The suspension design is outstanding!!! Climbs nice with little to no bob, soaks up everything, stable at speed, and resonable weight for a 5" travel bike.

Well, it has lasted longer than my 2002.5 so that is good. Suspension linkage bolts loosen ocassionally, even with medium loc-tite.

This is an update to an earlier review. The frame is a warranty replacement for the 2002.5 I broke. I have moved from Seattle to the Sierra Nevada's and have been riding this bike three times a week. It has been very reliable with no problems what so ever. The guys at MBA must have had their heads up their you know whats because I weigh 205lbs and run my SID rear shock at 215lbs with 50lbs in the negative spring. It rides perfect with those settings. It is a full suspension, if you want a race bike look elsewhere, but if you want a nice pedalling trail bike then this is a good choice.

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For the price, you can't find a better bike. The components alone are worth the cost of the bike.
The bike rides like a dream. My old bike was a full suspension specialized that I thought was great. Yet, now riding the IronHorse, I never want to ride that piece of junk again (talking about the FSR Specialized). With this amount of travel and this light weight, I can ride anything now!

SuperGo lack of attention to detail on set up. After so rerouting of cables and tightening of some bolts, this bike is solid. This bike has no other weakness!

If you are looking to go to the next level in mountain biking and don't want to pay $5,000+ getting there, then try this bike. You won't be sorry that you didn't get one of those big name brand bikes and can spend your money on other things.

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Value, Top shelf components, XTR, Fox Talas Fork, Mavic crossmax, you can't buy the parts separatly for what you pay for the entire bike.

Integrated headset, attention to detail, don't know if this is supergo or Iron Horse but the cable routing was all wrong, sealed headset bearings were in two pieces; reassembled and installed, no lube in seatpost, rear shock lock-out not installed, just annoying stuff that should have been checked before it went out the door.

I know Mountain Bike Action trashed this bike, but for me, this bike is a blast to ride. There is a slight bob during the pedal stroke but not enough to even notice. I looked at the rear shock while peddling and notice about a 2mm movement, who cares? This bike is so smooth over the rough stuff, an absolute joy to ride. The Fox Talas RLC fork is amazing, will never go back rockshox. I ride the same trails on the GT iDrive, which is a great XC racing bike, but with 3" of rear travel and 80 mm up front, I bounce around like a ping-pong ball. On the Iron Horse, I just blaze over obstacles and keep going. If your looking for an excellent all around mountain bike, you have to put this one on your list.

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frame,components, overall ride quality,great value for the buck, climbs like a goat, the rougher ,,,the better this bike takes everything you throw at it and more...brings out the best in your ride.

none, except for cable rub in a couple places, but i thin all bikes do that!

dont listen to the mba action review, that jack off cranked up HiS rear shock pressure so high( HE WAS TRYING TO GET A HARDTAIL RIDE OUT OF THIS BIKE)this bike rocks, it climbs anything,handles the downhills great,this bike instills confidence in your technical skills, i've hammered mine for 500 miles in 2 months, have had no problems, love the cranks,the ava rear shock takes some time to adjust , but hey ,,,they all do, as for durability i still ride last years model and have had no problems with it as well, it rides as well or better than the blur, but i guess since their advertising budget is a little less , or "they" send more swag, they dont get the star treatment when it comes to reviews. read theirs, then the others and you'll see.THIS BIKE KICKS ASS,,,RIDE IT, YOU'LL SELL THE REST OF YOURS!

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The ride - plush, plush, plush!
Fabulous traction on climbs
No noticable pedal bob
Not terribly heavy for 5" travel (mine is 28 lbs)
The price - excellent parts package for the money.

The paint. Mine has a piece of packing tape painted to the BB shell, and there are thin spots around the shock mount. Need Frame Saver tape wherever the cables touch paint.
Rear tire clearance - you can't use much more than a 2.2. Fortunately, I use 2.1's, but on a 5" travel bike, you might expect room for bigger tires.

I refer to this as my "save-my-ass bike". The handling is stable without being slow, and all that travel compensates for quite a bit of pilot error. ;^P This is the bike I take out for night rides when bumps seem to sneak up on me. It climbs great, and is wicked fun when the trail points downhill. I haven't taken it on vacation yet, but I expect it to be a great all-day bike with the shorter cockpit and plush travel. The biggest problem I've had comes from the Fox Talas RLC fork. I had to play with that a lot to get all the travel out of it due to my light weight (125 lbs). The rear end of the bike is still sucks up hits better than the front, but the whole package is working pretty well now.

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My original review is below. Bike does ride awesome. Great customer service from both my local bike shop (Bicycle Banana's) and Iron Horse.

