The Downhill Thread

[DownhillingKing]

Well I have been riding around on a santa cruz lt carbon with the XX group set and it nice having a light bike and 240g more is alot of weight in the wheels.

[Capricorn]

so you reckon Jrussel: that DHK actually wants to go slower??

[jrussell]

Yeah I think hes boxxer cant handle all that speed, also if the wheels are too heavy, they could pull the stantions right out of the boxxer!

[jrussell]

[DownhillingKing]

no more weight plus gravity = more rolling resistance = less speed, also leaves you with less control which leads to Jason rapped around a tree. . .again 

 

[Capricorn]

ouch! talk about a body slam

[jrussell]

Murray:

Funn Decenders, Dont have to change any hubs. R3000

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=16488

 

Mavic Deetraks, you want the second option (out of stock) R3300

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=30819

[DownhillingKing]

so you reckon Jrussel: that DHK actually wants to go slower??

Of course so you guys can keep up with me. Sorry but Jason what does Andrew Neethling and Minnaar race with Boxxer

[jrussell]

Murray you should worry more about air resistance than rolling resistance, (IE dont worry about rolling resistance) the friction change in 240g is nowhere near noticable, plus we always accelarating on a DH trail basicly, you might notice the rolling resistance a little if you were to go on a perfectly flat 100m stretch of tar road where 240g might stop you 5meters earlier......Ive only hit a tree once cause i took a jump sque

[jrussell]

so you reckon Jrussel: that DHK actually wants to go slower??

Of course so you guys can keep up with me. Sorry but Jason what does Andrew Neethling and Minnaar race with Boxxer

 

im just kidding

[DownhillingKing]

I think I will go for these but swop out the rear hub with the hope one

[DownhillingKing]

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[jrussell]

Can i buy your tomorrow then>?

[DownhillingKing]

Ja

[jrussell]

R1300?

[jrussell]

The Nitrous is back

 

Thanks Cap and DHK