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Submitted by
Lovedaride
a Downhiller
from Victoria, BC, Canada
Date Reviewed: April 5, 2009 | | Favorite Trail: | Secret DJs | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$399.00 | | Purchased At: | Martys Mountain Cycl | | Strengths: | Very strong, Awesome Geometry, Tons of tire clearance on newer models (like mine). Integrated Headset so wont get ripped off paying extra 20 bucks to get headset cups for sealed bearing headsets. Awesome deal for quality and super light for a chro-mo | | Weaknesses: | dents pretty easy, mine tipped over while building and put small dent in it... :.( , maybe chain stay a bit long but im riding 24"s so like that for everything. Try the Transition 24" if you plan on 24"s aswell. Extras kinda rare too | | Similar Products Used: | Norco 1 hun 4hun 125 250, almost all djs. | | Bike Setup: | White SideKick, Rockshox Pike, Juicy 7 and s-types | | Bottom Line: | Awesome frame. Super sweet for Dirt Jumping and urban street etc... sure more pricy frames out there but mine is rare here and rides amazing so not even comparable to RM Flow DJ or SC Jackal. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rip
a Downhiller
from Annandale, NJ, USA
Date Reviewed: January 22, 2009 | | Favorite Trail: | Cushetunk Trail at Round Valley | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Purchased At: | Bikeking | | Strengths: | Snappy, yet very confident response when cornering.
Very tough frame, in the 2 years that I have owned this frame, it's seen just about everything.
Very controllable in the air, the whole time I have used this bike, unless I was doing something really stupid for the moment, it felt like I was in complete control of the bike.
The geometry of the bike is good.
Good frame for the price.
Frame weight is good considering it's a 4130 tubed frame.
| | Weaknesses: | Only real weakness I have found with the frame is the paint. It's not exactly the toughest of paint, wound up repainting it this past August. | | Similar Products Used: | Giant STP, Kona Stuff, Kona Cowan, Cannondale Chase. | | Bike Setup: | DMR Sidekick, 2005 NOS Manitou Black set at 100mm, Chris King nothreadset in the blue. Thomson seatpsot, wtb laser v saddle, Gravity Light OS Stem 50mmx 0 degree rise. Truvativ Hussefelt DH riser Bars, ODI Rogue Lock Ons, Avid Juicy Sevens. Dun MTX rim laced to an XT disc hub up front, Mavic XM517 rim laced to an XT disc hub on the back, singlespeed. Saint crankset 170mm arms, 32x14 gearing, E13 32 special bash ring in Trans Blue. 26x2.2 Continental Mountain Kings. | | Bottom Line: | Overall, I am very pleased with the DMR sidekick. Got a lot of miles on the bike and will be building up another sidekick in the spring that will be geared and used for racing purposes. When to hit some switchbacks with it when I originally built the bike up and when cornering in a berm, nearly fell off due to the quick steering that the sidekick has with 100mm of travel. Actually was a pleasant surprise. If you are looking for a bike that can be raced on a 4x or Dual Slalom Course, yet very capable dirt jumping this is a definitely a bike to consider. For cross country you are barking up the wrong tree with this bike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
tbowdle
a Downhiller
from park city ut
Date Reviewed: June 25, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Purchased At: | qbp | | Strengths: | very light and stiff frame | | Weaknesses: | none yet | | Similar Products Used: | azoinc stealhead | | Bike Setup: | sidekick with dt swiss fr2350 wheels with the maxxis holly roller 26x2.4 tires, dj 1 dmr single speed kit, fsa gravity 4130 crankset | | Bottom Line: | this bike is smooth in the transtion and very solid | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jim
a Weekend Warrior
from massachusetts, new england
Date Reviewed: March 30, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Kyber pass, whistler | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Purchased At: | B+ | | Strengths: | wicked stiff and a ball to dirt jump or huck | | Weaknesses: | wicked stiff if your a trail rider youll feel every bump | | Similar Products Used: | santa cruz chameleon, small specialized stumpjumper, | | Bike Setup: | 26" 8 speed evil chainguide truvative crank FSA bars shorty stem avid & shimano cable discs | | Bottom Line: | really solid bike give props to the seat frame which mimics the old GT performers yee haa sweet bike for the smooth dirt or big drops prob steer away from for all around riding including good amount of miles but its a sweet ride great value to i havent yet dropped seriouse deniro for a hardtail but F*** spendin 600+ dollars on a hardtail frame | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Andrew Worth
a
from Lr Sackville,Nova Scotia, Canada
Date Reviewed: July 22, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Concrete | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | my LBS | | Strengths: | Tight looks.
