Submitted by
Ian P.
a Weekend Warrior
from Palm Desert
Date Reviewed: April 19, 2008
Strengths: Strength of frame. Have done drops with absolutely no problems, have bombed tech. singletrack with ease, and have raped skateparks with confidence.
Weaknesses: EVERY SINGLE COMPONENT. CRAP HUBS, CRAP BRAKES. I don't have as much fun at the skatepark because of how crap the forks are. I bottom out with high bunnyhops.
Bottom Line:
Its one B.A.M.F. I love this thing. I really like the head angle, so i feel more comfortable bombing hills. This is my all around bike so I want make it better. The frame looks cool. If you find one get one, I'm glad I did.
Similar Products Used: Azonic Steelhead, Specialized P.1 and 2
Bike Setup: Enduro grips and Odyssey seat. I will be getting Azonic Outlaw wheels, Avid BB7 brakes, Truvativ Team Riser bars, Thompson Elite seatpost, Chris King headset, Holzfeller crankset, E.13 chainguide, and Sram X.9 derailler and shirfters, and a Marzocchi DJ1 fork
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Submitted by
Jay Dolinski
a Weekend Warrior
from Vancouver
Date Reviewed: February 22, 2008
Strengths: Great bang for the buck, light yet durable, handles well
Weaknesses: cheezy graphics
Bottom Line:
Can't beat this bike for the price, I don't really care what the first couple of reviews state, I've beaten this bike like a rented mule, rode it like it was stolen, and no problems with the frame at all, and I'm 175lbs. I think the first few reviewers need to learn how to land a hard tail, bend your knees foo's.
Bike Setup: avid juicy 7 203mm brakes,maxxis holy rollers,mavic 729 rims with cannondale hubs
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Submitted by
Griffin Herbst
a Downhiller
from Golden British Columbia
Date Reviewed: February 20, 2007
Strengths: Forks are great and very smooth. I like the brakes as well
Weaknesses: the pedals on it suck but pedals are cheap to replace
Bottom Line:
This is one heck of a nice bike. I thinnk there is no better deal than what i paid and it works great. I have not yet used it for racetrack riding or anything like that yet, I use it for mostly street riding. The bike is everything you want for street riding and is nice and light and easy for popping around on. I would not recommend it for downhill but it works great for street and dirt jumping
Similar Products Used: stp, stp2 scrap, shred, norco 125
Bike Setup: just stock except for some tioga street tires
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Submitted by
orion
a Weekend Warrior
from nevada city
Date Reviewed: January 18, 2007
Strengths: I bought this bike for my pump track. For the price it is light, great geometry for my 6' 180 lb @ss. The brakes are kinda crap and the fork wouldn't win a downhill race, but for pump track, maybe some dirtjumping I love it
Weaknesses: none yet for the price, cable shimano discs are crap, the mutano raptors are kinda skinny for a bike of this nature.
Bottom Line:
I am not a slalom guy or a dirtjumper. I mob medium sized freeride on my joker honest 6'-9' drops 6'-14' gaps, I'm more aggressive than most riders, but not a maniac. This bike feels stable on the pump track and I plan to dirtjump it a little. I put up more infor when I've ridden it more.
Favorite Trail: Ray's MTB, The Knob, Mohican DH, Dillon st park.
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$25.00
Purchased At: Ray's MTB - Just the frame
Similar Products Used: GT Ruckus
Bike Setup: MTX rims, WTB Hubs, MARZ 66 fork 150mm,single speed, and Hook worms!
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Submitted by
aljonn lacerna
a Weekend Warrior
from windsor ontario
Date Reviewed: December 11, 2006
Strengths: frame has really nice geometry, very snappy and its somewhat light
Weaknesses: brakes, specifically speaking the brake levers, theyre so hard to pull and they dont lock in unless u really force it. forks arent the best but are decent for begginers
Bottom Line:
its a very nice bike, and for the price i paid i think its a steal. great parts overall except for the brake levers. dont listen to people who stereotypes GT bike, because some gts suck but when it comes to thier high end bikes, theyre really affordable and is well worth the money
Similar Products Used: FUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCA
Bike Setup: FUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCA
Submitted by
Xak
a Weekend Warrior
from Boulder/Albuquerque
Date Reviewed: May 12, 2005
Strengths: Light weight, Stiff, Fast, Tons of style points, and ver virsital.
Weaknesses: Bottem bracket hight is a bit low for urban/trials messing around stuff, limmited chainstay clearence with an MRP system 1 (it fits with a 118 BB, but the chain line kinda blows.) ISCG mounts would be good.
Bottom Line:
-I built it up from a frame with some great parts so I don't know about some of the stuff people complain about.
-I love this bike, the frame seems strong but not to heavy. Great for the riding I do, does well on the smaller jumps and drops that I have done. and it is good to know I can raise the seat post and take it to the hills and be able to get around on it.
- everywhere I go I get complements on how great it looks so that is a plus too, I guess.
Similar Products Used: Avitar DS, Small Zascar, Paketa.
Bike Setup: Race face North Shore cranks, evolve DH stem and bars, psylo fork, holly rollers, hayes hydros, MRP, SRAM X.0, Cane creek headset.
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Submitted by
will obree
a Weekend Warrior
from bristol
Date Reviewed: May 7, 2005
Strengths: Everything the best bike in its price range, much better than any of its rivals(kona shred) its even better than the scrap. Gives you a smooth ride brakes are good, great forks and cranks.
Weaknesses: Pedals a bit dogey
Bottom Line:
If your a beginer and you need a bike which can take anything go for the moto, alos great for more advanced riders gives you a smooth run front suspension is just right its fukin awesome. If you want a cheap hardtail bike go for the moto
Submitted by
Matthew Spencer
a Weekend Warrior
from Toronto Ont.
Date Reviewed: April 17, 2005
Strengths: This bike handles like a dream! The forks are great for this frame, they go well with it. The bars and stem are amazing! The rims are great for freeride and i love the tires(street?dirt) Great components for the price!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Weaknesses: At the bottom of the bike there is this stupid design that was cut out i guess to reduce wieght(it has a good weight) but it looks weak.Te brakes are garbage( when stopping fast you really gatta kill both of em.
Bottom Line:
This bike is amazing for its price but i recomend getting a bash gaurd and better brakes, otherwise if if you lookin in the 1300 price rang, look at the gt MOTO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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