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Submitted by
jkflo
a Weekend Warrior
from bangor
Date Reviewed: April 24, 2009 | | Favorite Trail: | moure mountains | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Purchased At: | merlin cycles | | Strengths: | great bike looked good, strong could take lots of punishment and felt light to carry. all for a low price! | | Weaknesses: | some might wish it had standard drop outs and a BB gaurd mounting | | Bike Setup: | marzocchi dirt jumper 3 forks, truvativ BB, crank and handle bars, hayes hydrulic disc brakes | | Bottom Line: | great frame highly recommend it!!!!! on the look out for another one!!!!
(just my ex hadnt let it get stolen) | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dan Barwell
a Downhiller
from England
Date Reviewed: August 8, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Purchased At: | merlin | | Strengths: | This bike/frame is a good dh/fr do evry think frame it will take drop after drop and is not to bad at geting up hill no problem with fot cleranc with 130mm travel fork at the front. | | Weaknesses: | hevy back side ,rear mech hits botom of frame funy geomatry ,tire clerance ,lining back disc up and taking the wheal of i bent my disc. | | Similar Products Used: | onza tmag / moah dh frame . | | Bike Setup: | magura phoa fock 125mm/ hope m4 205 front 180 rear/ shimano sain crank /ex721 rims on deor hubs 9sd caset deor shifting /dmr creactor mk2 dule/ race face saint externall botom braket /cranck brothers pedals | | Bottom Line: | Great jump /dh/fr/singl track frame for biginers not to expensif solid wellds .great if you are an up and comin rider ho wans some think the do not have to wory about . | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dougie Hamilton
a Weekend Warrior
from Edinburgh
Date Reviewed: July 6, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | Heart of darkness, whistler | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Purchased At: | CRC | | Strengths: | Price is good for the new or young rider. | | Weaknesses: | I took this bike to BC and within 2 days the torque from using a 203mm rear rotor along with the hard north shore terrain caused the rear rotor mount to ripp off when braking hard...the bike is now useless, also the build quallity sucks if you look closely when your rear wheel is set as far into the dropouts as possible the frame is not square causing it to be off centre for tyre clearance........not good | | Bike Setup: | Halo, travativ, pikes, wtb etc | | Bottom Line: | you get what you pay for, did me fine for a year learning on a hard tail but not built for the hard stuff....... | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
SmudgE
a
from UK
Date Reviewed: February 1, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | All of Wales | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | ebay for £100 with race face BB & Pig Pro headset. | | Strengths: | Very strong box stays, feels really solid on big landings. Well balanced confident frame. | | Weaknesses: | Head angle is suited to 4"+ forks. Top mounted cables can hurt, no IS chain device mounts. | | Similar Products Used: | DMR's, 24 7 Darkangle, Zaskar, cannondale other jumpy bikes. | | Bike Setup: | Hope mini's, raceface cranks/BB, DJ3 '04, hope hubs rhino lyite rims, etc | | Bottom Line: | I own the 15" frame and this doesn't have the problems describe by others with catching your foot on x-ups. Im a taller rider and the larger frame works really well with me, it's well balanced for street, but is comfortable to be ridden long distances on or off road too, and then on DJ.Its happy to be hoped on the rear wheel or balanced on the front, I have done some big drops and it lands plush and feels very ridged (more like steel). Iv sacrificed a few frames to find one this strong with a geometry suited to various riding styles. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
James
a
from England
Date Reviewed: July 20, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | mine! | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Purchased At: | ChainReactionCyles.com | | Strengths: | Great for the price, beefy box section stays, strong and reliable, with a longer fork this bike would fly! quite light, disc brake cable mounts, geometry dialed for big forks, basically same as azonic. floats over jumps and turns well. | | Weaknesses: | with a shorter 100mm fork the front tyre hits your toes when doing x-ups and bar spins. (this hurts!). if you use a quick release back wheel it slides in the horizontal dropouts. this bent my disc. i think the paint is allright but it does chip easy and there are too many graphics. | | Similar Products Used: | gt ruckus, specialized p2 | | Bike Setup: | marzocchi fork, mavic ex721 on hope xc front wheel, halo combat at rear, identiti seatpost, dmr jump seat, hope seatclamp, dmr v12 pedals, azonic bars and stem, odi grips, gusset cranks and singlespeed kit, 24 seven flame ring, michelin front tyre with dmr moto rear tyre, avid mechanical disc on rear, raceface headset and no front brake. | | Bottom Line: | strong, stable, reliable and briliant for the money if you build it up with good suitable parts. a tip would be to use a back wheel with bolts as this prevents the back wheel sliding in the dropouts. i would also advise chain tensioners for singlespeed. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
