The Dominatrax offers up to 9" of rear wheel travel and is available as a frame only or with choice of a Hanebrink or Marzocchi Monster T downhill forks.
Submitted by
Trunks
a Downhiller
from Canyon Country,CA, Good 'ol USofA! Date Reviewed: August 14, 2003
Favorite Trail:
Anything Downhill
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$1700.00
Purchased At:
Family Friend
Strengths:
The frame is completly indestructible. I weigh about 190 and have put this rig through hell!!!
Weaknesses:
REAR SHOCK!
Similar Products Used:
Kina Stinky
Bike Setup:
2000 Dom, Marzocchi Shiver, Rhyno Lite, KORE Bars, Powertools stem, Truvativ DH cranks W Truvativ Chain guide
Bottom Line:
This frame is awesome! The only down fall is the weak arse rear shock. I bought my rig from a family friend who used to race. Well he took care of all of his rigs, really good care of them. I had a 700# Spring on the shock, and the first race I ented the rear shock completly blew on my 1st run. I am now in the market for a new shock, porbally go with Rissie or some othe brand. I gave the over all rating for the weak rear shock, if you dont have the RCR T2 then this frame deserves a 10!!
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Submitted by
Mike Ledlie
a Downhiller
from Ontario Canada Date Reviewed: June 14, 2002
Favorite Trail:
Mountainview
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$1700.00
Purchased At:
pinkbike.com
Strengths:
This bike looks good and it rides very smooth. I looks good and the chicks dig it. It has handled everything I have thrown at it so far at ease. Good handling. Sweet paint job. Lockout is useful
Weaknesses:
The back end is a little more flexy than I would like but oh well. It can't be perfect. If you are a weight weenie than it is a little heavier than you would like but I could'nt care less.
Similar Products Used:
Domnitrax
Bike Setup:
This is actually a Fetish. Gazzi's 3.0 front and back. Stock pretty much. Zu Zu's.
Bottom Line:
It is a sweet ride and it is a sweet bike for anyone who wants to hit up those 20 foot gap jumps. I have had it for about a week now and I love it. It loves big air and it sucks up the landing even if you case it hardcore. It is a heavy beast. You might not want to ride it down main street as will probably get pulled over for riding what the cops first think is a dirtbike but they will soon realize and let you go. Dont buy this if you are a weight weenie. The rear end is a little flexy but not as bad as the Rocky Mountain DH/FR line. Buy the bike and you will love it. Just put on your bucket and huck it.
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Submitted by
Shaun Bowman
a Downhiller
from Victoria, BC, Canada Date Reviewed: October 21, 2001
Favorite Trail:
Fast trails to do big chewies and hits
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$900.00
Purchased At:
24 cycles kamloops
Strengths:
Tons of progressive bottomless travell, super beefy construction, stiff, cheap, girls stop you on the street on it
Weaknesses:
Crappy paint, 9in mode is unrideable (seriosly) with a RCR shock unless your big ring is larger than 46tooth, 8 inch mode bobs alot, linkage comes loose
Similar Products Used:
Stab Primo, Skinky's galore, Gt lobo, Super 8, Giant (DAMN thats a nice frame, don't know about the new one), VPS dh (good deal)
Bike Setup:
2001 KHS Dominatrax (8inch mode, standard shock), chris king, mammoth, rhyno (NOT ryno lights), gazz 26x3 & 26x2.75, race face, thompson, Tioga Potatoe head seat, Profile bars, Hayes/Shimano, sun ringle pedals
Bottom Line:
This bike LOVES big air. I have seriosly never ridden a Downhill bike that loves to jump big tables (25ft+) as much as my KHS. THe slightly rising rate rear end just soakes everything up smoothly and launches you straight. Drop-ins are no problem but you'll need a big fork to keep up with the rear end, boxxer's are my pick.
