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Submitted by
azza azza
a Weekend Warrior
from hogwarts
Date Reviewed: February 2, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | mate | | Strengths: | Everyfin. Ive rode it with my m8s setup which werent all that good im buyin the frame off him fopr £25gdp puttin a sick setup on it | | Weaknesses: | The frame was resprayed pink to get rid of the stickers... you get some looks on it but it does suprisingly suit the frame | | Bike Setup: | Ddg Shooter frame £25
Rock Shox Tora 302 Lockout 2007 £89.99
Atomlab G.I. Stem £17.99
DMR Wing Bar Cro-Mo £19.99
Brand-X Spacer Pack Alloy 5 x 5mm £3.50
DMR Zip Grips £6.99
Charge Regular Cranks £76.99
DMR Saturn Ring Chain rings £23.99
DMR V8 Pedals £21.99
Halo SAS 26-Inch Wheel (Rear) £76.49
DMR Revolver Front Hub £22.49
Halo Combat Disc 26-Inch Rim £26.99
Primo Forged Coloured Spokes (50) £13.99
Coloured Spoke Nipples (each) (50) £4.00
Gusset Slink Half-Link Chain £9.99
DMR Single Speed Converter Kit £15.99
Lizard Skins Chain Stay Protector £6.99
Maxxis Holy Roller £17.99
Maxxis Holy Roller £17.99
Nokian MTB Downhill Inner tubes £5.99
Nokian MTB Downhill Inner tubes £5.99
TOTAL:::: £486.23 | | Bottom Line: | Cant wait to get up and ride it lol
should be ready for 2009
any good places to ride in england?? as me and me crew (tbt)need places to ride | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
smurfy
a Weekend Warrior
from devon
Date Reviewed: October 16, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | haldon hill exeter, triscombe, | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$600.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | lightweight, handles well, price, strength | | Weaknesses: | short top tube | | Similar Products Used: | landrover khartoum 06, dmr trailstar 2, coyote dual slalom | | Bike Setup: | ddg shooter frame, manitou splice elite forks 130mm, fsa pig dh pro h/s, deore front mech and shifters, lx rear mech,deore crank with 22/32 rings and truvativ bash ring, sram 990 cassette and chain, dmr dv rims on sun ringle' hubs, hayes hfx9 brakes 203 front/160 rear.
outland jump bars/stem/seat | | Bottom Line: | bought the frame for 30 quid off ebay and built the bike around it and what a surprise,
with the 130mm forks on it it leaps forward and begs to be thrashed,
very light and a joy to throw around on the trail, inspiring confidence and idiotic behaviour,
because of its small size it is easy to move around on the bike and get comfortable no matter what you're doing,
i'm 5'6^ and when really pushing up hills my knees only just miss the shifters but longer stem would sort this out.
had a couple of big hits and nothing has broken or fallen of as yet so i'm happy,
you can buy the frame for 80 quid brand new off ebay and build a quality jump/hardcore xc bike for under 500 quid in fact i would have if the wheels hadn't cost 200 quid!!!