coyotekid
a Downhiller
from cornwall
Date Reviewed: February 16, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | super strong box section stays, takes a beating... | | Weaknesses: | hard to manual...quite heavy... | | Bike Setup: | marzocchi, magura discs, rpm, kona, tioga, fir wheels... | | Bottom Line: | its a coyote.... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
exit30
a Racer
from Leeds, UK
Date Reviewed: December 6, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Yeadon BMX track | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Purchased At: | Merlin (I think) | | Strengths: | Very very very strong and quite light. It has a very stiff rear end and totally beefed up super strong box sections - the box section joins I have seen which are better are on the orange msisle frame which is £500! | | Weaknesses: | X-ups become much more skillful as you have to have ur toe right back on the pedal or take ur foot off otherwise ur wheel catches on ur foot, stoppin the full x-up | | Bike Setup: | marzocchi exr comp forks, dmr dv wheels | | Bottom Line: | strong as hell, lightweight and cheap as f .u c. k! for jumping, bsx, downhill as good as other frames twice or three times the price | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris
a
from Edinburgh
Date Reviewed: October 4, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | anywhere I can ride | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$164.00 | | Purchased At: | Parkers-Bolton | | Strengths: | Just bought it tonight, so can't ride it till I get it. it looks Fu**ing sweet, so can't wait to ride it. just thought that I'd tell you guys that it cost me £91.85 ($164) including shipping and insurance. | | Bottom Line: | CAN'T WAIT, CAN'T WAIT!!!!!!!!!!! WILL POST AGAIN ONCE I'VE GOT IT. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tom Ander Hjartåker
a Downhiller
from Bergen
Date Reviewed: June 20, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Bottom Line: | coyote | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
andy dawson
a Racer
from stoke-on-trent
Date Reviewed: April 20, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | trentam | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | congleton cyces | | Strengths: | The frame is super strong looks and looks good. | | Weaknesses: | The paint job is bad is comes of very easily. | | Bike Setup: | marzocci mx comps halo wheel deore groupset , titek bars | | Bottom Line: | tgis is a very good price i got mine for £100 buy one , if any body nows if u canget paint for it, the contact number can u email me plz | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
luis carreiro
a Downhiller
from azores portugal
Date Reviewed: February 10, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | lagoa do fogo | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$275.00 | | Purchased At: | portugal | | Strengths: | looks beutifull, takes big drops, rides very well over almost everything, super stiff rear. amazingly cheap for it´s quality!!! great for fun, or racing. | | Weaknesses: | difficult to mount rear disc brake, and dispite looking very good it´s paint job isn´t the best | | Similar Products Used: | gt xcr 2000, gt ruckus, cbr dual. | | Bike Setup: | z1 drop off 5", tioga 2.3 dh, xt group | | Bottom Line: | one off the best rides i ever had, it´s amazing for dual and dirt. cool price, seems unbrakable, at least i can´t seem to do it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Phil Williams
a Downhiller
from Barrow in Furness
Date Reviewed: October 27, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Downhill from grizdale forest into Coniston | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$165.00 | | Purchased At: | Cycleshopsmart.com | | Strengths: | This frame is crazly strong, with my old kona roast i could feel it flex all the time, but now i cant feel any flex at all. Beefy tubing/box section. With 5inch bombers it still has a fairly step headangle which is great. | | Weaknesses: | Horizontal dropouts and disc brakes can be a bit of a pain, but its a small price to pay for such a nice frame. | | Similar Products Used: | Kona roast, tested merlin dual frame - too flexy, | | Bike Setup: | Mazocchi Bomber Z1's, XT hubs on D521's, Deore discs, Lx drive, FSA V-Drive X-treme Cranks, Blackspire Chainring, Tioga Bars, and stem, Pig Pro Headset. | | Bottom Line: | Buy one before theres none left!!!!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Weiran Zhang
a Weekend Warrior
from Kent, UK
Date Reviewed: June 23, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$220.00 | | Purchased At: | Merlin | | Strengths: | Looks Great!
