Open Mold Frames An “open mold frame” is a mold which the factory owns. They can sell that frame to anyone they choose. The brands who buy these open mold frames don’t own or control the design, engineering, or material selection for the products they’re marketing. Generally, they specify the paint and logos. You’ll see some of the smaller brands with identical frames from one to the next. This is often what you’ll be getting when you select an inexpensive carbon frame or component. These might be perfectly good, and they might not be. You just don’t know. Many name-brands will purchase the molds they use and own them. That is the brand’s IP and the factory cannot sell that frame to anyone else On one build some of the sweetest Steel bikes (Carbon aswell, but thats not why we like 'em)
Cant remember if this has been up before, but its all about the pictures anycase:) http://www.mountainbikebitz.com/images/products/Evil-Uprising.jpg http://ep1.pinkbike.org/p4pb9319115/p4pb9319115.jpg
Lucky that you are able to buy a decent bike to go to collage! Not like us, having to go cheap for when it gets stolen. But agree with 1st reply, see what goes for what, once that side. As for when you actually find out you need a bike, I would go something reliable, that doesn't need too much maintenance. Like singlespeed of internal gear bikes (rear hub as internal gears)
Think that sound is normal, when I hold my front break and move my bike foward and back ward, you hear a sound sort of like a "loose headset", this is the movement of the two materials in the rotor, which makes that ta-ta. Movement shown here in this diagram: http://www.hopetech.com/webtop/modules/_repository/documents/Technicalnotediscs(2).pdf
Haven't ridden long stems since my trials days, but if I were to invest in stem now, would be renthal. Stems are one of those components, which all of them will work and you wont break them, so it all comes down to personal choice and how much you want to spend. Nukeproof warhead stem, also pretty good, but cant say it will be any better than the FUNN
For wheelsets, I only like one Brand, Spank, love them and they cater for almost any riding style. http://www.spank-ind.com/ For hubs, most brands are good, I personally like nukeproof generators, but depends how hard you are going to ride
easily do-able with patience, and not to finicky about parts. my build was round R10k (Without new Lyrik and Hope M4's) What I did was buy a Dirt jump bike (usually insanely cheap), and replace the frame with full sus frame. My build was from giant STP to intense. From this (R3400) To this (R3400 +R4500 frame - R900 (selling STP frame) = R7000 What I ride at the moment (R7000 + R5500 (Hopes) + R3800 (Lyrik) = R16300)
That santa cruz looks awesome and would work, maybe ask your friend to bring a drive train and fork with as well, to save on some costs and doesn't take to much space, concealing it with bike.. (Maybe also look at Intense tracer, but im biased towards Intense, haha) For wheel size, that's whatever you want. I ride 26", but I have no experience with other wheels sizes.
Tried doing some work up in Eden, but will have to wait for forestry to finish up, as there cutting down, is closing/destroying everything. But, I'm not complaining, if it wasn't for them, we wouldn't have spots to ride.
Just check on survey, you cant just type in only reason on "other", it doesn't accept, so perhaps add an "other" option to the answers, not just the "other" block
Also this one: Mx helmets are made for high speed motocross racing and therefore are designed to protect the head from high speed crashes. To do this they use harder/denser internals which dont absorb much impact at slower speeds so wont offer tonnes of protection at low speed crashes. MTB helmets use the softer/less dense internals that protect really well at slower speeds but offer a lot less protection at really high speeds
No, think MX lid is over kill and much more heavy. My MTB FF is under 1kg, 2/3 of a lightweigt MX helmet. pretty big diff to your MX, and less padding and narrower, I think
Soos die ouens deesdae op die veld lê en huil, lyk my rugby gaan ook sokker se kant toe. Eg. Dagg wat op die grond lê en huil soos baba na habana hom vas gehardloop het.
