BoTM March 2010 - Downhill Special - Nominations please.

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crud":3sxivbrm said:
but would you call it a downhill bike? or just a very good rider.

To me a downhill bike is a bike that has been marketed at somepoint as such by the manufacturer.

not a bike that has been adapted for downhill biking.

but others will have a different point of view.
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Taking this as an example, if someone had built up a rigid bike specifically as an exact replica of some DH winner then, for me, it's a valid entry. If I just stuck in my Lava Dome on the basis that something similar was ridden down a hill at some point, then it's just entering for the sake of it.
 
Kentphil":2ds7hc99 said:
To me a downhill bike is a bike that has been marketed at somepoint as such by the manufacturer.
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Yup. We could throw out Klunkers here and call them downhill bikes, but they were the exact opposite.

Purpose built for downhill nails it, and I don't think those started popping up until 94 or so. Putting chainguides and long travel Mag 21s on XC bikes don't cut it.

Phillipe Perakis' (sp?) bikes come to mind.
 
JeRkY":ew8h6net said:
crud":ew8h6net said:
Vouillez even had canti's on his lts down cap d'ail. at a time where maguras and discs were available.
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Maguras came standard on my 1989 Pace RC100, and I am sure predate that by a couple of years. LONG before the LTS was ever dreamed up.
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That's what he said :p :roll: :D
 
crap pic I know but, heck...



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Pickle":37cstq10 said:
legrandefromage":37cstq10 said:
crap pic I know but, heck...
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Why no KHS! :?
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becuase its an XC bike and would fold like an origami commuter if I took it out 'down-hill' in its current state....

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Why not... :D

dont let the absence of certain important parts put you off :p
 
legrandefromage":1fcolen4 said:
Pickle":1fcolen4 said:
legrandefromage":1fcolen4 said:
crap pic I know but, heck...
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Why no KHS! :?
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becuase its an XC bike and would fold like an origami commuter if I took it out 'down-hill' in its current state....
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Get it finished, get a decent pic, get it entered ;)
 
I entered the RTS as Vouilloz used to race DH on one with not many modifications .
 
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