Submitted by
Jimmy
a Weekend Warrior
from Houston,TX USA
Date Reviewed: May 3, 2006
Strengths: Great bike for the price. The bike takes a pounding every weekend at the park for an entire year no problems yet. Brakes work well on the trail and the front shocks reponds without too much "dip" as in some other entry level bikes.
Weaknesses: Gears! Difficult to change gears on the run..a lot of noise when changing to "granny gear"
Bottom Line:
Good bike for beginner. A little on the heavy side Cro-moly steel. A negative for roof top carrying or porting on the shoulder.
Similar Products Used: Giant Iguana Ironhorse Flagstaff
Bike Setup: Factory
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Submitted by
B. Bolden
a Cross Country Rider
from Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Date Reviewed: June 14, 2004
Strengths: Great, solid frame, decent parts package, easy to upgrade. Tight Grip Shifters keep you from shifting accidentally. Great cable locations!
Weaknesses: Frame weight...but not that bad for steel.
Bottom Line:
This is a great bike for beginners or even an experienced rider looking for a training bike. Eventhough hardtails seem to be a dieing breed, this is a bike that was well- worth the price.I had mine ready for XC trails in a matter of minutes. For a few additional dollars, you can purchase and install a lighter seat tube, saddle, headset, and handlebars. These additions dropped my bike's weight by just over 1Lbs.!
Bike Setup: RST Omni 191 fork, Shimano Acera, SRAM, Vee brakes, Y2000 rims with tioga tires
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Submitted by
Garrett
a Cross Country Rider
from Tulsa, OK USA
Date Reviewed: December 31, 2003
Strengths: Its a sturdy well put together bike.
Weaknesses: THe front shocks are crap. the shifters are stiff.
Bottom Line:
This is a great bike for beginners. Should work well on mountain trails though it is not good for racing at all it is way to heavy. The gear shifters are kind of stiff hard to move them.
Submitted by
Pat
a Cross Country Rider
from Mount Uniacke,NS,Canada
Date Reviewed: June 9, 2003
Strengths: the triple triangle is really strong,you cant beat it.
Weaknesses: the head tube isnt all the best, my friend had the exact same frame as me and he snapped the head tube off of a 3 foot drop.
Bottom Line:
It is an ok frame but if you are into soem heavy free ride id buy a bike with a little beefier head tube, but, for general small drops and cross country, its a great bike.
Bike Setup: deore derailleurs,mavic wheels with LX hubs,stx rc shifters,alivio cassette,panaracer fire xc pro tires,deore Vee-brakes
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Submitted by
Adam
a Weekend Warrior
from St. Marys PA
Date Reviewed: January 25, 2003
Strengths: Strong Frame. Over all a good bike.Nothing has done any mager damage yet .
Weaknesses: Front Shock sucks! Im 14 and weigh 120lbs and I managed to battom them out every once an a while on not very callaenging stuff. Its heavy and the shimano shifting components are all screwed up! And its Heavy!
Bottom Line:
I've beaten the bike pretty well and all except the components held up so its an OK bike.
The bike is heavy, the components are not that great, and the shock sucks so just save up and buy a better bike.
Bike Setup: i took every thing off of it ecept the frame, now it has- rock shox judytt, shimano LX, maxxis kevelar tires, and more,
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Submitted by
Richard Bagnell
a Weekend Warrior
from Truro,NS,Canada
Date Reviewed: July 25, 2002
Strengths: I loved this bike!I has the triple triangle frame,light,super strong,held up for a lil while and its shocking yellow!!:D Great price too!!
Weaknesses: it had poor componenets wheni bought it but i upgraded so thats ok.
Bottom Line:
this bike is great,i use it for everything!!!freeride,trials,DJ'in,and XC.this is a great bike for a starter or intermediate who cant spend thosands of dollars!
Similar Products Used: Gary Fisher Mamba,Hyper Impact,norco 125,CCM Cliffrunner,Supercycle MBX 1000/5000,Giant Boulder,Giant Warp DS2,Giant XTC 0
Bike Setup: RST Omni GL,Shimano v-brake/21spd combo,beefy tires,Radical XC Riser bars,and flats ;)
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Submitted by
Mac
a Weekend Warrior
from Ontario CANADA
Date Reviewed: July 4, 2002
Strengths: strong triple triangle frame. big mtb tires. aluminium rims. rapid-fire shifters. plush fork. looks awsome. but the thing i really liked about it was the riser bar that came with it.
Weaknesses: fork headset and stem are pretty crapy, although the fork is kinda okay (it can get way better). its pretty heavy.
Bottom Line:
great frame, great name! GT hauls ass. this is a great bike for beginers and a great race entry bike. it could also be a good bike for amature trials and stuff.
Submitted by
Tan Wei Yann
a Cross Country Rider
from Singapore
Date Reviewed: June 9, 2002
Strengths: This frame is so durable that i was riding so hard i though the tail was going to give way but its came out in one piece, handling is supreme!
Weaknesses: Some of the parts are cheap parts,tends to rust everywhere! the frame is heavy and gear shifting sucks!
Bottom Line:
This is really a good bike for starters!!!!! watch the gears, they don't shift so well!
Bike Setup: RST OMNI CL fork, Promax VBrakes, Shimano VBrake Levers, Shimano SIS Rear\Front Derailleur
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Submitted by
Rhett Anderson
a Cross Country Rider
from Taber, Alberta, Canada
Date Reviewed: September 3, 2001
Strengths: good gearing, good breaks, strong frame, so-so shocks
Weaknesses: heavy,slick street tires (i added my own when i bought it, which improves it alot)so-so shocks
Bottom Line:
An excellent bike for the price you pay for it, plus you have a good name brand to back you up. An all around good bike. Ideal for the mountain biker with a limited budget.
Bike Setup: 21spd rapid fire, RST Omni CL Forks, Allex Y2000 rims, GT Velo seat,
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Submitted by
Diane
a Weekend Warrior
from San Bruno, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: July 27, 2001
Strengths: I have been riding this bicycle for the past month. I shopped for bicycles for over a month, rode about 30 bicycles, and decided to buy the GT palomar because of it provided my with the ride I was looking for and an overall better ride than other bicycles. It was comfortable, had good synergy, good suspension, and good geometry in it's design. I ride recreationally on paved bike paths, fire roads, and mountain trails. I have enjoyed my rides with this bike and feel it is important to share the good qualities this bike has to offer as well as my experiences with other cyclists.
Bottom Line:
The GT palomar is a nice riding bicycle for recreation and mountain cyclists.
