and jumps.

downhill is riding a short section of extremly rough terrain with vertical drops, steps, rocks, roots, as fast as you can in a timed event.

The sales person differentiating mtb and xc just means they don't know what they are talking about.

The bike you have is for cross country style mountain biking, it is not for 'downhilling'.

fourcrossjohn

if i used that for downhill rather than my banshee x my bones would turn to dust