The One is the light 7-8” travel Enduro frame that does it all. Perfect climbing in both front chain-rings. Deep enough travel to downhill anything you dare! Smooth braking, 8mm and 20mm bearings with custom axles.
Fox 36 RC2, Fox DHX 5 Coil, Avid Elixir CR 8", Sram X9 shifters rear der, XT front der, slx cranks, gravity light wheels.
Bottom Line:
This is a sick bike! Pedals amazingly well, way better than any other 8" bike i have ever ridden, and descends even better. This would be an excellent freeride or all mountain bike although the setup I rode was a little heavy for my all mountain taste. If you want a bike that can throw down in the freeride arena while still being able to pedal really well I highly recommend looking at the Canfield One!
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Submitted by
Ratt
a Weekend Warrior
from SoCal Date Reviewed: May 16, 2009
Favorite Trail:
any single track
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Purchased At:
Canfield
Strengths:
Lite, long travel, Rocco WC air, Maxle rear, neutral pedalling, won't see another One on the trail.
Weaknesses:
tire clearance, some flex, does not clear single crown forks without help, no 1.5 headtube, short top tube for a "pedalling" frame, bare cable runs hit the frame in spots, front derailleur mount will not allow for a triple ring or a bashguard bigger than a 32t
Bike Setup:
Medium frame, slx, Totem solo air, 5.1d on Saint hubs, 2.5 1ply Minions
Bottom Line:
I'm a crosscountry guy moving up so when I say 'flex' I don't feel it coming off jumps (small) but more when powering up hills or off camber turns. Was at Gooseberry Mesa last week and the back end felt flexy when powering up the short rock climbs.
My bike setups are usually very soft with a divey fork, so I am used to a lot of brake dive. The rearend on this frame extends under braking, that combined with my fork setup really scared me on my first panic stop. Its not that bad but I think that combined with my fork setup made it worse.
This frame has been out for over a year so they come up cheap on the used bike market (its how i got mine) and at 'used' prices I think this frame is a good deal but at full pop I would probably look at the Uzzi vp or Yeti Seven which should be more refined products.
At 7 lbs this is not a burly FR frame, I'd put in the long travel AM bike range. My bike with SLX budget build is under 35 lbs. If you spend $$ I'm sure the bike can be built to 30 lbs or less
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Submitted by
Cameron
a Racer
from Montana Date Reviewed: May 22, 2008
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$2000.00
Purchased At:
Canfield brothers
Strengths:
It's hard to explain how this bike rides, it's waaay different than other bikes I've been on. The suspension works beautifully. It pedals great, there is no need what so ever for a platform shock. There is no bob, and it stays active while pedaling. I'm running a Rocco Air WC shock for most riding, and a Fox DHX coil with the Push factory tune for resort riding. It doen't do anything funky under braking, if anything, it may stiffen ever so slightly. When it comes time to point it down, this thing rips! The center of gravity is noticeably low, The "DH" sizing is short, and the suspension is uber plush. It rails coners like my Blur 4x did, and can hang with the best full blown DH rigs in the rough.
Weaknesses:
I do have a couple things I would like to see changed. The seat tube is still a bit slack for me. the top tube is a little short, I had to switch to a 70mm stem instead of a 50mm. And the fit and finish isn't quite up to par with some of the other high end builders, mainly the ano and welds aren't as pretty as my ellsworth was. The tire clearance isn't that great either. A 2.5 maxxis clears, a 2.5 Nevegal doesn't.
Similar Products Used:
Nomad, Ellsworth Rogue, Reign, Coilair, Enduro
Bike Setup:
Frameset- medium, Marzocchi Roco Air World Cup and Fox DHX coil w/ PUSH factory tune. I'll switch them depending on conditions.
Heavy wheelset- Chris King HD hubs, Straight gauge spokes, Stan's Flow rims, Tires still undecided Nevegal 2.35 rear, 2.5 front for now
Bottom Line:
To sum things up, the other players out there are going to have to step it up a notch to compete against this bike. yes, it really is that good. There are better DH bikes out there, and there are better XC bikes out there, but no one has yet to build a bike that blends the two of them together as well as this one does.
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