Spesh or Giant??????????????????
- Thread starter Scully
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Turley covered it, but to sum it up - if your primarily racing DH, get the comp. If your doing more beating, hucking, whatever - the expert would be a better choice.
Also, hate to diss the new SPV forks, but your going to get WAY longer service intervals on the marzocchi. The marz has stronger internals, better seals, and won't need servicing for ages. They also feel pretty darn good when setup right. On the other side of the coin, SPV is superior damping technology, and is likely going to feel better. And if you don't mind rebuilding the fork once in a while, and taking care of it - it should work great anyway.
The bighit has a much stronger frame, and a better design too. But it serves a different purpose. A bighit can be raced fine, but I think a DH comp's gonna feel a whole lot better on the track - it's made for it.
If you don't weigh much, then the giant is probably your best bet regardless. Short and sweet, the giant has better gear on it than the speshy for the buck.
oh, and please don't pay $4500 for those bikes. Someone here is picking up a BH expert for 3800, and i'm pretty sure the giant could be had at near that too. Shop around and bargain.
Good luck and have fun with whichever you get
Also, hate to diss the new SPV forks, but your going to get WAY longer service intervals on the marzocchi. The marz has stronger internals, better seals, and won't need servicing for ages. They also feel pretty darn good when setup right. On the other side of the coin, SPV is superior damping technology, and is likely going to feel better. And if you don't mind rebuilding the fork once in a while, and taking care of it - it should work great anyway.
The bighit has a much stronger frame, and a better design too. But it serves a different purpose. A bighit can be raced fine, but I think a DH comp's gonna feel a whole lot better on the track - it's made for it.
If you don't weigh much, then the giant is probably your best bet regardless. Short and sweet, the giant has better gear on it than the speshy for the buck.
oh, and please don't pay $4500 for those bikes. Someone here is picking up a BH expert for 3800, and i'm pretty sure the giant could be had at near that too. Shop around and bargain.
Good luck and have fun with whichever you get
peachy
Ripe 'n ready!
funny u ask that question Scully, i'm in the EXACT same boat as u!!!
the giant dh comp has much better components, i mean they have all easton parts pretty much and a 6 way and sliders whilst the big hit has jr t's and a 4 way.
sure u can say darren does 360 drops on the big hit, but the giant frame is race proven. don't some people ride the freeride comp with the giant dh?
anywho i came to the conclusion that i'll get whatever is around, i'll be buying around feb-march and one of those two will be sold out, so i'll take the one thats not :lol:
good luck, post up a review of whatever u buy we'd be interested in a read
the giant dh comp has much better components, i mean they have all easton parts pretty much and a 6 way and sliders whilst the big hit has jr t's and a 4 way.
sure u can say darren does 360 drops on the big hit, but the giant frame is race proven. don't some people ride the freeride comp with the giant dh?
anywho i came to the conclusion that i'll get whatever is around, i'll be buying around feb-march and one of those two will be sold out, so i'll take the one thats not :lol:
good luck, post up a review of whatever u buy we'd be interested in a read
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