Jump to content

Downhill Mountain Biking Thread? Downhill Mountain Biking Thread

Hank_Tech
 Share
Posted

Probably won't be that popular, but lets get a DH MTB thread started! What's everyone else riding out there? Or we can talk about our dreams of going to Whistler!

 

Here's my first rig to rescue me from Joey status:p5pb10685378.jpg2012 Kona Operator- 200mm Boxxer RC, Fox VAN RC, Zee rear mech with upgraded 9spd cassette, Code brakes, changed stem to direct mount.

What is everyone else riding?

| CPU: i7 4770k 4.3GHz | MOBO: GIGABYTE Z87 HD3 | RAM: 8GB A-Data XPG V1 | GPU: EVGA GTX 780 FTW | PSU: Corsair CS750M | Storage: A-Data SP900 256GB SSD+WD Black 3TB+Hitachi 250GB HDD | Cooling: Corsair H100i | Networking: Rosewill N900 PCE WiFi Adapter | OS: Windows 10 Pro+Mac OS 10.10 Yosemite | Case: NZXT H440 |

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

I don't downhill mountain bike. I do road though. Have a Scott Foil 40. 

Please quote/tag ( Found by typing @DarrenP) In all posts directed at me. I do not check my current content. 


Intel Core i7-4790K - Gigabyte Z97X-UD5H-BK - 16GB Corsair Vengeance Pro 1866Mhz - EVGA GTX 980 - 256GB MX100 - 2TB WD RED - 900D - H100I - Corsair HX1050 - DNS 320L 2x2TB Seagate Barracuda 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

not many mountains in Texas but I ride this machine. 

Specialized_Hard_5118b60408386.jpg

CM Storm Switch Tester MOD (In-Progress) - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/409147-cm-storm-switch-tester-macro-mod/


       Ammo Can Speaker 02 (Completed) - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/283826-ammo-can-speakers-02/       A/B Switch V 0.5 (Completed) - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/362417-ab-switch-v0


     Build 01 - The Life of a Prodigy -  http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/13103-build-01-the-life-of-a-prodigy/             Build 02 - Silent Server 3000 - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/116670-build-02-silent-server-3000/

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author

I don't downhill mountain bike. I do road though. Have a Scott Foil 40. 

I see a bunch of people riding around my town with those. And I died at your profile pic

| CPU: i7 4770k 4.3GHz | MOBO: GIGABYTE Z87 HD3 | RAM: 8GB A-Data XPG V1 | GPU: EVGA GTX 780 FTW | PSU: Corsair CS750M | Storage: A-Data SP900 256GB SSD+WD Black 3TB+Hitachi 250GB HDD | Cooling: Corsair H100i | Networking: Rosewill N900 PCE WiFi Adapter | OS: Windows 10 Pro+Mac OS 10.10 Yosemite | Case: NZXT H440 |

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

It makes me wonder, how much torque do you actually lose with a dual suspension bike?

 

I've never ridden a fixie or a bike without shocks on both wheels. 

Error: 410

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author

It makes me wonder, how much torque do you actually lose with a dual suspension bike?

 

I've never ridden a fixie or a bike without shocks on both wheels. 

Well it all depends. If you are comparing a bike like mine to Darren's, a lot. I tried doing a short 10 mile road ride on the bike I posted above, and I was tired out pretty quickly. When you have 8 inches of suspension though, that is 8 inches of VERY loose, plush suspension. So it is a bit exaggerated and absorbs a lot more than a "normal" dual suspension bike. But it really does depend on a bunch of different factors (gearing setup, suspension setup, rider weight, etc.). But no matter what, there is a difference between full suspension, hardtail (only suspension in the front), and rigid.

| CPU: i7 4770k 4.3GHz | MOBO: GIGABYTE Z87 HD3 | RAM: 8GB A-Data XPG V1 | GPU: EVGA GTX 780 FTW | PSU: Corsair CS750M | Storage: A-Data SP900 256GB SSD+WD Black 3TB+Hitachi 250GB HDD | Cooling: Corsair H100i | Networking: Rosewill N900 PCE WiFi Adapter | OS: Windows 10 Pro+Mac OS 10.10 Yosemite | Case: NZXT H440 |

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

not many mountains in Texas but I ride this machine. 

