First Downhill Bike

[wesfrance]

Hi All,

First post and I am looking for help already!!!

I recently bought my first downhill bike after 15 years out of the saddle. the bike I bought is a B1 Woodbumble Plus. Couldn't turn it down for the price I paid given the condition of the bike. However after buying the bike I was surprised by the general lack of information I have been able to locate.

This leads to my question, does anyone have any details of these bikes?

At the moment I am intending to just check the bearings over (after my first morning out they seem a bit gritty) and get the gears set up. I am also going to change the brake fluid for peace of mind. However going forward I would like to know as much as possible about the bike so I can buy parts online with confidence.

Thanks in advance for any help you are able to offer

Wes

 

[jimo746]

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Can you put up a photo of the bike?

 

[jimmylad]

The last time I saw one was in northwest mountain bike shop many years ago. I'm sure I also remember the adverts in mbuk many moons ago. I think they where bigger in Europe than the uk but none the less I hope you enjoy the ride

 

[wesfrance]

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Thanks, have only been out on it a couple of times but loving it so far. Will get some pictures sorted out and posted soon.

Does anyone have any ideas regarding head size? Its 1.5 inch, so most forks wont fit. Can you buy adapter kits?

Wes

 

[Kult Friction]

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If you look in the direction of Bas de Bever (Dutch team rider) or Vario you should be on the right path to a little history of the brand.

They were indeed quite big in europe but didn't really have much presence on these shores.

With regards to the headtube, It's no problem reducing the diameter as that's actually now the standard on many DH bikes, I recently bought a 1.5 to 1-1/8" Chris King for my bergamont straitline to run standard steerer boxxers with no additional adapters, there are also many other manufacturers doing the same kind of thing

With a 1.5 headset you can run a reducer for a 1 1/8" headset/steerer, or 1.5 to 1 1/8" headset or an Angleset which allows an adjustable head angle in conjunction with a standard 1-1/8" steerer, There are so many options and it just goes to show how ahead of their time they were designing that frame..... Nice find!