[Saar G7]

Missing my 2005 Six-Pack that I sold about two years ago....
Have not been doing any significant "air time" since.
Tried once with the 5-Spot, but it does not feel right.:nono:

Always loved the look of the Highline, so wanted to try and build one the way my 6- Pack was built @ ~ 37 lbs with my current 2009 Float 36.
I will have a steep HA as a result, but I know someone who can fix that

Lots of reasons not to do it, but I cant help asking about this as I see the Highline thread is still alive. :thumbsup:

Can it be an AM/FR lite rig?

Thanks

 

[1soulrider]

Missing my 2005 Six-Pack that I sold about two years ago....
Have not been doing any significant "air time" since.
Tried once with the 5-Spot, but it does not feel right.:nono:

Always loved the look of the Highline, so wanted to try and build one the way my 6- Pack was built @ ~ 37 lbs with my current 2009 Float 36.
I will have a steep HA as a result, but I know someone who can fix that

Lots of reasons not to do it, but I cant help asking about this as I see the Highline thread is still alive. :thumbsup:

Can it be an AM/FR lite rig?

Thanks

You are starting with a 12# frame... never going to be that light or fun to pedal very far. The HL does pedal quite well and is a super fun bike to ride, but trying to use it as a AM rig is quite a stretch.
IMHO, of course.

 

[Saar G7]

Yeah, it felt that way....
Seems I will be looking for a 160mm bike aimed at the rougher side of AM.

Thanks

 

[Hangtime]

I was in the same boat as you. I finally sold my HL and got on a 6"er. It's basically a do it all bike. Best decision I've ever made.

 

[MonkeyBidnezz]

I know I'm in the minority, but I use my highline as an am rig all the time. I've always been a better to have and not need, than a need and not have advocate.

When I moved to Hawaii for a couple of years, I could only take one of my Turners and the highline fit the bill pretty well. I never wanted to be under biked for the dh stuff, so brought a dc and a sc fork that allowed me to do every thing I wanted to from epic rides to bombing dh and hucking.

The hl is a pig, but it pedals pretty well and I recall seeing someone post that they got theirs down to 37 lbs which is about the same weight as my 5 spot! Anyway, have fun with tinkering with you head angle, you can only make ur rig better!

 

[B-Mac]

I rode my Highline exclusively for the first 6 months or so after I got it. Didn't want to ride anything else and it gave me alot of confidence to try new things. You get sick of pushing it uphill after a while. You CAN get it up a hill though. Also, it feels like a pig on really twisty narrow trails like we have here in OH.

Prepare to FLY down the hills though

 

[airwreck]

way back in 2006...
http://forums.mtbr.com/turner/show-n-tell-highlite-173081.html

I've got a 08 rfx, HL and DHR now, but all I've been doing lately is shuttling/pushing the DHR. I like being well rested for the downhillin.