Very Strong
Same as more expensive Azonic | | Weaknesses: | A bit too long
Paint is a bit crap
Heavier than my old frame, but I dont care anymore! | | Similar Products Used: | Konas, dats bout it | | Bike Setup: | Deore, MXC Coils and Misc Scott XC stuff | | Bottom Line: | Brilliant frame, a perfect upgrade for XC riders looking for a bit more hardcore performance (which is wot seems every 16-18 year old is doin now, unless there doin trials). Strong, built in the same factory as Azonics and bloddy stiff with horizontal drop outs. Buy one now! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John
a Weekend Warrior
from oz
Date Reviewed: January 27, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | *Beef Frame
*Takes big forks
*Confidence booster
*Gussets everywhere | | Weaknesses: | *Paint aint the best, but its still holding up on mine | | Similar Products Used: | Trailstar, DS1 and lots of other small xc frames used as makeshift hardcore hardtails. | | Bike Setup: | 2000 mod, zzyzx, lx.. pretty standard | | Bottom Line: | Coyote made bikes for 2001! I didnt know till I came across this page..http://xc2.iwarp.com/ The new bikes are exactly the same as 2002 AZONIC frames, go figure?
I ran my bike with rigid forks for about 2 of the six months I've had it, and it totally stunk. But with the 6 inch forks up front this thing is a machine! Takes big hucks, dirt jumps and even the odd trail very nicely indeed. Finally I've found a frame worthy of upgrades, for example a monster T would go quite nice I think... and theres not too many frames in this price range that could handle a set of them. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tyler
a Weekend Warrior
from Spain
Date Reviewed: November 30, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$340.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Very very stiff, looks super strong (will have to see about that :) ), and great looks.
Corners beatfully, reasonable light, and great jumper. | | Weaknesses: | Needs a +4" fork as someothers already pointed. If not, foot keeps banging the front tire. | | Similar Products Used: | Identiti Mr.Hyde, Pornking | | Bike Setup: | HS-33's, shimano stuff, psyloSL'01, | | Bottom Line: | This is a great frame for the price paid. The price/quality relation is one of the best in the dual frames market.
Mount it with a 5" fork and you've got yourself an awesome dual/dirt bike.
REALLY can't go wrong with this one! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tom
a Downhiller
from Mansfield
Date Reviewed: May 28, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Mansfield Town Centre | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Purchased At: | merlin cycles | | Strengths: | Strong as a strong thing and stiff as f*ck! great for street and dirt, just floats over jumps! | | Weaknesses: | ummmm, well, its a bit....., nope cant think of anything!!!! | | Similar Products Used: | Azonic DS1, Spesh P3, DMR Trailstar | | Bike Setup: | rst alfalfals at the moment bt hopfully SID 100's soon, full XT group, D521's | | Bottom Line: | $hit hot frame, Suits you sir!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
stuart shearer
a Downhiller
from Edinburgh
Date Reviewed: January 15, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Inerlethen | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Purchased At: | Merlin cycles | | Strengths: | extremley strong.. Very light.. the geometry is amazing!! | | Weaknesses: | paint work is quite poor | | Similar Products Used: | diamond back
azonic
giant etc | | Bike Setup: | xt cranks marzocchi forks magura brakes mavic d521 | | Bottom Line: | amazing frame buy one!!!!!!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jon Street
a Downhiller
from Bournemouth
Date Reviewed: November 20, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | St. katherines hill | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$225.00 | | Purchased At: | merlin (internet only) | | Strengths: | Frame design, its a harcore dual slalom/jumping monster, stiff light back end, seatstays only just flex with xt vs' attached, paint colour, headtube design. Eatern alloy dual slalom frame for only £150.also comes with the coolest seatpost, your mates will all be jealous. | | Weaknesses: | Paint chips but not that easily does leave white marks. | | Similar Products Used: | kona roast, spooky bandwagon, clubroost stinger. | | Bike Setup: | lx chainset(single ring),XT v brakes, world force doube wall bars and stem, tioga headset, un 52 bb, xt hubs d521 cds,dmr v8 pedals. | | Bottom Line: | buy it, it is cool. it will not die. better than a kona nicer than a stinger less expensive than a bandwagon. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Stu N.
a Downhiller
from Christchurch, New Zealand
Date Reviewed: October 29, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Lava Flow | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | John Bull Cycles | | Strengths: | Great top-tube clearance, can run up to 2.7" tires on the rear. Hydraulic cable guides / int. standard disc mounts.
