Date: March 2000
Price: $1600 (frame and shock)
Purpose: Dual-suspension, DH racer
Home Phone: (310) 632-7173
B Value
D Weight?44 pounds
B Frame design
B Fork performance?8" Hanebrink LT-8
B Rear suspension?Fox Vanilla RC shock,
Parallell-link swingarm, 8" travel
B Component selection
D Climbing efficiency
A Cornering ability
A Descending prowess
Teacher?s notes: KHS should be applauded for cranking out a competitive downhill frameset. It?s not cheap, but it?s almost a grand less than an Intense or a Foes. There was some flexing in the back of the bike and it steers slowly in tight corners. If you want to go gravity racing on a budget, call KHS.
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