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Slopestyle bikes

towner

Vital MTB member towner

Posts: 17

Joined: 8/30/2009

Location: Smithtown, NY USA

1/23/2010 1:27 PM

Should I get a haro porter, kona stinky, or something else and not to be mean, just say a little about your experience so I can trust your opinion

Leete

Vital MTB member Leete

Posts: 13

Joined: 8/8/2009

Location: AUS

1/23/2010 2:09 PM

Transition go alright. Like i sued to have a transition double which was good for real big dirt and also like slope-style but i didn't use it enough even though it was set up the same as my hard-tail which was really good at the time.

Im riding only hard-tails now. But black market bikes just released the killswitch which has 4 inches of travel and is supposed to feel like a hardtail and it looks really go if you like black haha.

But both of them are a bit more on the pricey side and only come as frames so you can build it up how ever you want

towner

Vital MTB member towner

Posts: 17

Joined: 8/30/2009

Location: Smithtown, NY USA

1/23/2010 2:49 PM

yea i love the kill switch but i dont wanna build up a bike cause I'll spend all my money, i was lookin at the transition bottle rocket too and that was pretty sik, thanks for ur opinion

303mtb

Vital MTB member 303mtb

Posts: 57

Joined: 8/1/2009

Location: Littleton, CO USA

1/23/2010 3:20 PM

how much travel do u want

Simcik

Vital MTB member Simcik

Posts: 204

Joined: 8/1/2009

Location: Boulder, CO USA

1/23/2010 3:39 PM

The stinky is a bit on the long travel side for legitimate slopestyle contests. What kind of riding are you looking to do? If you want a full blown contest ready slopestyle bike, the Porter, Transition Double, Killswitch and a lot of other bikes are out there. If you want a Kona, the Bass is pretty cool too

If you want something like an Intense slopestyle, basically a 6 inch freeride bike, look into that, the transition bottlerocket, santa cruz bullit, or the Kona.

mgolland45

Vital MTB member mgolland45

Posts: 56

Joined: 9/13/2009

Location: Winchester, MA USA

1/23/2010 4:15 PM

jamis parker is good, too, different geo more for gate racing but it works for a short travel freeride bike

towner

Vital MTB member towner

Posts: 17

Joined: 8/30/2009

Location: Smithtown, NY USA

1/23/2010 4:22 PM

i think im gonna get the porter, great components and the price isnt bad, i wud get the bm killswitch but its not a complete, I think i c what u mean about the kona havin too much travel and I mostly do dj, but i want somethin that can handle a mountain when i go, does anyone have a porter that can say anything about it?

CJPerry

Vital MTB member CJPerry

Posts: 20

Joined: 1/5/2010

Location: N/A, SWE

1/23/2010 4:27 PM

I would recommend the kona bass, I used to have a kona cowan DS a few years back which I used for slopestyle, dirt jumping and also alot of street/park riding. You can run gears or single speed, The frames are really light, my build was around 14kg and built purely for strength not low weight.

Hope this was usefull and good luck finding a sweet ride.

303mtb

Vital MTB member 303mtb

Posts: 57

Joined: 8/1/2009

Location: Littleton, CO USA

1/23/2010 4:30 PM

if u want a 7inch travel i like my big hit 3 i can do a few trick on it and its great for those rocky trails

bikers edge

Vital MTB member bikers edge

Posts: 16

Joined: 1/10/2010

Location: Peoria, AZ USA

1/23/2010 5:29 PM

PORTER lol

spankthewan

Vital MTB member spankthewan

Posts: 117

Joined: 8/25/2009

Location: Glendale, CA USA

1/25/2010 7:58 PM
Edited Date/Time: 10/4/2011 5:10 PM

Ass Ass Ass

ryan_daugherty

Vital MTB member ryan_daugherty

Posts: 41

Joined: 8/1/2009

Location: Woodburn, OR USA

1/29/2010 7:51 PM

spankthewan wrote: check this:


http://www.jensonusa.com/...+Bike10.aspx?sc=FRGL


and a vid here:
http://www.vitalmtb.com/videos/member/antoine-dubourgnon,906/adubourgnon,1046

killer deal - great starter bike for sure.

I'm Slow

spankthewan

Vital MTB member spankthewan

Posts: 117

Joined: 8/25/2009

Location: Glendale, CA USA

1/29/2010 11:47 PM

spankthewan wrote: check this:


http://www.jensonusa.com/...+Bike10.aspx?sc=FRGL


and a vid here:
http://www.vitalmtb.com/videos/member/antoine-dubourgnon,906/adubourgnon,1046

ryan_daugherty wrote: killer deal - great starter bike for sure.

I know, and the fact that you can change it from a short-travel slopestyle bike to a full-on long-travel DH rig in a matter of minutes is badass. I see nothing but good reviews everywhere. Definitely my next bike + a few key upgrades.

Ass Ass Ass

stef2994

Vital MTB member stef2994

Posts: 1

Joined: 10/14/2010

Location: N/A, USA

12/22/2010 2:44 PM

dobermann le pink is a sick slopestyle bike

That-Norco-Dude

Vital MTB member That-Norco-Dude

Posts: 29

Joined: 11/10/2010

Location: Fairmont, WV USA

1/6/2011 12:20 PM

Transition Bottle Rocket with a fox 36 or a Lyric... can do everything on it... heavy duty nough for free ride but light enough for dj somewhat...
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