Official Downhill and Freeride mtb thread.

[Michael Rankin]

Okay, so I went to Mountain Creek Waterpark and they have a freeride downhill thing there, and a group of my friends and I want to go up for a day and try it, but I'm wondering if it feels a lot differant than a 20" because of the suspension and stuff, and are most of my jumping and riding skills going to transfer from 20 to 26 or whatever it is? And is it awesome?

when it comes to jumping, it will be way differnet because of the suspension. the suspension absorbs everything and makes it harder to jump. it will just take more effort to jump than on a bmx. but the suspension also makes everything smoother, so thats a plus.

 

[sax]

Okay, so I went to Mountain Creek Waterpark and they have a freeride downhill thing there, and a group of my friends and I want to go up for a day and try it, but I'm wondering if it feels a lot differant than a 20" because of the suspension and stuff, and are most of my jumping and riding skills going to transfer from 20 to 26 or whatever it is? And is it awesome?

yes. yes it is.

 

[maxlikesscooters]

Yeah it will be harder to jump but it will also be easier. Like what I mean by that is that you are usually going so fast and all the suspension you have soaks up the jump and you hardly even have to try. Yeah your jumping skills should help. Downhill is like one of the most fun things so you will have fun.

 

[me1]

OK cool, thanks

 

[Michael Rankin]

it will just take a lil getting used to...now i know there has to be more people than just us on sr that rides downhill and freeride

 

[maxlikesscooters]

Haha I've counted likee 4 or 5?

 

[Brian Murphy]

pre loadingcramps with 8 inches of travel is s0oo0o0o good best feeling ever

 

[maxlikesscooters]

Yeahh I bet. Dude Murphey, do you do DH or FR?

 

[Michael Rankin]

hucking stuff is the best feeling ever

 

[maxlikesscooters]

Yeahhh...or riding a bridge haha. Or doing big hitss

 

[sax]

not a freedride or downhill bike, but...
its my hardtail commuter/light trail bike. i love it

 

[maxlikesscooters]

Haha. That has a bigggg frame.

 

[Michael Rankin]

have you hit any sweet jumps with that bad boy?

 

[sax]

it's 22" and its fits me like a glove. i'm 6 foot 4 inches, so i need a large frame.

 

[maxlikesscooters]

Haha well then I guess you need it.

 

[Michael Rankin]

bump

 

[Steezeman]

That's sweet looking Sax, I dunno about the red tires though.

So dudes, my friend's looking to trade his bike for an '08 Big Hit, are those good frames and stuff?

 

[maxlikesscooters]

Yeah Big Hits are good. What was he riding?

 

[Steezeman]

I really don't know, some Giant frame. I know it was nice, but he just wants to be cool and have a bike with more travel.

 

[Michael Rankin]

he should go for the 09 big hit. those things are so sexy. much better bike than any other big hit ever made when it comes to performance