in fact the only thing i'd swap it for is an orange msisle! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Damian
a
from Nottingham
Date Reviewed: March 16, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Weaknesses: | Black Jack,Hardrock,Handsome dog Rockhound | | Bottom Line: | Its a shooter and its cheap and strong,
Great bike for Sreet,Jump,Trials,Light DH,but it depends on what shooter frame you buy,i have had about 12 shooter's yes 12 shooter's and 8 of them were different,i had a carbon fibre shooter once too which i cloked 83mph,it was a crazy shooter could handle anything,
I reccomend DDG to anyone!!!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tomo Geebus
a Weekend Warrior
from Nottingham
Date Reviewed: October 4, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Sherwood pines | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$1230.00 | | Purchased At: | Local Shop (My price paid is for whole bike but ive made it better now) | | Strengths: | Very Strong Hard Wearing, Good Use for begginer jumpers, had for 3years now and still going strong | | Weaknesses: | Annoying badges and logos | | Similar Products Used: | 24/7 Crosser (which is better but alot more expensive) | | Bike Setup: | dj3's x-lite assassin bars, dmr headstock stem, sram x7 gears, navigator 6piston brakes, halo sas rims (white) with hope bulb hubs. raceface headset, ddg jump pedals, atomlab trailking seat. | | Bottom Line: | An extreamly good, strong, durable frame which is very versatile. excellent price £150 for beginner jumpers. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ollie East
a Weekend Warrior
from Oxford
Date Reviewed: March 22, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Boarshill | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$169.00 | | Purchased At: | Broadribbs | | Strengths: | I think that the products strenghths are that the frame is really strong and i have the combat isshue which i think looks really nice and for the price i would recomend it 2 any new jump or street riders starting up or even been riding for a long time and want a new frame but with a low budgett for the money i think this is the best frame | | Weaknesses: | the weekness has to be the front end where the forks go in i had a crash and that got a bit mashed on mine but nothing 2 bad because it still works and it is all good | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | i have got the Shooter frame on some mag's hs33's and a tioga bmx seat with 24/7 super fat cranks with a royal racing chainring and dmr v12 magniesum's and on an set of DDG tango rims with a halfords 2.1 tyre on the back and a tioga 2.1 on the front. | | Bottom Line: | The bottom line is that this is a great frame and i recomend it 2 anyone who needs a cheap stong frame to thrash around at there local street or dirt jump spot or even 2 race dual or 4x for any of those things i think it is a great frame and think that if u have a small budett then i highly recomend this frame. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Perry
a Downhiller
from Hunstanton, Norfolk. UK
Date Reviewed: January 2, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | any | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$600.00 | | Purchased At: | The price 600 is in pounds! Surf 55 | | Strengths: | Brilliant price for what it is, does evry thing I need it to do. | | Weaknesses: | none really tyre clearance mainly. | | Similar Products Used: | dmr rythm stuff like that. | | Bike Setup: | shooter frame, halo combat rims mag hs33's (black and gold) dmr jump seat, race face stem and bars, pig head set. DMR single speed kit and tensioner, DMR mk1 cheiftain crank with BMX style DMR saturn ring, Kenda 2.5 knarly's,Bomber Z1 wedge 03 forks, hope quick release, dmr lock-on grips. | | Bottom Line: | I love this bike! outstanding value! I checked on the internet and my local bike shops for a full setup and they were in the region of £1000 pounds this was way over my budget! then i saw this shooter. Just to think you can but a full bike with maguras for £399.99. sweet! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
James Longland
a Weekend Warrior
from United Kingdom
Date Reviewed: January 29, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Local jump spot | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$350.00 | | Purchased At: | Local bike shop | | Strengths: | Very light frame at a good price. Great trials frame and doubles as a good dirt jumping frame. Comes in a range of colours | | Weaknesses: | Paint job | | Similar Products Used: | Nirve freak | | Bike Setup: | Rock shox sus forks, tioga 2.10's, chain device, Avid V brakes, Powerpro cranks | | Bottom Line: | Great beginers bike at a budget price. Improves yor riding skills weather you into trials or dirt jumping. The frame is very light. You couldn't buy a better frame for the money and comes with good components if you buy it ready built. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ben Hibberd
a Weekend Warrior
from Moorside
Date Reviewed: January 1, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | local woods | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$160.00 | | Purchased At: | Marshes | | Strengths: | Nice and strong, fun too jump with, not too heavy when compared too its rivals. Seriously well priced considering what you get for your money, and comes in loads of cool colour schemes. | | Weaknesses: | Needs bigger tyre clearence!, paint chips, and rubs off from the cables after not a very long time,top tube quite short for taller riders, and pretty much all stuff that the aforementioned have said. | | Similar Products Used: | DMR trailstar, planet-x jackflash, Cove stiffy | | Bike Setup: | avid cps-1 discs(F&R), z1 cr fork, 24/7 superfats, on-one reetard bar and stem combo, 48 spoke halos with xt disc hubs, tioga dh saddle, ddg seatpost (came with it), continental tyres, dmr speedguide, xt groupset, etc. | | Bottom Line: | Rippin value for a starter jump bike, but not good enough for an expert. Aimed at begginner/intermediate rider. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
IAn Chase
a Weekend Warrior
from Salisbury, Landford, England, the world
Date Reviewed: August 24, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | anywhere with jumps.. | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$400.00 | | Purchased At: | (full setup) GA cycles | | Strengths: | very light for jump frame...
