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8/17/2014 7:37pm
Hi, I currently ride a Giant Reign X2 with some aftermarket parts so I can (kind of) do DH. I ride mostly at Northstar and I feel the bike is not enough for what I want. I'm wondering if I should get a full on DH bike or if I should just stick with what I have. My dilemma is that I need to be able to do things besides DH, like riding around home on easy trails that are hilly. If I have to, I can ride a DH bike around here, it just has to be fairly lite for a DH bike. So, basically I'm wondering if I should get a DH bike and which one should I get? My budget isn't much (like $1700ish), but I've seen some bikes going for pretty cheap around here. Thanks in advance. (I'm not sure why the pictures came out so bad)
A shorter stem (50mm or shorter), wide low bars (can't tell how wide your bars are from the photos, 720mm or wider), beefier tyres (i recommend Specialized Butchers) and get rid of the front derailleur (unless you really need it), and possibly a head angle changing headset like from here www.workscomponents.co.uk/ to make the head angle slacker. Also you could buy a DH fork if you want but it might make the bike a bit heavy for what you want. These changes should make your bike feel a whole lot better and more comfortable on the downhill without actually having to go buy a full on DH bike. A cheap DH bike will be way to heavy to pedal round all day.
How tall are you? If you're 5'10" or shorter, removing the spacers is also solid advice.
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