Get the Iron Horse. 26 inch wheels rolls faster and farther than 24's. If speed is your thing stick to 26. Big Hit's have a tendancy to jump kinda weird (dead sailor) due to the difference in tire size front and rear, something to do with the balance of the bike.milhouse said:
your right, but not fully....it has to do with the differant size wheels creating less/more centrifical force then the other---not thier wieght....that unbalences the bike while in the air causing it to slightly nose dive( i think) but you get used to it pretty fast. as for bike selection, try em bothred5 said:
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i dunno... I never though of it that way....either way, iv never had any problems dirt jumping my bighit...feels light as a feather...X-Vert said:
Big difference is that powerplant that is connected to the throttle....X-Vert said:
Is kinda funny how people ask how well bikes handle, jump, pedal, roll, hop, skip, etc when so much of it really depends on the rider's skill, weight, wind conditions and other variables. What handles good for one rider, may not fit another as well but doesn't make that said bike inferior.Cooter. said:
While there is no doubt it's the rider that makes the bike do what he wants, different bikes are designed for different ways of riding. Some are designed to handle large drops while others are meat for DH racing. So if the general consensus was that one of the bikes sucked for jumping because of one reason or another then that would help sway my decision.X-Vert said:Is kinda funny how people ask how well bikes handle, jump, pedal, roll, hop, skip, etc when so much of it really depends on the rider's skill, weight, wind conditions and other variables. What handles good for one rider, may not fit another as well but doesn't make that said bike inferior.
Oh well, makes for good forum conversations.
