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Will SmithDate Reviewed: April 2, 2013
Strengths: For the money you get a lot of bike. Came with tora rock shox, sram x7 components, juicy 3 disc brakes! Rides awesomefor under $2000.Weaknesses: None.Bottom Line: I have been riding it for over a year now and it has performed perfect. When I was trying to decide which bike to buy I thought I was going to have to spend around $1500 to get the set up I wanted after shopping around. Then I came across bikes direct and found the gravity point 3. I actually got a super great deal from the partner company of bikes direct called bike island that had a gravity point 3 loaded for $650. I took it to sun and ski sports to get it tuned up. I am so happy I gave this bike a try. If you want the most for your money this is a great choice.
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Patrick, XC rider in MI
a Cross Country RiderDate Reviewed: April 1, 2013
Strengths: Good quality components, Weight, 29" wheels, Avid hydraulic disc brakes, RideWeaknesses: Setup and FitBottom Line: Review is for the Gravity 29point3
PURCHASE AND BUILD
Purchased beginning of March anticipating an early spring and had my hopes totally dashed. Snowed this morning (1st of April and thats no joke) Spent more time unpacking it then it took to put it together. Very easy assembly. Quality of components was apparent. Nothing was damaged from shipping and the frame was in perfect condition with no scratches or bends. Brakes were dialed in perfect but the front and rear deraillers needed some tweaking. Also, both tires have slow leaks and go soft after a week. Overall, Im pretty happy with the purchase experience
The big caveat is fit and setup. If youre not mechanically inclined or dont know anything about bikes, you should buy your first bike from your LBS. You could buy one of these bikes and have your LBS assemble and setup the bike for you also. I had trouble adjusting those derailluers, but Youtube helped quite a bit. The other issue was fit. Im right between the 17.5" and 19" frames sizes. 6' tall but 31.5" inseam. I opted for the 17.5" frame going on the assumption that slightly smaller is better for a mountain bike and my last bike was just a little too big. I didnt get to ride it much for a couple weeks due to snow and such, but once I put some miles under the wheels I realized the 17.5" was a little to small for me and I had thrown out the box weeks ago. I started to wonder how to send it back, but a trip to the LBS and longer stem fixed the problem. This is the big danger with ordering a bike online!
RIDE: (VERY Preliminary) 25 dirt road miles and 4 on an actual trails and I have to say WOW! This bike kicks @ss! 30 speeds, so it climbs like a monster and has really long legs when on the rails to trails (Polly-Ann for instance). A gear for all occasions! I love the 29" wheels. The brakes are super aggressive and can be easily feathered with my index finger, the shock is much smooooother than the suntour xct on my Diamondback Response and the Sram X7's shift like butter. This thing is an incredibly responsive, tossable bike that wants to rip up the trails! I feared it was to heavy at 31#, but it feels like it weighs nothing on the trails. Ill update after a couple hundred miles of hard trail riding
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Last season I purchased a Diamondback Response Sport 26er on sale from Sports Authority and put 600+ trail miles on it. It was a good bike for the money, extremely durable but was a bit heavy and just a little to large for me. Not a good fit from Sports Authority
The other two bikes I almost purchased were the Specialized Rockhopper 29er and Diamondback Overdrive Comp 29er. Both of these bikes cost $50 -$250 more than the Gravity 29point3. The Rockhopper fit me very well but felt....cheap. The Overdrive was $200 more on sale and I probably would have liked it just as much
Favorite Trail: Pontiac Lake
Duration Product Used: 3 weeks
Price Paid:
$750.00
Purchased At: Bikes Direct
Similar Products Used: Diamondback Response Sport 26er, Nashbar At-2 26er, Cannondale SL2, various junk walmart bikes
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Bill Jones
a All Mountain RiderDate Reviewed: November 19, 2012
Strengths: Great components, strong bike, alot of bike for the moneyWeaknesses: NoneBottom Line: Gravity p3 I think it was unfair to rate the point 5 with the cheapest model the point 1, I sold my specialized 29er comp and bought this gravity point 3. And I tell you it's a awesome bike for 700 dollars. It has juicy 3 185mm disc brakes, 30 speed sram x7 derailleurs, sram crank, rock shox tora fork. It is light and handles better than my other bike which cost way more. you will be glad you bought one if you do
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$749.00
Purchased At: Bikes direct
Similar Products Used: Specialized rockhopper 29er, trek 4500, trek y11 carbon
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dr47watsonDate Reviewed: November 10, 2012
Strengths: Review of 29Point1: It was inexpensive and set the hook for me on mountain biking. No big reliability problems. Stable. Rolls over things like any 29er.Weaknesses: Brakes are pretty weak. The 29point1 comes with an awful SR Suntour spring fork, which I swapped out for a Rock Shox Recon Silver - big improvement. Top tube is pretty high. Drivetrain required constant maintenance to keep it shifting.Bottom Line: The 29point1 is a competent bike and served me well as a fairly cheap starter.
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