"Not for downhill use"

Anonymous

broken weeble wrote:

The colour is odd on the GT, i keep looking at stuff for mine and keep thinking "hmmm, is my bike an off pink or goldy purple"

Yeah, it's a bit weird to match things, but the colour goes well with mud

popstar wrote:

Doubt with all amount of steel on that GT you gonna have some problems.

Frame is alu surprisingly. The weight I think is all in the i-drive and the thick paint!

popstar

The bike always gets attention of mongrels pointing and wispering that these bikes are shoot, they keep snaping but look good. Power of forums heh?

I almost feel guilty of having one.

Valy

popstar wrote:

The bike always gets attention of mongrels pointing and wispering that these bikes are shoot, they keep snaping but look good. Power of forums heh?

I almost feel guilty of having one.

I see. Will probably not consider a Lapierre now.

booldawg

The Dart 2's on my bike should have a 'not for use' sticker on them :roll:

xtreem

[b]deadkenny[/b] wrote:

Thanks . They're not too bad on sunny days with fantastic scenery, but I lack skills on the action photos.

Focus the camera where you'll be taking the picture of the rider,
and then follow him on the center on the screen as he comes down the trail,
and then just fully press the button when it come to the previously focused area.
If you get my point the result is super crisp rider and background with the compact camera.

And just ride the bike where ever you like and as hard as you like.
If something breaks, simply replace it with stronger.

Anonymous

Just noticed a couple more warning stickers I'd not read, on the stem and bars. These say "not for downhill competition use". Phew, that's okay then, I can still go down hills

Also says it's not suitable for "aggressive off road use"... oh dear

I wonder how aggressive they mean .

So what's special about DH and "aggressive" stems and bars then? Are they just stronger construction so they don't break when you do massive drops etc? I can understand stronger frames & bigger suspension for DH specific bikes.

cooldad

Aggressive:



More our style (I speak mainly for myself)

kaytronika

So I'm not allowed to ride my bike over aggressive cats?

popstar

Cooldad sooner or later both of you with DKenny will ride aggressive, trust me.

Mr Wu

I dont see what all this fuss is about Downhill. Uphill is where its at, for me i just love having to get off my bike and push cause im too fat to cycle up, no hang on, scrub that its the asthma attack that ensues at the top. thats my favorite bit. or is it the big red cheeks and sweaty crack?....

They should rename anything downhill to "the recovery run"

shm_uk

deadkenny wrote:

Just noticed a couple more warning stickers I'd not read, on the stem and bars. These say "not for downhill competition use". Phew, that's okay then, I can still go down hills

Also says it's not suitable for "aggressive off road use"... oh dear

I wonder how aggressive they mean .

So what's special about DH and "aggressive" stems and bars then? Are they just stronger construction so they don't break when you do massive drops etc? I can understand stronger frames & bigger suspension for DH specific bikes.

Most of these warning stickers are just your bog-standard lawyer tags born out of the litigation culture

Unless you're an utter reckless maniac with a penchant for massive crashes or riding off the roof of your house, I would say the kit you've got will be fine for whatever riding you are planning.

And yes, basically 'DH' branded stuff is stronger because it's designed for more stressful treatment ...

Anonymous

Shatner wrote:

I thought it was funny when I got my trail bike and a sticker on the top tube said "Do not ride at night". I was like ?!?

Well that's not a problem. It's dark at night so you won't be able to see the warning.

Anonymous

Looking at the basic GT manual it says don't ride at night or in the wet!

Admitted it's a generic manual for any kind of bike.