Favorite DH bike of all time?

bradleyjreece 12/2/2015 8:11pm
12/2/2015 8:11pm
Lapierreloosely wrote:
The [img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2015/12/02/2906/s1200_p4pb3137021.jpg[/img] GT DHI has to bee one of the coolest and unique bikes, has everyone forgotten about this beast? and how pedal efficient she was...
The

GT DHI has to bee one of the coolest and unique bikes, has everyone forgotten about this beast? and how pedal efficient she was !?

My next Pick for sure would be the Iron horse sunday, closely followed by the Zerode and ...


The YETI 303 DH which Sam Blenkinsop rode to his first WC win in Schladming in 2008




I had both of those bikes!!! Of the DH bikes I ever owned, the DHi was special: light, super quiet, and very efficient.

Of bikes past, the Sunday is a bike I regret not owning. Of bikes present, the M16C is top of the list purely on the basis of aesthetics.

Good forum! Lots of great bikes. Thanks!
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kev.1n 12/2/2015 8:59pm
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Maybe not my favorite but definitely a contender for one of the most memorable bikes


shoutout to the littermag days
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dodgysam 12/2/2015 9:09pm
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My Fav of all time is the Zerode G1...any Zerode really.

But mine to be precise!




Or my mate Jonos.

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nmpearson 12/2/2015 9:45pm
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The 99 kona stab deelux(even though i bought it in 05) was so amazing to me. It just was so good. I never thought anything could be better

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not mine but its nice and its for sale! i think i might have to buy it
Jonathon Simonetti 12/3/2015 12:15am
12/3/2015 12:15am
The Val Di Sole Worlds Sunday will always be my favorite bike I can't have.



I pretty much couldn't stop staring at the 951 after it came out



And after owning a DHR I've wanted a 650b version to come out ever since. Feels so much like a Sunday, awesome all around.
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dirtman87 12/3/2015 12:25am
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The best bike ever.

Yossi_Sarusi 12/3/2015 12:39am
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best bike ever
riding it since 2006 (with own made -2 degree headset that was the first in the world)
replaced it with a DW DHR in 2013, and got back to it in 2014


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Big Bird 12/3/2015 3:11am
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BP82 wrote:
And my all time favourite Yeti DH 6 [img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2015/12/02/2900/s1200_image.jpg[/img]
And my all time favourite

Yeti DH 6



For a couple of years there was a used one of these floating around Santa Cruz that had been ridden by Urgen Beneke? I'm sorry if the spelling is off, I almost got ahold of the thing. I have no idea how he was associated with the Santa Cruz area.
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Oz_Taylor 12/3/2015 8:45am
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My Yeti DH9 back in 2003. Best DH bike I've ever owned by far and way ahead of it's time. Who else was running a super long toptube with a 63 degree head angle back then?

Seem to be a lot of Yetis on here. Maybe they should take note and release a new bike instead of teasing us with prototypes.
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91001 12/3/2015 10:46am
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Peaty's '97 Lobo



erikkellison 12/3/2015 11:13am
12/3/2015 11:13am
The bike that changed how I ride, and has made me uninterested in all other DH bikes:
Canfield Jedi.



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Pghoser 12/3/2015 12:48pm
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I always wanted one of these!

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mamath7 12/3/2015 1:15pm
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Specialized BigHit 24". To me the easiest bike ever.
And my Cannondale Claymore, this bike is amazing.
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BTPhoto 12/3/2015 2:17pm
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tyler_a wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2015/12/02/2939/s1200_Screen_Shot_2015_12_03_at_3.58.21_pm.jpg[/img] not mine but its nice and its for sale! i think i might have to buy it


not mine but its nice and its for sale! i think i might have to buy it
Our team had those but the white ones, great bikes with the moto-linkage but we broke about 10 of them. All right where the seat tube meets the upper shock mount gusset. The blue ones MAY of been the following year and had the area beefed up?
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matmattmatthew 12/3/2015 6:45pm
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I can't believe no one has posted this little gem yet...



ary-h-frman 12/4/2015 5:12am
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The bike that made dh what it is the intense m1 [img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2015/12/02/2909/s1200_a.jpg[/img]
The bike that made dh what it is the intense m1



Yeahhhhh whit his Rider S.P.
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beerdrinker 12/4/2015 9:45am
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Dear god there are some fugly bikes in this thread. I'm sure they ride like gangbusters but holy cow I'd paper bag most of these uggos before I mount up.
ary-h-frman 12/4/2015 1:49pm
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......Also my bike, in a bit of years of age will be......

Wilson DGR Carbon 2014
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tp4 12/6/2015 3:16pm
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still dig my current ride..
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The Incredible Lahar M9, the first full carbon world champs winning bike back in 2006. Still racing and loving it! Coming up 10 years old. Truly was, and still could be well before it's time.
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Lahar72 12/8/2015 12:08am
12/8/2015 12:08am
FredLikesTrikes wrote:
Not the latest and greatest, not your current bike (well, it can be). What's the raddest DH bike ever made, in your opinion? Here's mine: 2007...
Not the latest and greatest, not your current bike (well, it can be). What's the raddest DH bike ever made, in your opinion?

Here's mine: 2007 Turner DHR



That DHR, to me, was a total game changer. Aggressive angles, mega low bb, light (for the time) and pedaled really well. I know my current DH bike is "faster," lighter and more capable... but that DHR was just soooo sick.

Honorable mentions:

Honda RN01



Lahar



Pretty ugly, both in looks and what the owner of the "brand" did to his customers, but at the time this thing was all sorts of techy and fancy.

Great choices! Brooklyn and Zerode could easily join that list, maybe not as exclusive though.
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Karabuka 12/8/2015 12:16am
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I'd also agree its either M1 or Sunday, the results speak for themself!
Lapierreloosely 12/8/2015 12:34am
12/8/2015 12:34am
FredLikesTrikes wrote:
Not the latest and greatest, not your current bike (well, it can be). What's the raddest DH bike ever made, in your opinion? Here's mine: 2007...
Not the latest and greatest, not your current bike (well, it can be). What's the raddest DH bike ever made, in your opinion?

Here's mine: 2007 Turner DHR



That DHR, to me, was a total game changer. Aggressive angles, mega low bb, light (for the time) and pedaled really well. I know my current DH bike is "faster," lighter and more capable... but that DHR was just soooo sick.

Honorable mentions:

Honda RN01



Lahar



Pretty ugly, both in looks and what the owner of the "brand" did to his customers, but at the time this thing was all sorts of techy and fancy.

Lahar72 wrote:
Great choices! Brooklyn and Zerode could easily join that list, maybe not as exclusive though.
I'd love to get a ride on these, i remember watching cam cole and others ride this at nationals. Some crazy shit went down hahahaha
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Roy 12/10/2015 8:51pm
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2005 Giant DH Team. Served me well for many years.....



the_maxis_233 12/26/2015 10:01am
12/26/2015 10:01am




Best DH bikes have had for me, Giant Glory and Iron Horse Sunday.
At the moment i have a Nukeproof Mega AM 650b.

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