Submitted by
littlerider98
a Downhiller
from whenatchee
Date Reviewed: June 29, 2011
Strengths: everything about this bike rocks. mine came with fluid brakes so they r good. the shocks are stiff but give on jumps and going downhill. tires,frame is as solid as a rock easy to maneuver. all in all an awesome bike
Weaknesses: are you joking
Bottom Line:
best bike i have ever ridden and would recommend it to any one who wants a solid kick ass dj and armature free ride/downhill bike. zit does not suck and for anyone who says it sucks shutup.
Bike Setup: acera shimano groupset,kenda tires,shimano mech disc btakes.handle bar by venzo.xcm suntour suspension.
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Submitted by
lew242
a Downhiller
from UK and China
Date Reviewed: February 22, 2011
Strengths: Frame strength and geometry. Strong but not that heavy. Triple triangle design makes this the softest feeling rear of any Aluminum HT I have ever ridden.
Weaknesses: Actual bike components are mostly rubbish. Complete bike is cheap, so damages reputation of frame.
Bottom Line:
>>>Frame only Review and rating<<<
Wouldn't buy the complete bike because of cheap components, but frame is great fun, jumps twice as well as an XC bike, twice as strong, OK for slightly longer than XC forks, prob 120-140mm max, surprisingly pretty good at aggressive AM downhills. Climbs and goes along on flat 80% as good as an XC bike, you end up with seat too low for efficient XC race style pedaling, wheelies and manuals really well.
If you are looking for an entry into DJ, urban or FR/AM on the cheap this frame is a solid buy and lots of fun, good all round frame. Or you just have old bits to lying around to whack on a cheap frame. Frames like Giant STP are in the same league, might be better or worse not sure never ridden one.
Similar Products Used: Kona 5.O, Lots of hard-tail XC bikes.
Bike Setup: Marzocchi 55RS 140 travel, Truvtiv Hussefelt post and cranks (1x9) with X7 Kona DH bar, race face stem with Elixir 5 brakes, Fulcrum wheels with Kenda Nevegal 2.35 tires.
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Submitted by
lambyzgomoo
a Weekend Warrior
from cambridge, waikato, NZ
Date Reviewed: November 28, 2010
Strengths: good gears, crankset, rims, tyres.
Weaknesses: weird frame geometry, crap suspension.
nearly bailed really bad because the suspension clicked out while i was in the air after preloading.
Bottom Line:
Everything on this bike is good except the frame and shocks, which is pretty much the whole bike. Do not buy this bike if you are planning to keep it for a long time, just get a second-hand dirt jumper of the internet.
Submitted by
rmarques79
a Downhiller
from Água Retorta, São Miguel, Azores
Date Reviewed: September 8, 2010
Strengths: Good relation between price and quality
Weaknesses: Fork could be a little smoother...
Bottom Line:
My main use for this bike is to XC and at the same time some Enduro.
It's a great bike, with some good materials and rides lovely
What could a guy get better than this for such a good price?
Just went yesterday for some XC and rode for 14km! Although this is not a pure XC bike, it handeled extremelly well and I'm a proud owner!!!
Similar Products Used: Bh Jumper, Coyote, Scott Yz3
Bike Setup: Stock
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Submitted by
California rider
a Downhiller
from los angeles, california usa
Date Reviewed: August 3, 2010
Strengths: i love this bike ! great everything... im riding in death valley and thios bike can go anywhere and if a break it...not a probleme, its 750 not 2750!
Weaknesses: pedals....
Bottom Line:
great bike! on the beach or on a mountain...i love it!
Submitted by
rhys miller
a Cross Country Rider
from england
Date Reviewed: June 8, 2010
Strengths: evrything brilliant bike would recomend to any 1
Weaknesses: none u must be joking
Bottom Line:
brilliant bike would recomend to any 1 never had to do any thing to the bike apart from change the forks and brakes not because they were rubish or enything just because they wernt sutable for wot i use this bike for
Submitted by
dignam
a Downhiller
from manila,phil.
Date Reviewed: December 16, 2009
Strengths: frame
Weaknesses: brakes need a little fix.
