I want to build up a hardtail DH to attempt to pick up more skill and become a smoother rider, but if I pick up one of their frames I'd not have enough cash for a fork to match. Do you think the 888 would rake the bike out far too much? or would I still be alright?
what would a .243 frame w/ my 888 be like?
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I want to build up a hardtail DH to attempt to pick up more skill and become a smoother rider, but if I pick up one of their frames I'd not have enough cash for a fork to match. Do you think the 888 would rake the bike out far too much? or would I still be alright?
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like sh1t.
It will ride fine . alot of kids hate becuase they like big bmx bikes.
i personally know riders that do that.
PLUS i would suggest it if you want the extra stiffness, like if you were going to do drops. The frame is also made for a dual crown. so it wont be a issue of snappin the head tube
i personally know riders that do that.
PLUS i would suggest it if you want the extra stiffness, like if you were going to do drops. The frame is also made for a dual crown. so it wont be a issue of snappin the head tube
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it will ride like sh1t. you Head angle is gonna be soo slack its gonna be hard to learn anything. your bike will turn like sh1t, your bike will DJ like sh1t, and forget about trying to ride street. build the bike up right with a 130mm-80mm single crown fork. if you want to learn to be a smoother rider, you need to ditch the long travel suspension.
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I don't know about that...my buddy uses a .243 for dj and ha has a 100mm Gold Label II on it, and he has 2 wrinkles in the Top tube after only 3 months, and .243 won't return his calls. I would say if you're gonna run 2x the travel, you're probly gonna have at least 2x as many problems...And no, we don't hate cuz we like bmx, we ride so that the geometry is conducive to flow. Get a hardtail, set it up with a inexpensive 3-4" fork (or whatever the frame is designed around) until you have enough. Matter of fact, I have a couple frames and forks, always down to help riders out!codynyc74 said:
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my only experience with .243 is second hand. my homie got the FR HT that they have, on the second day (no crazy riding yet, he just wanted to get used to the bike first) the frame developed a huge buckle in the toptube right behind the headtube. IMO a frame should last more than 2 days.....
(edit: this is the same bike as in the post above)
(edit: this is the same bike as in the post above)
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yes, but he also specifically asked about the .243 mated with a 888. in our opinions, he'd might be better off going with a different frame maker for the build the OP asked about...codynyc74 said:
yea anything expensive isn't going to happen, I've been dumb about building up my quiver, I bought the supercross and then bought a numesis project streetfighter becasue I couldn't resist. I figured I could just set up the supercross to be just a beater/commuter bike. But now I want that DH hardtail because I'm feeling like that supercross is just a waste of parts I could be using to learn to be smoother. Plus i could use that Dh bike as a commuter too, itd suck but anything is better than the Gemini.Imperial said:
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I've been switching up to a Rumble with a Pike lately inplace of my 7&7 Helius to help my flow/dj/smoothness. Went riding with WCH the other week and realized how much I sucked without a bunch of sus. Improvement is coming quickly, you're def on the right track.
An 888 is going to net ~66 deg HT angle on a .243 frame which is too slack for FR, DJ, or Street. It'll be good for steep DH only. If you have the 888 to spare, sell it and swap for a Pike, should be able to do this no money out of pocket, then pickup an inexpensive frame.
An 888 is going to net ~66 deg HT angle on a .243 frame which is too slack for FR, DJ, or Street. It'll be good for steep DH only. If you have the 888 to spare, sell it and swap for a Pike, should be able to do this no money out of pocket, then pickup an inexpensive frame.
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need i say more...
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lovin that 64degree headtube. i bet you need the whole street to do a u-turn....exvitermini said:
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DH hardtails dont reqiuire a DC fork...its completely pointless. I run a dual air pike on my dr. jekyll and have no problem riding all the trails at creek. even before i had a pike on the jekyll, i ran a 170mm 66 and it still was too much.
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