Specialised Epic Limits

Dth1
Dth1 Posts: 22
edited March 2010 in MTB general
Hey so I bought a specialised epic 2 years ago second hand (good condition) and have been progressing my riding into a more AM freeride type of thing. The thing is a week ago I went off of a 4 ft drop and broke a couple of spokes and slightly bent the rim. I know its an xc racer and this type of riding isnt ideal but how far can I push this bike?

I have 2.1 tyres and it's stock rims on.

Cheers!

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  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    Hard if you are smooth, and the drops are into transitions. But 4 foot to flat? Too much I think.

    But if you are progressing as you say, then probably time for a tougher bike.
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  • joshtp
    joshtp Posts: 3,966
    supersonic wrote:
    Hard if you are smooth, and the drops are into transitions. But 4 foot to flat? Too much I think.

    But if you are progressing as you say, then probably time for a tougher bike.
    yeah, i would say its new bike time, but it will be OK for trail riding, and small drops into transitions...
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  • JamesBrckmn
    JamesBrckmn Posts: 1,360
    Fix the wheel, keep the epic for xc, and get something like a pitch for all mountain/freeridey stuff

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