Pedaling on this bike is kind of lame but not as ridiculas as some people here make it out to be. I keep mine in 8inch mode and on a 44 tooth and i ride it everywhere, up and down the mountain, you just transfer your weight a little forward and you can pedal around and off anything you want.
Fitting a chain guide on this bike with its busy bb section IS A PAIN IN THE ASS
The paint is thin, but girls come talk to you about your bike all the time, on the downside pissed off pedestrians will yell at you for "riding your damned motorbike" on the trail.
While the massive Headtube junction is the first thing people notice about this frame, the rear chainstay is also VERY beefy and short making for a very stiff rear end. Also want to fit a 26x3.0 on the back? The khs will fit one with practicly a cm of clearance.
The KHS carry's its heft over the front wheel, and low over the bottom bracket, this combined with the Virtual pivot pnt let this frame absolutly RAIL corners, ive never been able to drift the rear end of a bike (no brakes) before this frame. Manualling is differn't, but it'll come to you with practice.
Overall your getting very upmarket technology and capibility for about half the price of comprable frames, plus warrenty is pretty solid if you do have a problem. I read the post about swapping the RCR for a Fox, im thinking of trying that out, the RCR has poor compression dampining whereass with the Fox running some higher dampining might cure alot of the bobbing problem.
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Submitted by
Grumpy
a Racer
from Big Bear Date Reviewed: October 9, 2001
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Price Paid:
$4500.00
Purchased At:
factory
Strengths:
strong,really strong,capable of dropping off a house !
Weaknesses:
frames tend to crack-mine was replaced on the spot @ KHS Factory-no questions asked-----nice job guys !
Similar Products Used:
Foes-Intense-Turner
Bike Setup:
Hanebrink WFO Fork, Grimeca system 12 brakes, Romic Factory shock and power pulley, Sun double wides w/Nokian 3.0, MRP,Azonic pedals,bars,cranks
Bottom Line:
At 6'3,235lbs, I demand a tough bike-this bike took me to the AM-Cup Championship, and 2nd in the State Championships ! Sure it pedals bad, but I free ride mine tooo----recently did a 30+ mile event was 5th out of 107 ! And only 2 of us on DH bikes ! So quit crying and pedal--lean forward and be smooth--it will climb and not BOB ! Get Romic to dial in your shock and use a good fork and this bike kicks ass!!! Mine is for SALE $3500. with all my spares.The fork alone is worth 3000.
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Submitted by
scott
a Downhiller
from somewhere Date Reviewed: September 17, 2001
Favorite Trail:
my jumps
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$1000.00
Strengths:
super strong frame, huge gussets, virtual pivot, stiff, lots o'travel, manuals well, low standover, super plush, easily adjustable
for the kind of riding i do this bike totally kicks ass. im not a big racer so i dont care how it pedals as long as i can manual it and get enough speed for a lip (and ride off stuff as well). it is way overbuilt so i can really abuse it. once i got a romic shock back from rcr i havent had any problems with the shock. fun bike to ride.
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Submitted by
mike da pimp
a Downhiller
from boulder,co,usa Date Reviewed: September 16, 2001
Favorite Trail:
world cup dh @ vail
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$1400.00
Purchased At:
doobys bikes ( where pimps buy bikes)
Strengths:
built to withstand an atomic bomb. soopa plush. you can ride this bad boy down (or over) anything. no torsional flex. swedish bikini models will want to be seen with you and your bike!!(ok- not really with you, just the bike), you can barely feel the other riders under you as you mow them down.
Weaknesses:
need to keep an eye on the linkage(sometimes the bolts loosen up on their own, heavy (what dh isn't??), the stock rcr blows!!! i changed it to a fox vanilla rc. i recommend others to do the same
if you want a bad a$$ piece of machinery at a sweeeeet price, then this is the one. not for the faint of heart. i have had mine for over a year w/ no problems. huge drops are reduced to to something like riding off curbs. too much sag if ridden in 9" mode. stick wih 8".
