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On the look out for a cheap DH bike, been offered an old kona Coilair deluxe thats a medium, but i ride an XL AM bike. Am 6' tall never tried DH so dont know if its a mistake. Used to fit on rockhopper/stereo's in mediums and never felt cramped. Is it a different style of riding etc thats means itll fit?!
thank you
A coilair isn't a DH bike. And if you need a large 'normal' bike you're still likely to need a larger DH bike - the geometry of the bike changes rather than making yourself change to fit
darn, thought that might be the case! So its a free-ride bike? and the difference would be?
Im looking at something for 417 / BPW / FOD...i know my 160mm travel bike will do it but have a dh itch after a week in morzine chasing a mate on a v10C!
Freeride (or mini-DH) bikes usually have 170mm-180mm of travel both ends and slightly less full-on geometry than full DH bikes. They can be slightly lighter, but often about the same.
I prefer them for UK riding, as I don't do big features and they are usually easier to winch up hill.
Forgive me for plugging my ad, but I reckon this would be much better for BPW & FoD than a proper DH bike. And would fit you well...
http://www.pinkbike.com/buysell/2035882/
And I'd be happy to negotiate with an STWer.
Kona Coiler deluxe
888 forks could do with a recon
Fox vanilla rc rear shock good working order
180mm hydrolic disk brakes
Sundridge rims
Hope hubs
Dmr saddle
Black spire chain ring
New Maxxis minion dh tyres
Been sat for a while could do with a service.
Any questions feel free to message me.
£380
Jesus Cha****ng, you've got to warn somebody before you put p0rn like that up!
i think id struggle getting to that ballpark, may pm you though once i've got my composure back 😳
+1 on it not being a DH bike, you'll be better off on your AM bike (the coilair had 125mm travel iirc?)
I ride a large trail bike, but usually have an XL DH bike if I rent one on uplift days, give that a try too?
v666ern - MemberKona Coiler deluxe
888 forks could do with a recon
Fox vanilla rc rear shock good working order
180mm hydrolic disk brakes
Sundridge rims
Hope hubs
Dmr saddle
Black spire chain ring
New Maxxis minion dh tyres
Been sat for a while could do with a service.
Any questions feel free to message me.
£380
That'll ride like a pig. It's a short bike with a high BB, and then they've put the longest fork know to man on it. One to avoid
Glad you like it.
Drop me a line. It's not selling at that price anyway so I was gonna knock a bit off - and there are options to make it cheaper still.
And check out the reviews if you haven't already.
That'll ride like a pig. It's a short bike with a high BB, and then they've put the longest fork know to man on it. One to avoid
so it turns out to be a Kona stab after all if that helps! See told you i didnt know much!
And check out the reviews if you haven't already.
It was on my wish list along with
status
TR450
but had discounted it as its a lot of £££ if i turn out to be sh1t at it!
I had a canyon dhx in large and I'm 6"4. It was fine size wise. It was around £1700 new and there were a few second hand ones a bit under £900.
Mine was nicked in morzine and I tried a few large hire bikes. Speed and fun aren't about the bike, they are about the rider 🙂