Mtb for street/downhill?

[Drummer]

just wonderin wht ppl think?

[aidensnake]

your not serious, they're completely different bikes. "chalk and cheese"!!


but to help a bit try a STP

[ben_rides_a_bike]

im using my stp 0 for downhill and i aslo do a bit of street on it and its fine go stp 0

[Plow King]

mst norco dj biks r gud n dey will b gud n the dh trails bt i rekon d stp will do jst aswel.

he waz liek omg n i'm liek ye im srd.

Please pay attention to your grammer and spelling mate, hell give us something to work with. We're not perfect as I'm pretty sure I spelt grammer wrong but please put some effort into it, it makes the site more asthetically pleasing.

[tomo_1845]

i have an Eastern Thunderbird not too expensive and it goes great(for street), but it would be terrible for down hill.

[Allmountain]

An STP would obviously be good for street but unless you got an STP 0 or pro that has rock shox pikes with 140mm travel, I dont know how the DJ forks on the STP 2 and 1 would go on a downhill trail.

[S!C!E!R!]

Guys i'm sorry to say it but it doesn't exist...

Better just buy two bikes or don't ride DH...

[Hardrock_rider_23]

Well i know that there will never be a bike that is perfectly suited for both DH and street, two ends of the spectrum, but i know 3 or 4 mates who ride the Norco northshore series, e.g banshee, bigfoot and so on
and they ride them for both and have no problem
so yer, I hope that that is helpful

[Greg_bris]

I would beg to differ on this a little on everyone saying that you can't have both covered well..... It just comes down to how much money that you are looking to send.

If you are looking for an off the shelf bike then I agree there is not bike that will cover both.

I have built up Santa Cruz Chameleon, with Reba WC forks 115cm set travel. MXP chain stay, with a 34T solo up front, Huzzefelt crankset, X-9 shifter and rear Derailleur. DT Swiss E2200 wheels (downhill set) and XTR hubs with 721 rims for street.....

This thing rocks, and those that have had the chance to try it will back this up......

[Pebble]

I wouldn't call myself proficient in either discipline. But the general consensus for a bike that can be used for both is an STP with Pikes.
It's designed for street but with longer forks and the right parts hanging off should still be durable enough for some DH action.
Of course there is always a given like others have said (you're limited to 140mm max travel for DH). So it depends on what you will be "mostly" riding and choose the bike that will be better for most of your riding and still ok for the rest.

For mostly DH I'd probably look at others such as Norco Shore (mmm Rampage), they are heavier and longer travel forks. For mostly Street I'd say STP, it's lighter and just as versatile.

Otherwise just get a DH bike & a BMX?

[death sniper]

hey a felt double shot similar to an STP but a more all rounder center of gravity and probably a bit lighter

[eek2]

I have am stp 1 with upgraded forks 150mm z1's and i do both street and light downhill. I would get an stp because they are cheap for what you get and you can do light downhill on it (keep in mind that you will be doing light downhill because you are just starting off)

[norco ryde]

drop of s or dj3:)

[feigsc]

I ride a DMR Trailstar LT with 130mm forks. Front end is a bit heavy for back wheel hopping and the like, but I have a great time riding street and also DJ, but the thing really comes into its element DHing.

Since I don't have the cash for a huge DH rig, and a trials bike, and a DJ bike, and a street bike I wouldn't really know what I'm missing out on, so I'm kept pretty happy by what I've got. However soon as a have a few grand spare up my sleeve... :D