Sweet Geo
26/24 Brake Bosses
Very nice for the price
Light (for a steel frame)
Double Butted 4130 Cromoly | | Weaknesses: | Long Chainstays.
| | Bike Setup: | Smack Daddy Crankset.
Rear 24" trailpimp
front 26" Ryno lite
Cheapy Rigid fork (for now) | | Bottom Line: | BOMB BIKE..
I love her..
thats the Bottom line..
Buy it if you are a smooth rider and love the urban/DJ scene
get the Trailstar or the Trailstar LT if you are more into the XC type of riding. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nick
a Weekend Warrior
from Surrey, UK
Date Reviewed: June 8, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$209.00 | | Purchased At: | chainreactioncycles.com | | Strengths: | Strong, looks ace, rides ace. | | Weaknesses: | Rear tyre clearence | | Similar Products Used: | Cardhore jump bike | | Bike Setup: | Sidekick frame, DJ3's, halo rims, FSA cranks with DMR saturn chainring. Rear magura julie disk brake | | Bottom Line: | This frame would be perfect if it wasnt for the limited rear tyre clearence. Tried putting on a Tioga factory DH 2.1 which didnt fit. I now run DMR Moto RT tyres as these fit nicely | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sam Cain
a Racer
from Leighton
Date Reviewed: July 14, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Horton Hill | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$575.00 | | Purchased At: | Chaineys Cycles | | Strengths: | Spot-on geometry, loads of extras i.e. ISCGM, APS system. Mentally strong and looks the poodles plumbs!!! | | Weaknesses: | None, wicked | | Similar Products Used: | nothing compares | | Bike Setup: | DJ!'s Gusset pigmy, hope bulbs on sun double tracks. | | Bottom Line: | One fablious frame, none like it, proper bo! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
SkiD
a Downhiller
from montreal
Date Reviewed: March 8, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | the street | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$336.00 | | Purchased At: | some dumb stoner | | Strengths: | geometry, the fact that its english, a full line of components by dmr to which you can mate the frame, its stiff, cromo, looks wicked, and around here its rare. i love the way it rides, its very huckable, great stickers, and horizontal dropouts. | | Weaknesses: | only one size | | Similar Products Used: | azonic ds-1. anyone notice you cant make new topics for review? like rare frames and hubs, etc? i cant find .243 frames or parts here, and much more stuff like that!. the options suck. not everyone is either a dher or xcer. freeride!! | | Bike Setup: | kona rigid fork, (soon to be a dmr fork)
raceface cranks and bb (both ns)
hti/dx/wellgo/kona pedals( i switch periodically)
raceface headset, underworld stem, specialized bar, profile brace, nokian 3.0 front tire, irc tube, 521/xt front wheel, rhynolite/xt rear wheel ( looking for dmr revolver rear hub, if you have one contact me)
titec post, sdg seat (if you have a dmr seat, email me)
deore rear breake, will be a maggie soon , , tioga rear tire, will soon switch to whatever i can fit in a.s.a.p.
