BoTM March 2010 - Downhill Special - Nominations please.

[orange71]

if you sold it then it can't be entered, sorry

 

[cchris2lou]

Excellent
Although I see a debate brewing, as this is a "Downhill Special" and not a "Full Suspension Special" ( i think we had that not long ago right?) then I would imagine the bike nominated would have to have been classed as a Downhill Bike when new? When did downhill specific bikes first appear?

Agreed on Jerky's Pace, it's simply stunning.

if I was going to race DH , the bike in my fleet I would choose would be this one .

 

[ridevintagemtb]

Actually a decent BOTM idea

 

[cchris2lou]

Actually a decent BOTM idea

you could enter the C26 Mike , afterall Tomac raced DH on it .

 

[ridevintagemtb]

Actually a decent BOTM idea

you could enter the C26 Mike , afterall Tomac raced DH on it .

Bet everyone here is sick of that bike

 

[JeRkY]

Hmm not sure I'll enter this one .....







Oh go on then.

I submit for consideration my 1998 Pace RC500 F1.
More pictures, full specification and information
in this thread here

It has been a time consuming, costly and challenging project with lots of problems to solve. I am still working on lacing the HED downhill rims though!

Thanks for all the comments thus far on it, I realise this botm is likely to have a lot of love/hate action, and fully understand peoples reasons.

 

[stevetait]

once again.. Gorgeous..... Race, one horse etc..

 

[stevetait]

... However, there is another way to win..... LOBO!!! **ducks several GT hate comments in the process**

 

[Easy_Rider]

Excellent
Although I see a debate brewing, as this is a "Downhill Special" and not a "Full Suspension Special" ( i think we had that not long ago right?) then I would imagine the bike nominated would have to have been classed as a Downhill Bike when new? When did downhill specific bikes first appear?

Agreed on Jerky's Pace, it's simply stunning.

if I was going to race DH , the bike in my fleet I would choose would be this one .

Well that's one way of making it clear

 

[dbmtb]

What constitutes a retro downhill bike anyway?

A lot of race entries BITD entitled you to race XC AND DH. And most people did it on the same bike.

By that rationale, my Dave Yates was a DH bike, even when it had the original Project 2 forks.