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Brian Heemsoth
a Weekend Warrior
from Sound Beach, NY, USADate Reviewed: October 12, 2000
Strengths: Nice strong, lightweight frame.Weaknesses: Bottom of the line, cranks, pedals, deraiulers. {I took the bike mountain biking a few times and i, smashed the rear deraiuler, bent the cranks and cracked the pedals}Bottom Line: When the bike is stock, its great for paved trail riding and some beginner Mountain biking trails. When you upgrade the bike, like I did, you have the perfect bike for the weekend warrior. I reccomend this bike to the beginning mountain biker, since the lightweight frame can be updated as you become a more advanced rider.
Favorite Trail: Rocky Point RCA and Nickerson State Park
Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Price Paid:
$350.00
Purchased At: Carl Hart Bicycles
Similar Products Used: NONE
Bike Setup: Raleigh M-40 frame w/
Manitou Spyder Front Suspension
Shimano Deore LX Deraiuler
Shimano Acera Cranks{soon to be upgraded}
Trek System-1 pedals
Nashba Suspension Seatpost2
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Claude
a Weekend Warrior
from Cambridge, MADate Reviewed: November 20, 1999
Strengths:
lightness, responsivness, quality of equipmentWeaknesses:
Brakes could be a higher quality and saddle is surprising.Bottom Line: Great bike for the money. If you're looking for an affordable aluminum frame coming with a good entry level equipment, you should test this bike before to buy antything else ... and regret later ! So far, I've not been disapointed by this bike.
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Similar Products Used:
Trek 800 & 820 (AL)
Schwinn Mesa
Mongoose SX 4.3
Specialized Hardrock
Fuji Sunfire
Peugeot Greystone
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Daniel
a Weekend Warrior
from San DiegoDate Reviewed: July 21, 1999
Strengths:
Aluminium Frame, light for entry level MTB. Better components than other bikes in this classWeaknesses:
None.Bottom Line: Raliegh is producing bikes of much better than average quality and value. I bought this bike for my son. Other bikes in this price range are hi-ten steel or heavy Cro-Mo, often with generic Shimano SIS department store components, or noname stamped steel dreck mixed in with a few Alvio compnents. Everything on the Raleigh is solid (entry-level) brand name stuff, and you get an ALUMINIUM Frame that feels light and responsive. I bought this locally for $229.00!! An incredible value.
Duration Product Used:
less than 1 month
Similar Products Used:
Trek 800, various by GT, Mongoose, KHS, Specialized
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Clay Angelly
a Weekend Warrior
from Indianapolis, INDate Reviewed: June 26, 1999
Bottom Line: My recent purchase of the Raleigh M40 is my first step in getting back into mountain biking more seriously. I have been very impressed with the overall quality and craftsmanship with this bike. It is definitely a great value at under $300. The tires prove to be excellent for riding on pavement with their semi-centered stud pattern in addition to handling the rough stuff with ease.
Duration Product Used:
less than 1 month
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Douglas
a Weekend Warrior
from Landowne, PADate Reviewed: April 21, 1999
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PriceBottom Line: A great entry-level bike (which is what I was looking for). For the small $300 dollar price tag, it is a better value than others in the same price category. Bought one for my wife also and she also loves the bike. If you are an entry-level biker, not looking for all the features and price of the high-end bikes, the Raleigh M40, gets my endorsement.
Duration Product Used:
less than 1 month
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