quite cheap | | Weaknesses: | too weak to be a long lasting frame, my headtube is on the way out allready...
the geometry is neither trials nor jump, it is trying to be both and fails at each really....its best as a trials setup though | | Similar Products Used: | DMR trailstar, jackflash, stinger blahblah | | Bike Setup: | constantly changing, gone from trials through to jump now... | | Bottom Line: | dont buy the frame...if you want a full setup at a cheap price get it but dont expect it to last more than a year....
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Submitted by
Mark Evans
a
from Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK
Date Reviewed: July 24, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | ANY with big Downhills | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Purchased At: | Mates House | | Strengths: | Light, Balance, Strong frame at Budget price | | Weaknesses: | Paint Chips easily. | | Similar Products Used: | Specialized Stumpjumper M4 & Rockhopper Disc. Raleigh (gutted) | | Bike Setup: | LX Rear Mech & Hubs, STX RC shifters. Sun Rims, DX V-Brakes, azonic bar and stem. RST Hi 5 forks. | | Bottom Line: | nice and strong, easy to hop about on, good balance on the back wheel. to be fair its the dogs Nads. so go buy one now!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
James
a Weekend Warrior
from Wimborne, Dorset, England
Date Reviewed: July 7, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Strengths: | excellent price, tuff as hell, short rear end, light, stiff, rules in the air. | | Weaknesses: | steerer tube too slack for fork over 100mm, top tube too short for rider 6ft+ nothing major for a short dirt jumper like me, only problem is that because of far east welding stuff like tyre clearance varies with every frame but my mate can fit a 2.25 kujo in so its not all bad | | Similar Products Used: | every dirt bike out there | | Bike Setup: | shooter, bombers, 24 seven stem mrp style chain device. | | Bottom Line: | Quality dirt frame, the only way your ever gonna break it is if your really really crap trying really really big stuff. The value more than makes up for any short comings | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jamie harris
a Weekend Warrior
from bracknell
Date Reviewed: May 13, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | look out | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Purchased At: | mbuk | | Strengths: | it looks good and its light good frame for beginners | | Weaknesses: | its weak and not enough tyre clearance not strong enough for jump | | Similar Products Used: | kona stoff 2001 model | | Bike Setup: | z1 drop offs,middleburn cranks, d521 ceramics,xtr rear mech, pro taper bars hope xc4 front disc hs33 on rear,tioga tyres,dmr chain device, snafu stem ,black gusset pedals, fsa headset | | Bottom Line: | its a good frame for beginners who do trials starting not strong enough to do jump with really and more tyre clearance needs to be improved and the steering not all that good with long travel forks | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
chris
a Weekend Warrior
from norwich, norfolk, england
Date Reviewed: February 12, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$160.00 | | Purchased At: | supercycles | | Strengths: | cheap! front end stiff. cheap!! it doesn't cost much. nearly exactly the same as Heavy Tools (£300) and Identity (£250) Same frame different paint! its light. | | Weaknesses: | paint chips but who cares?
very little tyre clearence tioga 2.1 rubs on frame.
head angle is a bit relaxed. stearing is slow with longish forks. | | Similar Products Used: | azonic ds1, kona stinky, pashly, planetX, and many other (ritcher) peoples bikes. | | Bike Setup: | XLC, coyoty hubs, sun doublewide rims, middleburn cranks, ddg post and stem, hope mini rear brake, planetX bars, home made chain guide. | | Bottom Line: | good if your on a budget. but tyre clearence bugs me!
