I'm still scrounging for a new frame to replace my cracking and failing Jekyll. Anyone out there have any insight into Joker frames? They seam a bit cheaper than the Id/RFX/la bruja ones I've been drooling over. I've sorta resigned myself to save the $500 clams and stick with a single pivot. Is a 4-bar really worth it? I'm looking for a hard use trail bike that I can beat the [censored] out of with the occasional drops and DH runs. I don't care about weight, I just want something that doesn't break.
I'm still scrounging for a new frame to replace my cracking and failing Jekyll. Anyone out there have any insight into Joker frames? They seam a bit cheaper than the Id/RFX/la bruja ones I've been drooling over. I've sorta resigned myself to save the $500 clams and stick with a single pivot. Is a 4-bar really worth it? I'm looking for a hard use trail bike that I can beat the [censored] out of with the occasional drops and DH runs. I don't care about weight, I just want something that doesn't break.
TIA, Bruce
I had one about a year ago on loan from a friend. It was a pretty sweet ride. Ellsworth makes some good machines. It was very solid and good on moderate climbs. Downhills were a blast. I found that it didn't bob all that much either. Makes a good trailbike/freeride rig.
Not as efficient as a XC or Singlespeed though, but it doesn't sound like that's what your after anyway.
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I'm still scrounging for a new frame to replace my cracking and failing Jekyll. Anyone out there have any insight into Joker frames? They seam a bit cheaper than the Id/RFX/la bruja ones I've been drooling over. I've sorta resigned myself to save the $500 clams and stick with a single pivot. Is a 4-bar really worth it? I'm looking for a hard use trail bike that I can beat the [censored] out of with the occasional drops and DH runs. I don't care about weight, I just want something that doesn't break.
Anyone out there have any insight into Joker frames?
I've been riding an Isis for about two years now (actually two Isis's... because the first one broke).
I like the bike a lot. Rides like it's on rails.
But I wouldn't get one from anybody except somebody that would go to bat for you in case of a warranty situation. I went through dealing direct with Ellsworth and it was not a happy experience. Found out later that SpeedGoat (where I got the frame) would have done the whole thing for me...my mistake... ----------------------- PeteCresswell
I'm still scrounging for a new frame to replace my cracking and failing Jekyll. Anyone out there have any insight into Joker frames? They seam a bit cheaper than the Id/RFX/la bruja ones I've been drooling over. I've sorta resigned myself to save the $500 clams and stick with a single pivot. Is a 4-bar really worth it? I'm looking for a hard use trail bike that I can beat the [censored] out of with the occasional drops and DH runs. I don't care about weight, I just want something that doesn't break.
TIA, Bruce
I had one about a year ago on loan from a friend. It was a pretty sweet ride. Ellsworth makes some good machines. It was very solid and good on moderate climbs. Downhills were a blast. I found that it didn't bob all that much either. Makes a good trailbike/freeride rig.
You know nothing, yet put on airs that you do. How pathetic.
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Not as efficient as a XC or Singlespeed though, but it doesn't sound like that's what your after anyway.
Efficiency is for corporate puppet lameos, all others just ride.
I'm still scrounging for a new frame to replace my cracking and
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Jekyll. Anyone out there have any insight into Joker frames? They seam a bit cheaper than the Id/RFX/la bruja ones I've been drooling over. I've sorta resigned myself to save the $500 clams and stick with a
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pivot. Is a 4-bar really worth it? I'm looking for a hard use trail bike that I can beat the [censored] out of
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the occasional drops and DH runs. I don't care about weight, I just want something that doesn't break.
TIA, Bruce
I had one about a year ago on loan from a friend. It was a pretty sweet ride. Ellsworth makes some good machines. It was very solid and good on moderate climbs. Downhills were a blast. I found that it didn't bob all
that
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much either. Makes a good trailbike/freeride rig.
You know nothing, yet put on airs that you do. How pathetic.
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Not as efficient as a XC or Singlespeed though, but it doesn't sound
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that's what your after anyway.
Efficiency is for corporate puppet lameos, all others just ride.
"..::TBF::.." <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]... | | | -- | members.rogers.comtheblackfoxxOpen ↗ "JD" <[email hidden]> wrote in message | "]news:[email hidden]... | > "..::TBF::.." <[email hidden]> wrote in message | news:<[email hidden]>... | > > -- | > > members.rogers.comtheblackfoxxOpen ↗ "bruce edge" <[email hidden]> wrote in message | > > "]news:[email hidden]... | > > > I'm still scrounging for a new frame to replace my cracking and | failing | > > > Jekyll. Anyone out there have any insight into Joker frames? They seam a bit cheaper than | > > > the Id/RFX/la bruja ones I've been drooling over. I've sorta resigned myself to save the | > > > $500 clams and stick with a | single | > > > pivot. Is a 4-bar really worth it? I'm looking for a hard use trail bike that I can beat the | > > > [censored] out of | with | > > > the occasional drops and DH runs. I don't care about weight, I just want something that | > > > doesn't break. | > > > | > > > TIA, Bruce | > > | > > I had one about a year ago on loan from a friend. It was a pretty sweet | > > ride. Ellsworth makes some good machines. It was very solid and good on | > > moderate climbs. Downhills were a blast. I found that it didn't bob all | that | > > much either. Makes a good trailbike/freeride rig. | > | > You know nothing, yet put on airs that you do. How pathetic. | > | > > Not as efficient as a XC or Singlespeed though, but it doesn't sound | like | > > that's what your after anyway. | > | > Efficiency is for corporate puppet lameos, all others just ride. | > | > JD | | Whatever hippie, go sniff another paint can | lol, I draw your attention back to "is paint thinner any good"