VARIO Techno - What the fork is this!?

[Inigo Montoya]

http://cgi.ebay.at/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie ... 0320793967

 

[daj]

Vario are a french bike, I had one back in the day for racing downhill

When downhill bikes were motocross bikes without engines

 

[orange71]

When downhill bikes were motocross bikes without engines

ahhhh, those were the days :shock:

 

[cchris2lou]

they still exist .

 

[daj]

Nah they dont.... They can stop now .... They weighed 40+lbs with maguras all for the mighty 4" of travel !!

 

[cchris2lou]

I meant vario .

Most of those first Vario broke , but they were very cheap , and had a very good co factory program , hence they were very popular .

as for old DH bikes , give Vouilloz his old Sunn Radical , a few weeks of training , and I am sure he wont be far off the top again .

 

[daj]

hence they were very popular

Do you think thet were? I never saw another like mine ( No limit) on the scene at the time and have never seen one advertised since :cry: I remember the spec of mine and would love to find it again if it still exists??

It felt invincible after swapping from a proflex beast to do downhill

 

[IbocProSX]

Dutch Pro rider Bas de Bever used to ride re-badged Vario DH machines at World Cup level BITD. He was sponsored by B1 bikes, lately of the CRC-B1 racing team fame.

 

[cchris2lou]

hence they were very popular

Do you think thet were? I never saw another like mine ( No limit) on the scene at the time and have never seen one advertised since :cry: I remember the spec of mine and would love to find it again if it still exists??

It felt invincible after swapping from a proflex beast to do downhill

I am talking in france . they were very good dh bikes at a good value .
not seen a lot for sale as I said a lot of then broke . but they do appear on ebay.fr from time to time .
Vario as a brand still exists .

 

[hoegaardenadds1]

didn't dave hemming ride for them too? and clive whats his face who went to run cannondale?