What Jumps Can A GT Avalanche 3.0 Disc Survive??

[Jacob007]

Hey guys, what jumps(Dirt)can a GT Avalanche 3.0 Disc survive?All I Do Is Jump Off Gutters. I am new at bike riding I really want to do DJ. There are no places for DJ near my house i live in rowville.:confused:

[JARRY]

depends how smooth you are... i would start with some really really small table tops, then once your good at them buy a new bike. You can get some really cheap Kona's/Norco dj bikes... have fun.

Cheers.:D

[kyleman]

They jump fine..(even if they do feel weird) 'cus i have jumped my 04 gt aggressor in the past but i buckled too many wheels..which is the only thing you will need. GOOD RIMS.
Apart from that if you are used to the bike and comfortable with it you should do fine.:)
But i do seriously suggest buying a DJing bike..

[Jacob007]

They jump fine..(even if they do feel weird) 'cus i have jumped my 04 gt aggressor in the past but i buckled too many wheels..which is the only thing you will need. GOOD RIMS.
Apart from that if you are used to the bike and comfortable with it you should do fine.:)
But i do seriously suggest buying a DJing bike..

What GOOD RIMS do u suggest?:confused:

[Kee]

The top end kona models run sun ditch witch rims, so they might be the way to go, not sure tho :S

[kyleman]

sorry dude i got no idea about rims..there should be some threads around though.

[technoboy]

atom lab trail pimps one and only rims to buy.

[bitterbro]

hey

this is a question alot of people under estimate. a bike will survive endless amounts of jumps... if you land them with a down ramp. the big bikes are big for two main reasons i understand

1. for stacks. if you go off a jump and bail or stack, a bigger bike will survive where as a weaker, smaller bike won't

2. for friken huge jumps

here, your bike may not break if you take it to the local bmx track, unless you come off a jump weird or you get air and land on the table top

but saying this, don't think your bike will survive this every day in and out. at a progressive level it is most likely to break.

[JRSONE]

Hey guys, what jumps(Dirt)can a GT Avalanche 3.0 Disc survive?All I Do Is Jump Off Gutters. I am new at bike riding I really want to do DH and dirt jumping:confused:

bro! becareful. the avalanch 3.0 is an enrty level cross country bike. sure the frame is good, but the components are on the weak side. and aslo you are void of warranty by jumping it.

also....atom lab pimps are worth more than the whole bike put together. sure he dosen't have that kinda of money to spend.

[Jacob007]

Hey, what about if you upgrade the suspension forks and rims??????

[Shorerider]

I'd save your money. You dont see anyone putting Ferrari engines into Hyundai's do you? Well same goes for bikes.

Your bike was never intended for DJ/DH use PERIOD! You are roughly up for $200-$400 for some 2nd hand forks, $100 each for rims plus about $120 for spokes/labour.

All this money could be better spent on your next bike. If you do want to upgrade some parts, the parts I would upgrade would be tyres, grips, pedals, bars & stem.

Ride it as it is. Save your money as your skill level increases, then go out and get a more DJ/DH specific bike.

Hope this helps.

[troydv]

My tip, just ride it all till it breaks, if your begining DJ and DH you are going to destroy even the best parts in your first few months/year. Its about learning technique and smoothness first, once you have it you won't lose it and then its worth spending a little more on parts because you won;t be breaking them out of lack of technique or undeveloped skill, it will be because your doing bigger stuff or going faster. I destroyed a giant ATX840 as my first bike, snapped the head tube of after 3.5 months. Then bought a stock 2000 kona roast and had it for a year, only slightly buckeling rear wheel. Just keep up the good work and practise, no point burning money just yet!

[Ska-quatch]

I learnt to ride on a gt agressor (02 i believe) And thrashed the living shit out of it. It survived anything from 1m drops onto a pebble beach, small stairdrops to flat (There used to be a nice little set of four stairs I'd drop off on my way home from school every day) a couple of forays to the bmx track where, allowing for my frankly awful jumping skills at the time, I cased pretty much every jump i attempted. And everything in between and it was still working, with original wheels, until it got stolen in 2006. So yes, you can jump and downhill on it, however it will rattle to absolute peices if you dont look after it, and will never have that solid feel you get with a proper dj/dh bike.

[Jarrad]

I learnt to ride on a gt agressor (02 i believe) And thrashed the living shit out of it. It survived anything from 1m drops onto a pebble beach, small stairdrops to flat (There used to be a nice little set of four stairs I'd drop off on my way home from school every day) a couple of forays to the bmx track where, allowing for my frankly awful jumping skills at the time, I cased pretty much every jump i attempted. And everything in between and it was still working, with original wheels, until it got stolen in 2006. So yes, you can jump and downhill on it, however it will rattle to absolute peices if you dont look after it, and will never have that solid feel you get with a proper dj/dh bike.

So pretty much what he is saying it will die if you get too carried away. I had a 2004 Avalanche and I hucked it to flat off stairs and did all sorts of horrible things to it... So pretty much, work your arse off and keep riding the bike until you can afford something a little more suited to your style of riding. Good luck

[Blake-Dawg]

i would have to say your frame will probably snap or crack with any real pressure put on it..the end

[nate_1990]

you can pretty much do almost everything on any bike just takes balls, lot of skill and being really smooth
i huked my brothers huffy 7ft to flat ( i now it was stupid)
turned out fine (except for the forks becomming rooted)

[kyleman]

i would have to say your frame will probably snap or crack with any real pressure put on it..the end

You reckon? Me jarred and ska-squatch have aggressors 02 and 04 and give them heaps of shit..but they pull up fine.. My ONLY ever problem has been the dodgy rims which i bought new ones and they are doing fine.

