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Bianchi MUSS Singlespeed
Product DescriptionM.U.S.S. is son of S.A.S.S., who is the son of S.I.S.S. The whole fam damily of single-speeds is made of steel, unlike their kissin' cousins, B.O.S.S, B.A.S.S., C.U.S.S., B.U.S.S., D.I.S.S., G.U.S.S., P.U.S.S., and the newborn, W.U.S.S., who are made of aluminum. Even though there is a fair amount of arm-wrestling over who is tougher, they all get out there and show it to the boys and girls with 27 gears. M.U.S.S. got more urban-cool this year, with the switch to WTB All-Terrainasaurus 1.95 tires and more old-school-cool with white panel decals.Style: Single-speed MTB Sizes: 13.5, 15.5, 17.5, 19.5, 21.5" Color: Grey Blue Frame: Bianchi DB CrMo, rear entry dropouts Fork: CrMo Retail Price: $849.99(complete bike)
User Reviews 
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KChuck
a Cross Country Rider
from Arvada, CO, USA Date Reviewed: February 23, 2011 Strengths: Tires, wheels, frame, crank. Weaknesses: Noisy rear hub. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Pounding pavement Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $550.00 Purchased At: Black Market (Craigs Similar Products Used: Kona Unit Bike Setup: Dimension headset, salsa 36 cog chainring front, 14 rear cog back.
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Cozza
a Weekend Warrior
from Cincinnati, OH Date Reviewed: August 2, 2008 Strengths: Good parts spec stock. Stiff frame. Weaknesses: Stock tires would not seat for me. Not good for local trails Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Any trail Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $820.00 Purchased At: Montgomery Cyclery Bike Setup: Rock Shox Recon Race. Candy pedals 
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Mckshred
a Cross Country Rider
from Scottsdale, AZ USA Date Reviewed: April 27, 2008 Strengths: Good Stiff Frame. Weaknesses: Cheap OEM Parts: Headset, Stem, Seatpost, Seat, Handlebars all Bianchi cheapies. Paint nicks easily. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: The one I'm on Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $585.00 Purchased At: healthyhabits.com Similar Products Used: Sycip SS, Intense FS Bike Setup: Fox F100, Thomsen Stem & Post, Easton Carbon Bars, Fizik Saddle, XTR SPDs. OEM Wheels, OEM Cranks & OEM BB
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Russell Rutledge
a Cross Country Rider
from Norman Date Reviewed: February 6, 2008 Strengths: Frame and fork, crank, brakes, wheels. Weaknesses: The front wheel bearings in the hub (WTB) just started making noise. This may be due to riding in wet, sandy conditions continuously. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Clear Bay Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $850.00 Purchased At: Buchanan Bikes Similar Products Used: Have four other Bianchi's. Bike Setup: Stock with Ritchey V4's.
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Zach
a Cross Country Rider
from Salt Lake City Date Reviewed: August 26, 2007 Strengths: bad *ss bike, responsive, low price, Weaknesses: the "your bike sucks" quote Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: the crest Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $540.00 Purchased At: jensonusa Similar Products Used: none Bike Setup: swapped out front fork to suspension fork, spd pedals, changed stem and handlebars.
