The younger rival sibling of the Elite9 - and just as potent in its own way - the Zed8 has a single curved top tube, 8 inches of rear travel, and is specifically developed for both extreme freeride and downhill applications.
The Zed8 is built burly and with a 1.5” headtube, and a single crown fork you’ll be crossing it up with the best of them!
Submitted by
Dan
a Downhiller
from Christchurch, New Zealand Date Reviewed: September 1, 2009
Favorite Trail:
Wynyard Express
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$6500.00
Purchased At:
Bike Hq
Strengths:
Looks Sick in white
Two rear shocks ie endless adjustability
Reasonably light
Pedals like a hardtail and floats over rocks
Drifts really predictably
Super slack head angle and huge standover
nice kink in the top tube (makes can-cans etc easier)
Weaknesses:
Only a small issue with chain coming off but that was fixed with a bit of tinkering around with the guide. First shock sometimes tops out due to only having a positive air chamber.
Similar Products Used:
Comencal Supreme dh 06 (at a stretch) riding a 2stage is a pretty unique feeling
Bike Setup:
Zed8 Frame in white.
White Funn Cranks, Stem and Rims (Descender)
Black Funn bars
2009 66ata
08 Codes with Red Straitline levers
Red Straitline Pedals and Bashguard
Red Hope seat clamp
Bottom Line:
Sick freeride bike that can be changed to a race bike simply by running either single crown for fr or tripples for dh.
Pretty light for a bike of this nature too. Definatly a good buy!
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