full rigid singlespeed and rear brake only. the way a dmr should be ridden
| | Bottom Line: | this bike is a beautiful and rare bike. the only downsides are that dmr parts arent too readily available in montreal, so i gotta really look hard for parts.if you are considering it or have the means, get one, and ride it fast, high and hard. thats what its made for! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Pete
a Downhiller
from shropshire, england
Date Reviewed: February 21, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | Geometry is spot on for trails and blasting about in the woods. Its light and flickable and the steel frame give a really nice ride feel. | | Weaknesses: | Limeted tyre clearance on the early models | | Similar Products Used: | Kona roast, saracen x-ile (custom build), Burner, Trek bruiser. | | Bike Setup: | Z3 flylight 100's, hope xc on 521 front and lx on 521 rear wheels, | | Bottom Line: | This frame is wicked, its taken well over 3 years of punishment and still comes back for more. I streched the headtube about two years ago but shimmed it and its been fine since. These frames just keep going and going. Oh yea and if it snaps you can get it welded cos its steel. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matt Evans
a Weekend Warrior
from Highburton, Huddersfield, England
Date Reviewed: August 25, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Street trials in Bude, Cornwall | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$210.00 | | Purchased At: | Chainreaction | | Strengths: | Very rigid rear end, ideal for pulling up and doesnt flex with the maguras like ive found with other frames. Strong as hell and the bottom bracket is nice and high so obstacles are easy to get over. | | Weaknesses: | None so far. | | Similar Products Used: | Azonic ds1, Giant martyn hawyes, identiti dr jeckyll. | | Bike Setup: | Trials- Magura hs33's, Middleburn rs7's, Fatty forks, Sunn Ryhno rims, IRC kujos, Azonic double wides, FSA orbit XL2 | | Bottom Line: | Superb budget all rounder for both trials and dirt jumping. Definately worth every penny! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
erik
a Weekend Warrior
from Stockholm
Date Reviewed: August 18, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | 4130 - strong, tolerant, weldable.
Great geometry.
Much bike for a low price. | | Weaknesses: | The paint won't stand up for very much abuse.
It's so cool you just can't leave it alone for more than 24 hrs or until the latest bruises healed enough. | | Similar Products Used: | Azonic DS1 - also a great urban bike but cannot match the DMR for trials as it needs a longer fork. | | Bike Setup: | Street-trials setup: Marzocchi Z2 80mm (no ECC :(), 105 rear mech+cogs, Deore disc front, Avid SD3 rear (come to me, HS33...), Torque bar (well worth the money - awesome!), Deore shifters, LX front mech (it's a long way downtown), Nokian Fat Hakka+D521+XT rear wheel, Conti twister+X221+Ritchey/Specialized front wheel, Specialized StrongArm S-works cranks, DMR bashring+pedals. | | Bottom Line: | This is a great bike if you're into street and playaround and want to be able to try out different riding styles with the same bike. Set it up for trials, dirt or urban attack. Or XC, if you are really short. :)
It really lifted my riding enormously already within the first days on this bike. Plus, the steel frame gives confidence - it won't break and if it does it probably can be fixed decently.
I have had it since this spring and have constantly a little pain or bruise somewhere, as I just have to ride it every free moment I can find. And it tricks me into doing stuff I never mastered before, thus the pain... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
george
a Racer
from somerset, england
Date Reviewed: June 3, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | ham hill | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Purchased At: | ralph colmans cycles | | Strengths: | really strong and wicked geomatry | | Weaknesses: | none yet | | Similar Products Used: | intense m1? | | Bike Setup: | Dmr sidekick frame
XTR groupset
hope m4's
mavic 321's on big'un hubs
marzocchi shiver sc's
Chiefton Cranks
azonic finishing kit | | Bottom Line: | a nice frame for dual/jump but my M1 is a hell of a lot better for DH | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Scott Harmer
a Weekend Warrior
from England
Date Reviewed: May 20, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Royston trails (jump spot) | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$219.00 | | Purchased At: | chain reaction cycles | | Strengths: | it is made from 4130 steel so its strong as hell! | | Weaknesses: | NONE!!!!!!!! | | Bike Setup: | DMR sidekick, marzocchi dirtjumper2,DMR cheiftain cranks,DMR wingbars,Identiti halos 24/48 | | Bottom Line: | strongest frame i have had and it isnt that expensive | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