Great first jump/trials frame. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Luke
a Weekend Warrior
from Uk
Date Reviewed: January 18, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$160.00 | | Purchased At: | Surf 55 | | Strengths: | The DDG shooter is a trails Frame but is not Trial specific but still it is a great fun all rounder and comes in many pretty coulours Nice Respectable Price as well. | | Weaknesses: | The frame wont take jumps over 14 ft! | | Similar Products Used: | Orange Zero. Kona Scab. | | Bottom Line: | The Best frame for a New comer to Trials bikes and a great starting bike for Trickesters. Impressive price and Performance This frame is a LEGEND! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jeff Woodford
a Downhiller
from West Byfleet, Surrey, England
Date Reviewed: January 7, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Wisley Woods | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$159.00 | | Purchased At: | SuperCycles | | Strengths: | Strong and stiff, and cheap to boot, comes in loads of different colours, discmounts, good size for trials and jumping. Rides like a big BMX when i use single speed | | Weaknesses: | paint chips easy, but then agaain what doesn't, not much else wrong. | | Similar Products Used: | Kona stuff | | Bike Setup: | Marzocchi MXC up front, DDG steroid bar and stem, FSA orbit XL11 hset, 24seven 3pc cranks with 36t 24seven ring, DMR v8, SORA rear mech to 7spd. Rims R;FIR, STX hub,fire xc 2.1
F;Araya, exage hub(still going strong after 7 years!) Dart2.1,DDG spost, DMR jump seat(now bent after a bodged 1 foot xup) Avid V's | | Bottom Line: | Got this bike just for dirt jumpimg and it has improved my riding to no end the doubles are getting bigger and bigger. the small size suits the jumps very well and i'm 6 foot. Very strong and stiff and with the 24seven cranks the back end has a lot of feel to it, might well change something up front as the set up dont quite feel right.
Bottom line is dont pay top dolla for a more expensive frame that ant gonna do much that this dont, it's good, try it!
4 Chilis cos nothings ever perfect. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jan
a Weekend Warrior
from Malmö, sweden
Date Reviewed: July 17, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$280.00 | | Purchased At: | ROC sport | | Strengths: | Cheap and sturdy. No cabel guides for a rear brake just hose clamps, anyone running V's are not worthy! | | Weaknesses: | Steering angel, 65 degs with 5" Z1. | | Bike Setup: | -00 Z1cr, hope/519, HS33, ESP 9.0, XT 11-34, LX splined with 36t and chain guide, fizik vitesse, Hot-S, DDG seat post and pedals. | | Bottom Line: | This frame is great. Small, nimble and stiff. It gives you confidence when dropping urban obsticles. You don't get the feeling something is gonna break when doing things above 3'. Used it on a DH race the other wekend and it behaved verry well. Allthough I missed the Hayes on my Tracer and I would like the steering angel closer to 69 degs, it's now at a verry slack 65 with the 5" z1. Still it's verry quick and easy to move around under you. I won over all the others on hard tails and beat plenty of riders with 6" FS bikes.
I won't give it five chilis because the verry slack steering geometry, but it sure deserves four flamin C's.
Did I mention that you cant beat the price on this frame. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sensible Nick
a Downhiller
from Shrewsbury, shropshire, UK
Date Reviewed: July 11, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | anything fast, and near vertical., and anything that has the words 'Doubles' and 'Big' in it. | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Purchased At: | Proper Bike Company, Huddersfield. | | Strengths: | Cheap as Bog roll, strong as hell, takes a massive beating and it's stiffer than an old perv on a nudist beach. | | Weaknesses: | paint does chip (funny that, cos it's near impossible to strip) and (on mine at least) the hose (for disks) routing past the left rear canti boss fouls on the rear bolt part of brake pads (when using Veebs and fat rims) | | Similar Products Used: | erm.. konas..cindercones(2 off) Kilaueas (another 2) and a manomano. The ALL snapped. Second level sport eventually refused to replace them, so I got this little sweetie thing.
