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Submitted by
G Y
a
from Ca
Date Reviewed: November 5, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | looks cool | | Weaknesses: | I broke the swing arm. the bike is past the 2 year warranty | | Similar Products Used: | Santa Cruz, Intense, Ellsworth, Trek, Tomac | | Bottom Line: | BE CAREFUL Foes doesn't back there product, unlike Santa Cruz, Ellsworth, Trek...Foes only has a 2 year LIMITED warranty and NO crash replacement policy Santa Cruz 2 year with lifetime crash replacment, Ellsworth lifetime, Trek 5+ years .... | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
aldog
a Downhiller
from summit county, colorado
Date Reviewed: October 12, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | The whole bike is just insane! there's only ONE design flaw.... | | Weaknesses: | ...Are they making these derailleur hangers out of styrofoam????? | | Bottom Line: | Everyone should ride this bike at least once. I never realized what a DH bike was capable of until I threw my leg over this one. The confidence I acquired through riding this bike caused me to fall even more in love with the sport and as a result, I felt less guilt about ditching work & riding more. I began to pull off things I never dreamed I was capable of... Unfortunately, I'm not always as smooth as I should be and ended up smashing the hanger off a few times. I realize I should clean it up a bit, but really, the hanger design is just weak and needs to hold up under SOME stress, at least.... | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
James
a Downhiller
from Westfield, Ma, USA
Date Reviewed: August 26, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | all | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Dad | | Strengths: | It rides sweet. Drops, Jumps, Stairs and pretty much everything u can thing of it takes right up. Sweet ride. | | Weaknesses: | None to date. | | Similar Products Used: | Only dh specific but i have used a specialized with 6" kit and boxxer fork and it is night and day over that | | Bike Setup: | Protaper Bars, Azonic 50mm Stem, Boxxer fork, Sun double wide rims 24", Hayes 8", RaceFace crank (soon to be profile), Mrp chainguide, XTR shifter pod, odi lock on grips, 3.0" tires, and azonic a-frame pedals | | Bottom Line: | The bike is sweet and i would reccommend it to everyone and the new one just looks better. If ur lookin for something to win on this is for you. If not look else where... I actually find that the bike isnt too difficult to pedal. I think it would only seem hard to pedal if u try climbing hills with which if u didnt know its not made for. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Racer X
a Downhiller
from Berkeley, CA
Date Reviewed: November 20, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Temelpa, Zigzag, Little Hill Slalom | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$3000.00 | | Purchased At: | from a dude | | Strengths: | Looks, simplicity, maintenence, strength, handling, everything on the whole bike, seriously. 12mm axle, 8" brake, 8" travel (2000 version) Oh, and F1 fork is the best fork made | | Weaknesses: | pedaling, no floating disc. It is the worse pedaling DH bike I have ridden, but seriously, they didn't make this frame for going up hills. Sprints rather nicely. As for the disc, so far I haven't noticed hardly any difference, but I did like the freefloater oh so much. | | Similar Products Used: | Lots, Chumba, Santa Cruz | | Bike Setup: | F1 fork, 321, Hope DH4, Azonic, Maxxis | | Bottom Line: | Bottom Line, best DH bike made, especially for the money. I said that same thing for my previous bike, but after I blew 3 shocks and bent and twisted the rear linkage, im out. This frame is sooo stiff, so sturdy, it just rocks. I hear of people still runnning they same bike 5 years later, after racing 5 seasons of DH on it. Hell Yeah! $700 less the an intense. Whats an intense got that the DHS doesn't? The pricetag and the logo | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
steve
a Racer
from parsippany,nj
Date Reviewed: June 30, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | crazy stiff rear-end, super plush, 8" travel!, nice cornering, nice long wheel-base, nice scissor link | | Weaknesses: | product weaknesses?? Foes DHS.... those words dont got together | | Similar Products Used: | tomac 204, aeon joker, super 8, intense m1 | | Bike Setup: | 2000 slammer mono, 12mm rear axle, f1 fork, race face/sram, hayes purple dh, , sunn double wides, azonic parts | | Bottom Line: | damn stiff rear-end, if you got that extra cash for the optional 12mm axle get it!...the bike is fast and furious....throw anything you want at it and itll take it....ive been free-riding this bike mostly now and those 10' ledges and bleechers feel like pebbles under you wheels....the wheel base is just right, it handles great at high speeds, and doesnt flinch when having to be thrown around a hairpin turn....
if you have any problems w/ the bike, which i doubt you will, call Curtis and he'll help you out w/ anything, he knows the buisness and knows his products like nobody's buisness....i had problems w/ getting the brakes i wanted and he sent me the right adapters right away no questions asked...he himself rides a slammer so he knows how it works
i cant wait to race this bad boy and see what i can do on it....
