Converting a Ride

"Sir Ride-A-Lot" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Has anyone ever tried to convert a DH / Slalom bike to XC? I'm talking taking an Intense Tazer and
putting nice big cogs on the front (going from

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to 2) and rear, raising the seat as high as I can manage, cutting the

bounce

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in the shocks significantly, and anything else I can think of. Has anyine done this? What were
your results. If I can just get the gears right,

it's

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a nice light bike. There's just not enough DH in my area to get enough

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out of the current configuration.

I'll trade you a '96 Marin Eldridge Grade XC bike for it. 2 nice big cogs on the front (plus
granny). Large frame so the seat's pretty damn high and since it's a hardtail it cuts down on the
bounce. Much lighter than the Tazer too.

Mike - how's that for a conversion.

"Sir Ride-A-Lot" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Has anyone ever tried to convert a DH / Slalom bike to XC? I'm talking taking an Intense Tazer and
putting nice big cogs on the front (going from

1

Quoted message said:

to 2) and rear, raising the seat as high as I can manage, cutting the

bounce

Quoted message said:

in the shocks significantly, and anything else I can think of. Has anyine done this? What were
your results. If I can just get the gears right,

it's

Quoted message said:

a nice light bike. There's just not enough DH in my area to get enough

use

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out of the current configuration.

I'm sure you can convert it. My Orange MsIsle is a Slalom/Jumps frame but I use it for XC. Main
problems I've encountered is that the bike would not handle as well as an XC bike over good/tough XC
terrain. My Orange especially sucks at climbing, I use more energy climbing on it than on my SS.
However, its great on descents, very agile.

But I still love my Orange cus it looks so gorgeous.

bloocow - one to pose, one to ride.

Yeh, most DH/Slalom bikes are pretty to look at but can't climb a hill of beans. I won't have to
worry about that though. The highest hill here is about 100'. Everything else is flat with lots of
roots and ruts. Not too many rocks, either.

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"Sir Ride-A-Lot" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Has anyone ever tried to convert a DH / Slalom bike to XC? I'm talking taking an Intense Tazer
and putting nice big cogs on the front (going

from

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1

Quoted message said:

to 2) and rear, raising the seat as high as I can manage, cutting the

bounce

Quoted message said:

in the shocks significantly, and anything else I can think of. Has

anyine

Quoted message said:

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done this? What were your results. If I can just get the gears right,

it's

Quoted message said:

a nice light bike. There's just not enough DH in my area to get enough

use

Quoted message said:

out of the current configuration.

I'm sure you can convert it. My Orange MsIsle is a Slalom/Jumps frame but

I

Quoted message said:

use it for XC. Main problems I've encountered is that the bike would not handle as well as an XC
bike over good/tough XC terrain. My Orange especially sucks at climbing, I use more energy
climbing on it than on my SS. However, its great on descents, very agile.

But I still love my Orange cus it looks so gorgeous.

bloocow - one to pose, one to ride.