hardtail or duel?

[fish]

im looking for a first bike, i have 2000. i like dh more then jumping and drops. i dont know because hardtails are cheaper but duels are more.....well.....have more suspension. i might be buying a 2003 norco atomik of a friend for 1800..am i making a mistake? if you have any susgestions can you name the bike you think might be good? thx...

 

[Avanti_Racing]

Wrong forum buddy, either in parst n stuff or general mtb discussion i think it is, and no, no mistake but still, W0000000 im full of nergy

 

[peachy]

for $1800 an atomic would be a great bike to build up. don't they retial for like $2800, thats $1000 off. a bike like this would be way better for downhill than a hardtail imo

 

[fastrider gus]

are you buying charlie's bike? or his little bro's?
either way, an atomic is a great 1st bike!! especially if its either of these 2 guys bikes, 'cos they are in awesome shape.
go for it dude..

 

[fish]

im buying his charlie's little bro's bike and he is getting charlies bike

 

[fish]

thanks for ur opinion guys im definetly getting the norco after all

 

[S.]

I had an Atomik as a first DH bike, it rocked.

 

[thehorrorohthehorror]

duels are always fun..... have at thou evil doer



oh you mean dual.... oh :mrgreen:

 

[matty_2004]

Duallys aren't very good for first bikes but if your basicly doing downhill only than go for it i guess..

 

[CHEWY]

if i could go back and do it again, i woulda got a HT first... and now that ive got one, im never getting a dually again

 

[AirDog]

what u meen chewy ya stinky rocks (now :lol: ) na i started on a ht and its better to learn on.

 

[gorno]

get a hardtail

 

[finny_447]

go the hardtail you can get them with better components then a dually getting a $2000 hardtail will be much stonger/better the a $2000 duel

 

[naz]

hardtail for 2000$ you could get a awesome 04 bike
there to to start on because u learn how to handle a bike better, they teach u style rather than goin big n knowing u got suspension to save ur ass, i made the mistake of gettin a stinky back in 01' thinkin' OHH it has suspension'...start of the year i got a one25, started ridin it felt like a total retard, then pretty much learnt to ride again, doin stair gaps, drops, dj'in got back on my stinky n rode it so much better....
haha late night jubberish...
but hardtails do teach the basics, duals are just there so u can be sloppy n still survive

 

[Amos]

Sounds like reasonable logic guys... i bought a p3 at the start of last year, which was pretty much my first decent bike. I'm pretty damn happy with it and have been racing DH's with it. Only been racing sub-sport, but doin ok against about 15 other friggin bighits.
It's sweet to race biker X too!!!
I reckon go for the hardtail too... you can get sweet ht's for that price and like already mentioned it'll be sweet for your skills and then later if you get on a dually you'll kick arse. Just my opinion but!!!

 

[sxereturn]

Hardtail. Learn to ride it properly, then when you get a bit of cash together, buy a decent DH bike.

 

[LTR]

if i could go back and do it again, i woulda got a HT first... and now that ive got one, im NEVER getting a dually again

never?? :shock:

why?? :shock:

cant you have 2 bikes?? :shock:

tell me you dont want an intense M1.... :wink: