im kinda a noob can someone explain....

[joelly]

I use to be into mountain biking and had a norco bigfoot.I mainly did fire trails and single track,didnt do much real downhill.A friend of mine has a specialised pitch and im after something much the same.I like downhill and need a good DH bike,are there different types of DH bikes.Im looking for something that i can use on downhill stuff but can also ride to work without to much trouble,what am i looking for,
thanks

 

[PSYCHO-T]

Gday mate there is a huge range of downhill bikes
if you do a search you can find what your looking for,
do you have a price range? that can give us an idea of how much you want to send and what you can get.

 

[joelly]

my price range is around 2000,so a was thinking a second hand bike,the reason i asked about the different types of DH bikes is that some look only for DH and others are a bit more across country friendly for that price range any ideas on a good bike also how are spring shocks different to other shocks

 

[ben_rides_a_bike]

norco atmoik. where abouts are you from?

 

[greenridr]

If you're looking for a bike that's comfortable for both reasonable downhill riding and riding to work, you're probably better off looking into the "all mountain" category of bikes. Dedicated DH bikes are exactly that, whereas the current crop of "all mountain" bikes offered by most manufacturers these days are both relatively efficient pedalers that won't through you over the bars or twitch itself down the hill like a cross country bike will.

 

[Cooch]

The perfect bike for you is a 2nd hand Kona Coiler or Kona Stinky with a dual chain ring setup! You can ride them to work and then downhill on them.

 

[joelly]

norco atmoik. where abouts are you from, im from sydney,iv looked at the norco atomik, is the specialised pitch an example of an all mountain bike,a mate of mine has one and it handles most reasonable down hill all right and can be taken on the road