noble
a Racer
from mississauga
Date Reviewed: April 2, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$175.00 | | Purchased At: | The Bike Zone | | Strengths: | EVERYTHING | | Weaknesses: | nothing other than the fact u need to buy that adaprtors for the brakes if u dont ride disk on rear | | Similar Products Used: | kona roast, kona stab, specalized p3 | | Bike Setup: | avid disk, magura (rear) double-wide front and rear (24") dmr bmx style cranks | | Bottom Line: | the best frame ive ever had, amazing value for the money! much better than any of my other frames (above) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
soromjo rojomso
a Downhiller
from sweden
Date Reviewed: March 24, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | högalidskyrkan | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Purchased At: | cykelspecialisten | | Strengths: | Strong stiff. 2,6 tire clearence, that means gazzaloddi! nice colours | | Weaknesses: | rust if you ride when it's raining. | | Similar Products Used: | Crescent oden 00 sux alot | | Bike Setup: | rims: mavic d321 and planet x 24 inch rear
hubs big'un front and rear
hope c2 brakes
dmr cheiftain cranks
xtr derailleur
roox commander stem
roox torque bar
odi ruffian lock on grips
gazzaloddi 2.6 tires
fsa pig dh headset
| | Bottom Line: | nice frame | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Robbie
a Weekend Warrior
from Ottawa, Ontairo, Canada
Date Reviewed: February 24, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Multiple Orgasm | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Purchased At: | Sportable | | Strengths: | Chromo, very nible, stiff, nice colors :D
Has good geometry for urban and such.. | | Weaknesses: | Chippy paint, bit heavy... but meh its worth it! | | Similar Products Used: | Chromo hardtail | | Bike Setup: | Psylo XC, Rhyno Lites, Maxis Tires, Avid Mechanicals, Xtr rear, deore front other stuff | | Bottom Line: | Great frame for the money it costs, and if you're looking for a frame that has strenght and long lasting chromo AND at a great price this is the bike for you. I don't know if the frame can take a dual crown fork but I wanna find out :) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matt Moseley
a Downhiller
from Dorset Engalnd
Date Reviewed: February 21, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Puddle Town | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$600.00 | | Purchased At: | Private | | Strengths: | Feels good, nice size, strong n stiff | | Weaknesses: | NO tire clearence, rust! | | Similar Products Used: | Orange Areo, Marin quake nine, Giant | | Bike Setup: | Z1s, Hope sports on 521s, XT, DMR saddle/chain ring, atom lab. | | Bottom Line: | Great frame n good value for money | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nick Ytaes
a Weekend Warrior
from Sydney
Date Reviewed: November 19, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$350.00 | | Purchased At: | bike addiction | | Strengths: | awesome shape and size comes in a million colours | | Weaknesses: | can put a rear tyre bigger than 2.2 and it looks a tad skinny | | Similar Products Used: | no one can match dmr | | Bike Setup: | physlo xc 5 inchs Oh yehh
avid mechinal discs
race face cranks
odessey pedals
azonic shortie stem
azonic klevar seat
rhino light rims | | Bottom Line: | this bike is an all rounder i love it, it can handle almost anything if your thinking of going from bmx to freeride do it and buy the sidekick and youll never be sad again
go riding at golf clubs its f***en mad !!!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kelly
a Weekend Warrior
from Australia
Date Reviewed: September 16, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$280.00 | | Purchased At: | www.innercitycycles.com.au | | Strengths: | Very strong, and good geometry. Sexy. Disk mounts. APS: movable rear boss head allowing for 24" or 26" wheels. | | Weaknesses: | Slightly heavy. Not enough room for a tyre fatter than 2.5". | | Similar Products Used: | Appolo Summit | | Bike Setup: | FSA Head set, Maxxis high roller downhill tyres (2.5" rear, 2.35" front), ZAC19 rims with formula disk hubs, Hayes cable brakes (HMX-1), Shimano 9 speed racing cassette, Shimano LX read derailer, Truvativ Hussefelt North shore crankset, Titec Hellbent bars, Oury grips, Avid AD3 brake lever, Giant seat on DMR seat post, DMR V8 platform pedles, DMR sidekick forks. | | Bottom Line: | Doing trials and dirt jumping asks for a lot of abuse to your bike. I went for the Sidekick after seeing it in a cataloge. The price for it was very reasonable (At AU$660). The built up that I had also had a rather reasonable price (totalled: AU$1700), and they complemented the frame very well. The Sidekick is a very tough and stiff frame. It's kinda slime compared to other trials specific bikes, but looks don't mean anything. It's slightly heavy, but once you ride it for a while, you won't realised it at all. At the moment I'm putting a lot of abuse to it by doing trials on it, but it's standing up to it :) Only thing I didn't like about it is the lack of rear tyre clearance, if you plan on anything bigger than a 2.5" then plan on trimming the side studs on the tyre. Great frame, at a great price! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Poida
a Weekend Warrior
from Melbourne, Australia
Date Reviewed: June 9, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | One with heaps of obstacles | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | Hampton Bikes | | Strengths: | This is a great cheap frame, it's super small, pretty stiff for cro-mo and to my surprise, it's fairly stable on the back wheel for trials. | | Weaknesses: | There's not much tire clearance, it's pretty heavy but that's not an issue for people who would buy a bike like this | | Similar Products Used: | Giant team trials, planet-x jack flash | | Bike Setup: | Trials, Rigid forks, Power Pro cranks, Mammoth rear rim | | Bottom Line: | Good buy for the money, get one now. It'll never break and it looks pretty sweet(i got a white one) and it does the job equally well for trials or jumping. The only thing is that i waited around 5 months for the 2001 models to get to australia so i was waiting for months when DMR said at first it would be two weeks or something. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Paz
a
from England
Date Reviewed: May 23, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$275.00 | | Purchased At: | some bike shop in england | | Strengths: | its strength, colours, geometry, looks, feel everything | | Weaknesses: | well you cant choose the sticker colour, but that is not really a weakness | | Similar Products Used: | a bmx | | Bike Setup: | sidekick, Z3 flylight 100s, identiti 24" wheels, singlespeed, 3 pc crankset, avid rear brake | | Bottom Line: | A very very very very good frame at a good price. its perfect for jumping, street and trials. I wouldn't suggest it for XC because you have to ride along with your knees hitting you in the chest. Its length makes it perfect to throw about in the air, but limits the handling, it is good with 26" wheels too but i run 24" because that gives better acceleration for jumping
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Submitted by
Tom Carrot
a Weekend Warrior
from England
Date Reviewed: October 9, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$275.00 | | Purchased At: | Maclaines | | Strengths: | small,feels very stiff , strong+ comes in loadsa colours and looks really cool. | | Weaknesses: | maybe a bit heavier than others, doesnt seem to be much trye clearance(but enough) | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | rigid forks,short stem,mammoth rims, DX v brakes | | Bottom Line: | Amazing frame even though ive not had it 4 long.Brilliant for trials. . Pretty cheap for such a good frame. Feels really solid and should last for years, you dont notice the extra weight when u are on it.
Taller people may find it a bit short but ok for trials.
Great value. BUY IT! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris
a Weekend Warrior
from England
Date Reviewed: April 5, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | strong, small, stiff, looks cool | | Weaknesses: | pretty heavy, limited tyre clearance | | Bike Setup: | trials setup | | Bottom Line: | Not bad, you could do better but not for that amount of money. Unlike some other DMR products, the finishing quality's pretty good. Bare frame weight is about 5 3/4 lb and the tyre clearance is quite tight, so you won't be able to run huge tyres. However, if you want a cheapish reliable frame, buy this. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
michael judson
a Downhiller
from carlisle, cumbria
Date Reviewed: November 25, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
streets | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
looks good, rides better, strong, small | | Weaknesses: |
none | | Similar Products Used: |
dmr trailstar
gt backwoods | | Bike Setup: |
gt rigids, lx v-brakes, lx cranks, lx bb, lx rear hub on rhyno rim, hope lightweight front hub on mavic x217, dmr bashguard and custoom furry leopard skin seat | | Bottom Line: | strong, small but still okay for a 6 footer to use.Really cool | | Overall Rating: |
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