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Kyle
a Weekend Warrior
from Cambridge Ontario CanadaDate Reviewed: October 5, 2006
Strengths: Steel (Steel's Real Baby!!)
Very nimble (even with a 130mm fork)
Sick color (i have the 2005 frame in destroyer grey)
Short Top Tube, i like this because im shorter and my old trek was too long in the cockpit and i hated it.Weaknesses: everyone makes fun of me for riding steel. They say its old technology. They shut up when we are on the trail though ;)Bottom Line: This bike is the shisnet. Everyone should ride steel. It absorbs the trail far better than aluminum frames. Being a hardtail rider you need to be smoother over rough trails, this bike somewhat smoothes the trail so you can go faster than aluminum. i thought by putting a 130mm travel fork on the grometry would be weird but i love it. it made it a bit more stable so its not as twitchey. If you are reading this trying to decide to buy steel, DO IT!!!!
Favorite Trail: The ones behind McD's
Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Price Paid:
$800.00
Purchased At: The Hub Bike Shop
Similar Products Used: Trek 6500-too long of a toptube
Norco Storm-sweet frame, a little heavy
Specialized Hardrock-POS these have no geometry at all
Bike Setup: Interloc Tempest Frame
Manitou Minute 3:00 fork 130mm with IT
Chris King/Mavic 717 wheelset
Truvative stylo carbon crank
time pedals
All drivetrain XT
Ritchey Z-Max tires
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Morgan Sutherland
a Weekend Warrior
from NantucketDate Reviewed: July 8, 2004
Strengths: light, flexy, makes me feel cool because the msrp was around 800; does anybody know the actual non-Jenson retail price for this thing?Weaknesses: paint chipping! i put a QR on it and all the paint in the seatpost clamp area just flaked right off!Bottom Line: i've ridden few frames as comfortable as this. its real flexy and i'm on a 19" so the front pops up super easy, but the geometry is really nice compared to a lot of bikes i've ridden .
Favorite Trail: chicken chute
Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Price Paid:
$250.00
Purchased At: JensonUSA
Similar Products Used: Cannondale CAD2, Trek 220... i'm young.
Bike Setup: full LX, xt hubs, psylo xc, race face prodigy stem, titec post, topo bars...
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JD
a Cross Country Rider
from Dallas, TXDate Reviewed: May 22, 2003
Strengths: light and strongWeaknesses: paint is thin skinnedBottom Line: Love this bike. I have no need for suspension with Reynolds 853 absorbing all the little bumps. Amazing how light this frame is without being too flexy. The paint is an issue if you like your bike to sparkle. I will probably repaint this frame in a couple of years or at least spot fix the chips. It still looks good, especially the weld joints. I would give it more than 5 chili's for value if I could. You can't beat a 3.9 lb Reynolds 853 frame for only $200. I only gave 4 overall because of the paint and my limited experience with modern frames.
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$199.00
Purchased At: jensonusa.com
Similar Products Used: old raleigh
Bike Setup: single speed, full rigid, kona p2 fork, lx crankset, V-brakes.
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Eric Larson
a Weekend Warrior
from Dahlonega, GADate Reviewed: January 2, 2003
Bottom Line: This is an update on earlier posting. the fram ehas held up great. Rides like steel should. My only gripe though is due to the short top tube. It is only 23" long center to center (head tube and post). KInd of a drag considering that my Cannondale and Trek's top tubes were a good two inches longer (at least). I can't complain since I knew that the frames borrow their design from the classic breezer. Uphills a serious pain in the arse (trouble keeping front wheel down on steep uphills). I'm ditching the 120mm for a 135mm and continually changing riding style.
Basically if you are used to a longer tube, you may wish to take the shorter top tube into account.
