Foes..

The Northern Monkey
The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,174
edited September 2009 in MTB general
Anybody had a Foes MTB?

The 2:1 DHS mono frame and the 2:1 RS7 frames are gorgeous!
Interesting reading about the Curnutt air shock on their DH bike.... sounds fancy, but does it work?!

http://www.foesracing.com/lineup.cfm

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  • Not ridden one, but seen a few... :?

    I've always fancied the Foes Fly, with the Ti sprung shock, though. Beautiful bikes, and truely inspired engineering. Shame they are astronomically priced!

    Also, I like the BMW Racelink :D

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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    nothing special other than the price.

    single pivot with a long stroke shock.

    for half the money you can get bikes that ride just as well if not better.
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  • yea I was reading today about how much travel that thing has.. bloody rediculous! probably overkill for fort bill :lol:

    The Rotec on the other hand :D
  • nicklouse wrote:
    nothing special other than the price.

    single pivot with a long stroke shock.

    for half the money you can get bikes that ride just as well if not better.

    Ridden one properly Nick?

    Once you've ridden Curnutt you'll not want to ride anything else. Super low leverage ratios coupled with the low air pressures makes for an uber plush shock. Personally i'd always take the air shock over the coil on any of the bikes.

    J
  • GHill
    GHill Posts: 2,402
    I haven't won the lottery so...