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Submitted by
Derek
a Downhiller
from Fresno
Date Reviewed: October 2, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | 007 @ Bass Lake | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | -Great Cornering
-Great on all bumps
-The rougher the better
-Great on steeps
-Pedals good if you ride it right
-Jumps smoothe
-FAST!!! | | Weaknesses: | -Squishy if you pedal wrong
-Kinda heavy | | Similar Products Used: | Santa Cruz Super 8 | | Bike Setup: | Shiver, Hayes brakes, maxxis/nokian tires | | Bottom Line: | Riding this bike is a strange feeling. The only possible way to slow down is to use the brakes. No bump of any size can remove any speed from the bike. The suspension works so well and the center of gravity is so low you can rail through any corner. The bike really wants you to keep you weight centered over the main pivot. If you do it pedals well, especially when sitting down. However if you get behind the pivot it will bob like crazy. The bike feels bottomless on rough courses but does blow through the travel on drops. Basically makes a great race bike. If you have the cash, it is hard to beat. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Michael David
a Downhiller
from Simi Valley
Date Reviewed: May 13, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Mt. Wilson | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$2800.00 | | Purchased At: | H and S Bikes (Burbank, CA) | | Strengths: | Solid big and stutter bump performance. Nice stiff and easy to manage. | | Weaknesses: | Curnutt | | Similar Products Used: | Giant AC2 | | Bike Setup: | Foes DHS, Shiver, Profiles... | | Bottom Line: | This frame is killer. Just got the chance to run it at the Nationals in Big Bear. Very kick ass on small and big hits. Felt VERY stable and fun at high speeds. Invest in good armor cause this bike will tempt you to ride faster than you thought...I did initially get the bike with the Curnutt which was nice for the two practice runs before it blew up! Gave that back and ran the Romic for the race run. It seemed very similiar but they send race support to all events I attend and totally squared me away! They are the greatest. I noticed that some Foes riders sported the Romic as well. Seems the Curnutt may not be as cool as thought...I really wish it was though..... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike Shanahan
a Downhiller
from Auckland, New Zealand
Date Reviewed: August 6, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Springbok DH, Atiamuri | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$1500.00 | | Purchased At: | BJ's Discount disasters | | Strengths: | The slammer is an uncompromising design which cuts no corners in delivering quite possibly the best downhill specific frameset on the market. It's robust, rigid and performs like a dream. Low centre of gravity, short cockpit and long wheelbase! Slammers are plainly and simply weapons. you should need a licence to ride one.
It's a real point and shoot type ride. You can get on a slammer, give it the gas, and when you're totally out of control heading into a hairpin or a rut, you just close your eyes, hold on and (unlike most other rides, which tend to put you in hospital) you come out the other side unscathed! | | Weaknesses: | Only minor irritations: low centre of gravity means low bb height, which means you better have short cranks and you better keep them away from the ground. Rear tyre clearance issues on earlier frames. Some models can't accomodate a 2.6 nokian due to the cross brace between the seat-stays. This can be remedied by the addition of a 24" rear wheel. | | Similar Products Used: | Giant ATX one; Avanti D8, Mongoose NX 9.7, hardtails etc | | Bike Setup: | Slammer mono; 2001 Monster T, XTR drive train, MRP, Deemax wheelset, Hope DH 4s, Nokian rubber, etc | | Bottom Line: | These things are expensive and hard to get hold of, but they're worth it - you get every bit of what you pay for! Unless you're a maniac, you won't break a slammer. They ride like nothing else and the design is all but faultless!
