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dh bike that rides like a bmx
master:
How tall are you? Long/short arms/legs? Size is important...
blueee:
regular ol 5'9 dude, clothes fit me normal so i figure im proportioned normal
i fi a 20.75bmx perfectlyt
master:
--- Quote from: blueee on January 14, 2015, 10:55:57 PM ---regular ol 5'9 dude, clothes fit me normal so i figure im proportioned normal
i fi a 20.75bmx perfectlyt
--- End quote ---
Cool. So a medium (what used to be called a 17") frame would probably fit you well.
master:
These are more trail oriented than jump/park/slope oriented but could work:
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/bik/4832116174.html
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/bik/4846777751.html
A slopestyle bike but a size too big IMO:
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/bik/4828341311.html
happycatbasket:
Yeah. You just want a slopestyle bike with a good rear shock. I had an older transition bottle rocket ( when they were 5.5" ) and ran it ragged with both a 160mm fork and 180mm dualcrown. I ended up getting the rear shock pushed when I got the new fork and it road like a champ. Despite what you'd expect, the longer fork dropped the BB and slacked out the head tube making the thing feel amazing. Don't be afraid of the slacker bikes because they'll feel amazing at speed and in turns and you'll probably get into those things relatively fast if you start riding more. Even with the longer head tube, the bike was amazing on jump trails like the stuff in whistler.
Santa Cruz doesn't really have that much of the techier rocky stuff, but it still felt great up in the rock gardens of tahoe. All in all, something similar would be perfect for anywhere in the bay.
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