Now on a'native Eco' aka. 'lly's Peashooter' | | Bike Setup: | erm.. disks (hope) D321's z1 droppoffs etc. | | Bottom Line: | sooo sweet, so tight, with a pert rear end. nice square tubes at the back..
disk mounts are straight, and it takes a good beating, and flie3s straight. It works well with a 5" fork, and equally well with a 3" fork.
good allrounder, and fun to thrash (girlfreind rides it now, and she loves it.) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Fletch
a Weekend Warrior
from Sheffield, England
Date Reviewed: June 28, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$400.00 | | Purchased At: | Super Cycles | | Strengths: | I can't believe the value of the Shooter... I got so much strength and lightness in the frame and the perfect dimensions for my size. It easily beats any other bike anywhere near its price and it can do nearly everything with no problems... | | Weaknesses: | No majors... I went for the limited edition Camo paint which isn't doing too bad but a few nasty falls have kinda chipped it abit. I wouldn't buy it if you don't wanna get hurt on BIG downhill but I love the hardtail DH experience, HATE the slosh of a Full Sus so the rider must not have any liking for a smooth ride... | | Similar Products Used: | Trailstar (not as smooth or rigid) Dr Jeckyll (seems looser and feels less gelled) | | Bike Setup: | Avid SD3 (I don't like Discs and Arch U's are gonna be later) Single front set with chain guard/guide. Many DDG parts that I have no problems with at all. | | Bottom Line: | Its a brilliant intermediate bike for tricks and its really good value... Nothing really can compare to the agillaty if you learn the bikes features before you crittisize its less refined brand and reputation. Supercycles are THE best bike shop in the UK by far... JE James had nothing that touched it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
stephen palmer
a
from Staffs ,england
Date Reviewed: June 3, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$450.00 | | Purchased At: | super cycles | | Strengths: | Cheap, light, strong, lots of different colours | | Weaknesses: | paint chips easy and low tyre clearance | | Similar Products Used: | planet X zebi | | Bike Setup: | ddg trials forks, magura hs33 | | Bottom Line: | for the price it rocks and is not easily beaten, good beginner bike, if it is for trials, down hill, jumping or just for riding around on this is a quality for all those types of riding. it has three of the most important elements it is cheap strong and light | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
iain
a Downhiller
from edinburgh
Date Reviewed: May 17, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | mellville jump spot | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$159.00 | | Purchased At: | super cycles | | Strengths: | very strong because of gussets around frame, good size for jumping (14 inches). bb not to close to the ground. geomatry very good. has disc mounts on frame at the back. quite light aswell | | Weaknesses: | paint chips very easily. not to good for big people. need to run saddle not to low. should only realy put 2.1 at least tyres on for good clearance
| | Similar Products Used: | azonic ds1 coyote dual slalom | | Bike Setup: | rst 461 dhs, mavic d521's on lx hubs and tioga 2'3 tyres. lx cranks and bb. ddg pedals( well ace but need to wear shin guards). tioga saddle. avid 40 brakes. lx levers(c#ap).azonic orc stem on worlsd force bars. lx and stxrc(c#ap) gear changers | | Bottom Line: | very good frame for the money and if you like jumping youll love this frame. its strong and certainly not weak. good for dh if you have a strong ass and also trials. easy to control in the air and it is also small so you can pull mental tricks of it easily | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Josh Huxham
a Downhiller
from Devon
Date Reviewed: April 13, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Big Jumps | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Purchased At: | Dart bikes | | Strengths: | Frame, no everything! | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | i dunno | | Bike Setup: | DDG shooter, custom dual build with shockworks Dh2 forks, hydrolic v brakes. | | Bottom Line: | The shooter is a brilliant bike 4 trials, dual or DH! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tom