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Submitted by
Rory Stevens
a Weekend Warrior
from Huntsville Ontario Canada Date Reviewed: September 10, 2001
Favorite Trail:
Buckwallow
Duration Product Used:
Tested or demo'ed only
Strengths:
Very solid feeling bike,can huck anything, if they could just make it last a little longer...
Weaknesses:
my buddy bought one a couple of months ago and the frame cracked in multiple spots. KHS has totally screwed him on the deal which is sad seeing as I am the happy owner of a 99 comp st.
Bottom Line:
KHS has a lifetime frame warranty that they do not stand behind. When he returned the bike they gave him a hard tail saying they had no other frame for him. I will look to another brand next time, not because of the product,only because of the people behind the product.
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Submitted by
Gary Rich
a Downhiller
from New York Date Reviewed: July 8, 2001
Favorite Trail:
Plattekill
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$3500.00
Purchased At:
Down Cycles
Strengths:
BEEFY FRAME this frame is way over built I love it. Screams over the chunky sections. Awsome on drops, takes big hits and landings really well.
Weaknesses:
The RCR shock is a piece of garbage. when i went to pick it up from the shop the shock blew in the parking lot. So the owner took a Fox Vinnila RC off of a super 8 he had hangin on the wall. WHAT A DIFFERENCE the bike pedals horrible with the RCR put on a fox and there vertually isnt any pedal bob what so ever.
Similar Products Used:
Santa Cruz Super 8, Spooky Project X
Bike Setup:
Boxer fork. Hayes Azonic Arrow Sun/Ringle
Bottom Line:
Awsome race bike if you set it up right Mine weighs 45 pounds and it is still great pedaling and racing.....with a fox shock. I am only giving it a 4 on the over rating because of the RCR shock and because its not a Brooklyn TMX
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Submitted by
Joh
a Downhiller
from South Africa Date Reviewed: June 27, 2001
Favorite Trail:
Longmore Forest
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$800.00
Purchased At:
Local Shop
Strengths:
Good travel, looks great, handles the huge stuff, jump good, pretty fast once up to speed, chicks dig it
Weaknesses:
Lots a bobbin, cracked the frame after 3 months, blew 3 rear shocks. Heavy as s__t and not the most fun to ride around
Similar Products Used:
Intense, Kona stab dee lux, Pacific DHR 8
Bike Setup:
Monsters, hayes discs, xtr, dee max & d321 wheels
Bottom Line:
Dont buy it if you are not sure about it. Rather go for a Kona or Santa Cruzzzzz. If you like to go very big like Bender in New world disorder then buy it.
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Submitted by
Fred Harrison
a Downhiller
from Canoga Park, CA, USA Date Reviewed: April 17, 2001
Favorite Trail:
Anything that tests me!
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$1100.00
Purchased At:
Wheel World.com
Strengths:
Solid feel, travel adjustable, 8 inch rotor capable, no problems with wide tires. Clean cable routing. Huge oversized bearings.
Weaknesses:
Frame a bit heavy, 9 inch travel pedals bad, RCR shock has moderate dampening.
Rock Shox Boxxer, Sun/Ringle MODO wheel set, IRC kujo 2.65",Hayes hydros 8" F & R, Profile cranks, Easton seat post, SDG grandprix saddle, Kore B1B stem, Azonic PDW bars, Shimano DX pedals.
Bottom Line:
The bike begs to be riding fast, it tracks well in corners and jumps nice. Some people have complained about pedal bob, but pedal bob is something that is common in all long travel DH frames. Peolple say that you should not have to get use to it. All bikes have different feels to them, that's what make people love or hate them. A bike feel is strickly personal.
For me this bike rocks, I ride the thing back and forth to work everyday and get the coolest looks. I have the thing set at 8" of travel, cause the 9" is just to soft for anything less than racing, or drops. I would recomend this frame to my friend.
So the bottom line from me is buy it, tune it, and ride it. Because once you dial in the rear shock properlly you can almost lose the pedal bob.
