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Mountain Cycle San Andreas Frameset
Product DescriptionMountain Cycle San Andreas
User Reviews
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Darren B
a Weekend Warrior
from San Diego, CA Date Reviewed: January 10, 2011 Strengths: Bought MC SA frame after years of wanting one really bad. Hands down the best bike I have ever had. You can see the quality of the frame build, over engineering and all out coolness in the design. Looks like a steel beam bridge with wheels. Weaknesses: None Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Anywhere in SoCal Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Price Paid: $500.00 Purchased At: CBO Similar Products Used: ProFlex Animal Bike Setup: Avid Mechanical Brakes, XT bits, King Headset, Ringle Bubba Hubs, Girvin ProLink front shock. Lots of stuff on and off. 
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Mark Riley
a Weekend Warrior
from Newtown, NSW Australia Date Reviewed: May 30, 2006 Strengths: Timeless design that still holds up very well in all round riding. Weaknesses: High bottom bracket makes cornering feel sketchy. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Manly Dam Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $699.00 Purchased At: Cambria Bike Similar Products Used: Lots of hardtails. Used a Schwinn Rocket for 6 months. Bike Setup: Z1 Freeride SL's, Fox Vanilla R, Sram - XT mix.
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Ryan
a Cross Country Rider
from San Diego, CA Date Reviewed: November 22, 2004 Strengths: Well-balanced geomertry, simplicity in suspension, quality, strength, durability Weaknesses: Perhaps cable routing Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $1550.00 Purchased At: Adrenaline Similar Products Used: Specialized Enduro, Kona Dawg, Marin taras suspension Bike Setup: Progressive 5th Element, Marzocchi Mx pro, XT, ritchey wheelsets, clipless, Hays hydraulic (30ish pounds)
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jeff angell
a Weekend Warrior
from des moines ,iowa Date Reviewed: November 9, 2004 Strengths: has been everything I've always heard about. Most think of it as a downhiller but mine is set up for xcountry. I've ridden my friends bikes and they are mushy feeling and don't turn as well! Weaknesses: my bike might be alittle heavier than most of the hard tales I see around! But I'm feeling better after the ride I'm sure!! Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: greenwood park Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $1000.00 Purchased At: ebay Similar Products Used: AMP B3,AMP B4 Bike Setup: Judy XL,Hayes Hydros brakes,thompson,raceface,XT
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Todd
a Weekend Warrior
from Atlanta Date Reviewed: June 14, 2004 Strengths: It's pretty light for 5" travel, no-bob rear suspension, trusty construction for my 215 lbs, single pivot means easy maintenance, they've been doing this thing for 10+ years, I like the full cable housing type cable routing. Weaknesses: The frame amplifies trail noise so it's a little noisy in the quiet woods, but not too bad. It's a little tall too, it sits high but I've gotten used to it. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $950.00 Purchased At: frame at Cambriabike.com Similar Products Used: I've tried it all, I mean everything. Bike Setup: X-vert super, Thomson post, Avid mechanical discs, and the rest is XT. It's build as a trail bike so it sits about 29lbs right now. I think I could get I to 27lbs with some sensable parts and about $1k. A weight weenie could get it to 26 lbs.
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jeff angell
a Weekend Warrior
from des moines ,iowa Date Reviewed: April 18, 2004 Strengths: I am not a serious rider but I weigh over 200lbs and this bike is very strong and seems to carve well in the single track that I normally ride.There is no creaking from the frame at all and this bike is going on 4 years old!!! Weaknesses: The only weakness I've seen is in other components,Not the frame!(stems,posts) Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: science center Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $1000.00 Purchased At: e-bay Similar Products Used: mountain cycle-shockwave,Amp B5,Trek 9000 Bike Setup: Judy xl front fork,raceface dh cranks,shimano xt,thompson,hayes brakes,sun rims,stock rear shock by mountain cycle
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Lee Combs
a Downhiller
from Festus,MO. Date Reviewed: January 26, 2004 Strengths: Frame is awsome,piviot bearings are used instead of plastic bushings,makes for a very sturdy frame.adjustable ride highth Weaknesses: none Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Any Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $400.00 Purchased At: ebay Similar Products Used: none of my other bikes even come close to this one. Bike Setup: bombshell wheels,motorapter 2.4 tires, xtr derailers,raceface crank,manitou elite forks,hayes 8 inch hydrolic brakes,kore stem and rise handlebars ,xt shifters
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Worrab
a Downhiller
from Bothell, Wa, US Date Reviewed: September 5, 2003 Strengths: This frame is strong, I've never had anything go wrong with it. No maintenance required. It is also easy to up-grade or change configurations for X-C or Down hill Weaknesses: Noisy. you hear all the creaks and pops as you ride and the accessibility of the front derailleur is imposable (better with the new frame) Other than that there are no weaknesses. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Price Paid: $1300.00 Purchased At: Mountain Cycle Bike Setup: Jr. T, Fox Vanilla RC, Mavic 519 rims, Hayes disks and all the other higher end parts.
