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Marin 1999 Wild cat Trail Full Suspension Bike
Product Description1999 Marin Wild cat Trail, mountain bike, front & rear suspension, Mountain Mix components, Answer Manitou X-Vert R, 4.0" travel fork
User Reviews
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Charlie
a Weekend Warrior
from Cheshire UK Date Reviewed: August 23, 2003 Strengths: Great steering/responsiveness Good amount of travel Nice components Easy maintainance Nice looks Good for UK DH Weaknesses: Squeaky handlebars and stem Have not found any others, great bike Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Price Paid: $900.00 Purchased At: Second hand Bike Setup: D521's, hayes discs, standard handlebars and stem (cheap), chris king headset, X-vert R forks, Fox shock, XT throughout
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Captain Hotdog
a Downhiller
from UK Date Reviewed: March 8, 2003 Strengths: Amazing Frame Strengh, looks real beefy, rides really smooth and clean Weaknesses: None Yet Found Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Aston Hill Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $2000.00 Purchased At: Second Hand Bike Setup: 99 Frame, Hope Pot 4, D521 Rims, Mr T's QR 20, Fox Shock, Hope Bulb Hubs, 24/7 cranks, MRP, XTR BB, DMR V12, 24/7 Bar and stem Combo, Sram 9.0 Shifter.  
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scott
a Downhiller
from santa cruz,ca,usa Date Reviewed: October 8, 2002 Strengths: lots of travel, handles big drops ok, the multiple shock mount positions allow for me to run a big fork and not have to lax of a head angle Weaknesses: the build kit that the bike came with sucked. advice for anyone with a wildcat: ditch the wtb wheelset, the jr.t, the square taper cranks, the triple chainrings, the 26 in rear, the wtb tires, the headset, and everything by ovation. the head tube has no gussets. the bike has a side to side wobble to it. marin is putting to much travel in the rear end, yeah ten inches is cool but whats the point if the tire hits the seat and seat tube. you can avoid the seat rub by raising your seat but as soon as you roll a drop big enough to use those 10 inches your nuts will bottom out on your seat before the rear shock bottoms out. single pivot should never have more than 8 inches of travel, but for the wildcat, the geometry of the bike in the 8 inch position sucks. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: running over hippies at ucsc Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $2700.00 Purchased At: family cycling center Similar Products Used: super 8, joker, bullit Bike Setup: risse champ 8", front: 26"/3.0" gazzi on sun double wide 26" w/risse 120mm hub, rear: 24"/3.0" arrow on single track 24" shimano disc hub, dh tubes, azonic risers, intense lock on's, hayes 8" disc, race face north shore dh, mrp, ac 38t ring, xt cassete, shimano 600 derailer, avid roll-a-ma-jig, 
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Ben Edwards
a Weekend Warrior
from Auckland, New Zealand Date Reviewed: June 5, 2002 Strengths: -Feels solid to ride -Takes a real bashing -Well spec'd out -Feels comfortable at both high and low speeds -Changes direction FAST! -Handles jumps well Weaknesses: -Too heavy for XC use. I purchase it as a dual purpose bike but absolutely hated using it XC. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Rotorua Duration Product Used: 1 Year Purchased At: Penny Farthing Cycles Similar Products Used: -GT LTS 2000 -Marin B-17 Bike Setup: -Stock
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Jun Remodo
a Downhiller
from Port Hardy,B.C., Canada Date Reviewed: September 25, 2000 Strengths: beautiful frame, fits 3" on the rear, huge travel, the price is sweet Weaknesses: the chain comes off of the front derailler on big hits (get a chain tensioner) Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: anything big fast and nasty Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $4200.00 Purchased At: forbidden bikes Similar Products Used: Kona King Kikapu, Santa Cruz Bullit, Marin Mount Vision, GT LTS, Kona Stinky Bike Setup: Hanebrink LT-8, sun double wide w/ 24" rear, intense 2.7 fr, arrow 2.7 x 24" r, tioga dh saddle
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Nick Hunt
a Downhiller
from Dorset, England Date Reviewed: August 13, 2000 Strengths: The wildcat is a very easy bike to handle and you can put the power down very easily against a hardtail, even when you have the softest setting on the rear shock. Weaknesses: The compatability with chain devices are a bugger unless the swingarm was raised 1/4" the rollers would not then rub. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Donhead Duration Product Used: 1 Year Similar Products Used: Marin Team DH/B-17, Orange Patriot Pro, Santa Cruz super 8 Bike Setup: Equipped with hope pro disc's,Manitou X-vert R's, full XTR group, IRC Kujo 2.35, MRP, Hope Ti-glide/Bulb hubs on D521 and more goodies.
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Jamie Maguire
a Weekend Warrior
from Flintshire, UK Date Reviewed: March 2, 2000 Strengths: Single pivot suspension - no sloppy four bar linkages, mud clearance, Fox shock and you can raise and lower the seatpost not like the annoying split seat tube bikes. And grease ports on Manitou forks - cuts servicing time in half. Weaknesses: Hayes disks are not as good as the Hopes that come on the cheaper models. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Llyn Crafnant Duration Product Used: 6 months Similar Products Used: GT STS and LTS, Specialized FSR and loads of hardtails over the years. Bike Setup: Pretty much stock except for Tioga DH 2.1 tyres and Giro Fizik saddle.
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Kent Patterson
a Racer
from Vancouver, BC, Canada Date Reviewed: February 21, 2000 Strengths: Plush, solid, drives uphill the best (but stay seated), excellent frame geometeries and beautiful single bearing pivot action and I can adjust the rear from 6" - 9.25" (yah, no sh**!). Weaknesses: What? I am about the only set-back on the bike (but working on it). Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Boogyman Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Similar Products Used: Santa Cruz Bullit & Heckler, Cover G-Spot, Kona Stinky De-lux, Aeon Joker, Norco VPS-2, Brodie Devo & Rocky RM6. Bike Setup: Manitou X-Vert DC (triple crown), Race Face HeadSet & BB, Kooka XC Cranks, Tiogo 2.3 DH, Easton Monkey Bar, Mavic D-321 rims, Hugi Hubs (F&R), Mosh Flats, Kooka Rock Guard, XT shifters and LX front derailer.
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MIKE S
a Downhiller
from KNOXVILLE ,TN Date Reviewed: February 7, 2000 Strengths: Great frame--very stable at speed--the 2000 has rear adjustment from 6.5" to 9.6" travel.-- Weaknesses: Must use 24" wheels for 9.6" travel or the rubber hits the seat tube!!! Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Sugar mtn Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Similar Products Used: Marin B-17 Bike Setup: stock
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Eric
a Racer
from MPLS. Date Reviewed: April 29, 1999 Strengths: Long travel downhill monster, Bike climbs like a Mountain goat Weaknesses: To heavy for all around riding, too much travel for most of MN. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Porcipine Rim Duration Product Used: 3 months Similar Products Used: I've tested Specialized, Mountain Cycle, Diamond Back Bike Setup: Everything is stock except wheels, saddle, and pedals.
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Richard
a Downhiller
from England Date Reviewed: March 29, 1999 Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: tested or demo'ed only
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Andy Waring
a weekend warrior
from Worksop England Date Reviewed: January 5, 1999 Bottom Line:
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