Help With Bike

[dirtjump69]

HI, I WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE CAN HELP ME, IM THINKING ABOUT BUYING THE BIKE LISTED BELOW, IT WIL BE USED FOR SOME STREET RIDING 7 A LITTLE DIRTJUMPING, ANY ADVICE WOULD BE APPRIECIATED THANX!


SARACEN INSTINCT 2 DUAL SLALOM MOUNTAIN BIKE

FRAME - NEW DESIGN MONOCOQUE STYLE DIRT JUMP 7005 T6 ALLOY

FORK - RST NEW GILA PLUS T7 , 120mm TRAVEL OVERSIZED SUSPENSION

FORK , LONG TRAVEL , SMOOTH PERFORMANCE AND STRENGTH

GEAR SYSTEM - 3 X 8 SPEED SHIMANO EASIFIRE TRIGGER SHIFTERS AND

SHIMANO ACERA REAR DERAILLEUR

WHEELSET - 26" WHEELS USING EX-S EXTREME USE RIM , SHOD WITH

TIOGA FACTORY DH 2.3" TYRES

BRAKES - TEKTRO 1.0 MECHANICAL DISC BRAKE RUNNING 160mm ROTORS

OFFERING POWERFUL CONTROLLED BREAKING

CRANKSET - SR SUNTOUR TRIPLE ON CARTRIDGE BEARING BOTTOM

BRACKET

FINISH - SARACEN DUROCOVER SADDLE , SARACEN " BLADE " 3 BOLT

DIRTJUMP STEM

[MovedGoalPosts]

to Cable Forum

I've moved this post out of the articles area in which you placed it. That is a restricted area of the forum. I'd also ask you not to type everything in capitals. It's often referred to on message boards as "shouting", and seen as poor etiquette.

As for whether the bike is any good, I have no idea

[Strzelecki]

My advice would be to avoid that bike. It has low end components (RST fork, Gears etc) that won't stand up to dirt jumping for long. Normally it's the thing you least want to break that goes first. Cheaper components just aren't worth it with that kind of mountain bike discipline. Save some more money and go for something a little more robust like http://www.konaworld.com/08_shred_w.htm. It has a good frame and fork and you can upgrade the rest of the components as and when you ability/budget allows.