your downhill bikes....

creativejosh

mike hunts alpine

.blitz wrote:

More FR than DH but still pretty handy:

Has changed a bit since that pic new wheels/tyres/shifter/mech/cassette/pedals/brakes/seat/seatpost

Must take a new picture

What is it?

mike hunts alpine

Weighs in at a competitive 650lbs .

mike hunts alpine

One of them all the rage new wheel sizes 69er.

.blitz

mike hunts alpine wrote:

What is it?

Scott Voltage FR20

welshkev

me taking a sit down after it all went a little pear shaped on the black middle section of cwmcarn

Proutster

Far more bike than I can do justice to, but it makes me grin every time I get a little bit braver - it just soaks it all up.

My 2012 Mondraker Summum:

creativejosh

Sweet bikes guys keep them coming

mike hunts alpine

.blitz wrote:

mike hunts alpine wrote:

What is it?

Scott Voltage FR20

Nice love the green wish I had a green bike.

Kowalski675

That Mondraker's a nice looking thing.

gt-arrowhead

This thread is like bike porn. So many nice bikes!

.blitz

mike hunts alpine wrote:

.blitz wrote:

mike hunts alpine wrote:

What is it?

Scott Voltage FR20

Nice love the green wish I had a green bike.

Cheers. In reality its an eyeball-searing dayglo green but it never seems to photograph too well. A few more pics:

Spank bars & stem


Shimano-free zone


X0 shifter


990 cassette


Loads more FRs on Pinkbike's epic Scott Voltage thread

One of my favourites is Kyle Norby's Coastal Crew Voltage:


and I also like this one http://www.pinkbike.com/u/bittahpupil/a ... r-upgrade/

Kowalski675

.blitz wrote:

mike hunts alpine wrote:

.blitz wrote:

mike hunts alpine wrote:

What is it?

Scott Voltage FR20

Nice love the green wish I had a green bike.

Cheers. In reality its an eyeball-searing dayglo green but it never seems to photograph too well. A few more pics:

Cameras can't reproduce fluoro colours as the eye perceives them. Fluorescent pigments work by knocking electrons out of orbit to convert UV light into visible light (if I remember rightly), and cameras can't reproduce that, so fluoro green will just look like Kawasaki lime green. It's the same reason fluorescent paints fade - they're unstable.

mike hunts alpine

Kowalski675 wrote:

.blitz wrote:

mike hunts alpine wrote:

.blitz wrote:

mike hunts alpine wrote:

What is it?

Scott Voltage FR20

Nice love the green wish I had a green bike.

Cheers. In reality its an eyeball-searing dayglo green but it never seems to photograph too well. A few more pics:

Cameras can't reproduce fluoro colours as the eye perceives them. Fluorescent pigments work by knocking electrons out of orbit to convert UV light into visible light (if I remember rightly), and cameras can't reproduce that, so fluoro green will just look like Kawasaki lime green. It's the same reason fluorescent paints fade - they're unstable.

Pish its an iPhone pic

Proutster

Kowalski675 wrote:

That Mondraker's a nice looking thing.

Cheers, looks quite good here too:

Kowalski675

Fish eye lens, worm's eye view, lol. I don't know much about Mondrakers, but they make some great looking bikes. Does the ride feel different with the forward geometry setup? The steering must be very direct?

.blitz

Kowalski675 wrote:

Cameras can't reproduce fluoro colours as the eye perceives them. Fluorescent pigments work by knocking electrons out of orbit to convert UV light into visible light (if I remember rightly), and cameras can't reproduce that, so fluoro green will just look like Kawasaki lime green. It's the same reason fluorescent paints fade - they're unstable.

Every day's a school day eh

Some more Gravity Bikes I'd Like To Own

GT Fury


Zumbi F44 Ti


Da Bomb Explosive

DCR00

If we are doing bikes we would like to own, then...

Proutster

Kowalski675 wrote:

Fish eye lens, worm's eye view, lol. I don't know much about Mondrakers, but they make some great looking bikes. Does the ride feel different with the forward geometry setup? The steering must be very direct?

That's a still that I grabbed from some gorilla-pod mounted GoPro footage

Not sure that mines got the latest incarnation of their "forward geometry" setup, it's a 2012 model and has a normal 50mm direct-mount stem - not one of those where the bars are directly above the fork crowns.

The most noticeable thing about it is the 63 degree head-angle, it feels like a chopper when you're sat on flat ground but it makes steep stuff seem anything but!

The ride just feels superb, the rear suspension just soaks up everything that I can throw at it - badly timed landings, cases, clumsiness etc. - and I don't even notice that it's there. I just love the way that it picks up speed through rough stuff, it's only limit is my (too old) mind

rockmonkeysc

.blitz wrote:

Kowalski675 wrote:

Cameras can't reproduce fluoro colours as the eye perceives them. Fluorescent pigments work by knocking electrons out of orbit to convert UV light into visible light (if I remember rightly), and cameras can't reproduce that, so fluoro green will just look like Kawasaki lime green. It's the same reason fluorescent paints fade - they're unstable.

Every day's a school day eh

Some more Gravity Bikes I'd Like To Own

GT Fury


Zumbi F44 Ti


Da Bomb Explosive

Wow, thats three terrible bikes. Did you pick them based purely on looks?

Chunkers1980

Go on then....

lawman

If I could own any DH it would be Stevie Smith's prototype he rode at worlds this year



Being used to lighter bikes, the few times I've ridden full on DH rigs they seemed more of a hindrance than a help in some situations, so a shorter travel, lighter bike with DH geometry would probably suit me nicely.

Kowalski675

Proutster wrote:

Kowalski675 wrote:

Fish eye lens, worm's eye view, lol. I don't know much about Mondrakers, but they make some great looking bikes. Does the ride feel different with the forward geometry setup? The steering must be very direct?

That's a still that I grabbed from some gorilla-pod mounted GoPro footage

Not sure that mines got the latest incarnation of their "forward geometry" setup, it's a 2012 model and has a normal 50mm direct-mount stem - not one of those where the bars are directly above the fork crowns.

The most noticeable thing about it is the 63 degree head-angle, it feels like a chopper when you're sat on flat ground but it makes steep stuff seem anything but!

The ride just feels superb, the rear suspension just soaks up everything that I can throw at it - badly timed landings, cases, clumsiness etc. - and I don't even notice that it's there. I just love the way that it picks up speed through rough stuff, it's only limit is my (too old) mind

I'd like a go on something like that, just out of curiosity, but I can't even do my own bike justice, never mind a downhill tool.

rockmonkeysc

DH bikes take a bit of getting used to after riding a light trail bike. They feel sluggish and heavy but after a few rides it just all makes sense.
I want that Davinci Wilson as well.

creativejosh

Out of all the bikes I still think nukeproof scalp pro is the dream bike for me so we have seen your bikes and the bikes you want now the worst downhill bikes lol

mike hunts alpine

creativejosh wrote:

Out of all the bikes I still think nukeproof scalp pro is the dream bike for me so we have seen your bikes and the bikes you want now the worst downhill bikes lol

I know what's coming :roll:

mike hunts alpine

On my Xmas list

buddy_club

mike hunts alpine wrote:

creativejosh wrote:

Out of all the bikes I still think nukeproof scalp pro is the dream bike for me so we have seen your bikes and the bikes you want now the worst downhill bikes lol

I know what's coming :roll:

Surely no-one would post anything about a brand of bike named after a fruit........

mike hunts alpine

mike hunts alpine

I want :shock: