Are you allowed to compete in dh with a hardtail?

[Regan of Gong]

caddy on here races a Torrent with triples. He goes well- 15 footers and his frames not snapped. Ask him about it.

 

[Alec McJo]

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Jesus

Slow down Norco Boy Sam.

 

[brenno_24]

ive dont 30 foot jumps on my torrent with tripples if your landing smooth the frames not just gonna snap ....

 

[jjperko]

I think Johnny was referring to frames such as STPs etc. Torrents or any Norco from that range will handle dual crowns with ease. There are a few downhill specific hardtails (including the norco to some extent) that have geometry based around a tall fork. No one puts dual crowns on anymore though with all the new long travel sc's. I remember going to my first dh race back in the day and 90% of hardtails had dual crowns.

 

[brenno_24]

ahh ok i see what you mean if i had a choice id chuck a pair of 66 RC on a hardtail...

 

[PEELER]

whats wrong with tripples on a hardtail?

They snap!

 

[brenno_24]

Well ive got 888's on my torrent and they havent snapped ... it would be very unlikely they will just snap you would have to come short on a huge jump or over clear it by a mile for them to just snap