Joined: Oct 19, 2003 Posts: 1,027 Location: CHCH - Not England
Posted: Thu 10th Jul 8:59pm Post subject:
pushbikerider wrote:
Punter wrote:
banga wrote:
pushbikerider wrote:
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
Comp 16s, when they were rare as rocking horse tihs team only tyres.
wildgrippers were so tihs hot. I'm sure i've still got some somewhere.
Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 13,634 Location: No longer Running PNC Like John Gotti
Posted: Thu 10th Jul 9:06pm Post subject:
Punter wrote:
pushbikerider wrote:
Punter wrote:
banga wrote:
pushbikerider wrote:
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
Comp 16s, when they were rare as rocking horse tihs team only tyres.
wildgrippers were so tihs hot. I'm sure i've still got some somewhere.
Joined: Oct 19, 2003 Posts: 1,027 Location: CHCH - Not England
Posted: Thu 10th Jul 9:14pm Post subject:
pushbikerider wrote:
Punter wrote:
pushbikerider wrote:
Punter wrote:
banga wrote:
pushbikerider wrote:
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
Comp 16s, when they were rare as rocking horse tihs team only tyres.
wildgrippers were so tihs hot. I'm sure i've still got some somewhere.
Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 13,634 Location: No longer Running PNC Like John Gotti
Posted: Thu 10th Jul 9:19pm Post subject:
Punter wrote:
pushbikerider wrote:
Punter wrote:
pushbikerider wrote:
Punter wrote:
banga wrote:
pushbikerider wrote:
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
Comp 16s, when they were rare as rocking horse tihs team only tyres.
wildgrippers were so tihs hot. I'm sure i've still got some somewhere.
Wanna sell a set?
nup
Sweet as, it was worth a shot
i hoard. sorry
Me too, I just need some retro stuff for a build that I have been working on for too long
Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 13,634 Location: No longer Running PNC Like John Gotti
Posted: Thu 10th Jul 10:01pm Post subject:
musket wrote:
I've got a pair of Smoke and Dart's PBR!
not quite right for this little project, a set of comp 16's would be perfect, even a set of wildgripper DH's would be good, I might just have to buy one of the sets of missiles or Kujo's that come up on Trademe
Joined: Dec 25, 2001 Posts: 17,907 Location: Showing my tan lines
Posted: Thu 10th Jul 10:36pm Post subject:
pushbikerider wrote:
musket wrote:
I've got a pair of Smoke and Dart's PBR!
not quite right for this little project, a set of comp 16's would be perfect, even a set of wildgripper DH's would be good, I might just have to buy one of the sets of missiles or Kujo's that come up on Trademe
anyways back to the Sunn's and Rotecs
Damn all this retro talk. It makes me think too hard.
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??
We all know your bike is a Lahar copy
calling it a copy is a bit of a stretch,its just a high single pivot, but definitely got some inspiration from the lahar tho.
lahars are great bikes and mine rides much the same
you have a high pivot and a very similar rocker suspension design. I think its a stretch not to call it a copy. All dues though, I think your bike is mint as and you're obviously a pretty talented kiwi.
I'd love to have a ride, if we're ever in the same town we should swap for a few runs.
yeah if you are ever up this way your more than welcome to take it out for a spin, i also need to make a trip down south one of these days too
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