Help with DH rig decisions....

i feel like talking to a brick wall...

Specialized DEMO9...

find a shop that has one...either the DH model or the Pro...and sit on it...and if u dont ride out of the shop on it when u leave (or wish u had)...then ill eat a metal spoon...

the DEMO8 so far sounds like the ultimate bike for FR...so that may suit u a lil tiny weine bit better than its big sister...

other than that a VP-Free would be a great choice (if only most chicks these days were as sexy)...its light and nimble as hell while being tougher than "the rock"...and for 4k u could spec it with the super RF-X SRAM kit and 888rs...

Rocky Moutnain RMXs are quite similar to the DEMOs in that there wicked NS type FR bikes...and plus Richie Schley rides one...

other than those great bikes...the new iron horse DWs have 8" of rear wheel travel and look to die for (accoring to sam hill they ride to die for also) and shall be my next bike...there cumming out at interbike...whenever the hell that is...i think a month or 2 away...

and have a look at my old thread on the new 05 Sinister R9s there really nice...but there practically a big hit with a different sticker and an avalanche rear shock...http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=34653&highlight=sinister+r9

anway ive sh-tted on enough about nothing...so u make up ur own mind...and dont let VIA do it for u...

plenty great choices here, now take alook at the astrix "huckster", I personally tried all those bike mentioned here with the exception of the vp-free, and the huckster is second to none of them, my bike is set up with a zocchi 888r, with the slow compression upgrade and going downhill the bike doesnt believe in brakes, 8 in travel front and back tracked everything we could challenge the bike on every dh from fast all out to rocky hell gardens, but it also have amased us in north shore riding, and street/urban assaults, turned on a dime, will do exactly what you want ,when you want, no matter how skinny, tall, steep, dry or wet, bunny hooped like a a 20lbs bike but have taken 220lbs + , riders . this bike looks good, ride better, maneuvers like a snake on the technical, and no matter what you put it thru will take, smile at you and ask for more. and for under us$3000. complete bike how say dreams dont come true. check them out. and do as I do look at bike for sale sections in here, check how many astrix for sale, and then how many banshee, specialized,santacruz,rocky mtn,konas,norcos,etc,etc. my point is if there so awesome ...why they selling them. it like the tour the france, every rider there is top notch, but lance is one of a kind , so check the huckster, it will surprised you but never disappointed you.