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I'm the type of rider who likes doing a 20 mile ride where I see everything from XC to doing 6 ft drops. Up until now I had always used a XC bike, but kept breaking them with agressive riding.

My bike now can be setup to ride very nicely in XC for many miles. The great thing is that it's built up enough that I can freeride logs and do 6 ft + drops in the same ride.

I built this one up for $880 over time and extensive Ebay use:
Flying monkey Large frame
Avid 185mm mechanical disc (the best mech very reliable)
Pike SL fork
RhinoLite rear wheel to XT hub (held up well to being slammed on rocks constantly)
Mavic 321 front wheel
Shimano complete drivetrain/ shifting
WTB Timberwolf DH front tire
Maxxis High Roller DH rear tire super tacky
Weyless 60mm stem
and one old crappy looking seat! Laugh all you want, but for long rides in the saddle, theres no substitute. Also saves my ass on bad landings.

I now have a bike that does XC, Urban, DirtJump, All-mountain, and Freeride.

I get the seat low and the fork high for Freeride hucking
I keep the seat low and put the fork down for DJ
I keep the fork low and put the seat high for XC
I keep the fork and seat high for REALLY agressive XC (with the occasional 3 ft drop off roots)

Here's the bike I like to ride for road biking. Nothing like going from a 35lb bike to a 15 lb bike! FAST! 30mph on flat ground is easy. Don't even ask how much this sucker cost. It's worth more than me!
 

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I used my Rockhopper as a "Jack of All Trades" for most of first year that i have owned it. I recently bought a P2 for my urban assualt. Now i'm in the middle of taking the RH back to it's roots as a trail bike (though there are no trails here) and as a speed bike.
 
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zachdank said:
that seat is gnarcore
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Ugly, yes. Just proof that I ride hard! lol

I've had that seat for 6 years on many bikes. It fits my ass perfectly and those springs make for smooth riding in the saddle and saves my ass on big drops and unexpected rocks and roots. Pretty much let's me stay in the saddle more often and conserve my energy on long 30+ mile rides.
 
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I have a Giant AC, with 6 inches in the rear, and a 6 inch single crown up front. I have a bashguard, so I only have 2 rings up front. Like yours, I take it on everything. Downhill, Freeriding, dirt jumping, xc. It's a little heavy, but it just gets me in shape. Eventually, I'll probably get a dirt jumper, and a dh bike, but right now since it's all i can afford, its prefect for everything.
 
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twouareks said:
I have a Giant AC, with 6 inches in the rear, and a 6 inch single crown up front. I have a bashguard, so I only have 2 rings up front. Like yours, I take it on everything. Downhill, Freeriding, dirt jumping, xc. It's a little heavy, but it just gets me in shape. Eventually, I'll probably get a dirt jumper, and a dh bike, but right now since it's all i can afford, its prefect for everything.
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I would really like to have a pure Freeride/dh bike though. I can't imagine how smooth drops would be with 9in front and rear. As of now all I have is 1ft of leg suspension, which is good for up to 7-8ft drops, but I want to go bigger!
 
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double_a said:
I used my Rockhopper as a "Jack of All Trades" for most of first year that i have owned it. I recently bought a P2 for my urban assualt. Now i'm in the middle of taking the RH back to it's roots as a trail bike (though there are no trails here) and as a speed bike.
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That's hilarious. I've had exactly the same bike experience. Started with a rockhopper, did everything on it, then got a p3 (well, almost exactly the same). The rockhopper now gets lightly used as a trail bike when I ride with my girlfriend.
 
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I have a bike for everything....

Shibby said:
That's hilarious. I've had exactly the same bike experience. Started with a rockhopper, did everything on it, then got a p3 (well, almost exactly the same). The rockhopper now gets lightly used as a trail bike when I ride with my girlfriend.
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Over the years I have aquired many bikes and gotten rid of very few....

This is not the current stable because some have changed V10 to replace the yeti. Felt Road bike to replace the trek...

BTW Nice K2
 

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The Holy Grail?

I guess I'm doing (or atleast trying) to do the same with my steed. FXR with an AM1-weighs about 32lbs right now. I'm going to do a couple things to get it back under the 30lb mark -AVA rear shock instead of Curnutt. American Classic BB instead of Truvativ and maybe change my Candy SL's to Ti...

It's not easy to make a light 6" travel bike that will hold up, but that won't stop me from trying!
 
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imridingmybike said:
I guess I'm doing (or atleast trying) to do the same with my steed. FXR with an AM1-weighs about 32lbs right now. I'm going to do a couple things to get it back under the 30lb mark -AVA rear shock instead of Curnutt. American Classic BB instead of Truvativ and maybe change my Candy SL's to Ti...

It's not easy to make a light 6" travel bike that will hold up, but that won't stop me from trying!
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You know... it's always better to add muscle than it is to make a lightweight bike...

The way I look at it. If you ride a heavier bike, then you just get clydesdale legs for a smaller person. Eventually you won't even notice the weight. That is until you ride a lighter bike and switch back to the heavy one. That's one reason I don't like riding the road bike, it makes me feel like I'm rolling through mollasis on my MTB.
 
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Santa Cruz Heckler

Here's my one bike to ride urban, dirt jumps, xc trails, freeride, downhill.
Yeah I've posted this bike before, I know, I know. So anyway, no one give me no crap! Hahahaha. Great frame, just switch a few parts and it's a different bike.
I run a shorter 5th coil that gives 4" rear travel and slacker angles. I can pump up the air pressure to max in the shock and fork and it's super stiff for urban and dj's. Hook worms too.

Put a light air shock on the rear and a longer stem, some lighter parts and tires, raise the seat and it's great for the trails.

For DH put a 170mm 66rc on the front with a soft setting, set up the 5" rear real soft with min air pressure, put on the 8" rotors, dh tires, and other burley parts for DH trails.

For freeride stiffen up the above suspension settings with more air, and add a front derailleur.

I'm considering a bmx track set-up right now for the MTB class at my indoor bmx track. Should be fun. Right now the other MTB guys are probably a bit pissed about the tiny steel DK hardtail with 24" wheels, single speed, and locked out fork that I've been using in the MTB class.
 

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hmmm, severly drained the college fund to build this up over the last two years...

03 bighit frame
04 Marz 888
Truvativ Cranks and BB(new one in a week)
Hayes hydros, Braided lines on the way! :cool:
Odessey pedals,
Stock bars and seat.
Hadley hubs on ringle hubs, dub 24s of course :cool:
Kenda rubber

L8R
Buck
 

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o4 marin rocky ridge... something like 28 lbs on a good day...

fox vanillas
hayes hfx 9
azonic a frames
King headset
wtb wheelset
kenda K rads
atomlab stem
easton monkey bar
odi lock on
blackspire ds1
blackspire forged cranks
deore drivetrain
i dunno about the chain and cassete...


here are a few pics.

some of them are photshopped.. lol
 

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I got the same frame, and a practically identical build. Most versatile bike I've ever had, but has had some crank problems, and is out of service a lot. Going to ISIS and never looking back, I hope.

The build:
Flyin Monkey frame
LX Shifters/Derailleurs
Deore/Rhyno Lite Wheelset
Psylo SL Fork
Hayes mech up front, LX rim in back (going to 8 inch whenever I get a new rotor)
and, in due time, a Fire-X isis crankset w/ Blackspire ring god.

Anyway, the frame, in combo with an adjustable travel fork kicks a lot of balls.
 

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