Thanks Brent! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Todd McMiniment
a Downhiller
from Newport Beach, CA
Date Reviewed: February 21, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Dark Side (Big Bear) | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | NEW 2001 FLOATING DISC BRAKE!!! OPTIONAL CURNUTT "R" Rear Shock to allow for 9"... WOW.. Super Stiff, low center of gravity, all equal a superior feel!!!! | | Weaknesses: | NONE... This thing dominates, why do you think so many pros that ride for other companies have a FOES between thier legs. Because they are quite simply the best | | Similar Products Used: | The Wet Noodle or M1 as so many people call it, Rotec, GT, Mtn. Cycle | | Bike Setup: | 2001 DHS MONO, HOPE DH4, F1 Wet One, Race Face DH, Chris King Disco Tech Rear, | | Bottom Line: | Why would you even consider anything else. If you race, this IS the bike to have. If you want to think your cool, go buy an Intense. If you want to win races go buy a FOES. AND THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
thor
a Racer
from Vancouver, BC
Date Reviewed: November 12, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Lady's Only | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | Nouvelle Cycles ( Calgary ) | | Strengths: | It's a FOES! The rear end is so extremely smooth and long travel. The construction and design are nothing but the best. 2001 Mono now optional Floating rear disc and 12mm through axle. | | Weaknesses: | It's a Foes! What are you talking about? Maybe the price!! | | Similar Products Used: | Karpiel, Intense M1SL, Chumba Wumba Zulu, Turner DHR, Dirtworks Pirahna | | Bike Setup: | 2001 DHS Mono, Floating rear disc, 12mm through axle, Foes F1 wet fork, Hope DH4, Hadley Hubs, Mavic 321 rims, Thomson Elite layback seatpost, and Azonic parts | | Bottom Line: | This machine will take on all challengers. The bike is relatively light 41 lbs. A small weight shift is all that is needed for most obstacles. A M A Z I N G !!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Eric Palmer
a Downhiller
from reno Nv
Date Reviewed: December 15, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
tft north star | | Duration Product Used: |
2 Years | | Strengths: |
good travel, good cornering, good bike | | Weaknesses: |
customer service sucks, i broke my swing arm and they charged me 250 bucks to fix it, and when i crushed my front triangel on my LTS they wanted 1100 dollars for a new one. | | Similar Products Used: |
kona stab, karpiel, foes slammer, gt lts, four banger, vrx | | Bike Setup: |
foes lts 16 hannebrink, hayes, fox shock, mavic | | Bottom Line: | dont buy the lts frames unless you like to spend money on reapairs. good handling bike, bad service, poor construction
my lts was a 94 so they may have improved by now. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
andre
a Downhiller
from jena,germany
Date Reviewed: October 17, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
...down | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
stiffness, super soft suspension, unkaputtbar you cant destroy it!! | | Weaknesses: |
weigth | | Similar Products Used: |
nicolai, rotwild, hot chili, kona...
...forget them!!! | | Bike Setup: |
DHS-tube with FOX Vanilla RC + FOES F1-fork | | Bottom Line: | If you want to do the best ride of your life, sit on, no sit in the bike! It always says to you: go, go, go faster... | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
BEe
a Downhiller
from SaN Jo KiLLa KaLi
Date Reviewed: September 10, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
skyline | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
great bike, very fast, good shocks, thats all i know cause i never really rode one | | Weaknesses: |
none | | Similar Products Used: |
motiv, huffy, marshall's piece of shit toy's r us bike | | Bike Setup: |
risse champs, risse terminator, no pedals, and square tires | | Bottom Line: | this bike is tight cause i want one real real bad, if anybody is givin theirs away cause they dont want it no more, let me know | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sam
a Downhiller
from dh wonderland
Date Reviewed: June 6, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
This bike is the sh*t
, it eats the bumbs and handles like a dream | | Weaknesses: |
none , well the suspension does stiffen ever so slightly under really heavy braking | | Similar Products Used: |
intense m1 , Giant ATX 1 , Be-One , Scott FX-DHIt betters them all | | Bike Setup: |
Monstor T's The whole DH Hog | | Bottom Line: | Its brilliant , it handles beautifully , it flys , you really sit in the bike in the corners rather than on it , Totally MOTO | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ryan G
a Downhiller
from Sanat Barbara
Date Reviewed: March 25, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Knapps Castle | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
Super plush
DH geometry | | Weaknesses: |
weight | | Similar Products Used: |
FSR DH | | Bike Setup: |
Stratos Super Star 6 fork | | Bottom Line: | Get one if you can find one and afford it! | | Overall Rating: |
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