down hill
stickygreen
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just want to know if you can use hardtail bikes for going downhill very fast?
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Sure!
But if the said bit of downhill has giant boulders and 12ft drops, you might like some rear suspension.
And of course lots of types of hardtails.
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been looking at a mongoose tyax super but wouldnt mind trying downhill with said boulders so am i better off getting full sus?GENESIS CORE 200
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Most bikes for full on DH courses are full suss, but you can get long travel beefed up hardtails. The Tyax is a tough bike, but won't take too well to extreme riding. And unfortunately there aren't any really tough full sussers for the same price either.
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400 was the max really but i wont be going too extreme too soon i could always upgrade a bit later or i wouldnt mind buying second hand.
are there any decent full sus bikes for that sort of money?GENESIS CORE 200 -
Not really - and the ones that are are usually for XC.
At a push this will get you going:
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... oqhbh#dtab
Not a DH bike, but well specced and quite tough.
50 quid over budget gets this hardtail:
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/sar ... gn=froogle
Note they have the wrong fork pictured! But has a tough frame and parts.0 -
cheers dude thanks for the advise just in time too i nearly bought the tyax today.GENESIS CORE 200
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Don't get me wrong, the Tyax is a great bike, tough, great value - but just not enough there for the really big stuff!0
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my budget might go up to 500 but i do like the look of the banshee.can you upgrade most of these bike to make them tougher?GENESIS CORE 200
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For that kind of money...it's pretty shaky. If you can stretch a bit further this Giant Yukon FX1 is a great deal for the money. Deore and LX 27 speed transmission, hydraulic brakes, a decent fork...it doesn't get any better at this price. Still far from a DH rig but will be more forgiving of beginners mistakes (I should know. lol) There's a review of last years model (pretty much the same) on here. Granted it'll be a bit heavy, but on the bright side you'll get fit faster
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