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Jamis 1999 Komodo Hardtail Bike


  • Average Rating: 4.78/5
  • MSRP: $ 1669.95
  • # of Reviews: 9

Product Description

1999 Jamis Komodo, mountain bike, front suspension, Mountain Mix components, Answer Manitou SX Ti, 2.75" travel fork


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Reviews 1 - 9 (9 Reviews Total)

User Reviews

Overall Rating:5
Value Rating:5
Submitted by hill billy a Cross Country Rider from the world

Date Reviewed: November 8, 2002

Strengths:    This frame is grat fore a begiiner/927 year olde such as myself.LIgte and streong

Weaknesses:    DO NOT BREAK A DERAILER HANGER OR FACE THE CONSEQUENCES(HORRIBLE PRODUCT SERVICE)

Bottom Line:   
NO STINKIN FLAMIN CHILLIS

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Favorite Trail:   road to ruin

Duration Product Used:   2 Years

Price Paid:    $19354.00

Purchased At:   wall mart



Overall Rating:3
Value Rating:5
Submitted by Rich a Weekend Warrior from Loveland,CO

Date Reviewed: February 21, 2001

Strengths:    Great looking frame, at a killer price. Very light to me. Replacable drop out, and cable routing on top not underneith.

Weaknesses:    The frame needed to have the seatpost tube reamed out, from weld distortion. I have had an impossible time finding someone to do this, and Jamis's WEB site has broken links to contact them, plus no phone numbers in the root of their page.

Bottom Line:   
Looks like a great frame, and should be built by this weekend, if I can get the seat post reamed to 27.2 like it was supposed to have been, everyone says this is a killer bike and gives it great reviews, I can't wait to ride it.

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Favorite Trail:   Apex, Golden CO

Duration Product Used:   Less than 1 month

Price Paid:    $329.00

Purchased At:   wwwJensonUSA.com

Similar Products Used:   Trek 950

Bike Setup:   Jamis Komodo 2000 frame, XTR V-brakes, XT Shifter/brake combos, Kore Lite2 seat post, etc...


Overall Rating:5
Value Rating:5
Submitted by John a Cross Country Rider from Claremont , Ca. USA

Date Reviewed: March 23, 2000

Strengths:    Excellent Price ($1200). Specs blow away all others. Light weight for price.

Weaknesses:    None

Bottom Line:   
I looked at all the major hardtails under $2000.00. No one competes with Jamis on price/performance. More important- this is a fun and fast bike to ride. Its not too disco looking either (hello Specialized).

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Favorite Trail:   Clarmemont Wilderness Park

Duration Product Used:   3 months

Bike Setup:   Stock (see Jamis website for details)


Overall Rating:5
Submitted by CrazyMexican a Racer from Oakland, MD

Date Reviewed: October 9, 1999

Strengths:    
I have had this bike for over a year now and i have kinda tricked it out to my likeing and it is the strongest and most comfortable bike i have ever ridden


Weaknesses:    
Only weakness i have found is how many friends you will make mad because they can keep up with you :)


Bottom Line:   
This is a beast in climbing i can climb all day with this monster and enjoy it although i have put some money into it it is still an great stock bike for the money

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Favorite Trail:   
Snow Shoe Resort

Duration Product Used:   
1 Year

Similar Products Used:   
99 Jamis Dragon
98 Jamis Dakota AL


Bike Setup:   
My bike has a Sx-Carbon front shock full XTR a chris king headset and a chris kind wheel set both things are red and a Giro Nisean seat


Overall Rating:5
Submitted by tom a Racer from manchester nh

Date Reviewed: September 9, 1999

Strengths:    
with the frame at 3.75 pounds it's strong and durable.


Weaknesses:    
at 3.75 pounds it's a little heavy for a race bike.


Bottom Line:   
this is the same tom from below.
this bike is good. my setup weighs in at just over 22 pounds for real. easily 21 with lighter pedals, lighter front tire, a straight bar and lighter tubes. i'm 195 pounds and i race pretty hard. it handles great, everyone that get's on loves it, it just feels the way a bike should. plenty stiff and definately strong. i've got about $2200 into it. after 1 year and 1500 miles of complete off road abuse it has definately made me happy.
handling 5 chillis
price 5 chillis
looks 4 chillis,
i haven't ever had to deal with jamis so i don't know how service is. the dropouts are breakaway, i've gone through 2 at $15 a piece
it's an adequate frame from novice to expert.

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Favorite Trail:   
as*hole camp

Duration Product Used:   
1 Year

Similar Products Used:   
alite 4000


Bike Setup:   
marzocchi superfly, king front hub, hugi rear, 517's laced single cross front double rear, the rest xtr, thomson seat post, riser bar, selle italie flite, 636's, irc mythos rear, wtb enduroraptor front, aheadset, race face stem.


Overall Rating:5
Submitted by Jeff Ridgefield a Racer from K.C.

Date Reviewed: July 27, 1999

Strengths:    
SX-Ti
XT/ XTR
Sun o Lite Wheels
Frame [easton]


Weaknesses:    
none so far


Bottom Line:   
i shouldnt really call myself a racer yet. Ive been doing it since 97 with 7 races under my belt.
I chose the komodo over the f1000 for spec reasons. I LOVE THIS BIKE. It is one the best feeling bikes i have ever ridden.

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Favorite Trail:   
fire starters hill

Duration Product Used:   
3 months

Similar Products Used:   
99 c-dale f1000
jamis dakota


Bike Setup:   
stock w/ hayes disks [fr. & rr.]


Overall Rating:5
Submitted by stevo a Weekend Warrior from cincinnati OH

Date Reviewed: July 9, 1999

Strengths:    
time atac pedals!
strong, light frame, nice welds.


Bottom Line:   
i ride this bike with a suspension seat post, with that and the front fork the ride is quite comfortable. i find the performance of the bike is always consistent. i feel real confident in this bike. i also love the float in the pedals. all around; i feel me fluid and less rigid on this bike compared to a few others that i've rode.

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Favorite Trail:   
the graveyard

Duration Product Used:   
6 months

Bike Setup:   
manatou sx ti


Overall Rating:5
Submitted by Freakshow a cross-country rider from Maine

Date Reviewed: January 10, 1999

Bottom Line:   


I just got a pre-production Komodo frame from Jamis bikes. The guy above me has to be talking about last years bike since as of now there are only 20 in existance... This bike has the largest chainstays I have ever seen!!! I bought the frameset and built it up with my parts and this thing is light!!!! 21.5 pounds!!! Although my frame was made by Kinesis for jamis I expect the production frames will be equally as nice!!!

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Overall Rating:5
Submitted by tom a racer from manchester new hampshire

Date Reviewed: November 7, 1998

Bottom Line:   


i like the komodo, i've been racing on it since august. it's definatly durable, it's survived some good crashes without a dent or crack or anything but a scratch. i don't have the regular package though, komodo frame, race face crank, atom bomb up front, sun rhino lite rims, xtr shifters brakes, derrailers,
bottom line the bike works good i like it.
it's stiff and light, better handling than my old fisher and diamonback
five stars for performance, four stars cause they only had it in ball burnished and i wanted white.

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