Not too heavy, descent colour / cool headtube badge. Can have a front mech fitted if need be and it looks well and truly strong enough to take triple clamps. | | Weaknesses: | Top routed cables can trash the paint job in a matter of seconds, I've used clear tape underneath the cables to stop this though. I probably won't care in a month or so's time, but it's nice to keep the bike looking scratch free for a while. The paint is a bit on the brittle side so it chips quite easily. Head tube angle is a wee bit steep. I've got 4.5 inch White Bros. up front and it's only just slack enough for steep DH courses, great for tunring though. | | Similar Products Used: | GT Avalanche (broken), Bauer Custom (broken), Avanti, Access and Specialized (all cracked or bent). | | Bike Setup: | White Bros DC118's. Magura HS22, DX V-Brakes on rear. Maxxis Mobster + High roller, XT drive chain, Raceface cranks, Mr Dirt chain guide, DX clipless, Mavic 521D on Ringle hub, Answer bars and 75mm stem, FSA Pig headset etc.
| | Bottom Line: | The bike is good, but not quite 'there'. The head tube angle needs a wee bit of slackening to stop the handling F@#$'ing up under heavy braking or front heavy landings. It seems to handle beautifully through corners and takes drops with aplomb (ooooh get me!). It's nice to see such a chunky headtube area too. All of the other gussets are pretty confidence inspiring too. It's a plus being able to fit with rear tires and having welded disc mounts (way better than the 1st gen. Specialized P3's).
If you've got a 4" + fork to put on the front, buy one. If not you're gonna find that your foot will hit the f/wheel all the time while cornering and that the BB will be too low. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Andrew Cooke
a Downhiller
from England
Date Reviewed: October 29, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Cove | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$400.00 | | Purchased At: | Bikes r' us | | Strengths: | This frame is just so strong. You won't break this baby. Cool rear stiff end, check the box section tubing. | | Weaknesses: | You catch your feet on the front tire when turning. It's not to bad, just learn to place your feet further back on the pedals. Crap paint job, get it resprayed. | | Similar Products Used: | Kona, Club Roost, DMR Sidekick | | Bike Setup: | Z1CR, Hope Sport onto mavic D521CD's, Hope Disks, LX drivetrain, Azonic Pyramids. | | Bottom Line: | S*** hot frame, small agile, strong stiff, Get it respayed black and you've got yourself a little Spooky (no one will ever known). For anyone who rides hard and fast downhill and is into trails as well. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ian
a Weekend Warrior
from UK
Date Reviewed: October 17, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Horse shoe pass | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Strengths: | Well strong frame, with gorgeous blue paintwork. STRONG! Head angle well sorted for around 5" forks dont let any loser moan about it being too steep, their obviously using crap forks. | | Weaknesses: | Paint flakes a bit, but what do you expect for only £250 all round anodizing! I'd rather have a tough frame that is reliable that one that looks pretty like some puffs do. | | Similar Products Used: | PlanetX Jack flash, Zaskar | | Bike Setup: | XT, Planet X, D521s | | Bottom Line: | Fantastic frame, as strong as Arnies bigger brother! Ignore the whining (ooh I broke a nail) girlies who moan about head angles and paint work. Buy 2, one to ride to death and one to keep in the box incase its paint chips. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tom
a Weekend Warrior
from Wales
Date Reviewed: August 28, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Strengths: | Lots Of gusset | | Weaknesses: | Crappy Paint, foot keeps hitting front tyre. | | Similar Products Used: | Azonic DS1, Trailstar, Marin Quake | | Bike Setup: | Maguras, Judy Race, Sun Rhyno Lites, DMR | | Bottom Line: | Just a reply to that person who wrote b4 me (who said) 'A big problem i noticed that the hose gide on the left chain stay messes with magura mounts and prevents the silver arm touching the frame', yeah, to fix that, just swop the QR lever assembly with the other side so you have the bolt on the side with the hose guide, and the QR on the other, simple. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Scott
a Downhiller
from Bournemouth, England
Date Reviewed: August 26, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Canford Heath or any big hill | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | Chain Reaction | | Strengths: | Very strong, pretty light, works well with triple clamps and long travel single crown. 3 strong gussets. Nice boxed chainstays, hose guide and disc mounts. Its also got a handy crash replacement warranty and a replaceable mech hanger. | | Weaknesses: | Paint chips very easily, low bottom bracket | | Similar Products Used: | club roost stinger, azonic ds-1 | | Bike Setup: | z1 bams, xtr + lx brakes, stx-rc chainset, mavic 521s on lx hubs | | Bottom Line: | A very good downhill and ds frame, also very strong, the only major bad thing is the paint chipping but you can get it resprayed at a place called Argos if you want.
