[pietropietrex]

hey how you doing, i just want to know what do you think about this bike, sombody told me the gravity point is too hight and you could fell, well i dont agree with that, of course, now the frame has a new marzocchi 888 rc3 wc 2009, does not have that fork, but imagine the bike with the new fork and tell me wath you think.

 

[Internal14]

Angles look steep. Looks like a trail bike.



Well, you asked my opinion...

 

[fixbikeguy]

A 888 will snap the headtube off of that frame. It's a trail bike, not a DH rig.

 

[pietropietrex]

why a 888 would sanp the head tube? wanna know why is a trial bike? please thnx

 

[bxxer rider]

why a 888 would sanp the head tube? wanna know why is a trial bike? please thnx

atc is too long, will slacken it out too much making the bike feel like a boat, and raise the bb too much making handle badly.

the bike it just not up to it.

 

[sambs827]

anything with rim brake mounts should not have an 888 on it.

Put disc brakes on the rear, run the smaller fork and use it as a heavy (but probably burly) trail/AM rig.

 

[SHIVER ME TIMBERS]

looks like a FSR Stinky

 

[pietropietrex]

what is ATC?

 

[pietropietrex]

Yeah, im making the bike step by step, i already bought the 888, and withing this month im getting a pair of avid elixir cr, i've just got a chain guide and i already thought about the rims... well it is my first full suspention frame, so i decided to get a chep one to know first at all what should be the factors and what to considering on a full suspention bike... im learning little by little... so all tips are accepted, thnx anyway.. and why you guys think about the marzzochi 888 rc3 WC...

 

[seppk]

Good frame to start off with I guess. Itll feel like your riding on top of an elephant with the 888 on there but then you will learn from your mistake on your next bike.

 

[William42]

Yeah, im making the bike step by step, i already bought the 888, and withing this month im getting a pair of avid elixir cr, i've just got a chain guide and i already thought about the rims... well it is my first full suspention frame, so i decided to get a chep one to know first at all what should be the factors and what to considering on a full suspention bike... im learning little by little... so all tips are accepted, thnx anyway.. and why you guys think about the marzzochi 888 rc3 WC...

Its a fork that will land you with a snapped head tube and facial reconstructive surgery. On a different bike, it'll feel great though.

 

[pietropietrex]

how is that now

what do you think now about the new stuff i got... and how the bike looks, at least the bike works very well.... but i would like your point of view.

 

[Iggz]

looks flexy

 

[sambs827]

looks kind of like the old Giant AC with that bent seat tube. What's rear travel? Having that 888 on there is probably very unwise.

 

[William42]

can you post pictures when you snap the HT off? I always like seeing snapped HT pics.

 

[pietropietrex]

Rear travel is 6''... soon i will post photos after a ride, lets see if the HT snaps then...

 

[317000]

These clowns don't know jack about headtubes and 888s. There is no WAY that an 888 could cause any damage to that frame, maybe a 40 but def not an 888.

HUKKZOZRR!!!!!11!1!!!!!

 

[myarmisonfire]

Screw the nay-sayers! The bike looks fine. Ride it and have fun.

 

[backcountryislife]

Looking around, you're not the first one by a long shot to put a DC fork on that bike. It MAY not hold up, keep an eye on the welds at the headtube but I wouldn't be too freaked out about it. It's not like it's a stinky or something though!!!

ATC btw, is Axle To Crown, ie how much higher it raises the headtube compared to other forks.

Where are you located btw?

 

[lokomonkey]

I would have put a Lyric there, but that is just my preference, have fun with it, that's what it's all about!:thumbsup: