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pushbikerider
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| JohnnyC wrote: | | figjam wrote: | ive been tolled that my bikes are like the sunn or the gt rts but i have not seen much off them?
any one got pics or links to stuff about the old sunn DH bikes?? |
Search for Sunn radical on google |
Thats an early one
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JohnnyC
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| pushbikerider wrote: | | JohnnyC wrote: | | figjam wrote: | ive been tolled that my bikes are like the sunn or the gt rts but i have not seen much off them?
any one got pics or links to stuff about the old sunn DH bikes?? |
Search for Sunn radical on google |
Thats an early one |
Indeed, 94? wouldn't surprise me if the suspension on it was better than 90% of the stuff on most peoples bikes today
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jamieinauckland
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The GT rts was a design around in about 93. There was a high pivot half way up the seat tube and a lower rocker/linkage behind the BB. Under chain tension the rocker was pulled in tight against the BB so was locked out.
But this was before shocks had proper damping so locking out was the only way to go. I think it had about 2-3inch travel
Pretty similar to Sunn Radicals but they didn't lock out so bad
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Astoria Paranoia
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pushbikerider
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complete with Chris Porters Flat pedals and slammed seat 
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JohnnyC
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| pushbikerider wrote: | | Astoria Paranoia wrote: | | |
complete with Chris Porters Flat pedals and slammed seat |
They look like Rob Warners pedal too, I'd kill for one of those bikes
*edit* I think that was too early for the base jump pedal
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pushbikerider
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| JohnnyC wrote: | | pushbikerider wrote: | | Astoria Paranoia wrote: | | |
complete with Chris Porters Flat pedals and slammed seat |
They look like Rob Warners pedal too, I'd kill for one of those bikes |
me too, but after my Foes Proto is finished
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SlackBoy
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| Posted: Tue 8th Jul 9:16pm Post subject: |
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| pushbikerider wrote: | | Astoria Paranoia wrote: | | |
complete with Chris Porters Flat pedals and slammed seat |
That'd be Pascal's would it. He used to run those pedals
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Astoria Paranoia
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| SlackBoy wrote: | | That'd be Pascal's would it. He used to run those pedals |
Floret Poussin's bike actually
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JohnnyC
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Jebus I'd hate to blow feet off the pedals and get an adjuster knob in the nus'!!
Running SRAM too, they always did use the best gear
I still can't believe no one looked at those bikes and thought "kcuf that suspension looks good, lets try and do the same thing" Instead of "Stable platform valving sounds great for downhill bikes"
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figjam
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| Posted: Tue 8th Jul 9:36pm Post subject: |
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man lovin all those old skool steel DH bikes keep them comming
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pushbikerider
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| JohnnyC wrote: |
I still can't believe no one looked at those bikes and thought "kcuf that suspension looks good, lets try and do the same thing" Instead of "Stable platform valving sounds great for downhill bikes" |
SPV works better with a much larger volume of oil and lower leverage ratio's
but yes Bossard was well ahead of his time in DH racing
and gotta love Michelin comp 24's
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JohnnyC
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| figjam wrote: | | man lovin all those old skool steel DH bikes keep them comming |
you're the boss
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pushbikerider
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| JohnnyC wrote: | | figjam wrote: | | man lovin all those old skool steel DH bikes keep them comming |
you're the boss |
RTS would be made of alloy
but still nice old school
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JohnnyC
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| pushbikerider wrote: | | JohnnyC wrote: | | figjam wrote: | | man lovin all those old skool steel DH bikes keep them comming |
you're the boss |
RTS would be made of alloy
but still nice old school |
True but he was asking about RTS' before
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