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Submitted by
nathan
a Downhiller
from Vancouver Date Reviewed: April 13, 2001
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$3000.00
Purchased At:
custom
Strengths:
wicked, some guys here obviously don't know what the're talking about, The frame is super strong,
Weaknesses:
bad pedal feedback in 9 inch travel mode, but only dumb people ride it in 9 inches, 8 inch mode feels wicked
Similar Products Used:
Super 8, norco team dh
Bike Setup:
Stratos super star, 16 inch frame
Bottom Line:
The bike rips and it is definetly one of the better bike's i've ridden, it's an excelently priced frame also. some people here say they are having problems with the shock, well RCR has fixed all their shocks and i have a new one on now and works awesome, i've been riding if hard for 4 months now and not one problem, and this guy that sais the rear shock beats the hell out of the frame... maybe he can learn to ride cause the shock is perfect for tha bike. I rate this bike 5 flaming dead horses
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Submitted by
Casey
a
from CO Date Reviewed: February 27, 2001
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Strengths:
NONE!!!
Weaknesses:
Pedals like $hit!!! All you guys out there trying to justify wasting your money, by saying "you get use to it" or "you have to expect some bob it's a DH bike" You shouldn't have to get used to anyhing!! This bike bobs so much that it literally bounces you off the pedals, when you sprint!!! When i got mine the shock mount was not welded on all the way, and the paint started to chip and you could see the cracks that were forming, and they were not lined up, so the bolt wouldn't go through all the way. I will admit the price is nice, but it is worth it to save up the few extra bucks and by something better. Just admit to yourself that you wasted your money and sell it!! Luckily I got my money back and now I ride A Karpiel Armageddon.
Similar Products Used:
Santa Cruz, Intense, Turner, Karpiel, Dirt Works, Foes, etc.
Bike Setup:
Karpiel Armageddon
Bottom Line:
Piece of $hit! I don't care how much it costs it's not worth it!!
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Submitted by
francois
a Downhiller
from france Date Reviewed: February 9, 2001
best deal around...good value...go get one...now... The romic shock seems better than the RCR T2 of last year model anyway, downhill frame have a limited life...better save some money to change more often hyper bon vélo...botte les fesses a la compet.
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Submitted by
Rodger Stevens
a Downhiller
from Guelph, Ontario, Canada Date Reviewed: November 22, 2000
Favorite Trail:
Blue Mountain
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$900.00
Purchased At:
Bits and Bikes Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Strengths:
It is still a tube frame. It has adjustable 8 or 9 inches of rear travel. All sealed bearing pivots. Huge gussets and monsterous rear swing arm. Excellent value for the dollar.
Weaknesses:
Pedal bob. Pivots tend to loosen.
Similar Products Used:
Last bike was a GT LTS Team.
Bike Setup:
My bike is set up in the 9" option with 6" Manitou Carbon forks. I also went with 26" Nokian Gazzoloddi front and 24" Nokian Gazzoloddi rear. Matched with Magura Gustav's to stop everything.
Bottom Line:
I guess the bottom line here is the Dominatrax is a big travel bike that is slightly overbuilt to handle anything the most hardcore downhiller can steer it through. I have seen a guy jump one over 50 feet through the air! Landed real smooth. This frame is for the serious downhiller looking for that adrenaline rush. I guess that is why I bought one. I have had it for about 6 months now and I love everything about it, with 9" of rear wheel travel, it is very plush. So plush that you do get a bit of pedal bob. But thats easily overcome by adjusting the rear shock. Every time I take it out, I just keep looking for that bit more of a drop or that huge rock to climb over. With the looks and feel of a motocross, it really attracts attention everywhere I go. Other than having to tighten the pivot bolts after an extreme day of riding or racing, there is really no real weaknesses to to be found. I am more than happy with this bike. I give it 4 flamin' chilis only because it's not an Intense.
