Help! Advice on my bike needed! :)

domwolf
domwolf Posts: 16
edited September 2013 in MTB beginners
Hi all

So i recently picked up a new mountain bike, the Specialized Rockhopper 2013 and it's great! But then i got into
Downill and well, its not the happiest bike doing that, it eats the miles and uphill as its a 29er but yeah. So my question is thus: how can i make my bike more DH friendly, without forking out like 7 grand for the S-works haha!

I thought maybe some dh forks, but they dont seem to make long travel forks for 29ers, leastways not that ive found!

Cheers

Dom :)

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  • 97th choice
    97th choice Posts: 2,222
    You can't, it's not a downhill bike and never will be. Being a rockhopper it probably has a poor fork, but regardless of that there us no point wasting money on turning it into something it can never be.

    If you want to ride downhill seriously get a suitable bike, it is a very specific area. And keep the rockhopper for XC.
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  • Chunkers1980
    Chunkers1980 Posts: 8,035
    If you want to do actual downhill then buy a DH bike, simple.
  • domwolf
    domwolf Posts: 16
    Actually man, its got a really decent fork.. :')
    Cheers guys, i feared this was the case but had to see if it was possible! :)
  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    Depends what you mean by Downhill. Downhill or riding down hills.
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  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,812
    domwolf wrote:
    Actually man, its got a really decent fork.. :')
    What have you put on it then as even the pro evo only gets an XC32 which is pants.

    You can't make it a DH bike but a decent fork will make it a lot better.
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