Submitted by
Francis Si
a Downhiller
from Phillipines
Date Reviewed: November 17, 2005
Strengths: Very strong bike and very cheap.Nice head angle.The headtube is reinforced so that it wont break easily.The bike is good looking except for the original color so I painted it green and black. I bought mine for only $200 with a fox rc rear shocks. It eats anything that comes in its way.
Weaknesses: Theres a play in the pivot point because of the bushing that had allready worn out. Very heavy
Bottom Line:
A good bike and a strong one, Cheap but worth the price. If ur a beginner better start with this bike.
Submitted by
joe ondrak
a Downhiller
from wolverhampton
Date Reviewed: April 17, 2005
Strengths: strong as a nuclear bunker, had a few big offs and it's still going strong! this thing eats up trails and north shore like it's at an all u can eat buffet, plus it's got killer looks( i've had mine resprayed all black)
Weaknesses: coming off the big stuff, the cain kept bouncing off,so i fitted a chain device. The shock is a bit iffy and overly touchy (i'm after a romic, fox or manitou). the original colours are kinda radioactive as well, thats why i resprayed mine( it's handy having a profesional car painter as a dad!)
Bottom Line:
This is the first Dh frame i have owned, and i'm glad i started with this. it is pretty light to pedal up the hills with my puny 14-year-old legs, and great to pedal( and fly!) back down. The only slight concern is the sulky shock which has a tendancy to try and throw you off the bike after a really big jump. All in all this is a great starter rig and will last longer than the rider!
Submitted by
Rich Acko
a Downhiller
from LINCOLNSHIRE, ENGLAND
Date Reviewed: May 11, 2002
Strengths: BOMBPROOF, ITS HAD SOME MASSIVE STUFF CHUCKED AT IT AND ITS EXCELLENT,EASY TO SERVICE THE BEARINGS.TAKEN IT TO MOST UK COURSES AND IT COPES WELL, FOR MY WEIGHT (168lbs) AND UK COURSES
Weaknesses: SHOCKS A BIT ON THE LAME SIDE, SO I CHANGED IT TO A RISSE
Bottom Line:
IF YOU NEVER BOUGHT ONE OF THESE, THEN LOOK OUT FOR THE NEW DH3 AND DONT BE FOOLED BY THE CHEAP PRICE !
Strengths: Extremely strong frame (reinforced) plush rear suspension great geometry
Weaknesses: heavy as hell but i guess the strength makes up for the weight. not too many rear suspension adjustments. doesnt allow Vanilla RC or other Long-travel rear suspension.
Bottom Line:
this is a great frame for light DH but the frames geometry makes it hard to do cross country/ road riding.
Bike Setup: XT all round 7" fork XT hydro disks Mavic D321's
Overall Rating:
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Submitted by
Cris
a Weekend Warrior
from Woodbridge, Suffolk,UK
Date Reviewed: January 3, 2001
Strengths: Totally unbreakable beast of a UK downhill/ freeride frame without the waight penalty, handles tight, very tunable, nice, sensitive dampins e.t.c. If your tight for cash and want a strong, quality frame its probebly a choice between this and the Marin B17 (bit more but with fox shock).
Weaknesses: There really arn't any, the bikes rock solid, with huge, quality welds. the shock can be a bit dodgy and boucy going slow but arn't you meant to go fast on it anyway and becides what can you expect for that price (it is really very good for what you pay for)? Possibly the UGLY glow-in-the-dark- orange paintjob
Bottom Line:
This frame is a bargin, simple. Get it, chuck the shock (or wait for it to blow) and get a Fox then laugh at the fools who spent a grand or so on a frame cos this can compete with any thing else on UK DH and end up costing you a fair bit less. At the end of the day this is a gem of a frame hiding in a low quality price bracket, why Coyote put this frame out with the poor fast trax shock and not a good one I don't know, they could have charged loads for this.
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