Any of you know alot about bikes? (help needed)

that bikes pretty sick, the brakes are older so that and if the shocks are in good shape still are your main worries, i mean yea picture looks good but you never know can be kinda risky buying used mountain bikes over the net, that said, thats the kinda bike your lookin for, youd be spending a bit more to get a little bit more travel but 150mm is legit for most shit other than like downhill specific shit

ya that would probably work even if it is a little old. If you want to buy new I know trek has a bike called the scratch of something like that. I have no clue, just thought I'd try to give you other options

if they info is legit , ( which is always hard to know when buying bikes used online) , that being said if the info is right, and if the guy a mechanic and did take good care of it, ( which it looks like he did in the pictures), that is actually a fair price. not a steal by any means, but a fair price none the less. good luck buddy, if you do end up buying new, check out NORCO PERFORMANCE BIKES built in Canada, they have some awesome deals on some way sick rides. norcos are a little on heavy side, but they are built to last. believe that. i ride for them on their flow team and have been riding and racing NORCO DH bikes since 2005, and can honestly say ive never been disappointed by any of the bikes i have gotton to ride, or race. but ya all brands have there + and - , but good luck homie. a good mtn / dh bike is expensive, no getting around that fact. but trust me, if you maintain your bike it will last. alot worse investments out there than a good mtn bike. good luck, if i were you and was set on that bike online, i would call they dude and offer him 1300 personally. cheers

Bike is heavy, especially that dual crown fork on a enduro bike. Any othern160mm travel enduro bike would be good for you. I have a couple of friends who ride those specializeds and they seem to like them, im just not a fan.

Ask if he's ever had any of the suspension rebuilt. A bike from 2008 with heavy use is ultimately gonna need to have the fork rebuilt since it's gonna get leaky and oily. Otherwise it looks like a decent deal. It's an older bike but considering he replaced the wheels and drivetrain recently it should be good. SRAM X9 will run well and take a beating, and despite being older those Juicy 7's are great brakes, just make sure you take care of them.

Those enduros were great bikes when they came out. A lot of people love the geometry of them and the fork is a double crown but it's not crazy heavy. That bike was actually designed for people who like to ride up as well as down since specialized was even putting a double crown on some of their lighter XC bikes at the time. Regardless it's not gonna be a breeze to get up the hill, but it sounds like you want something that can handle a lot of downhill so that's the trade off you have to make

Go on pinkbike.com there are a lot of pretty decent bikes for sale at good prices

I like to pretend I know about bikes so people will think I'm a sporty guy so here goes,
get grease on that shit and like dilly the jackwaggon. this shit will make that rover be over know what im saying?

Dragonslayer101Bike is heavy, especially that dual crown fork on a enduro bike. Any othern160mm travel enduro bike would be good for you. I have a couple of friends who ride those specializeds and they seem to like them, im just not a fan.

the fork on there is propriety tech of spec and actually designed to be lighter and stiffer than comparable travel single crown forks.

it looks like a great bike if it is the right size, my only cation would be that some parts (suspension) are propriety spec and are hard to work on or replace.

chrispyminisGo on pinkbike.com there are a lot of pretty decent bikes for sale at good prices

Yeah man I'd definitely check out pink bike, or go to bike shops and see if they have any of last years demos for sale, I bought a demo at the end of last season, got a 3000 bike for 2000.

fupafaceYeah man I'd definitely check out pink bike, or go to bike shops and see if they have any of last years demos for sale, I bought a demo at the end of last season, got a 3000 bike for 2000.

This bike is only 1500, and demos at my bike shop are still like 2500 for what im looking for (an enduro bike)

Anyways, im gunna go check it out tomorrow and it turns out that he really does work at a shop so I assume its well maintained. +K to all!

So i bought the bike! Definitely abit harder to climb on but the trade off is fine with me because this thing is a monster on dh compared to my hardtail hahaha. Thanks for everyone who helped im glad i made this purchase!