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03-24-2006, 07:38 AM
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Chimp
Join Date: Mar 2006
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Balfa BB7
I just found one available for sale, at a good price, in great condition I'm looking for anyones experiences with sizing. I'm 6' 195 lbs and the frame I'm looking at is a regular, I've always ridden small frames but just looking for additional insight from those who have or have had the BB7. Thanks
JK
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03-24-2006, 07:59 AM
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Pro Rider
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cool. the regular should be fine. what year? I have a 2001 and have had nothing but grief with the pulley. my bike was out of commision for months because nobody has pulleys anymore. also I have found due to the pully and extra long chain pedaling resistance is higher and less smooth than normal bikes. otherwise its a beautifaly handaling quick little bike.
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03-24-2006, 08:22 AM
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i am 6'1" and my weight with gear is around 195. i just sold my 2003 regular size BB7. that bike fit me quite well. if you like small frames it will fit you just fine. i had mine rigged up with a shiver and a avy on the back. the thing was a plow. i could ride over anything. the only problem was that it was too much bike for my local trails. it got a workout once a year when i took it to whistler.
just know that those bikes are a pain in slow tech sections. they are meant to be ridden fast.
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03-24-2006, 08:39 AM
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The RM Mad Scientist
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Originally Posted by Dirt rider
cool. the regular should be fine. what year? I have a 2001 and have had nothing but grief with the pulley.
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really..
the one i have was riden, race and trash super hard and the pulley works impecable (i have the one with the cog in the middle not the one made of only delrin) and i found it marvelous
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my bike was out of commision for months because nobody has pulleys anymore.
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somebody here contact me about making extra pulleys for me (for my nicolai proyect) i just need to look for his name
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also I have found due to the pully and extra long chain pedaling resistance is higher and less smooth than normal bikes. otherwise its a beautifaly handaling quick little bike.
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i don't have that many milles to contest that statement...
i'm 6'2" and my 2001 long one (the short travel version) features a almost 24" top tube when the seat post is fully extended...
pretty much the longest toptube i found so far and i like it...
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Last edited by patineto; 03-24-2006 at 08:43 AM.
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03-24-2006, 09:29 AM
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Poopdeck Repost
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damn bro. hack that post down a notch. i hate telling others how to rig their rigs, but WOW!
i got a bb7 because it has one of the shortest seattubes compared to other dh bikes. i don't understand why peeps run dh bikes with long seat posts. TTT is meaningless to me on a DH rig. as long as the wheelbase is long enough and the saddle is out of my way. i hate feeling the saddle under me when i am going fast and things get sketchy. i respect your right to have it the way you want, but it just confuses me.
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03-24-2006, 09:31 AM
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Poopdeck Repost
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oh yeah, i also had some pulley problems. i found that the best thing was to check on the pulley after each run. i let things get too loose once and it chewed into my frame.
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03-24-2006, 11:50 AM
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Turbo Monkey
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The BB7 is quite possibly the worst bike on this planet!
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03-24-2006, 12:19 PM
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Monkey
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someone is little jaded? 
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03-24-2006, 12:21 PM
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Monkey
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I absolutely loved my '03 long when I had it, the bike riiiips.
I am 6'1" ~185 and rode the long. Even still, it had a very tight cockpit.
A part of me wishes I still had it...
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03-24-2006, 12:51 PM
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Originally Posted by merrrrjig
The BB7 is quite possibly the worst bike on this planet!
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got any reasons behind that?
i loved mine. if i had more DH trails near me, i never would have sold it.
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03-24-2006, 01:23 PM
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Monkey
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Originally Posted by merrrrjig
The BB7 is quite possibly the worst bike on this planet!
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This is certainly the stupidest post ever posted on the internet.
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03-24-2006, 01:51 PM
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Turbo Monkey
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I raced one, I was sprinting as hard as I could, and there was someone next to me sitting peddeling, and I was going as fast as him, the bike is a horrible peddeler
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03-24-2006, 01:58 PM
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Chimp
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: SLC, UT
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Okay
It pedals badly and it likes to ridden at speed, slow tech sections are not suggested, what else as per most the bike is well recieved, merrrjig your post needs more info what was the spring rate your weight and so on since this a pending purchase specific info is inportant.thanks for your input
JK
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03-24-2006, 02:05 PM
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Turbo Monkey
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Were you on the road?
Move to a rocky section and see who's pedalling faster.
It is a DH bike that goes fast going down and I found mine pedaled ok,I rode it on very long rides. You have to learn to spin the cranks instead of stomping but this is good for any dually just a bit more on the BB7. I didn't find the pulley noticably sucked energy.
I recon BB7s are a great bike.
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03-24-2006, 02:16 PM
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Poopdeck Repost
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yeah, the bb7 doesn't pedal as well as others on open smooth spots. but when the going gets rough, the bb7 gets going. i had an avy on mine and it was uber-plush. combined with the shiver, i was in pudding when i put down the pedal. however, with a 3.0 gazza in the front, nothing short of a the great wall of china would stop me.
once you have been on the rig for a while, you get accustomed to the quirks of the frame. i would pedal mine on xc rides. it was tough in the tech sections. as long as the incline wasn't too steep, it did the job.
what type of riding do you plan to do on the bike? that might help us tell you if this would be a good purchase?
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