omg this thread all the sudden reminded me of how much i missed mountain biking.. i sold both my bikes to buy my first car. biggest mistake ive ever made
dug these photos from from my pinkbike album from 2006 dayum. bring both of these bikes up to whister, rip up the a-line and joyride with the devinci, come down, swap to the hardtail and rip up the dirt jumps, break my bone and hurt myself, still worth it.
The mountain biking culture is very big here in BC, which alot of average joe people wont notice. Hence the pricey downhill bikes do end up getting sold eventually all the time. Like meme405 said, pinkbike is where i got most of my sources back then. The market is so big, i used to buy parts on that forum with my limited budget and was able to build my own bikes. It was awesome