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Colorado Springs, CO, USA
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12/16/2014 10:12pm
Hey guys I'm looking into buying a downhill bike and I have been pretty interested in the Airborne Toxin as it is a good price (http://www.airbornebicycles.com/products/138-airborne-toxin-complete-bi…). I have been riding a hardtail thats a little too small for me for a while, and Im looking to upgrade. I would like to upgrade to a full suspension bike.The problem is I am 6'4'' but skinny and the bike only goes up to an 18'' frame. Ive seen other companies with downhill bikes with a little bigger of a frame but they are pretty expensive. I would use the bike for parks, but also some trail riding too, so Ill probably put a smaller chain ring on it to make climbing easier if needed. I am sure there are some modifications I can do to make it more "tall" friendly, but in your opinion do you think I would be too tall for a DH bike? If so, do you have any recommendations for me.
In fact it oftens drags in the ground when attached to the gondola cabins here in Queenstown (taco'ed wheel because of that the other day).. I'm 6'2", but the front end is enormous, a 6'5" rider could ride this thing comfortably.
Giant geo chart
http://www.jensonusa.com/!bqUmLLwuexvm9IJPiIyMvg!/GT-Bikes-Fury-Elite-B…
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