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Origin 8 Scout 29er 29er Hardtail
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User Reviews 
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Zachary
a Cross Country Rider Date Reviewed: April 22, 2013 Strengths: Easy to build up. Quality is excellent for the money paid. Heavy like a Tank. Rides much more nimbly though. Weaknesses: Running the full length housing creates a nice sealed system, but a muchy feeling at the brakes. Not an issue if you have hydraulics. One quibble is regardless of the collar I used the seat post slips a little which suggests the tolerances were not exact. A little grip paste cured the issue immediately. From a performance standpoint, my only beef is when I really stomp on the gas I can get enough flex to ghost shift the rear end, but in reality all of my steel bikes will do that so not a big deal really. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: All Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $800.00 Purchased At: Online Similar Products Used: Niner SIR 9, Gunnar Rockhound, Kelly Deluxe Bike Setup: Fully Rigid with Stock Fork Tiagra 9spd STI Compact Drop Bars 44/32 front 12-26 rear. XT-Hubs with Blunt SL hoops -TUBELESS
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iowinos
a Cross Country Rider Date Reviewed: February 11, 2013 Strengths: Price, function, versatility Weaknesses: Weight, finish Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Swope Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $200.00 Purchased At: online Similar Products Used: Jamis Dragon 29er, Specialized Hardrock Bike Setup: Right now it's a 3x9 setup with front suspension. The frame does come with a cromo front fork also so you can run it pretty much any way you want.
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daniel harvey
a Cross Country Rider Date Reviewed: October 18, 2012 Strengths: steel, short chain stays, versatile, nice paint Weaknesses: slotted rear a bit of work, not light Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: lower falls creek for this bike Duration Product Used: 2 years Similar Products Used: Nothing really. My only SS Bike Setup: Niner Steel fork. Flow rims on DT Swiss 240s SS rear and Hope front. BB7s. Thompson stem, Niner 17 degree flat bars. Specialied Phantom SL saddle
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joe_bloe
a Cross Country Rider Date Reviewed: June 11, 2012 Strengths: Price, now comes with rigid fork, overall quality very high, easy build, did I mention price? Weaknesses: Heavy, doesn't have lively "Steel" feel, zero bling factor. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Price Paid:
$310.00 Purchased At: LBS Similar Products Used: Kona Unit Bike Setup: Marzocchi 44 MicroTi fork, Hayes Nine brakes, Mavic TN317 rims with XT hubs, SRAM X.7 crankset, 32x18 gearing
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matthew cory Date Reviewed: May 15, 2012 Strengths: price, fit and ride! Weaknesses: not the greatest looking welds, but... who cares?! my welds don't look awesome all the time either and they hold up just fine... Bottom Line:
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orangedotz
a All Mountain Rider
from LAS VEGAS NV Date Reviewed: March 24, 2012 Strengths: strong, light weight, QUIET! Weaknesses: "black ops" logo Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $400.00 Purchased At: LAS VEGAS CYCLERY Similar Products Used: redline mono cog 29er, se stout 29er Bike Setup: rigid fork, single speed, oversized grips, BB5 mechanical brakes origin 8: seat, seat post, handlebar, stem
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Raumfahrer Rolf
a Cross Country Rider
from Herndon, VA Date Reviewed: June 8, 2011 Strengths: Short chainstays - super easy to pop up the front end (for a 29er), tucks in rear wheel for SS mashing Versatile - geared or SS Good standover clearance Weaknesses: Pretty heavy for an AL frame Steep-ish HT angle Track ends and disc brakes can be tricky Rear tire clearance is pretty tight (Ignitor 2.1 in the back with ~5 mm on each side at the chainstay yoke) Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Fountainhead Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $500.00 Purchased At: eBay Similar Products Used: Kona Unit 29, Motobecane Outcast 29 Bike Setup: Large (20") frame, SS (32x20), Origin8 carbon 29er fork, stock wheels, FSA SS crankset, Origin8 Off Road Spacebar, BB5's
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Bikinstein
a Cross Country Rider
from Cincinnati Date Reviewed: April 3, 2011 Strengths: Price, Handling is nimble and fun Weaknesses: None Really Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Any Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $199.00 Purchased At: LBS Similar Products Used: 29ers from Redline, Fuji, Raleigh, Haro, Voodoo, Haro Bike Setup: Sram X-7 2x10 Recon Gold TK X-7 Hubs Sun Rims Clarks Brakes 