Frame broke on a warm up ride while in Moab. Never had a chance to fully test it out as it broke on a smooth trail. Frame broke at the DW link. Talking about ruining what was to be a fun week. Boy would I have been happier with a 2004 frame replacement, oh well.

Got my new frame back from Iron Horse. The turn around was fairly fast but it was ground shipped from back east so took a lot longer than the gentleman who dealt with Supergo below. They didn't argue or question me, just had me send it back and shipped a new one to my LBS. They did a great job getting it put back together for me. I'm still a little disappointed in the frame breaking in the first place. It's obvious that there is a tremendous amount of stress placed at the DW Link location on the seat tube. Just flex the bike and watch where the frame bends. I've heard this has been corrected in the 2004. Ironhorse shipped back a 2003 frame. I have to admit that I was really hoping it would be a 2004. Oh well, hopefully this one will hold up. I do like Ironhorse's customer service and still recommend the bike overall. The bike rides great and the parts are awesome. I'm going to give the bike five chili's on this one to average out my rating. I would give the bike four chili's overall. Not perfect, but pretty darned good.

Component mix - Excellent price for what you get.
Plush ride

Rear suspension link hits the seat tube at end of travel. So far I haven't had any frame problems as reported in other reviews - cross my fingers.

I've been riding for about 22 months so I'm still evolving my bike skills. I love the ride this bike provides but I came from a fully rigid Raleigh so anything was an improvement. So many adjustments available on the fork and shock it took me a while to get the bike set up so it handled correctly. (Two endos later and help from my LBS I think I have it right) Six months ago I would have said that this bike was too much bike for me but I'm starting to grow into it. Thanks to the suspension on this bike my ability to make it up technical climbs and to hammer on rocky downhills is getting quite good, for me. The Hayes discs are awesome but I would prefer a little more progressive engagement - hence the endos. I've almost quit using the front brake because I can't feather it very well. I've had almost no problems with this bike after almost a year of 2 rides per week. Fixed a creak by tightening bolts on the large chain ring. There seems to be a little bit of lateral flex in the rear but, again, my level of riding doesn't seem to be too affected by it. I would recommend this bike to riders of all skills since it will help make a novice a better rider and a seasoned rider will love the long travel and handling. The only problem I see with an expert rider might be that the rear suspension link hits the seat tube when you take a big hit and a better rider than me might cause this to happen often enough to break the frame. Regardless, I love this bike.

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Zero Bob. Component spec's. Handles great and climbs better than anything else I've tried.

Rear Tire clearance. Any rocks/mud that builds up on tire will get caught on rear linkage.

Not a race bike! Medium size weighs 28 pounds. Just about the perfect trail bike. Fox Talas and Mavic Crossmax make for a stiff front end that steers very preditable. Maxxis Larson tubeless tires roll very fast yet maintain great traction. No need for remote lock-out on rear shock. I plan to remove mine. DW link and Santa Cruz VPP look verrry similar. Great ride! I'll repost after more time in the saddle.

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Suspension design is excellent. This bike climbs with little to no bob. This compares with my old NRS which is also a good climber but this ride is much more plush. The downhills rock! Great components for the price.

Like other reviewers had said, the paint is a little thin. The paint has worn off from cable rub after one ride in several areas. The saddle is horrible. I couldn't even complete my first ride sitting down as my butt hurt so much. I replaced it with a WTB from my old bike and it's much better. Not completly satisfied with the Maxis Larson tires yet. I may try lowering the air pressure some more.

I am completey satisfied with this ride. I ride a lot on trails that are really rocky so I wanted something that is more active than my NRS but can still climb and pedal well. This bike fits my needs and am completly satisfied.

I read the MBA review and don't know what they were smoking. I weigh 165 lbs and have my shock pumped at 175 producing the correct amount of sag on the rear shock. I can't see how they said that they had too pump their shock to 300lbs. to get it to ride correctly. Maybe, a defective pump. I looked at the pump while pedaling on the streets, and their is virtually no movement in the rear shock until you hit a bumb and then the shock reacts just like it is suppose to.

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Solid ride, smooth as sillk

rear triangle a little flexy, not enough to bether me, just something that I notice once in a blue moon.

I was looking for a full suspension that rode softer than my NRS 1 because of back surgery. I LOVE this bike and would recommend it to anyone who wants a smooth solid ride unless you are a hardcore racer because the bike at least they way mine is set up is a little heavy. The reason I say solid is because compared to my NRS which rides like a soda can, the IronHorse has a much more solid smooth damp ride. I can point this sucker directly at and ride over almost anything as compared to my NRS, there were things I chose to ride around, moslty large roots wghere I live. Great ride!

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