[mrpercussive]

Anyone seen this yet??? Pretty sweet looking... XD

https://bikemag.com/news/freshproduce/6-24-08_previewed_gt_fury_downhill_race_bike/index.html

 

[Mwehahaha]

I think that it's freaking beautiful!!! but I don't know if I would want a Carbon DH sled...

 

[Uncle Cliffy]

Holy space age!

Reading the article, it's funny how nobody's allowed to ride it; even Bryn Atkinson! :lol:

 

[rep_1969]

Wow, that's purdy.

 

[Kevin G]

One of the ugliest bikes I've seen; maybe it's just me.

 

[mrpercussive]

it is pretty... they finally got the bike to stop looking like a jet fighter with more sexy curves... XD

 

[Prettym1k3]

I'm sorry, but that bike is BEAUTIFUL!

GT should apologize to other companies for making a bike 10x more beautiful than other companies could pull off.

 

[tacubaya]

I dig it.... a lot.

In the article it says it was built with strength and durability in mind and not about lightweight... they even tested it will a ball peen hammer and supposedly it stayed strong.

 

[Madman133]

Love the look of it...maybe its just me but it looks like you could break that crankset off pretty easily, maybe not though (doesnt look like its attatched to the frame by much)

 

[LCW]

that thing is a BEAST! awesome :thumbsup:

 

[Flat tyres]

and I quote :

"Many carbon fiber frames have been designed in the past to be lightweight, and when they are designed to be light, they can fail easily if improperly used, leading to the misconception that carbon fiber is a weak material."

If improperly used? Like what as a diving board? No thanks.

 

[b4 stealth]

Air shock + Carbon Fiber =/= Downhill
looks like a very sexy bike, but Carbon fiber and an air shock on a "downhill" sled?? then again, if carbon fiber can sustain 150mph into a concrete barrier (F1) then I suppose it should be able to handle DH. but an Air shock

 

[dd13]

that looks very sick.

 

[MTB_prodigy]

"why buy the carbon if the weight is about the same as the aluminum?? its not like we are braking the aluminum"



comment by some guy on the page

 

[Freerydejunky]

63 degree HT angle...
Why dont they just put a springer front end and call it finished.
maybe some tin foil in the spokes.

Scraper bike!

Not my cup of tea.

 

[NorKal]

Wow, since when did Specialized start shaping and painting bikes for GT?

 

[NoManerz]

Rad, makes the dh-i look like a dated POS

 

[JOURNEYC6]

I don't know what the problem wityh you guys and CF. CF and AL same part, same strenght CF will be lighter. There is a reasson that F1 race car are built from CF and not AL. The big Airbus plane is 80% CF and not AL. Fighter planes and helicopters guees what???...... CF.
Sports cars: Enzo, Zonda Pagani, Lamborghini... even our own Corvette Z06 and now more on the new ZR1 have more CF than AL.:madman:

 

[Hesh to Steel]

I loved the DHI and I love this as well. Looks amazing in my opinion, and if I had 4k to spend I would buy one when it's released.

Some of you people really need to learn how to read as well.

 

[mrpercussive]

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