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Submitted by
Matt Titheridge
a
from Calgary, Alberta, Canada Date Reviewed: August 24, 2000
Favorite Trail:
MRI
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
oversized tubing, color
Weaknesses:
RCR has excellent product service, and a very poor product, the frame exerts too much stress on shock and blows it after an hour or so of riding... even with the so called adaptor, i have blown a shock... otherwise, the frame is very heavy and difficult to pedal... not big problems, but having to wait 2 weeks for a new shock after every ride is not fun...
Similar Products Used:
Santa Cruz Super 8 (2000), Trek team DH, Stab Primo
Bike Setup:
Stratos superstar 8.0, xtr, hayes, mrp, raceface
Bottom Line:
The bike is unreliable and I dont trust it, it is now sold and I got my new super 8 today, similar price, less complicated frame design, fox shock!
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Submitted by
Buzz
a Downhiller
from Lithgow, Australia Date Reviewed: August 24, 2000
Favorite Trail:
Thredbo
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$2500.00
Purchased At:
Lithgow cyclery
Strengths:
Super srong frame, will take on any drop-offs
Weaknesses:
f-ing heavy, its a ba$tard to pedal anywhere but down a super steep descent, and its got a rally crappy paint job. The RCR shock doesnt do it any justice.
Similar Products Used:
00' santa cruz super 8
Bike Setup:
2000 monsters, mrp, hope, xtr.
Bottom Line:
Not a good design at all, the constant bobbing up and down really sh*ts you, i reckon it should come standard with a fox shock and better colours. I sold it and invested in a santa cruz super 8.
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Submitted by
Seth
a Downhiller
from Vancouver Date Reviewed: August 8, 2000
Favorite Trail:
the north shore
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
Really strong frame. Chuck this baby of a mountain and it will look twice as good at the bottom.Stears well at speed and feels really nice to ride fast.
Weaknesses:
the shock that comes with the bike.RcR T2 is not the best but does the job till your fox shock gets in.Peaple like to wine about the peddle bob but really you don't notice it after a while.
Similar Products Used:
Rm9 and vps2
Bike Setup:
Manitou X-vert dc shocks, race face kranks, hayes dics brakes,mrp chain guide,
Bottom Line:
You want a bike that will make you feel like you are riding one of the hot rods of the gods but do not want to sell your soul to get it then this is the bike for you. It is good for the fast downhill races, back trails, and the good old urban assalts.Oh ya and it can be made light by not wasting your time with monster-t's they will add that 10 pounds that you do not want.
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Submitted by
POS ER
a Downhiller
from CHODA Date Reviewed: July 31, 2000
Favorite Trail:
Harsh DH with drops over 15 ft
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Strengths:
Good Price with massive travel
Weaknesses:
Not very strong frame and the RCR shocks smashes the crap out of the frame and its a biatch to pedal n e where
Similar Products Used:
FSR Elite, Kona Stab Primo, Kona Stab Dee, Marin Team DH
Bike Setup:
2000 Boxxer Pro, Hope 4 piston Discs, XTR component, the rest is misc DH stuff
Bottom Line:
This bike is a pretty good bike for the price but it gives you the idea that it will take anything with the huge travel, but it doesnt.... i did about a 16 ft drop in Vancover and snapped the frame in half... got my money back right away and went to the stab primo! Way better quality... Also the piece of Crap RCR shock blows goats and beats on your frame.. JUNKER
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Submitted by
John Leask
a
from Vancouver Date Reviewed: July 30, 2000
Favorite Trail:
The Fifth Horseman
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
The Gussests around the head weigh more that other whole frames! This Bike rips! 24 inch wheels are cool.
Weaknesses:
ugly paint, although with the red monster t's it look kind of cool. relatively high pivot means you have to use a big ring all the time or else it feels like crap.
Similar Products Used:
intense, vps, 8 ball, super 8, balfa.
Bike Setup:
monster t, 24inch double wides, purple hayes, kooka cranks, $20 flat pedals..... i put the money where it's needed.
