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Avanti K.I.S.S. 29 29er Hardtail
Product Description
User Reviews
Submitted by
John
a Cross Country Rider
from New Zealand Date Reviewed: August 11, 2011 Strengths: Just so simple! Oil the chain, check tyre pressures and thats it. Surprising fast. Weaknesses: Standard mechical brakes, get rid of ASAP! Dont try to put a suspension fork on, it mucks up the handling. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Split Ends Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Price Paid: $500.00 Purchased At: Corner Shop Similar Products Used: Surly karate Monkey Bike Setup: Swapped straight bar for low wider riser, tubeless set up on standard rims, gripper wider tires and put basic Techro Hydro brakes on. 180mm rotor on front.
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Geeger_P
a Cross Country Rider
from Port Noarlunga, South Australia, Australia Date Reviewed: April 27, 2011 Strengths: Fast, simple, clean lines, Avid hydraulic brakes, good tyres, fits me well (large) I am 183cm (6ft) Weaknesses: 2011 model has a very tacky looking stick on aluminium badge thing on the rear of top tube...spoils otherwise clean lines Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Christies Creek Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $1100.00 Purchased At: Avanti Plus Unley Bike Setup: Off the shelf...added bike computer and Topeak mudguard and GT bottle cages. Getting a wheel made with Alfine 8 speed.
Submitted by
KYjelly
a Racer
from Brisbane, AUSTRALIA Date Reviewed: September 29, 2010 Strengths: Cheap bike for the kit. Stiff and strong, but light for a steel 29r. Climbs like a daemon! Ive been abusing the bike for 6 months, and its still going strong. Its my fav bike. Teaches you to ride alot smoother, and avoid things rather than just roll over them. Im actually faster on this bike on most trails than my $10k Ti Titus. Weaknesses: Headset was branded "Cane Creek" but after speaking to them in the US, they say its a cheap chinese knock off who bought the license to use their name. Replaced the headset for a genuine S8 and its been awesome. Paint is chipping suprisingly easily. BB5 brakes sucked. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: OHV Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $750.00 Purchased At: Avanti Plus Jindalee Bike Setup: Replaced BB5 brakes with Shimano hydros. Made a HUGE difference. Also put a Fizik Gobi saddle on to compensate for the rigid. Replaced the S8b tyres with Ignitors for more traction when climbing. 
Submitted by
boofex
a Weekend Warrior
from Melbourne VIC Australia Date Reviewed: September 15, 2010 Strengths: Strong, 4130 cr-mo. avid juicy hydrolic brakes. An accesible price for a great bike. I'm a big guy and the sizes go up high enough for big jerks. Weaknesses: the single gearing is what you obviously get, but it could do being geared to ride faster. The stock standard set up is for pure off road/off trail single speed action, which it does pretty good. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Mt Disappointment Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $1000.00 Purchased At: Avanti Plus Brunswic Similar Products Used: My other bikes an urban fixie/ single speed, it was getting trashed so I got this. Bike Setup: Check out the web sight, the 2011 model is upgraded so much
Submitted by
BarBender
a Cross Country Rider
from Auckland Date Reviewed: May 20, 2010 Strengths: Rigid cro-mo frame, wide bars, EBB, Weaknesses: Mechanical brakes Rim weight Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Anywhere where's there's single track Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $700.00 Purchased At: Avanti Plus Waitaker Similar Products Used: First time 29er single rider Bike Setup: Ready to ride
Submitted by
mtb101
a Weekend Warrior
from Melbourne Australia Date Reviewed: November 6, 2009 Strengths: Excellent Finish, nice styling, red anodized hubs, perfect setup for trails, well balanced component setup, excellent ride position. EBB is a good feature also. Weight is around 12.5kgs, pedaling is very efficient, accelerates well. If you have the leg strength and fitness it's a Killer Climber, handles switchbacks very well. Weaknesses: prone to snake bite flats - so need to go tubeless, not really a weakness, but it's tough on rough terrain as any non-suspension bike would be! So it has its limits. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Yarra Trails! Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $1100.00 Purchased At: Ray's Cycles Preston Bike Setup: factory setup except for Crank Brothers Egg Beaters!
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