2002 Disco Monkey, Any opinions?

[jimbo]

Sammy

I raced this one DH a few times and it was not too bad. Its not really in a league with real DH bikes but it will get the job done. Its now my FR/trail bike and is perfectly suited for such. 6" front and rear. Climbs very well. Takes a good 6' drop for me to bottom it out..... You may have seen this, but if not, here's a link to a bunch of custom EVO's.



http://home.earthlink.net/~mtnk2biker/evo_bikes.html

Hey Prowler, didn't you win or place in a DH race with your K2 rig.

[Redshift]

One thing that hasn't been mentioned is that some K2's come with carbon swingarms.  For what you're thinking about, stick with the models with aluminum swingarms.  

The DM and similar frames come with a disc brake adapter, which is a significant factor when setting up  the bike.  Carbon swingarms will force you to a fairly expensive third party adapter, or you'd have to hack one together yourself.  Then there's the question of how much do you trust an epoxied carbon/aluminum bond vs. welded aluminum.

[Prowler]

Sammy
I have had that bike about 4.5 years and it has been in several different configurations with 3 or 4 shocks and forks. It definately rides the best when you have equal amounts of travel at both ends. There is night and day difference between the stock shock and most of the other makers. I have used a Fox and Stratos on it and as far as the ride goes, the Fox is very plush and provides a much improved ride, but IMHO, the Stratos rides more like the new style shocks(5th Element, Avalanche, etc) due to having the air adjustment. True they have a bad rep for CS, but I still think they were ahead of the game in design at the time.....yeah, 26" wheels. Never have tried the 24" rear.


Jimbo
Nice memory! I did place 3rd in my first DH race on that bike.  

[numbnuts]

that rear shock should give you lots of travel, 8.5 stroke = 6"[ i think] on the evo/dm and the i-i is spot on. One reason that some riders used the 24" wheel was to upgrade to a van rc rear shock on med or small frames, this shock will only fit the large frame with a 26" wheel. one problem i can imagine with the 24" is the reduced bb clearance.

[sammydog]

I've pretty much made my mind up know, I just have to find out how much customs will hit me for. I have also located a shop with 2003 Rock shox Boxxers going cheap, so I am going to be getting a set of these and have them on the 150mm setting.

The only thing left for me to get know is a new front hub with the 20mm axle.

My brother was going to get a kona stinky but the LBS has already sold out of 2004 models (They had 10) and weren't sure if they can get anymore, so he is now thinking about getting a DM and Boxxer and spending the rest of the money on his 855.

[kiwi]

sammy I dont think you will have any trouble with supergo.shipping abike to you is not much different to shipping to the east coast of the US.If the AUS dollar is anything like the NZ$ at the moment its probably the highest against the US dollar it has been for some time.The biggest factor you will face is the exchange rate,and the freight.Make it very clear to supergo that the freight must be the cheapest available for the time frame you can live with.I would think that any customs/tax charges will be minimal.

http://ediscountbike.com/ often have good deals on K2 stuff.