Bottom Line:
anyone who says you can't ride a bike like this without a chairlist is stupid. i freeride this bike no problem. the rider's weight is very well distributed so the huge forks aren't hard to lift up. the place i notice the bike the most is when doing 10 foot drop and all you can hear is litres of oil squishing! this bike is a good buy. it's also great for having people on the street look at you funny.
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Submitted by
Donna
a Downhiller
from Hesperia, CA, USA Date Reviewed: July 7, 2000
Favorite Trail:
any seriuos DH trail
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Strengths:
huge gaussetts, beefy frame and welds, tons of travel, nice design
Weaknesses:
ugly color, need to offer paint options
Similar Products Used:
M-1, and lots more
Bike Setup:
DeeMax rims and hubs, Magura disc brakes(2000), XTR DH cranks and chain guide, SRAM grip shift, Gazzoladi tires (awesome), Fox Vanilla RC, Sigma(custom built)
Bottom Line:
Awesome bike for DH specific. Heavy, but I'm a girl and for serious DH riding this is an awesome machine. Once you get used to it, you just want to jump anything that comes your way. Very smooth landing. Suspension design absorbs anything, you can tell this when you pedal, the suspension works, flexes a lot. Good bike, but paint job needs to be improved-ugly!
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Submitted by
Matt
a Downhiller
from Calgary, Alberta Date Reviewed: June 28, 2000
Heavy... moderatly (mines 45.5 lbs), suspension kick (hardly noticible under rocky terrain), RCR shock (no compression, being sent away now... see how this progresses)
Similar Products Used:
Trek Pro DH, Santa Cruz Super 8, Intense M-1(demoed), VPS-1, quite a few
The bike is pretty damn cool for the price, yeah it has a hell of a lot of kick on flat terrain, but its manageable with a different pedaling style. This bike rips over rocky/rooty terrain no prob. The bike is also perfectly balanced over the top tube with a superstar, unlike most bikes, making it stable in the air... great off drops, fast through trees, slow on flat, what do you expect? the rcr shock wasn't so fun though, needs to be warrantied, no compression... ah well, GREAT BIKE
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Submitted by
Zac Smith
a Downhiller
from Sardis, B.C. Canada Date Reviewed: June 27, 2000
Favorite Trail:
Baile De Los Locos
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
Nice and fat, with nuclear strike defense capabilities. Over built for the Anti-Squeamish. A linkage design that absorbs the little stuff, then engages it's last bit of stroke to Mow on the rest. Whining about pedal feedback is for XC riders. This thing motos downhill, and isn't that what you want? With sealed bearings at each pivot and a great rear shock, this bike is the epitome of plush. No wimpy VPS or even a Santa Cruz can EVEN HOLD A CANDLE. You'll be nonchalantly rolling over houses in no time.
Weaknesses:
My particular RCR shock had virtually no rebound damping, but RCR fixed that. The first batch of Dominatrax's had problems with the shock hitting the frame, but that has apparently been fixed. A slight break in period on the locking nuts on the upper rear end pivots, but It all works in. Just go ride over a car or seven. Bike isn't really suitable for urban-type riders.
Similar Products Used:
VPS-1 (Neat-Bushings) RM6/9 (Neater-even more bushings) Santa Cruz Bullet (This has Six inches? If you say so...)
Bike Setup:
2000 Boxxer pro, Shimano 636's Dual Hayes(8"'s rule!), Old school Answer Alumilite DH-bar, 95 xtr 8speed pod, and my old tattered Vetta TT trishick saddle. Raceface LP, Black Spire Chainguide, Mavic D-521's, and an armless Chewbacca.