a Weekend Warrior
from Bristol
Date Reviewed: March 25, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | erm | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$550.00 | | Purchased At: | Super cycles | | Strengths: | Strong, light, perfect for trials both street and rocks and it looks amazin especially in camo :) | | Weaknesses: | crap paint, crap stickers, crap wheels/rims but who cares | | Similar Products Used: | none, but looks like the iDENTITi Dr jekyll | | Bike Setup: | black frame with silver components, Black HS33's and planning on buying some new rims, rigid forks | | Bottom Line: | This bike rules for cheap trials, oh yeh and its £399 from super cycles with mags?!?! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mika Vääräniemi
a Weekend Warrior
from Finland
Date Reviewed: January 25, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | There's so many... | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$550.00 | | Strengths: | Strenghts of DDG Hitman frame:
It has a good price/quality ratio and impression of the workmanship is quite good. Frame is made from 7005 aluminium and frame I think it is stylish with it's strangely polished tubing. Suspension has 4-links like Diamondback/Kona -bikes. DDG has clearly studied big name brands (Kona etc.) and copied some solutions into their frame. Rear travel is 3,5" and there are two points where to attach rear shock. Frame is light - it weights 2180gr (about 4,8lbs) without rear shock (It wasn't with me when I weighted the frame). Frame has replaceable rear derailleur dropout and IS disc brake mounts. Main pivot has 4pcs sealed cartidge bearings. 3 other pivots had plastic surfaces as bearings (I replaced those with needle bearings). Rear shock is Fastrax RL which is available separatelly as Pear Racing Technologies model Spice-R. It's a good but basic coil/oil -shock, which has a adjustable rebound damping with good range. Spice-RC (bigh brother of Spice-R) was recently tested in German Bike magazine and it was recommended in that test. It's comparable to big brand basic shocks. There comes a DDG seat post and SP clamp with the frame. | | Weaknesses: | Weaknesses of DDG Hitman frame:
Can't think anything big. Not that I'd just like to praise the frame, but I haven't had any problems with it. Nothing has failed, broken, damaged or bent. It has survied several crashes. Only noticeable thing is that I lost some paint because of chains slapping against rear stays - but that happens to every bike if those aren't protected. I was expecting at least having some kind of small problems with the frame but that haven't happened. It just have functioned
flawleslly.
One thing about the shock; keep the spring centered over the shaft. So if you carry your bike from the shock make sure the spring wont touch shock body. That contact won't damage the shock or spring, but it will scratch shock body. | | Similar Products Used: | Orange X-1 Pro (my previous fully)
Tried few other fullys; Haro etc. | | Bike Setup: | Front shock: SID100
Parts range from XTR to LX
Weight of my new bike was quite pleasant suprise when I weighted it; about 11,7 kg (26 lbs). | | Bottom Line: | This is a review of DDG Hitman frame:
Unbeliveable value! If this frame had a Big Brand sticker on it, it would cost more - a lot more. I know there are better frames available but those are quite expensive.
Rear end smoothens everything I ride over; rocks, roots and landings from jumps. It is really sensitive without bobbing or any other extra movement. It is laterally rigid and frame feels sturdy. Because upper tube isn't straight but bent it is really easy to lean on both sides without your legs hitting the frame. Bike is stable in every situation. It climbs well in every climb - even in steep rooty climbs. Downhills are fun since bike is steady - just choose where you want to go and steer into that direction. Frame is made for riding fast; a fast trail with a bit of small rocks and roots, large rock-areas with small jumps; yes! That's fun and that's what it's made for.