Bottom Line:
overall im happy with the bike, just bought it a month ago and i've been riding it everyday for work, and it has not let me down yet. I recomend this bike for beginners, and i will buy another GT bike but this time im buying the full suspension frame. highly recommended
This bike does NOT suck and is NOT crap!!! This bike frame can take a beating, i've dropped 5' and jumped half pipes on mine and the frame is rock solid, the bottom bracket and crank are built like a tank. Its slightly smaller size and wider handlebars are excellent for tricks and jumping. I first saw this bike being battered downhill and fell in love (it was completely upgraded tho!). Other bike manufacturerers should learn something from this bikes frame geometry, it's the best i've ever ridden. I'm keeping this frame for life and will get another one if anything ever happens to it!!
Similar Products Used: Various BMX's, Kona Scrap, Cannondale F5 and jumped on plenty of other bikes at skate parks.
Bike Setup: Standard, just changed forks to a set of bombers and popped on a set of avid juicy brakes now i can jump with confidence and stop on a dime.
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Submitted by
Barry
a Weekend Warrior
from Australia
Date Reviewed: October 3, 2009
Strengths: the little reflector on the handlebars is colourful
Weaknesses: everything except for the little reflector on the handlebars. for all you dumbass's out there, this includes, frame, fork, wheels, cranks, sprocket, chain, bb, tyres, seat, seat post, seat clamp, pedals, bars, stem, grips, gears, brakes and the fkn ugly paint job that makes it look like a wannabee dj bike, but then again it pretty much is just a wannabee dj bike.
Bottom Line:
its a crap bike. not even worth a cent. if you want to get a decent bike then dont even stop and look at one of these, first of all coz they're fkn ugly, second of all because they suck.
Especially dont get one of these bikes and then go around telling your friends that its sick because they will probably knock you out cos it's a piece of crap.
Weaknesses: derailleurs aren't the greatest, the forks are strong but they like to creek when you hit the front breaks
Bottom Line:
i'd say that if you want to buy a resonably priced responsive downhill freeride bike that will have no problem holding up, buy the GT chucker 2.0 it will make you happy and you can save some money
Similar Products Used: '05 Giant STP3:the chucker seems to hold up a lot better than the stp. the stp is a very strong bike, but it seemed to have a problem with it everytime i rode it. it was never usually anything major, but the chucker doesn't have those problems at all unless you fall and bend something. then it leads to more problems. but i rarely fell on the stp and it still had those little problems such as cranks coming loose, rims bending, forks bending, cables breaking, etc.
Bike Setup: this bike is setup very well. when you first ride it there is nothing you really need to get used to. the handle bars are wide so when you ride it, the bike feels bigger than it actually is. also this is probably the best dirtbike iv'e rode because it has the kenda kinetics tires that dig into the groung and you can turn a heartbeat.
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Submitted by
xDetroitMetalx
a Weekend Warrior
from Kzoo, MI, USA
I bought this bike so that I could do some XC riding with some friends but also take a trip down town for some urban, chill at the local skate park or ride at some Dirt Jump spots. So far this bike has NOT let me down.
It has truly gotten my feet wet into the 26" urban/DJ/Park scene. I am a BMX rider at heart and this has brought out my child side again. I have decided to even go with a straight urban/DJ bike within a few months!
This bike has performed past my expectations. After a month of beating it up I decided to see how the wheel set has held up and threw it on the true stand. There were no extreme wobbles which surprised me because I was a bit indifferent of the Jalco DDZ set but now I'm sold.
I purchased this bike over any others because of the Crank / BB set and they are bullet proof. The external bearings are just outstanding and the three piece set up seems indestructible. The crank's have not loosened on me but I made sure I applied the correct amount of torque when building it.
The shifting components are done extremely well. Sadly you do get cheaped out on the front derailleur as always and the shifters don't mach either rear or front but the combo has worked well on XC rides so no complains there. They are also extremely easy to tune.
The RST Launch T8 fork I am not to keen on and I knew I wouldn't be. However, you are not going to get a fork you like on any bike costing under 2k imo. The rebound and preload on the fork are horrible but it soaks up impacts extremely well. I know this will be the first thing I replace on the bike, however, I'll just wait until it breaks and then get what I want.
Don't get me wrong on the ProMax, they work very well. I can apply enough pressure using one finger with ease to do stalls on ramps, however, they are just god awful to bleed / tune and the rotors themselves are garbage. The rotors never stay straight and warp extremely easy with heavy braking. I don't understand why they just didn't throw on some Avid BB7's. Hydraulic is nice and all but not when it's the bottom of the pile.
Overall I really enjoy this bike, it's a great ride that works well for some XC riding but works AMAZING for park and DJ. If you want to get your feet wet into some park/urban/DJ riding but want the trail riding capability this is the way to go.
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