In
news:[email protected],
Simon Brooke <
[email protected]> typed:
> in message <L2Xac.7508$Id.5637@news-
> binary.blueyonder.co.uk>, (t'other) Dave ('no-
>
[email protected]') wrote:
>
>>
>> "Simon Brooke" <
[email protected]> wrote in message
>>
news:[email protected]...
>>> in message <
[email protected]>,
>>>
[email protected] ('
[email protected]') wrote:
>>>
>>>> Sunn Dual 999 full suspension bike with 4" travel front
>>>> and back. Totally bombproof, ideal introduction to
>>>> downhill. Cost 2500ukp when new (2000), will sell for
>>>> 500ukp due to relocation. Magura Louise discs front and
>>>> back. Near mint condition.
>>>
>>> I've never heard of one of these, and interestingly,
>>> neither has Google. Got any more information?
>>
>> Think it was one of these that I bought from a guy in
>> Hull for my sons 18th, via e-bay last year. It was a
>> project bike that the guy had put together and luckily
>> enough the rear swingarm snapped at a point that wasn't
>> fatal, rather than when he was flying down Snowdon on it,
>> or around Gwydir, either of which could've been fatal. It
>> was sold to us as a bombproof good allrounder. However,
>> welded aluminium swing arms do not 'bombproof' make !!
>> But that was then and this is now, so no doubt this
>> bike's fine ;-) Dave.
>
> To be fair, most of the really serious downhill bikes have
> welded aluminium swingarms. In fact, I can't think of a
> current generation serious competitive downhiller which
> isn't welded aluminium.
I believe his was rewelded after being broken.