People say that the geometry goes all wrong if you put rigid trials forks on it. But it's a dual slalom frame so why would you wanna put trials forks on it anyway?
Very worthwhile frame, go get one now. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rob
a
from Isle of wight
Date Reviewed: August 18, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$199.00 | | Purchased At: | wight mountain | | Strengths: | strong frame, takes a lot of stick from trials riding and jumping, allows you to ride pritty smooth on almost anything. Lighter than my old XC frame! | | Weaknesses: | bb far too low, paint chips, geomitry goes funny with a rigid fork. A big problem i noticed that the hose gide on the left chain stay messes with magura mounts and prevents the silver arm touching the frame. | | Similar Products Used: | Kona nunu, cracked accross gusset at head tube join | | Bike Setup: | Z5 fork, toga headset, hope rear hub on D521, gizmo stem, qranc bars | | Bottom Line: | good frame needs a little more development in the paint hoseguide and bb hight front + a more steeply sloping top tube would be nice. Don't buy if you wan't to fit maguras unless you are prepared to cut off the hose gide.
a class DS frame, a few mods would make it the perfect trials frame. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
sebu
a Weekend Warrior
from leiceter
Date Reviewed: July 22, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | when gravity helps | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | solid build, it looks good (even with paint chips)
damn fine lively handling and best of all its original!!, any one else noticed the similarity between the rockhound and the jack flash? | | Weaknesses: | ohhh... how the paint chips :(
the bb is about half an inch off the ground. top tube could do with being an inch longer and its got dropped chainstays at the back so the mech spanks it constantly. your foot hits the front wheel all the time too.
| | Similar Products Used: | fab rocket, handsome dog | | Bike Setup: | judy races,lx group,d521's etc.. | | Bottom Line: | you need jnr t's or summut similar. know where your pedals are going round sharp corners/over things or you'll be on you arse. dont worry about paint flakes chips, thats what stickers were invented for. it still kicks cheap tiawanese
ass. good welds + it wont break other wise coyote wouldn't have put a crash replacement warranty on it.
most of the other stuff is £300 so for £230 its a deal, its a steal, this side of the 'kin millenium, hey get 2.
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Submitted by
Scot
a Downhiller
from australia
Date Reviewed: July 14, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Its strong...
Nice dark blue paint, what flakes, yeah ok the chain stay gets chiped but live with it loosers, as for the head angle its a dual slalom frame what do you expect, get an xc frame to run rigid forks( do they still make them?) | | Weaknesses: | Verticl dropouts... | | Similar Products Used: | Trialstar.. | | Bike Setup: | DC118's, sun mamoth, sh#t ritchy xc rim on the back, xtr front brak, LX rear, | | Bottom Line: | Get one if you can get it for AU $300 like I did.. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
chris s
a Downhiller
from yeovil
Date Reviewed: May 17, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | bradley hollow,yeovil,somerset | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | strong gussets, nice colour, cool stickes, quite light, aluminium won't rust at least!
lifetime warranty or something. | | Weaknesses: | where do i start..
rubbbish head angle, paint flakes in huge chunks, top routed cables. top tube to long. oval down tube | | Similar Products Used: | planet x jack flash, azonic ds 1, santa cruz chameleon,barracuda slalom, 7005 alloy frame, dmr trailstar | | Bike Setup: | x-vert e s, mavic 521s on lx, azonic bars lx brakes, nokian tyres, xt drivetrain | | Bottom Line: | i'm getting ride of it for a planetx! it needs at least 5.5 travel forks to feel right, paint chips and leaves whit marks, top tube is too long, I heard something about a lifetime warranty though. i advise against it, get a planet x | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
PAUL RIDING
a Downhiller
from LATHOM LANCASHIRE
Date Reviewed: May 3, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | a good jumper | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | its ok nothing special, ive rode better, but i suppose its a strong frame of 7005 t6 tubing and has some nice gussets and has some nice looks. The frame is not a bad weigt for a strong well built frame and it will handle 8ft drop offs with ease. | | Weaknesses: | the geomatry is crap when you turn the bars the wheel touches your foot no matter how far back your foot is on the pedal and the cranck are very close to the floor (7cm away) and so when u turn a corner sharp they touch the floor. Also the frame needs to be longer to give a more accurate ride and feel for the bike. The paintwork is crap