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Submitted by
Fast Eddie
a Downhiller
from Newps, CA
Date Reviewed: April 27, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Tunnel / Santa Barbra | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | Damn thing rules. Super Stiff! 2000 Model now has 8". Did I say Super Stiff! The faster you go the better the bike works. Low center of gravity for better cornering. | | Weaknesses: | NONE... other than the chinsy AC chainguide that sucks! Get an MRP! | | Similar Products Used: | Intense M1, Rotec, GT Lobo | | Bike Setup: | Foes DHS 7" model, Foes F1 Wet One, AC Hubs, Hayes F&R | | Bottom Line: | This is the best dh bike made. PERIOD. The M1 feels like a wet noodle compared to the Foes. Not only that but I like having a zero maitenence bike. I've had it for two years.. ridden just about daily and have never had to overhaul the suspension.. just wipe it off and ride.. still feels like butter. The F1 wet one rules too... could use more travel.. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
James
a Downhiller
from New England USA
Date Reviewed: April 3, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Mt. Snow Nationals DH | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | Stiff frame, super smooth chain guide, performance | | Weaknesses: | No adjustability, limited chain guide selection | | Similar Products Used: | Intense M1 SL, Trek Pro Issue DH, S-Works DH (What I own now), C-Dale, Santa Cruz....Basicaly any bike you can think of | | Bike Setup: | Y200 S Works DH w- Y2K X-Vert DH fork, Hayes, MRP... | | Bottom Line: | The bike is awesome. I bought mine in June of 1998. While training at the Mt. Snow National DH course this passed August, I ripped the bottom bracket out of the frame. I was pissed. I was using language that Larry Flint would have been offended by. There is a picture of the section of course I did it on in Mountain Bike Mag. I think the picture shows a guy on a Yeti. Anyway, after I got to the bottom of the course, I went to talk to Foes. (A WORD OF ADVICE: For anyone out there trying to waranty a part or get something for free BE NICE!!!) The mechanic I talked to tried to get me a team members back up bike for me to borrow, but none were available. They said that since they were so far from California, the only brought a few bach ups, and those that they did bring were of the factory one-off variety. I ended up racing on a borrowed Intense.
After coming home and stripping the frame down, I called Foes. Even though the bike had been raced hard for two full seasons, they waranteed it. It took about 6 weeks to get it back though because it was their off season. I could have got it back sooner, but had to wait because of my color choice. Besides, it was the fall and I wouldn't be riding much anuway. I called Foed several times to check on my bike, and they always knew exactly where it was. One night I even came home to find a voice mail from Brent Foes giving me an update.
THE BOTTOM LINE: This is a great bike from a great company that stands behind its product 100% | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jaysin
a Downhiller
from Cali.
Date Reviewed: March 7, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Emrild Rock Garden | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | It is a very strong frame that ride so nice. Its an easy bike to toss around corners as well. Over all it is the best bike i have ridden beside a Tomac. | | Weaknesses: | The price, not that it isn't worth it but they are quite exspencive. | | Similar Products Used: | Intence M1 | | Bike Setup: | 2000 Monitu X-Vert Carben, Hayse Disc Brakes, Chris King hubs; headest and bb. | | Bottom Line: | This bike is well worth the money and they turn heads when they fly by... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dale Gowling
a Downhiller
from Barnard Castle
Date Reviewed: December 22, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Innerliethen - Scotland | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
Nothing, weak frame. It's not strong in anyway at all. | | Weaknesses: |
Frame folds too easily, pivots become loose every other hour. I can't understand why the hell Missy Giove could want to race on one of these bikes - I wouldn't f@#king touch them. | | Similar Products Used: |
Intense M1, Karpiel Disco, Spooky Project X, World Force VR1, Orange Patriot, GT Lobo etc. | | Bike Setup: |
Foes forks, hope disks etc. | | Bottom Line: | i wouldn't buy one at all, foes warranty system is crap - if anything goes wrong they won't replace it they will get you to pay fullwhack for anything doen to the frame in view of replacement. They are a very ignorant company - AVOID. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dont Touch My Liquor Queer
a Downhiller
from Calgary
Date Reviewed: October 30, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Whiskey Jack and Pocaterra | | Duration Product Used: |
tested or demo'ed only | | Strengths: |
It's beefy!! | | Similar Products Used: |
Intense Bikes | | Bike Setup: |
Stock | | Bottom Line: | It's Sweet!!! | | Overall Rating: |
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