Specialized_Hard_5118b60408386.jpg

What city are you in? I like in Texas too.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Before I moved to the desert I was really big into trail biking and downhill biking with my friends, when I turned 14 I recieved a Specialized Epic Expert Carbon 29, from my grandparents, aunt, uncle, and my parents. Along with $500 of my own money, but I sold it before we moved. I really want to get a nice mountain bike for the winter months here

 
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Had to sell my bike to pay for other hobbies... ;_;

 

ZYrwAYy.jpg

Laptop Lenovo Thinkpad X220 - CPU: i5 2420m - RAM: 8gb - SSD: Samsung 830 - IPS screen Peripherals Monitor: Dell U2713HM - KB: Ducky shine w/PBT (MX Blue) - Mouse: Corsair M60

Audio Beyerdynamic DT990pro headphones - Audioengine D1 DAC/AMP - Swan D1080-IV speakers

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author

 

Before I moved to the desert I was really big into trail biking and downhill biking with my friends, when I turned 14 I recieved a Specialized Epic Expert Carbon 29, from my grandparents, aunt, uncle, and my parents. Along with $500 of my own money, but I sold it before we moved. I really want to get a nice mountain bike for the winter months here

 

 

I couldn't imagine selling any of my bikes... Sucks to hear that

| CPU: i7 4770k 4.3GHz | MOBO: GIGABYTE Z87 HD3 | RAM: 8GB A-Data XPG V1 | GPU: EVGA GTX 780 FTW | PSU: Corsair CS750M | Storage: A-Data SP900 256GB SSD+WD Black 3TB+Hitachi 250GB HDD | Cooling: Corsair H100i | Networking: Rosewill N900 PCE WiFi Adapter | OS: Windows 10 Pro+Mac OS 10.10 Yosemite | Case: NZXT H440 |

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author

Had to sell my bike to pay for other hobbies... ;_;

 

ZYrwAYy.jpg

It's hard trying to pay for custom PC building and biking ;~; Maybe we should pick up one last expensive hobby, and try and make money off it...

| CPU: i7 4770k 4.3GHz | MOBO: GIGABYTE Z87 HD3 | RAM: 8GB A-Data XPG V1 | GPU: EVGA GTX 780 FTW | PSU: Corsair CS750M | Storage: A-Data SP900 256GB SSD+WD Black 3TB+Hitachi 250GB HDD | Cooling: Corsair H100i | Networking: Rosewill N900 PCE WiFi Adapter | OS: Windows 10 Pro+Mac OS 10.10 Yosemite | Case: NZXT H440 |

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

I couldn't imagine selling any of my bikes... Sucks to hear that

It really did suck, but I am looking to get a specialized carve pro in around 2 years, I love biking but as of now I don't have the time or money

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

I've never had a chance to do down hill mountain biking but I'm a fan of all cycling so I would really like to one day. Here is a shitty pic of my freestyle bmx bike though.

 

tumblr_n4bbf3OLC81qjmvkwo1_500.jpg

Sky Pollution | i5 3570k @4.8Ghz | MSi z77a g45 | MSi GTX 770 Gaming 2gb | Samsung 840 Evo 250gb, Samsung OEM 500gb HDD | Corsair CX750m | Corsair 760t White Edition |
Corsair M95 | SuperLux 668b's | Logitech C615 | ViewSonic VX2250wm | Random OEM keyboard until I rage break it and grab another random OEM keyboard from my pile.
Build Log: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/186413-sky-pollution-my-white-760t-build-rebuildupgrade/

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

It's hard trying to pay for custom PC building and biking ;~; Maybe we should pick up one last expensive hobby, and try and make money off it...