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Tandem915
a Cross Country Rider
from Hooper, Utah, USA Date Reviewed: November 2, 2010 Strengths: Price, weight, Geometry, The Ride. Weaknesses: JB Importers (Distributors of the Origin 8 Scout), bolt on rear wheel, non-replaceable derailuer hanger. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: All of them Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $450.00 Purchased At: eBay Similar Products Used: IF 29er, many 26s, Bike Setup: Total Stock
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LaLD
a Cross Country Rider
from Bluefield, VA Date Reviewed: October 8, 2010 Strengths: Agile, Strong, Climbs like a goat Weaknesses: Heavy (but so am I). some problems keeping the rear wheel centered. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: All of Them Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $200.00 Purchased At: The True Wheel Similar Products Used: This is my first 29er so I can't really base it off anything. My other 2 bikes however were an '08 Gary Fisher HiFi Deluxe and a '99 Iron Horse 8.0 Bike Setup: Manitou Drake Fork, Truvativ Crank and Handlebar, Thud-Buster Seatpost, Clarks Skeletal Brakes, Candy SL pedals, WTB Dual Duty wheels with SRAM X-9 Hubs, X-9 RD, SLX FD, eleven 81 Stem, Ergon Grips, WTB Silverado Saddle, X0 Grip Shifts
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SausageGravy285
a Cross Country Rider
from Decorah, IA, USA Date Reviewed: October 2, 2010 Strengths: Bombproof frame, great geometry for larger athletic riders, agile, the 2010 steel is smooth, removable cable hangers, integrated chain tensioners, Weaknesses: heavy, but then again so am I :), the plastic clips for hanging cables are worthless, they came off after one crash, so replace with zip ties Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $580.00 Purchased At: LBS Similar Products Used: none Bike Setup: SS at 32/20, avid bb5s, cheap yet tough steel fork, shimano alivio (cheap) aluminum cranks, crank brother candy pedals,
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poorboy006
a Weekend Warrior
from Youngstown, NY Date Reviewed: August 24, 2010 Strengths: Fun angles. Short chainstays. This bike brings the playfulness back to XC. Inexpensive and versatile. Paint is quite tough. Weaknesses: Not the best welds but it is still in one piece. I'm not a big fan of horizontal dropouts...I dislike EBB more though. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $500.00 Purchased At: LBS Similar Products Used: Fisher Rig....Gt peace ss....jaberwockey Bike Setup: Aluminum frame & SS. Black Ops carbon fork, Bonty rhythm elite wheelset. Ritchey carbon bar, Exotic carbon post, Hayes grams, alligator rotors, raceface northshore cranks w/stronglight ti bb. Stock ignitors with stans.
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Agent29
a Cross Country Rider
from Havertown Date Reviewed: March 12, 2010 Strengths: versatile and strong Weaknesses: rear tire clearance, absolutely need bolt on hubs as rear wheel will shift in the stays with skewers under heavy loads. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: any Duration Product Used: 2 Years Purchased At: lbs Similar Products Used: first 29er after many 26 hardtails Bike Setup: rigid with black ops fork and smattering of components
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droptop
a Cross Country Rider
from central texas Date Reviewed: March 9, 2010 Strengths: short chainstays, stiff rear end, great stock component set for the price. Weaknesses: on the heavy side for a frame but still lighter than steel, only integrated deraileur hanger, not the prettiest welds (but better than some i have seen) Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: anything fast and technical Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $500.00 Purchased At: LBS on closeout Similar Products Used: raleigh talus 29, raleigh xxix, a few niners (mcr, emd), a few specialized offerings, kona unit. Bike Setup: scout 29er, manitou minute 29er fork, titec bars, stem, and seatpost, mavic a317 rims to stock formula hubs, tubeless wheels, avid elixir r brakes. soon to be a 1x9 with slx/xt mix.
Submitted by
tak
a Weekend Warrior
from suffolk ny Date Reviewed: October 13, 2009 Strengths: Great bang for the buck. Love the fact that I got a real 29er SS for a great price Weaknesses: bottom bracket creaks like mad. BB5's aren't the greatest. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: GR Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $599.00 Purchased At: ebay Similar Products Used: Homemade 1994 GF HKEK singlespeed. Bike Setup: Stock except for Hayes Hydro brakes.
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