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G Cook
a Weekend Warrior
from Banff, Alberta, CanadaDate Reviewed: March 10, 2011
Strengths: Great frameWeaknesses: noneBottom Line: I like this frame. It's light enough given it's intended use and bombproof construction. I don't know about the bike with the stock specs, but the frame is working for me. I ride it for shuttle runs or days at a bike park. It handles well enough for skinnies and teeter totters and holds up for drops. Not real efficient for climbing with the setup I have.
Anyone looking for an inexpensive hardtail freeride bike would be well served by this frame. Build it with your own parts.
Favorite Trail: Reaper
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid:
$200.00
Purchased At: Frame direct from Br
Bike Setup: 2 yr old Frame purchased from Brodie. I stripped another bike and built the Hellion from it's parts. Avid Juicy 7s, hone cranks, x9/xt drivetrain, blackspire chain guide, Revelation coil u-turn(140mm), mavic wheels, kenda nevegal 2.1
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marzocchi66bomber
a Downhiller
from CanadaDate Reviewed: December 25, 2010
Strengths: Frame, handlebars, tires, bump absorption is good for a hardtailWeaknesses: brakes, a tad overpricedBottom Line: A good DJ and light freeride bike. Eats up bumps surprisingly well for a hardtail. The frame is sturdy and it can take some abuse. Good bike for a beginning freerider.
Duration Product Used: Tested or demo'ed only
Price Paid:
$750.00
Similar Products Used: Norco Rival, Specialized Hardrock Comp Disc, Specialized Hardrock Sport Disc
Bike Setup: stock
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chellion
a Weekend Warrior
from B>C>Date Reviewed: June 21, 2010
Strengths: Solid Frame, handles well. Can be taken lightly downhill.Weaknesses: Bars a little too wide, cranks come loose. otherwise great.Bottom Line: Great bike for weekend warrior types. Not good for constant downhill riding... stick to lighter trails and DJing
Favorite Trail: WHISTLER
Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Price Paid:
$900.00
Purchased At: Bike Shop
Similar Products Used: brodie omega, kona shred, kona scrap
Bike Setup: --
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Adam
a Cross Country Rider
from CanadaDate Reviewed: October 19, 2009
Strengths: Strong Frame, Good Balance. I like how light it is.Weaknesses: This bike seemed to make my back sore and I didn't like how it shifts gears so slowly.Bottom Line: this bike is good for beginners, Its strong and Sturdy but Very Unpredictable, It seems to screw up every so often, Especially the crank.
Favorite Trail: Offroading, North Shore.
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid:
$250.00
Purchased At: From a friend
Similar Products Used: Norco Sasquatch, Norco Taktic
Bike Setup: Sold it Cant remember.
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hmanw
a Weekend Warrior
from windsor ontario canadaDate Reviewed: October 11, 2008
Strengths: strong frame almost everything is greatWeaknesses: bars are a little to wide crank fell out and i roughed up the teeth in it so i hade to bye new ones. besides that great bikeBottom Line: great bike for the price i love it
Favorite Trail: my trail
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$900.00
Purchased At: the bike shop
Similar Products Used: giant stp 1 and 2
Bike Setup: stock except 409 argyles hussefelt crank and bars s type rims travulite box guid and only have gears in back
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tyler caster
a Downhiller
from auburn ca usaDate Reviewed: July 3, 2007
Strengths: everything , i love it! its great, the suspesion is awesome, the pedals are great and the brakes are amazing, buy this bike!Weaknesses: nothingBottom Line: great bike, great for any rider, have fun!
Favorite Trail: ?
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$600.00
Purchased At: craigslist.org
Similar Products Used: magna 4077 dj
Bike Setup: stock
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steve
a Weekend Warrior
from sudbury, on, caDate Reviewed: July 2, 2007
Strengths: solid frame easy to balanceWeaknesses: wobbly crankBottom Line: brodie hardass series is great if you dont mind upgrading some of the weaker parts. brakes, crank, shifters
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$800.00
Purchased At: pinnacle
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connor c
a Weekend Warrior
from bratfordDate Reviewed: June 24, 2007
Strengths: nothing it suck becues i suck a jumping bikes but im a lierWeaknesses: everything everything it sucksBottom Line: do not get it theres nothing good about it
Favorite Trail: none
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$1200.00
Purchased At: your mom! its the best
Similar Products Used: brodie brat
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Alex desjardins
from Ottawa ontario canadaDate Reviewed: March 10, 2007
Strengths: the frame rocks, brakes uhh thats it lolWeaknesses: omg where do i start im 12 so the splice kinda dosent work for me but getting a pike ( maybe somthing else) for my b day uhh the tires stunk got new ones the shifter sucks i have to get it tuned up every week end for god sackes getting me so pissedBottom Line: The hellion is a preety nice bike but for begginers cuz if u dirtjump with it dont try to bail lol the frame rocks im gonna keep it and the braks just becarful with the discs uhh the rest becarful and i broke my shifter .
if u get it the frame is gonna please you.Good for begginers but the fork is stiff for kids
Favorite Trail: street dirt jump north shore
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid:
$1000.00
Purchased At: biciclinique
Similar Products Used: kona hardtails giant stp
Bike Setup: well for now kinda stock sinc its the middle of winter i snowboard gonna get double track rims a new fork not sure yet
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KWAK
from North VanDate Reviewed: February 7, 2007
Strengths: The frame is solidWeaknesses: a lot, I dont even know where to start.
I paid $900 for it, and I swear I spent another at least $500 fixing. The rear deraillers broke 2 times in a year,
I had to get new tires, the fork got really loose, the LBS couldn't fix it so I had to send it to the factory (got it fixed for free though) Now my cranks been coming loose so badly - it comes loose once in 10 minutes. I think the fork's coming loose again now.Bottom Line: I was at first happy with this solid bike,
but it breaks down really easily if you are
one of those people who fall a lot, and fall every
time you go riding. I think there is something wrong
with the angles of the frame.
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid:
$900.00
Similar Products Used: Giant STP2
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ray
from london, ontario, canadaDate Reviewed: January 19, 2007
Strengths: -solid frame
-good price
Weaknesses: -the crank wabbles cuz the bb cup ring keeps come loss
-small things, like cheap paddles, grip, bar, stem and everything you can think of, cheap no names, but they work fine.
-THE FORK! Manitou is as bad as fork gets.. 2nd biggest complain i have(first is the wabbling crank..Bottom Line: It's a good beginning bike, very good for the price, don't bother by norco sas or kona stuff for like 1200 CAD, cuz this bike is just as good for 1/3 of the price from second hand
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$500.00
Similar Products Used: norco shore, kona hardtails
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