Bottom Line:
Many downhill bikes have a little pedal feedback. Any Santa Cruz, Marin, or other swingarm-type design. Though the Dominatrax has more than even these bikes, the fact is, it doesn't matter when you are riding thse bikes the way they are supposed to be ridden-DOWNHILL. If you really want to shell out the cash (Very little though, in the case of the KHS) to race this sucker Cross-Country, you can go right ahead. But real downhillers don't whine, exept for maybe the ones who wish they had your bike as you sail over a lake on your new Dominatrax! Bust a fat! Inexpensively!
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Submitted by
Paul
a Downhiller
from Canada Date Reviewed: June 14, 2000
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Strengths:
lots of travel dope linkage design etc...
Weaknesses:
none
Similar Products Used:
lots, rm9, M-1, i dunno, a buch
Bike Setup:
domintrax, boxxers, doublewides, hayes
Bottom Line:
This bike is beefy as hell and is cheap enough for us poor guys to afford it. i would recommend it to anyone who wants a really good bike for a really good price. don't be fooled by the price, this bike is doper than most bikes that are twice the $$$$.
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Submitted by
Herman Mills
a Downhiller
from South Africa Date Reviewed: June 13, 2000
Favorite Trail:
Sabie
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Strengths:
Awesome looking, and well constructed. The head tube area is majorly reinforced, and all suspension linkages run on industry standard sealed cartridge bearings. It simply "eats" anything in its path. Cool looking paint job, and lisenced Cannondale linkage system. Excellent valie for money, on a category of bike, where there is no warrantee. This bike makes DH racing affordable again.
Weaknesses:
Pedal feedback when not riding down rough steep stuff, but then its not designed to cruise the suburbs and impress the girs with. It designed to go down mega hills fast.
Similar Products Used:
Trek, Rottwild, Specialized
Bike Setup:
16" frame, with Marzocchi Monster T forks, Mavic and Sun Rims, XT canks, Azonic handlebars, Shimano DH pedals, Italian Grimeca 4 piston Hydraulic disks and hubs, Hutchinson Jumbo Tyres.
Bottom Line:
Awesome bike, but definately a purpose build Downhill machine. No compromises here, but only to be used on serious Downhills. Fantastic value for money, and way cool looking.
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Submitted by
John
a
from Vancouver Date Reviewed: June 12, 2000
Favorite Trail:
The Reaper
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
Super plush travel Tons of travel Sweet linkage design BEEFY Quality built
KHS DominaTrax, custom flame paint job, Boxxers, Hayes hubs and rotors, with Shimano XT calipers and levers. 8 inch in front, 6 in back. Black spire chain guide, R.F. north shore cranks
Bottom Line:
This bike is AWSOME for monster drops and hauling ass downhill. The reason why people say it has tons of pedal bob is because the suspension linkage is designed so that it only absorbs hits in certain directions, it just happens that sections of your pedal stroke are a suspendable direction. Notice no matter HOW HARD you crank on those pedals, the suspension only goes down the same distance? Its designed to be like that. Absolute screamer for north shore stuff. Before you buy: be forewarned, the bike feels different than what you are used to. it takes some getting used to, but when you do get used to it, you will never go back. Beautiful welds and workmanship, and it is CHEAP AS HELL!
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Submitted by
Greg Mootleslopovitz
a Racer
from Arkansas Date Reviewed: June 2, 2000
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Strengths:
Price tag - looks pretty strong but who knows.
Weaknesses:
If you have always wondered what pedal feedback is all about give this bike a ride. It's real plush but has the worst feedback I have ever experienced. Pedaling causes the the shock to extend with every stroke which feels terrible and it only feels halfway decent on the 8 inch setting but then it become chronically over sprung so you'd better buy two differnt springs.
Similar Products Used:
KHS Fxt, Mountain cycle, Sintessi, Kona Stab Dee Lux, GT Lobo and many many more.
Bike Setup:
Marzocchi monster T plus assortment of DH specific stuff
Bottom Line:
Budget bike that works on Gnarly courses where you don't have to pedal but if like me you like riding your downhill bike around and about - don't bother becuase you'll hate this thing. I sold mine after a week. Cheap aint always better.
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