| | Similar Products Used: | specialized P3 great bike rather have it now but it got robbed | | Bike Setup: | xt, raceface cranks, hope disk on front magura tomac on rear, D521 rims on coyote hardcore disc hubs | | Bottom Line: | reasonable frame, very strong, nice looks but not a nice ride the geometory is not right and the paint is crap! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike
a Downhiller
from Burscough,Lancashire,England
Date Reviewed: May 1, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | The geometry on this bike is sorted. It is triple clamp safe, and is so strong, it will take anything you throw at it, or you throw yourself at for that matter. | | Weaknesses: | Rubbish paint. Ring Coyote for touch-ups. | | Similar Products Used: | All other excellent bikes with similar geometry. | | Bike Setup: | Judy 100's. Mavic D521's. XTR stuff. Tioga DH 2.1's. | | Bottom Line: | Dont let the crap paint put you off. This is a bombproof frame made with Torque T6 Power Tubing. It's ideal for Dual Slalom, Downhill, and street/jumping. Buy this frame, you'll never brake it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dave
a Downhiller
from Jersey
Date Reviewed: January 23, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Street/Jumping | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | This is a top frame.For me, the geometory is ideal. It is very strong and triple clamp compatable. Looks tops and can take 2.3 tires with ease. | | Weaknesses: | The paintwork is not very good. I powerwashed mine and the paint flaked away. | | Similar Products Used: | Kona Chute, Kona Roast, Azonic DS-1, Club Roost Stinger and countless other DS bikes. | | Bike Setup: | '99 Z1 BAM's, LX Groupset, 24/7 Cranks, D521 CD rims and Tioga DH 2.1 tires. | | Bottom Line: | Don't let the cheap paintwork put you off. I phoned up Coyote and they were only too happy to send me some touch up paint. I would not advise anything less than 4 inch travel forks, as it will make the geometory wrong.I got my frame on special offer from Merlin Cycles for just £250. Great shop. It would have got top marks but the paintwork is slightly flakey. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Paul Crane
a Weekend Warrior
from Kent
Date Reviewed: December 18, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
Lightish
Good looks
Pretty strong | | Weaknesses: |
Paint work non-existant
NO TIRE CLEARANCE!
Geometry is fucked, need at least 4 inch forks | | Similar Products Used: |
Lots and lots and lots. | | Bike Setup: |
Slalom | | Bottom Line: | It's an ok frame, but not as amazing as the other guys make it out to be. If you have less than 4 inch travel, then you are ok and the frame will sweet! Put rigid and kiss the sloping top tube goodbye! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tom
a Weekend Warrior
from Tenby
Date Reviewed: December 10, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
? | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
Lots of gussets. Looks smashin' | | Weaknesses: |
Paint chips easily
Heavy rear end | | Similar Products Used: |
Azonic DS1
Kona Chute
DMR Trailstar | | Bike Setup: |
Plantet X bars and stem
X-Lite pss2 saddle Tioga DH tyres XT/LX bits | | Bottom Line: | Very good, looks great, Strong, Super, groovy, smashin', box section stays (Great). Hydraulic hose mounts. Very nice. Excellent- get one now! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dan moore
a Weekend Warrior
from East Yorks, England
Date Reviewed: November 7, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Anything I can find | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
A Bloody strong frame, For DS and Trails. | | Weaknesses: |
Not Good for short travel folks (but then again it's designed for triple clamps | | Similar Products Used: |
Club Roost Stinger, GT Zazker, Kona Roast and Planet X. | | Bike Setup: |
Magura HS33 Tomacs, LX/XT Groupset, Bomber Z3 Long Travel | | Bottom Line: | This Frame is indeed the best frame I have ever Purchesed. The longest I have ever had a frame is less then 1 year and that broke. This frame has to be the best, Top marks for Coyote. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
john
a Weekend Warrior
from exeter,devon (u.k)
Date Reviewed: October 15, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
woodbury common | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
Good strong frame very hard to brake | | Weaknesses: |
paint work is very cheap | | Similar Products Used: |
azonic ds 1 | | Bike Setup: |
xt groupset magura racelines judy 100 forks mavic d521 rims | | Bottom Line: | The coyote is very good for ds and even know it`s designed to have triple clamps it is very good with a single crown fork. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris
a Downhiller
from Herefod
Date Reviewed: September 8, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
Very strong, agile and nippy. Very light. | | Bike Setup: |
Z1's, chain devices, 2.3 inch tires | | Bottom Line: | Exellent slalom frame. Also ideal for DH and Jumping. Very very strong! | | Overall Rating: |
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