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Mba Yani
a Downhiller
from Makassar, Sulawesi Selatan, IndonesiaDate Reviewed: November 22, 2009
Strengths: Frame construction, it's very make me confidentWeaknesses: Little bit heavyBottom Line: Overall, this frame really satisfied me, make me feel confident. I really recomend this frame if you are an Aggressive hardtail rider...go buy it and you'll know.
Favorite Trail: All Mountain
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$500.00
Purchased At: Local Bike Shop
Similar Products Used: Polygon Premier
Bike Setup: ShimanoSLX RD, Shimano FD,FC,HFB,Shifter,DiscBrake, Rigida Disc Bull rims, Kore Torsion Handlebar, Kore Stem, Selle Royal Saddle, Maxxis HighRoller UST Tubeless 26 x 2.35
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Chris
a Weekend Warrior
from Salt Lake City, UtahDate Reviewed: September 22, 2006
Strengths: Excellent frame. Easy shifting.Weaknesses: Shocks.Bottom Line: So far, so good. I don't ride hard. Shocks are a little goofy. Can't seem to get them set up right. Love the fit and feel. I'm 5'8" on a medium frame and it works well for me. I'd buy it again if I had it to do over.
Favorite Trail: North Canyon
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$400.00
Purchased At: ebay
Similar Products Used: Old Pansonic MTB
Bike Setup: Whatever it came with.
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Brian
a Weekend Warrior
from CanadaDate Reviewed: July 24, 2006
Strengths: Strong light frame, good shocksWeaknesses: most of the packaged compenets suck. my disc brakes warped in the first week i started to ride it.Bottom Line: Good frame and socks are pretty good, i would recomend to upgrade from the frame, and get rid of most of the other parts. Ive hit some pretty good sized jumps with it and the only problem i found is the seat clamb just colpletey sucks. and the disc brakes bent really easy, but over all i find its a pretty good bike. i would recomend it to a beginner or intermediate.
Favorite Trail: the pit
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$650.00
Purchased At: www.thebibycleoutlet.com
Similar Products Used: p.1 hardrock(just a few minutes of light riding)
Bike Setup: to lazt to fill out
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David Applegate
a Weekend Warrior
from Norwich, Norfolk, EnglandDate Reviewed: June 18, 2006
Strengths: Strong frame, nice geometry. Good entry level bike, perfect for weekend warriors.Weaknesses: the stock componants are unreliable, and often screw over. Even though i have the 2.0 model the stock componants still deteriate over time proving little better value than the 3.0.Bottom Line: This bike si perfect for you run of the mill weekend warrior, like my self. The frame and set up are perfect for long distance hauls to your favourite trail, yet work perfectly fine flying down hills or over jummps. However, the bog standard componants do go wrong for instance:
+ the BB, my friend (who owns the 3.0, had to replace his BB, and Im now facing the same problem.
+ the hubs, for someone who rides hard, like me, you will soon find that over time the hubs give up on you. My theory is that the spacers inside the hubs are taken away by small, invisible, disgruntled wood-pixies and replaced with jelly. They suck. I found play in my rear wheel the first week, but the shop replaced all the spacers for free and it was fine, for about 4 months.
+ the seat clamp, if you happen to miss judge a drop or jump you may end smacking down hard on the front or the rear of the saddle, fair enough, apart from the aluminium micro adjust seat clamp over time slips and you grind out the two ridged faces of the clamp and bobs your uncle you have a mgical moving seat. Also i had two of the same seat clamp bolts snap on me in 2 weeks from mere riding.
So my advice is buy it, and change the wheels and seat post, or have you LBS build up the bike with extra parts and sell on the old (but still new) ones. Or if you had the money to spend, i would build up from frame. These frames are light, tough, and hardwearing. Its just the hubs, BB and the gradually annoying seat post that ruin the value rating and overall rating of this bike. change the hubs, BB ans seat post this would be a 5 chilli bike all round.
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Purchased At: Pauls Cycles, Dereham for £450 (too lazy to work out dollars)
Bike Setup: 04 GT Ruckus 2.0 frame, 130mm 04 'zocchi DJ2s, Hope mini brakes (160mm rear rotor, 180mm front rotor + braided front hose, Truvativ Holzfella stem and Husslefelt cranks (including rings and bash guard), Syncros Big box rims and handlebars, (really bad) Shimano Hubs, Outland Seatpost, SDG Seat, X-7 rear mech and Deore front both with X-7 levers
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HuCk FiNn
a Downhiller
from SpokaneDate Reviewed: January 5, 2006
Strengths: Strong, Geometry is great, all around bike street/urban Dirt/trails Downhill Decently lightWeaknesses: Worsst componets ever drop outs are vertical (bad for singlespeed)Bottom Line: You Can make this bike Sick I would buy Frame and build it up from there cuz stock componets suck. Ive seen my friends go through frames and im still on the same frame I go decently big hittin 8 foot lips and I have no problems on this bike.
Favorite Trail: Dishman
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid:
$1000.00
Purchased At: EBAY
Similar Products Used: p3 blackmarket mob banshee morphine kona stuff
Bike Setup: Gt Ruckus 1.o frame 2000 Z1 D321 mavic wheel set Single Speed Raceface cranks HFX 9's hydro brakes tioga bars and stem FSA orbit headset
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andrew greener
a Cross Country Rider
from norwichDate Reviewed: July 2, 2005
Strengths: good all round bike strong and good forks not all rst forks are badWeaknesses: only 16 gearsBottom Line: good all round bike
Favorite Trail: thetford forset
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$600.00
Purchased At: pauls bikes
Similar Products Used: specelized hardrock
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john doe
a Downhiller
from alaska,anchorageDate Reviewed: May 22, 2005
Strengths: color,smell,sexinessWeaknesses: every thingBottom Line: get this bike if you want to dumpp your college money into it(like i did). other wise not a good bike.
Favorite Trail: my backyard
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$6000.00
Purchased At: lbs
Similar Products Used: everything
Bike Setup: boxxer team rockshox,maxxis highroller,rear deraiuler shimanox9 and same in front
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