Ironhorse Sunday Opinions

Rooney · *by **Rooney** on Fri 18/Aug/06 9:18pm*

123 wrote: this about sums it up
http://www.vorb.org.nz/photos-view-9765-all-pod.html

dude that was like a huge walldrop to a relativly flat landing and everyone was caseing hard, plus look at the angle he is coming into landing on :crazy:

MVink · *by **MVink** on Fri 18/Aug/06 9:18pm*

MattyD wrote: thats a hard as landing tho...
i mean i would like to see anybike take that and not do what the sunday did there!

It can be done smooth.

MattyD · *by **MattyD** on Fri 18/Aug/06 9:20pm*

MycoolManic wrote:
MattyD wrote: thats a hard as landing tho...
i mean i would like to see anybike take that and not do what the sunday did there!

It can be done smooth.

yeah like you

nah i was meaning with a landing like that it would be hard for a bike not to do that

tripleh · *by **tripleh** on Fri 18/Aug/06 9:20pm*

XxGrantxX wrote: Yeap. Perfect for downhill racing and Downhill shuttle runs. But more suited to an relativly experienced rider to get the most out of them with their kinky handling.

You dont have to be a experienced rider to get the most out of it as a 14 year old i no went from a kona scrap to his ironhorse and he rips.

They seem to pedal sweet and feel nice to ride.

phunk · *by **phunk** on Fri 18/Aug/06 9:21pm*

Isnt the point of having suspension that you will use it all at some point?

Rooney · *by **Rooney** on Fri 18/Aug/06 9:25pm*

phunk wrote: Isnt the point of having suspension that you will use it all at some point?

exactly and go and look at the photos of walldropper at nationals every single bike bottomed out!!there is many good shots of riders hitting it at www.nzsnaps.com

Stun · *by **Stun** on Fri 18/Aug/06 9:45pm*

The point isn't that it bottoms out on big drops.
It's that the BB is very low, and the suspension isn't overly progressive, meaning it reaches full travel quickly, which it turn can mean it bottoms the guide out on obstacles that wouldn't normally catch out other bikes.

They are reknowned for their cornering ability, but also for some weird pedal kickback action... The early frames had pivot issues - and from memory, the first generation bikes where all warrantied.