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Submitted by
billy-jo hansen
a Downhiller
from vancouver
Date Reviewed: November 10, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | anything north shore | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$5000.00 | | Purchased At: | you know? the place, with the stuff, and the people | | Strengths: | awsome down hill descender bullet proof components awsome price | | Weaknesses: | i keep going fster than my friends and losing them in the dust | | Similar Products Used: | kona stab primo santa cruz bullit banshee scream | | Bike Setup: | marzochi shiver titec hellbent race face prodigy cranks 5th element rear shock mrp world cup cain guide xtr rear derailler maxxi's high roller 2.5 tires race face stem sun dh rims odi lock on grips grimeca syt 12 hyd discstioga saddle | | Bottom Line: | this bike rips on anything north shore or downhill not bad price super plush suspension | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dan Charbonneau
a Weekend Warrior
from Ottawa
Date Reviewed: October 12, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Fortune | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$600.00 | | Purchased At: | Orleans Cycle | | Strengths: | This bike's frame is built strong, if you have a problem with the bike, it shouldn't be the frame. It is light weight and very comfortable. It takes a good amount of abuse. The disc brakes seem to be a good upgrade from last years model..(how well they work, i don't know) | | Weaknesses: | The Zokes kill the bikes rep. , they bottom much more easilythen the RST 381 EL 's. The Gripshift, i just dislike the inconvinience of gripshift.. The rims are probably going to bend quite a bit on your wheels( judging by the 2000 model's rims.) And last, The colour is crap...navy blue !? | | Similar Products Used: | '00 Norco NX 2000 | | Bike Setup: | RST 381 EL (extremely low maint.), DNM rear susp., Shimano XT Front & Rear wheels, "The" black front fender, Deore bottom branket, The rest is Original Specs. | | Bottom Line: | Want a good bike for yout money, this isnt the bike for you, because the front suspension is the reason for this bikes failure. Spend another 200-400 $ for a suspension ? No...! If you want a good bike and have a spair suspension, then yes, get it, but try to sell the suspension to bring the price down. All in all, if it could be, i would say get the year 2000 version, a much better ride. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Doug
a Weekend Warrior
from Central Canada
Date Reviewed: September 8, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$800.00 | | Purchased At: | Olympia | | Strengths: | Lots of bells and whistles, dual suspension for the first time. Bike weight is reasonable. Like grip-shifting configuration. Front disk brake beats the V | | Weaknesses: | Instibility at higher flat speeds, grip-shifters to large, seat had to be changed fast, very unergo. Extra water storage beyond 1 bottle is close to impossible on the bike. | | Similar Products Used: | Front-suspension bikes ~ $700 | | Bike Setup: | Dual suspension, Zokes fork, RST back shock, front cable applied disk brake, back V.
Added handle bar extensions and different seat | | Bottom Line: | This bike was sold to me as an entry level bike and I believe it meets that criteria as far as price and quality go. For my 1.5 hr heart-ons, 3 to 4 times a week, the bike is well suitably equipped. With the dual suspension feature, my riding season has been extended with out my usual season ending back pain. At 60% non-competitive off-road time, I found the comfort level high through out the spectrum of my Canadian Shield and praire environment. For the money it's a good value, but it's obviously not a racer. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mattias
a Weekend Warrior
from Sydney
Date Reviewed: August 2, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Narrow neck - blue mountains | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$750.00 | | Purchased At: | Bates bikes sydney | | Strengths: | Appearance | | Weaknesses: | overall ride, crappy components, handle bars would be better wider, poor shocks - like you haven't even got any. | | Similar Products Used: | Giant Warp DS-3 | | Bike Setup: | Upgrades are deore shifters and deore rear deraileur, with a 9 speed cluster. | | Bottom Line: | Really disapointed with this bike. If you're an absolute beginner, then this bike would be okay.
On the first ride I went on, the back wheel got so buckled, that it nearly couldn't be ridden. The Zokes front shocks are extremely poor. It's back to the bad old days when your arms absorb all the shock. I paid AUD$1500 for this bike (with upgrades) and I think it was a big mistake. The only good thing I can say about this bike is that it looked good on the brochure. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dan
a
from Vancouver B.C. Canada
Date Reviewed: July 12, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Purchased At: | Dunbar cycles | | Strengths: | looks sweet and the disc is pretty cool, the tires have decent traction and gear ratio covers all terrian. | | Weaknesses: | weak components. so far the fender,saddle,handle bars,v-brakes,shifters,derailur have broken and the discs rub nonstop.
| | Bottom Line: | this is a good bike if you want somthing that looks cool and has "toys" on it or are starting to ride very easy trails . But the components are cheap so you pay for what you get. Not recomended if you are riding more that 2 hrs a day and/or med trails. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
david
a Weekend Warrior
from canada
Date Reviewed: June 13, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Purchased At: | sport expert | | Strengths: | I bought the bike last week for the money great bike,the front disk works well it needs a brack in period but after that its exelente. | | Weaknesses: | rear derailleur is not hard to bend. | | Bottom Line: | Great bike | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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