 

Actually it was to pay for on of these... :P I sold my desktop too...

 

IMG_3853.JPG

 

Laptop Lenovo Thinkpad X220 - CPU: i5 2420m - RAM: 8gb - SSD: Samsung 830 - IPS screen Peripherals Monitor: Dell U2713HM - KB: Ducky shine w/PBT (MX Blue) - Mouse: Corsair M60

Audio Beyerdynamic DT990pro headphones - Audioengine D1 DAC/AMP - Swan D1080-IV speakers

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

-600-height-pb256__1_.jpg

 

The 26in variant though.

“The value of a college education is not the learning of many facts but the training of the mind to think”

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

I've spent entirely too much money on mountain bikes over the years, but hey...they're great fun!

These days I find I'm leaning more towards 6" all mountain rigs than all out DH rigs. I like earning my descent.

I think next year I'll be building up a beast of a machine. Probably another Knolly.

CPU: Ryzen 9 5900 Cooler: EVGA CLC280 Motherboard: Gigabyte B550i Pro AX RAM: Kingston Hyper X 32GB 3200mhz

Storage: WD 750 SE 500GB, WD 730 SE 1TB GPU: EVGA RTX 3070 Ti PSU: Corsair SF750 Case: Streacom DA2

Monitor: LG 27GL83B Mouse: Razer Basilisk V2 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red Speakers: Mackie CR5BT

 

MiniPC - Sold for $100 Profit

Spoiler

CPU: Intel i3 4160 Cooler: Integrated Motherboard: Integrated

RAM: G.Skill RipJaws 16GB DDR3 Storage: Transcend MSA370 128GB GPU: Intel 4400 Graphics

PSU: Integrated Case: Shuttle XPC Slim

Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

Budget Rig 1 - Sold For $750 Profit

Spoiler

CPU: Intel i5 7600k Cooler: CryOrig H7 Motherboard: MSI Z270 M5

RAM: Crucial LPX 16GB DDR4 Storage: Intel S3510 800GB GPU: Nvidia GTX 980

PSU: Corsair CX650M Case: EVGA DG73

Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

OG Gaming Rig - Gone

Spoiler

 

CPU: Intel i5 4690k Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 Motherboard: MSI Z97i AC ITX

RAM: Crucial Ballistix 16GB DDR3 Storage: Kingston Fury 240GB GPU: Asus Strix GTX 970

PSU: Thermaltake TR2 Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX

Monitor: Dell P2214H x2 Mouse: Logitech MX Master Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author

I've spent entirely too much money on mountain bikes over the years, but hey...they're great fun!

These days I find I'm leaning more towards 6" all mountain rigs than all out DH rigs. I like earning my descent.

I think next year I'll be building up a beast of a machine. Probably another Knolly.

Sweet dude, I love Knollys. I am more of a DH rider though cuz I just like the downhill. If I wanna ride uphill then I do cross country ;)

| CPU: i7 4770k 4.3GHz | MOBO: GIGABYTE Z87 HD3 | RAM: 8GB A-Data XPG V1 | GPU: EVGA GTX 780 FTW | PSU: Corsair CS750M | Storage: A-Data SP900 256GB SSD+WD Black 3TB+Hitachi 250GB HDD | Cooling: Corsair H100i | Networking: Rosewill N900 PCE WiFi Adapter | OS: Windows 10 Pro+Mac OS 10.10 Yosemite | Case: NZXT H440 |

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
  • 4 weeks later...
Posted

5JfvOmK.jpg

 

Here is my bike. Great for the North Shore and Whistler, which was a gong show opening day last Friday.

Asus Sabertooth Z77, Intel 3770K 4.6GHz @ 1.33V, EVGA GTX670, Corsair Vengeance 16GB RAM, and Corsair 800D

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing Off Topic

×