Project Verlicchi DH, the Italian Stallion - Finito !
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Very cool , love the anno red thing.
Very cool , love the anno red thing.
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wow, as always Melvin :!:
that is lovely, what hubs is it running?
jon
that is lovely, what hubs is it running?
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Very nice , probably the most used DH bikes of all times ?
Didn't I see a 94 Kona EFS with the same suspension design? Did they lease it from Iron Horse?
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That could very well be the case. It wun the worlds in '92 and for as far I know Batavus DH pro Bas de Bever still raced it in the 1995 and 1996 season. Besides the long period in use it was also raced by many teams.
I think it was on of the 1st or the 1st bike specifically designed for the DH purpose.
It was the 1st full suspension bike that wun a DH Worlds.
It wun 2 Worlds, 2 Norba cups and many Worldcup stages. Do not know whether it actually wun a Worldcup.
Yes and no. The EFS was the same, but Kona didn't lease form Iron Horse. The Italian motorcycling frames and parts builder Verlicchi designed & build it in cooperation with Marzocchi. Many bike brands bought this design of the shelve, maybe because the weren't big enough to develop an own so quickly and/or because they were uncertain on the future of FS or downhill and/or because the Verlicchi proofed to be a succesfull chassis.
You can read more on the Verlicchi and the brands that raced and sold the frames here
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That could very well be the case. It wun the worlds in '92 and for as far I know Batavus DH pro Bas de Bever still raced it in the 1995 and 1996 season. Besides the long period in use it was also raced by many teams.
I think it was on of the 1st or the 1st bike specifically designed for the DH purpose.
It was the 1st full suspension bike that wun a DH Worlds.
It wun 2 Worlds, 2 Norba cups and many Worldcup stages. Do not know whether it actually wun a Worldcup.
Yes and no. The EFS was the same, but Kona didn't lease form Iron Horse. The Italian motorcycling frames and parts builder Verlicchi designed & build it in cooperation with Marzocchi. Many bike brands bought this design of the shelve, maybe because the weren't big enough to develop an own so quickly and/or because they were uncertain on the future of FS or downhill and/or because the Verlicchi proofed to be a succesfull chassis.
You can read more on the Verlicchi and the brands that raced and sold the frames here
Why not
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Dave Cunningham had a good year with it , and the Italian female rider won numerous races on it .
A great classic this bike .
They still produce DH frames .
There is a rumour that they were the ones making the S BIke as well .
A great classic this bike .
They still produce DH frames .
There is a rumour that they were the ones making the S BIke as well .
