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pablo
a Weekend Warrior
from AnaheimDate Reviewed: February 4, 2003
Strengths: strong bikeBottom Line: I have now been riding this bike for more than two years, and can firmly say that this is a great trail bike. Yes, it has many scratches now from riding thousands of miles in Arizona to Utah to Nevada to California, but the frame is holding up fine. I have grown to truely love this bike because it has taken me anywhere and back with load of fun. I don't think Mongoose makes this bike anymore, and that is very unfortunate.
Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Similar Products Used: Giant Yukon, Santa Cruz heckler, Kona, Trek
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Clapper
a Weekend Warrior
from DarwinDate Reviewed: May 12, 2002
Strengths: Good geometry, good balanced ride. Good looks!Weaknesses: No adjustability in the rear travelBottom Line: I got the Fairlane frame after upgrading from the Valiant (under warrantee), which cracked on me twice. The Fairlane is definitely a better and stronger frame.
Have done a few drops around 3feet (1 metre) to flat landings, and to also to rolling landings, and this bikes is a natural. I would class this bike for the type of riding that the Kona Bear series and Specialized Enduro series were made for, and hold its own. Although I think Mongoose made it for DS.
A solid reliable bike that can take a lot, and is a lot of fun to ride doing challenging trails, freeriding or just cruising the streets.
Favorite Trail: Anything that challenges
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Similar Products Used: Mongoose 2001 Valiant
Bike Setup: Fox Forx Vanilla 125 R, Avid Mech Brakes, RS Delux Adj rear Shock, Tioga Factory DH 2.3 tyres, DMR V12 platform
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pablo
a Weekend Warrior
from southern calDate Reviewed: November 21, 2001
Strengths: Great parts. Adjustable head angle.Weaknesses: Cheap paint. Inpersonal Mongoose customer service.Bottom Line: All around great trail bike, which is perfect for my style of riding. 4" in the rear, 5" in the front. Climbs fairly well, and goes down well. There is a slight bobbing on climbs, but you cannot really notice it unless you are looking at the rear shock. Not a cross country bike. Head angle is easy to adjust using pipe wrench. Love the tire, psylo fork, and disc brakes. Not the fastest and probably not the strongest bike, but fun, solid all around bike you can throw and huck around, especially for its price. I used to whine about its weight (29 - 30 lb), but hey, it only makes me a stronger climber in the long run. It is not afraid to descend anything. If you cannot afford $3,000 Intense or Santa Cruz, this bike will certainly fill your appetite at half the price. It will also set you apart from ubiquitous Specialized, Trek, and GT crowd, where I live.
Favorite Trail: any dirt
Duration Product Used: 6 months
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$1500.00
Similar Products Used: Giant Yukon
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charlie
a Weekend Warrior
from new zealandDate Reviewed: November 7, 2001
Strengths: psylo xc fork ,hayes cable discs, fat tyres adjustable headtubeWeaknesses: thinnnnnn tubingBottom Line: this bike rocks in all departments except the tubing ,its too thin for what this awesome bike is capable of, this bike is no liteweight at about 29-30lbs (lge)and i have afew dints that have mysteriously appeared not crash caused. so if you plan on freeriding or downhilling on a semi regular basis go for something with some tougher tubes coz it just won't take any kind of punishment
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$1800.00
Similar Products Used: raceline enduro,giant xtc
Bike Setup: 5" front 4"back stock gears
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