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socalshredder
a Downhiller
from san clemente, CA, USDate Reviewed: June 6, 2011
Strengths: strong frame, eats huge drops for breakfast, i can keep up with my friends on 4000 plus dh bike easily, super fun, always enjoy wippin the back end out on jumpsWeaknesses: shifting, the rear spring is pretty stiff, i suggest like a 400x2.75Bottom Line: get this is u what a dh with out the heavy and and wanna wanna do some dj and even some mild XC, up grade casette and maybe some wider bars, but this bike is the bees knees legs and its arms
Favorite Trail: telonics
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid:
$1700.00
Purchased At: mtb world
Similar Products Used: iron horse yakuza
Bike Setup: stock, but new dt swiss rims, and a 400x2.75 rear spring
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40 yardbin
a Weekend Warrior
from barrie ontario canadaDate Reviewed: November 1, 2010
Strengths: great trail and downhill performance.will handle a beating. good for street riding (to and from school). suspension is truly superior to any other bike for its price. the brakes would stop a truck.Weaknesses: somtimes the rear cog skips through a shift. alitle heavy.Bottom Line: truly amazing bike for its price and beats bikes that are twice as expensive. being 13 i dont know alot about the history of bikes but from wat ive heard it is a large step for the middle priced downhiller
Favorite Trail: blue mountain
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$3000.00
Purchased At: bike zone
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E.L.
a Downhiller
from Granada Hills, CA, USDate Reviewed: May 26, 2010
Strengths: Climbs very well for a bike with 7" travel. Kills the downhill, little rough over rock gardens. Overall, its freaking great.Weaknesses: SRAM shifters....stock handle bars were too small, had to get wider ones.Bottom Line: Bottom line, this is the perfect bike for me since i can do light xc with it, but at the same time do dh with it. I looked at all the konas, specialized, giant, etc downhill bikes but none touches this one.
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$1600.00
Purchased At: Used (craigslist)
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LuckyNick
a Downhiller
from Central Coast, CaliDate Reviewed: September 14, 2009
Strengths: Price, Suspension, and the ability to climb up any hill....and race down it. And it looks awesome too!Weaknesses: All of the shifting components..not terrible but its by far not a stength.Bottom Line: The bottom line is this bike rocks! This is the exact bike I was looking for. You can pedal it up any hill (maybe not as fast a xc bike but thats not the point)and then race down it. I have raced beg downhill on it and it is awesome! This bike truly does it all and has a nice 7.3 inches of travel. The geomrty of the bike is great(for me) and it just has a great feel.
I have had some problems with the shifting components and the chain slipping off. But nothing a chain guide wouldt take care of.
I really recommend this bike. I have also gotten alot of comments on it too (good ones).
Favorite Trail: Techno Rock or Bullet at Mammoth
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$1500.00
Purchased At: Village Sports
Similar Products Used: Specialized Demo 8
Bike Setup: Completely stock except for odi grips.
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Tom Rohan
a Downhiller
from Montreal, Quebec , CanadaDate Reviewed: August 6, 2009
Strengths: This bike likes to fly, and it flies with ease, yet takes rough, steep DH sections with ease due to its very slack front end.Weaknesses: Frame build, i dont have much trust on the welds around the headtube to run a double crown fork. And the paint job is not top notch..all bad i can say on this frameBottom Line: Honestly this bike is great, it can handle anything, and i ride it at a resort with some of the roughest trails in Canada. if purchased from a store, with a stock build you are getting a great bang for your buck. I decided to make the build a bit better, so i bought the frame and built it up with a great spec list for just over $3000 CAD. My frame is a Medium, and i am 5'8 and it fits me great. Really no complaints on this bike..it can be built many different ways, all making it for an enjoyable ride.
tom
Favorite Trail: bromont
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$3000.00
Purchased At: Built up part by par
Similar Products Used: IH 7 point, Demo 7, devinci frantik.. the list goes on
Bike Setup: completly custom, not one stock part;
2008 KHS lucky 7 M frame, White Rock Shox Totem Coil, x-9 d-t, saint cranks,supra d's on ringle, juicy 5 brakes with Goodridge, syncros bar+stem,
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Blacksugar
a Weekend Warrior
from Spartanburg South CarolinaDate Reviewed: August 12, 2008
Strengths: I rode my buddys bike black prohet and that was the end of it the next month i sold my old bike and took the money for a down payment great bike love the forks the rear shock the bike it just a great bikeWeaknesses: there is only one weakness one the entire bike and it says sram on it waste of time expect to up grade as soon as u get on itBottom Line: if u don't like this bike then your a moron its perfect for what it does and u will be hard pressed to find a better bike for the money o and can i say its damn pretty
Favorite Trail: Clemson free ride
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$2300.00
Purchased At: Bike Worx
Similar Products Used: perp2,
Bike Setup: Stock for now going to put an chain stay on it and a saint on the back
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michaelf90
a Weekend Warrior
from paDate Reviewed: August 7, 2008
Strengths: ridiculously sexy bike. gets so many compliments and questions every weekend. jumps like a rabbit, takes all the abuse i give it with ease.. pretty good parts spec.Weaknesses: doesnt float over the rockgardens like a DH bike but the nimble agility of the bike still gets me through them..Bottom Line: it completes me.