Favorite Trail: Bull Mountain
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$260.00
Purchased At: JensonUSA
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George
a Cross Country Rider
from Dublin,CA Date Reviewed: November 27, 2002
Strengths: Nice frame, great looks, great welds, Fillet brazing on the head tube and seat tube. black paint is holding up well, light weight(about 3.9 lbs.), reminds me of my old Breezer, love the feel of steel hardtail frames. Disc brake tabs a must.Weaknesses: Paint could be better. Wish Interloc made an 18" MTB steel frame (maybe for 2003?)Bottom Line: A great frame for the price, not quite the quality of your best steel hardtails but I don't want to pay an extra $1000 for a hardtail frame. The ride quality is excellent thanks to the steel frame and the Breezer design. Aluminum hardtails have a dull/dead feel and a good light weight steel frame feels lively. The Interloc frame is designed for a 80mm suspension fork. Thanks Interloc for designing this MTB bike frame like the Breezers. Looking forward to your 2003 MTB frame.
Favorite Trail: any trail
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$265.00
Purchased At: Jenson USA
Similar Products Used: Lots of hardtails (aluminum and steel) and suspension bikes.
Bike Setup: Black Interloc frame with Avid mechanical disc brakes, Shimano LX components.
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Eric Larson
a Cross Country Rider
from Dahlonega, GADate Reviewed: November 5, 2002
Strengths: STEEL!!!
Light for a steel frame...nice tubeset
Lifetime warranty
Beautiful craftmanship.
Breezer drop-outs
Laterally stiff rear end...reinforced disc mount too!
Nice color (red)
269.00 at JensenUSA.com!!!Weaknesses: Not a perfect paint job...One V-brake boss painted (heavily...luckily I use disc brakes). Red paint very thin at bottom of bottom bracket shell...can see silver under clearcoat.Bottom Line: Beautiful steel frame. Stiff, but really nice ride...it is steel! Complete ride is 24.5 pounds. Not bad for a 21" steel frame with disc brakes! Still need to spend more time in the saddle, but so far, it is great!
Favorite Trail: Bull Mountain
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$280.00
Purchased At: JensonUSA
Similar Products Used: 2000 Trek 8000,2001 Trek 8900, Cannondale Jekyll SL, Specialized Stumpjumper Steel (1996).
Bike Setup: XTR crank, shifters, and rear derailleur. XT frnot derailleur and cassette. Kore Elite stem. Easton CT2 Monkeylite bars. Thompson post. Avid disk brakes w/Altek levers. Time ATAC pedals. Syncros Hardcore Headset. King disc hubs, Valiant rims, Revolution spokes, Salsa skewers. 2001 Marzocchi X-Fly 80 fork.
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David Bischoff
a Weekend Warrior
from Santa Clarita, CA. USADate Reviewed: August 13, 2002
Strengths: Weight; stiff; great climber; great handling; great looks/finish and welds.Weaknesses: Little known, availabilityBottom Line: Great looking and handling MTB. Merry Sales exchanged this frame for my "Breezer" of 3 years due to a cracked head tube. (Shop purchased at went out of biz). Am basically a "Roadie" that uses this MTB for cross training/winter riding. It handles fast/rough descents very well. Actually outclimbs my Breezer which was a surprise due to the D shaped curved chain/seat stays. Very stiff and light. Finish beautiful--almost feel guilty to ride in the dirt.
Favorite Trail: Townley Canyon; anything close
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Purchased At: Exch. from Distributer--Merry Sales
Similar Products Used: Breezer Thunder
Bike Setup: Psylo Race fork; Hurricane "zeke" cranks; Race face chain rings; avid brakes; shimano components; mavic wheels; Ritchey pedals, stem, handle bar.
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Jason
a Weekend Warrior
from CaliforniaDate Reviewed: April 29, 2002
Strengths: Weight: very lite
Tough: cromoloy
Disc brake mount
Sweet looking weldsBottom Line: Complete bike weighs 26 lbs. with disc brakes. Great climber. Looks sharp. Handles nicely. Pulls a kid trailer. Great for XC/training rides (i.e. Moab). Has renewed by interest in peddling. A great "second bike" (hardtail) to my Santa Cruz Bullit (35 lb. fullsuspension freeride).
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$375.00
Purchased At: used (complete bike)
Similar Products Used: Specialized rockhopper
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