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indianadave
a Weekend Warrior
from Franklin, IN USADate Reviewed: July 5, 2011
Strengths: A REAL mountain bike! Strong frame, fork and rims. Gears shift great. good quality parts.
Looks like dads bike!Weaknesses: None, so far.
Can't find a bottle cage/bottle to fit the mounts.
Aluminum seatpost, rims and stem, but steel handlebars? Come on. Why did you stop there?Bottom Line: My 5 year old daughter was beating the hell out of her old bike, and I was determined to get her a real mountainbike. Found this on Ebay with 3 hours to go, and no bids. Thru a bid on it, and won it.
Favorite Trail: Brown County
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$20.00
Purchased At: Ebay!
Similar Products Used: None. Daughter went from Walmart Princess bike to this. Her big sister has a GF Tyro though, and I like that this uses standard mountainbike components, easilsy swappable.
Bike Setup: Replaced bald original tires and tubes with Kenda K50s and Maxxis ultralite tubes.
Added Ritchey grips. Will remove kickstand and deraileur gaurd, and swap the handlebars out for aluminum ones soon.
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Jason
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from San DiegoDate Reviewed: December 23, 2004
Strengths: Excellent size for my 6 year old (he is a small 6 year old). Gears have worked flawlessly and brakes are excellent. Not one thing has broken on this bike in a year, and he rides it hard.Weaknesses: Can't find replacement water bottles. They are a small size, and I can't find anyone that carries them.Bottom Line: The best mountain bike that we could find... and I always do months of research before buying a new bike. This is the first Specialized that i have owned.
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid:
$185.00
Purchased At: Bicycle Warehouse
Similar Products Used: None
Bike Setup: Stock
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Don
a Weekend Warrior
from Chapel Hill NC USADate Reviewed: December 3, 2003
Bottom Line: I checked out the Specialized Hotrock 20, and rejected it because of the crank length. I ended up going with a Giant MTX 125, which has 140mm cranks. It has no front shock, which I considered an advantage for the recipient. But I agree that the brake levers of the Specialized are superior.
I have yet to see a kids' 20" that deserves 5 chiles.
Duration Product Used: Tested or demo'ed only
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Doug
a Downhiller
from Big Bear Lake, CADate Reviewed: September 3, 2003
Strengths: As previous reviewer (thanks for the tip) correctly says, the Specialized is the only 20"MTB really correctly sized for the 3-5yr old beginner. Giant/IH/other 20" are actually substantially larger. I got the 2004 with 2" travel front fork--makes it even better. My 3-yr old can ride this, shift/use hand brakes, because all components are actually kid-sized. All Shimano and equivalent quality as well. Smooth shift, tight-grip brakes. This can be used on intro DHs.Weaknesses: none so farBottom Line: for the really early starter who needs gears for ascents and quality brakes for real DH, there's nothing comparable out there, by my research. a real MTB, and a good value also
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$175.00
Similar Products Used: numerous comparo demos
Bike Setup: put on a QR on the seat collar for quick switch between 2 kids.
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Mark
a Cross Country Rider
from Stillwater, MNDate Reviewed: June 9, 2003
Strengths: Small brake lever size is perfect for the smallest kids hands and adjustable, tires have small knobbies and are fast rolling, but grip the dirt great, stand-over height is excellent, and graphics are cool.Weaknesses: Cranks are 155 or 153 mm, and for that size of bike should be about 140mm to make pedaling more efficiently. Water bottle cage broke right away. Pretty minor issues though.Bottom Line: If you have an agressive 4, 5 or 6 year old this is the best MTB on the market, and we tried them all. It's set up great all the way around. Thanks Specialized for coming to the rescue and making a MTB that fits the little kids and has componants that are kid friendly too. I bought the 24" model for his older brother and that is just as awesome as this one.
Favorite Trail: Battle Creek
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$179.00
Purchased At: Eriks
Similar Products Used: We tested all the 20" MTBs on the market and this by far is the best for small kids. The others were all too big.
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