I say, Ride it 'till it breaks or until you can and want to buy a new one.

:D

[Blake-Dawg]

You reckon? Me jarred and ska-squatch have aggressors 02 and 04 and give them heaps of shit..but they pull up fine.. My ONLY ever problem has been the dodgy rims which i bought new ones and they are doing fine.

I say, Ride it 'till it breaks or until you can and want to buy a new one.

:D
You probably havent been riding it hard enough then

[LyonsDJmetalheaD]

Hmmmm sometimes people underestimate the strength of cross country bikes.

Its just the components you need to up before you can start doing some smaller jumps. Nothing above waist height.

I see a guy at this bmx track with a Fluid Nitro and hes there 2 times a week with the same bike. If he survives you should to.

I also have a mate who "had" an avanti cross ocuntry hes jumped it stacks and the frame coped.
AVANTI!

[Chamelion]

I used to jump shitty old k-mart bikes at least waist height to flat ground and they coped. Surely $600 plus bikes will? Or are you telling me if I jump my alias a few feet into the air it will spontaneously shatter into a few thousand peices? ;)

[Az]

I used to jump shitty old k-mart bikes at least waist height to flat ground and they coped. Surely $600 plus bikes will? Or are you telling me if I jump my alias a few feet into the air it will spontaneously shatter into a few thousand peices? ;)

Depends on how hard you land over and over agaim ;)

[AN AUSSIE]

pretty sure it will handle as much as you can give it till it breaks.

[125hardtail]

IF you are only at the level of dropping off gutters and a bit bigger i'd say it will be a while before you are going to do anything that will do major damage to the bike. Back in the day I had a GT alterra or talera or something like that, It was a rigid cross country bike. I dropped that off stuff up to about 5 or 6 foot and it was fine. Only problem was (as mentioned above) the strength of the rims. But I guess it isn't quite as annoying to have slightly buckled rims if you have disc brakes.

[Hugle]

Or are you telling me if I jump my alias a few feet into the air it will spontaneously shatter into a few thousand peices? ;)

mine did :p :rolleyes:

although it was after like a year... and i guess there not really designed or doing 180s on :rolleyes:

[mtb.rider.jd]

yer, im gonna to upgrade to a norco shore after a couple of months of riding my hasa comp cross country thing with 80 mm travel. all my mates have had entry level bikes and punished then to bits. as every1 says, just a few bucked rims, broken seats and pedles. i just did a road gap with a 3m gap the other day and it survived fine. just ride till it busts and get a little job and save some money i.e delivering papers or pamplits.

jordan

[3290]

how bout you find out for yourself? stop being a pussy and hit the biggest jump you can find

[kyleman]

how bout you find out for yourself? stop being a pussy and hit the biggest jump you can find
How 'bout you stop being a dumass and shutup? If he didnt post here and he did "stop being a pussy" and hit the biggest jump he found..and his bike broke? Well that would just be a waste of $600 then huh.

[will...]

+ Hospital Bills :rolleyes:

[smitty_1993]

i roll on sunrims rhinolite, and havent even reeli untrued them yet ;) ,i also havnt heard about bout them buckling:D :D :D :cool:

[Sinder]

IF you are only at the level of dropping off gutters and a bit bigger i'd say it will be a while before you are going to do anything that will do major damage to the bike. Back in the day I had a GT alterra or talera or something like that, It was a rigid cross country bike. I dropped that off stuff up to about 5 or 6 foot and it was fine. Only problem was (as mentioned above) the strength of the rims. But I guess it isn't quite as annoying to have slightly buckled rims if you have disc brakes.

I think 125hardtail is on the right track. It's going to be a while before you need to upgrade... save your money for the next bike & just ride this one untill your ready to move on to the next level. :)

[cessle]

i rekon mag 30's are pretty sick wheel and are around 300 a set get some of them man :D

[AdrenalineJunkie]

I'd save your money. You dont see anyone putting Ferrari engines into Hyundai's do you? Well same goes for bikes.

Your bike was never intended for DJ/DH use PERIOD! You are roughly up for $200-$400 for some 2nd hand forks, $100 each for rims plus about $120 for spokes/labour.

All this money could be better spent on your next bike. If you do want to upgrade some parts, the parts I would upgrade would be tyres, grips, pedals, bars & stem.

Ride it as it is. Save your money as your skill level increases, then go out and get a more DJ/DH specific bike.

Hope this helps.

Amen. Ride it till you feel like the bike is holding you back. Don't bother up grading, just save till you can afford a better bike. The avalanches are a respectable frame and will take what most begging riders throw at it. When things start to break/bend that should be your first indication that it's time to start looking for a new bike. I highly recommend looking through the for sale section on this site when the time comes, you can get some really good deals on whole bikes. Also if you have any mates who know their shit, they could help you choose parts from farkin and build a rig up yourself. Projects are always fun.

[flognoffsky]

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