Oh, almost forgot. I replced those plastic bearings in pivots with a needle bearing set and this review is 'ridden' with those in place. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Robert Bessell
a Weekend Warrior
from ENGLAND!!!! :¬D
Date Reviewed: January 10, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | anywhere fast and steep | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Purchased At: | super cycles nottingham | | Strengths: | reasonably light, well balenced, well built, PRICE!!!! | | Weaknesses: | paint is pretty easy to chip | | Similar Products Used: | not anything decent | | Bike Setup: | shooter frame,magura h33s,rst 381 el front forks, | | Bottom Line: | Great bike to learn on also there's lots of colors to choose from | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Adam
a Downhiller
from South Wales, UK
Date Reviewed: December 7, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$225.00 | | Purchased At: | Super Cycles (UK) | | Strengths: | Good geometry, strong, quite light, excellent price. | | Weaknesses: | Crap paint. | | Similar Products Used: | Identiti Mr Hyde, Azonic DS1, DMR Sidekick. | | Bike Setup: | Trials - HS 33's, D521's, Kujos. | | Bottom Line: | Probably the best frame available for the money. Very strong, I've landed badly off 6 foot drops and there's not a mark on it. The paint does chip quite easily, but who cares! Feels nice over jumps or trials. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Daniel Clark
a Downhiller
from London
Date Reviewed: November 2, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | PORC-Sevenoaks | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$160.00 | | Purchased At: | Pearson cycles-london | | Strengths: | Very light, good for trails/downhill/trials/dual. very strong and nice slanted tube for maximum "chuckability" when jumping! | | Weaknesses: | paint chips very easily | | Similar Products Used: | Identiti dr jekyll | | Bike Setup: | Judy xlc tripples, xt groupset, continental tyres, mavic 217 rims wit hope hubs, trans x bars | | Bottom Line: | If like me you like many different styles of riding you e=will love this frame. it can be used for almost any style of riding due to its weight and strength. i would deffinately recommend this frame to any ne who is interested in trials and dh. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ian Moulssdale
a Downhiller
from Wolverhampton
Date Reviewed: September 5, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Pickles Hill | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | Supercycles | | Strengths: | Strong thick tubing loads of strength. Choice of loads of colours. Will take any abuse. Sound for DH, Dual,Trails.
Looks exactly the same as the Identiti Dr Jeckell but only half the price | | Weaknesses: | Paint chips easily | | Similar Products Used: | Identiti Dr Jeckell | | Bike Setup: | RST 2000 Discs, Planet x DH bars. Glitter Planet x grips. Tioga 2.1 tyres | | Bottom Line: | Excellent frame for the price. a fantastic allrounder. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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James Hall
a Weekend Warrior
from Ambleside, Cumbria, England
Date Reviewed: July 13, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Jenkins Crag, Ambleside | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | The DDG Shooter is bloody excelent, it is the best trials frame i have ever ridden. Light weight while still being fairly cheep, Well done DDG. | | Weaknesses: | Not a single problem with it. Excelent! | | Similar Products Used: | DMR Trailstar, Santa Cruz Camelian | | Bike Setup: | Strait blade fron forks, race line mags, mavic 517 (Ceramics), LX groupset, Tioga fatory DH 2.4, DMR V12, | | Bottom Line: | The DDg shooter is the best buy out there for the new commer to the amazing sport of trials. I would recomend this bike to everyone. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Tommy Cruise
a Downhiller
from Singapore
Date Reviewed: June 12, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Big Bear | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | It`s absolutely the best value for money dual slalom/trials frame u can get on the market.It makes Azonic DS-1 framesets feel and look like poo.It comes with a 3 yr warranty too.Lotsa nice colours to spice up ur life. | | Weaknesses: | Basically i can`t think of any | | Similar Products Used: | DDG BlackJack
Azonic DS 1
DaBomb | | Bike Setup: | XTR Groupset,White brothers fork,Vuelta Rims | | Bottom Line: | DDG Shooter rules! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Ian Moulsdale
a
from Wolverhampton
Date Reviewed: April 15, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Good, wellbuilt, strong frame
Loads of colours | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | Identiti, | | Bike Setup: | RST Zeta EL, RST 2000 Disks, | | Bottom Line: | Fantastic value for money. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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dwain pipe
a Weekend Warrior
from newcastle
Date Reviewed: October 19, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
chalk hills | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
everything
great price
lots of colours | | Weaknesses: |
none
mabey a gusset on the headtube/downtube/tubetube 4 a more triple clamp safe frame | | Similar Products Used: |
santa cruz camelian,azonic ds1,dmr trailstar,kona chute | | Bike Setup: |
xt groupset,z1 bam | | Bottom Line: | excellent frame for the money,definatly well worth buying if your looking for a strong jump/slalom type from on a buget than this is for you
a wopping 5 hot cakes boy! | | Overall Rating: |
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