Strengths: Good overall, would not buy another after poor service.
Weaknesses: Derailler hanger has broke off 4 times already, poor design. Called Giant they say they don't have a problem and will not fix. Cost 20 each time
Bottom Line:
Ok bike but unreliable,have had to walk home a few times with chain and derailler in spokes.Giant will do nothing for me. They should have a steel hanger instead of a poor Pot metal one.
Submitted by
Eoin Byrne
a Weekend Warrior
from Dublin, Ireland
Date Reviewed: May 5, 2010
Strengths: Great brakes
Great gears
Great tires
Amazing shocks
Weaknesses: Badly designed saddle
Bottom Line:
Great bike at a very affordable price.
The saddle does get sore, but it is still worth buying, especially for the great suspension. You should buy the bike if you're looking for something to thrash around on the trails.
Submitted by
Biker dude 146
a Weekend Warrior
from canada
Date Reviewed: July 2, 2009
Strengths: The stp2 has an overall good setup I really like the forks that came with it (DJ 4) good head set really likes the the frame and how low it could let you go. nice and light so it was easy to get high of jummps
Bottom Line:
A very good bike for beginer rider or adavanced dort jumper i highly recomend it to anyone who wants big air time :)
Submitted by
James
a Weekend Warrior
from Rochester, NY, USA
Date Reviewed: April 10, 2009
Strengths: geometry is amazing, you're practically sitting on the back wheel, incredible leverage
Weaknesses: none so far
Bottom Line:
this frame is amazing. manuals and wheelies as well as bunny hops and taking jumps, kick drops, you name it. basically effortless. the leverage you get by the shortness of the chainstays is absolutely incredible. best frame i've ever ridden, bar none. can't wait to slap my z1 freeride on there.
Similar Products Used: norco wolverine, iron horse warrior, kona stuff
Bike Setup: STP2 frame, manitou splice, bontrager king earl, rest of parts are stock off iron horse warrior
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Submitted by
durbin
a Downhiller
from Melbourne, VIC, Australia "GO AUSSIE"
Date Reviewed: September 9, 2008
Strengths: Tough as Frame, sweet to mono (can go 4eva), love the speed, brakes are awesome (but upgraded hydrolic Hayes system) and love the forks (probly coz I made the move frm BMX), Put her through hell and back but if you take care of her she'll just keep going!
Weaknesses: There are none for me really maybe just a bit hard to thro around but only coz Im used to bmx's, But nothin really
Bottom Line:
Sick bike, wouldnt swap her for anything, GREAT for all skill levels, cant be beaten, specialy for price.
Bike Setup: Marzconi DJ 3 shocks Raceface cranks bottom racket and handelbars,kenda tyres
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Submitted by
Greenfarmer
a Weekend Warrior
from beaverton ON Canada
Date Reviewed: July 9, 2008
Strengths: The frame is built like a tank this bike it extremely strong.
Weaknesses: The seat post sucks you can't get it tight enough to stay up
Bottom Line:
This bike is extremely easy to do tricks on. Spinning is like a breeze and for the trials riders out there i'd suggest to upgrading to hyduralic disc brakes is a must. Keep an eye on the free riding hub and the crank screws they like to come loose. The bike is heavy because of the solid steal bar joining the crank shaft but it is really easy to pro hop at least 3 feet. This bike is good for beginners and experienced riders. This bike is better for street more than for dirt jumps because of the deraiuler. unless you shorten your chain by one or two links.
Submitted by
joevella
a Weekend Warrior
from Colgan Ontario, Canada
Date Reviewed: June 24, 2008
Strengths: Light
Weaknesses: Stones get kicked up into the front der from the rear tire and jam the der. I put sponge rubber to fill the void in the deraileur and the cam mechanism and this works. The front der is too close to the rear tire when using knobbies so it rubs. I machined a bit from the front of the der clamp - which lets the der sit slightly lower. this helps, but a road type der would have more clearance and not be subject to interference from stones. I can see why for 2008 they have dropped the front der from the model.
I'm not fond of the geometry - the bike is just too small for me ( 5' 10" ) - but it fits my wife ok ( 5' 2"), and I bought it for her ( I can't figure out how the P/O rode it, let alone raced it unsuccessfully for a season - he was 6' ).
The gears/deraileurs and shifters just don't shift as smoothly as my very old Bianchi dirt bike ( like butter ) - despite having spent most of a day tuning and adjusting and replacing what was broken or bent (with the same stock parts).
Also - not really impressed with the mechanical discs. My sons department store bike ( a rocky mountain - not bad kit.. ) has very severe discs that will put you over the bars when applied hard. The STP2 - well, its disc brakes are almost as good as the cantilever brakes on my aging Bianchi, but not quite.
I tightened the Marzocchi MZ II forks to max preload and they seem acceptable - but a bit flexible - most noticeable when applying the brakes.
I should say that we bought it for her to do cross country with - It may prove to work out, but seems better suited to trick riding.
Despite all this - the frame survived the P/O unharmed so must be quite strong. It feels like a high quality ride when you're not trying to shift or brake - but cramped for a guy my size - and I'm not a big guy.
Bottom Line:
Doesn't seem well thought out ( front DER mostly - you can fix that with some creativity - but should you have to? ).
Frame must be strong - since it survived the P/O unharmed - but the stock components just don't work well together ( clunky shifting / only adequate braking from mech. discs ).
Handling seems high quality, but geometry is probably better suited to the smaller rider.
Submitted by
hamo
a Weekend Warrior
from australia
Date Reviewed: June 3, 2008
Strengths: the frame is very good can do mad monos.The forks are good crank and deralyer dose the job
Weaknesses: rims are relay relay bad buckled them easy there alright if your doing straight drops and jumps but do anything cross ways like 180 360 and stuff up a tiny bit they will buckle.the tyres are good for street but slippery as on dirt.every thing els will do the job.
Bottom Line:
this is a good bike with few upgrades.you dont even need to upgrade maby im just picky.goo for any level of skill.
Bike Setup: stock so far blew all my money on buying the thing but upgrading my rims and front tyre.
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Submitted by
hamo
a Weekend Warrior
from australia
Date Reviewed: June 3, 2008
Strengths: the frame is very good can do mad monos.The forks are good crank and deralyer dose the job
Weaknesses: rims are relay relay bad buckled them easy there alright if your doing straight drops and jumps but do anything cross ways like 180 360 and stuff up a tiny bit they will buckle.the tyres are good for street but slippery as on dirt.every thing els will do the job.
Bottom Line:
this is a good bike with few upgrades.you dont even need to upgrade maby im just picky.goo for any level of skill.
Strengths: solid frame and forks,strong rims and the tires glide on pavement, real smooth ride
Weaknesses: is heavier then expected but my last bike was a hardrock which is an aluminum alloy, unlike this bike, the stock seat was a bit uncomfortable so i would add your own on if i was to buy this bike again.
Bottom Line:
great ride for the price, a solid dirtjumper but can handle street well too
Just need a comparison between these bikes, here is the link for the two:
Stp2: Worth $1095aud
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