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Steve
a Cross Country Rider
from Toronto, Ontario, Canada Date Reviewed: April 14, 2003 Strengths: Mountain Cycle San Andreas XC Air 2003 -Good climber, stable at speed, yet turns well. Like the adjustable frame geometry. Very stiff frame, light front end - great for wheelies. Handles great on tight trails and through technical sections. Very race worthy, great acceleration. Weaknesses: Fox RL rear Air shock constantly leaked down (100PSI per week!) until I purged all of the air out of it and bottomed it out (seals were not seated properly from factory) . After doing this, the shock stopped leaking air. I understand that a lot of RL's have the same problem. Also a bit of funky drivetrain backlash when peddling through rolling whoops (chain will pull back on crank as frame geometry changes through suspension stroke) but nothing major. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $1400.00 Purchased At: Cambriabike.com Similar Products Used: '97 Specialized AI Ground control (Rear shock was a nightmare - went trough 3 - finally had to get a machine shop to rebuild with automotive seals and make new brass bushings - still works today! ); '2000 Oryx ATX 250 FS Bike Setup: 2003 Bomber Z1 Freeride fork, 2002 XTR drivetrain with XT shifters, Grimeca System 8 brakes with Bontrager Race Disk wheels and hubs, Selle Italia Flight Gel Ti saddle, Ritchey Logic Pro2 clipless, Syncros bars+seatpost, Raceface SyStem (put a 1/2" steerer tube spacer on top of stem and under headset cap to stop the notorius Raceface stem flex), Ritchey ZED 2.1 Kevlar tires, Chris King Headset. I weigh about 195 lbs and have the rear air shock set at 275 PSI, with 3 clicks out from max damping for agressive cross country. NOTE: Old Rockshox Quadra 5 fork boots are a perfect fit for the Fox RL rear shock and will protect it from mud and grime.
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Andy Watson
from Houston, TX, USA Date Reviewed: February 4, 2003 Strengths: This frames is the stiffest and most agile frame I have ever ridden. It climbs like a mountain goat and I love the adjustable cockpit and shock mount. The weight is distributed very well throughout the frame so not one area is heavier to lift. Replaceable subframe and swingarm if necessary. My last POS GT Team model could not handle the abuse and broke at the seat post clamp weld. If this one breaks you just get a new part to replace instead of having to shop for a whole new frame again. Chicks dig it. Weaknesses: Hard to get one in your hands because so many people want one. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Grapevine Lake, TX Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $1150.00 Purchased At: Progressionbikeshop.com Similar Products Used: GT Team Race model - Sucked Bike Setup: Mountain Cycle Frame - San Andreas DHS Chris King ISO Hubs w/ X317 Disc Rims Hayes Disc Shimano XTR w/ Flight Deck - Highly Recommended Thomson Seatpost and Stem Bontrager Riser Bar w/crossbar Oakley Grips WTB Weirwolf 2.5 front - Best tire ever WTB MotoRapter 2.4 rear Race Face Next LP Carbon cranks ISIS TruVativ Gigapipe 73mm/118mm bottom bracket Cane Creek S2 Headset Manitou XVert Air Suspension Fork Fox Vanilla Coil w/ Piggyback Rear Suspension Specialized Seat Thornproof Tubes Kore Skewers  
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Mark
from Thousand Oaks CA Date Reviewed: October 18, 2002 Strengths: excellent ride Weaknesses: bottome bracket flex, weak swing arm Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 2 Years Purchased At: recycler
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david knox
a Weekend Warrior
from united kingdom Date Reviewed: January 14, 2002 Strengths: massivly strong fast stable looks the dogs bollox Weaknesses: in two years none Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: epping forest Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $1800.00 Purchased At: tom skene cycles Similar Products Used: 3gts . kona cannondale marin Bike Setup: white bros . hayes 8in roters all xtr raceface fox vanilla rc azonic razerrock sun mammoth contis hopehubs wtb x-lite
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Matt
a Weekend Warrior
from Lincoln Date Reviewed: October 29, 2001 Strengths: Nice ride, wicked looks, cult following. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Wharncliff Duration Product Used: 2 Years Bike Setup: Adjustable R/C Piggy back shock, XT Mechs, Maguras, Stratos MX6, STX-RC Hubs on Mavic 517s, etc.
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John Streblow
a Downhiller
from Napa, CA, USA Date Reviewed: June 24, 2001 Strengths: Strong, relitively light for a semi-dh bike Weaknesses: Nothing Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Mc. Curdy Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $1000.00 Purchased At: cambria bike Similar Products Used: Trek Bike Setup: Manitou X-vert, LX shifter & derailers, LX levers and brakes, Race Face North Shore XS crank, Easton Mokey Bar, Intense DH 2.40, Profile stiffy stem
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Doug
a Cross Country Rider
from Palo Alto, CA Date Reviewed: May 31, 2001 Strengths: This Bike is Bomb proof. It eats up everything on the trail with ease. Weaknesses: It's a little heavy but that's what you get with a bike that can convert to a downhiller. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Rock Creek Canyon - Mammoth Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Price Paid: $1500.00 Purchased At: Mountain Cycle Bike Setup: San Andreas Frame, XT Package, Manitou X-Vert Front.
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