Favorite Trail: diablo freeride park
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$2200.00
Purchased At: around town bikes
Similar Products Used: iron horse sunday
Bike Setup: e-13 lg1, 5050 pedals, x9 rear dr cuz the x7 didnt last long. oh yea and the seat went to my xc bike cuz its so comfy..
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blackprophet19
a Downhiller
from Spartanburg, SCDate Reviewed: June 22, 2008
Strengths: this bike is the best bang 4 your buck.....ive rode the crap out of mine....i tryed a 10 foot drop 2 flat and the bike performed excellent...unlike me haha...the marz.66 is super strong ans super plush and the same can be said for the fox in the rear....7.3 inches of travel hydro disc and awesome look....whats not 2 likeWeaknesses: ahh none....Bottom Line: this bike rocks....this bike will out perform other freeride and downhill bikes that costs twice the price of the lucky 7....
Favorite Trail: clemson freeride
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$2300.00
Purchased At: bike worx
Similar Products Used: perp 2, kona stab
Bike Setup: bone stock 4 now.....i plan on replacing the sram shifters and rear derailleur with shimano hone or saint derailleur and deore shifters
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Matt Gough
a Downhiller
from Monrovia, CA, USADate Reviewed: May 30, 2008
Strengths: Everything! this bike has got amazing parts for the price. The bike geometry is great and when parts like the Fox Van R rear shock and the Marzocchi 66 RCV front shock are added this bike is unstopable.Weaknesses: Its a bit heavy, (but im a bit light 5ft,7inch and 145lbs)Bottom Line: Great bike for the price. Second after i bought the bike i took it to some jumps where i totalled my XC bike the day before... This thing handled those jumps like they were nothing! If i could i would have little bike children with this bike. It really is a great bike and i hope more people can enjoy it
Favorite Trail: el priado
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$1956.00
Bike Setup: Stock
http://khsbicycles.com/01_lucky7_08.htm
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Jason van Meijel
a Downhiller
from Milton, Ont. , CanadaDate Reviewed: February 2, 2008
Strengths: The Khs lucky 7 starts throwing punches right out of the gate ! It's price point is amazing and the stock components match those of higher end freeride bikes. It features the Fox van R adjustable rear shok, reaching 185mm of travel it will take what ever you drop off of. It's partner in crime is the Marzocchi Bomber rcv 66 single crown long travel fork, with 180mm of travel. Other stock components include Hussefelt stem and crank set. Truative post and WTB sattle. This 7" travel monster is propelled on a Sram drivetrain X-7 rear derailluer and shifter levers, and a shimano Deore front derailluer all linked together with a Z9000 chain. Stopping power is deliverd immedialtly by Hayes Stroker trail levers and calipers, biting right into 203mm discs. This chassis rides on Tomac Nevangal kevlar beaded tires wrapped around WTB double duty rims. Other features include 20mm through axle and a Cane Creek 1 1/8 threadless head set.Weaknesses: I fell that Khs really cheaped out on the riser bar which looks cheap and during assembly seemed to scrach easily. They could have upgraded the the X-7 to an X-9 and still maintained a wicked price point. In addition the could have chosen some better grips such as the lizardskin Logo lock ons. Colours other then red would also be nice and a few more dice!Bottom Line: I'm sure that this bike will be among those consider for bike of the year. This is no poser freeride bike which will handle the riggers of an true weekend warrior and the chassis will be raced by the Khs team at some of the more milder races like the sea otter. This bike climbs to the top with a list of amazing components and drops of with a great price. If your looking for a freeride bike which will get you to the top and let you bomb down on then this is the bike, I know I'll be riding one this season!
Favorite Trail: 5 bridges @ hilton falls
Duration Product Used: Tested or demo'ed only
Price Paid:
$2499.00
Purchased At: GearHead, Milton Ont.
Similar Products Used: Rocky Mountain slayer, Giant faith, Santa Cruz Nomad,
Bike Setup: Being a bike mechanic, it assemble easily, other then the cheap bar, which seemed to shed paint straight out of the box. The cockpit is set up to be rider friendly, with little thought you can hop on and just giv'er. I am really impressed at the components which come stock. I was expecting that this bike would ring in at $2800-3200 bones, but at it's price point how can you find a better deal.
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