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Carrie
a Cross Country Rider
from Crested Butte, co< usa Date Reviewed: August 19, 2007 Strengths: inexpensive, some good parts, rides well and won me all the races I've done on it. Weaknesses: Heavy for a single speed, not great components. I don't like the fat chain and the rear hub is a tank. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: 401 Duration Product Used: 3 months Purchased At: 500.00 Similar Products Used: any other cross country mountain bikes Bike Setup: rigid 
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James Bond
a Weekend Warrior
from London, England Date Reviewed: August 3, 2007 Strengths: low cost, availability, strength, old parts kit Weaknesses: cheap ass OEM Bianchi rear hub, OEM Bianchi parts (stem, seatpost, handlebars), throw away BB, recalled cranks, poor QC on the head tube machining. The list goes on... Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: the next one Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $700.00 Purchased At: local shop Similar Products Used: Bianchi DISS from 02. Great bike. Bike Setup: 21.5 in steel Bianchi Muss, updated Spot drivetrain with Carbon Truvativ cranks (replaced due to issues with Gigapipes), CK headset, Marzocchi 80MM Air fork, Time pedals, gucci leopard skin saddle ;)
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nicolas t
a Cross Country Rider
from moab utah usa Date Reviewed: May 30, 2007 Strengths: awesome ride, got to check it out for yourself,single speeds rock and this one if fast Weaknesses: None unless your out of shape,you've just got to upgrade a couple things to suit your riding style Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: anything with lots of climbing Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $750.00 Purchased At: friend Similar Products Used: bunch of other bikes, too many to list Bike Setup: upgraded to down hill headset , Thomson seatpost, Rock Shock Race SID, better hub, plus other minor stuff 
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Matt Perry
a Cross Country Rider
from C.A. Date Reviewed: April 10, 2007 Strengths: Great climber. Climbs better than any other ssinglespeed I've ridden Weaknesses: Components Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: marsh tr. Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $8000.00 Purchased At: Breakaway bikes Similar Products Used: Redline Monocog Bike Setup: Stock except for crankset and front forck
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John
a Cross Country Rider
from Atlanta, GA Date Reviewed: January 24, 2007 Strengths: Simplicity Weaknesses: Freehub Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $650.00 Purchased At: Outback Bikes Similar Products Used: Homemade single speed road bike Bike Setup: stock
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toby
a Cross Country Rider
from boise, idaho Date Reviewed: November 21, 2006 Strengths: everything Weaknesses: the stock set up is on the heavier side for a single speed, considering it's steel though, it's not too bad. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 3 months Bike Setup: stock
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Ronald Price
a Cross Country Rider
from Sacramento, Ca Date Reviewed: September 5, 2006 Strengths: The Muss Tracks really well, feels real good in technical sections. Added a Fox Talas fork and makes for a plush ride up front. Weaknesses: Headset constantly is loose. I have tightened it several times and will not stay tight. I have a feeling the headtube is ovalized. Also, the Truvativ non drive side crank keeps comeing loose. Very dissappointing. I had to tighten it several times over. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Forest Hill Divide Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $900.00 Purchased At: Bicycle Planet, Folsom, Ca Bike Setup: Stock execpt Fox Talas and Crank Bros pedals.
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R S
a Cross Country Rider
from Phoenix Date Reviewed: August 25, 2006 Strengths: Steel Is Real,Man!And with Avid Disks Brakes Too! Weaknesses: This M.U.S.S. be a stupid question to ask! Nothing is Weak about the M.U.S.S. Although...the Pedals may be made from plastic resin.They grip my Nike Low Dunks and thats all I Need. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: All of them! Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $845.00 Purchased At: Rage Cyles in Scottsdale,AZ. Similar Products Used: Bianchi "B.O.S.S."(17.5) and Ibis "Alibi"(Med) Bike Setup: Basic Stock Setup.
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derek
a Cross Country Rider
from ashland, wi, usa Date Reviewed: March 22, 2006 Strengths: every thing, other than the weaknesses Weaknesses: the chainstay guard reads "your bike sucks" i would have to disagree all bikes are cool, mine is just cooler than yours. there is also some vibration when i apply the front brake i think the headset might be loosening. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $800.00 Purchased At: cycles bikyle Similar Products Used: i've raced a few different mtbikes in the past. no single speeds though. Bike Setup: stock
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Phil Heaton
a Weekend Warrior
from Dahlonega, Ga Date Reviewed: February 16, 2006 Strengths: The frame is nice. My bike weighs in at 25 lbs but is really smooth on fast downhills and even with the rigid fork, doesn't beat you up too bad over small rocks. Weaknesses: The headset loosened up about a week after I got it (riding daily), but that was fixed and hasn't been a problem again. I ride this bike one to two hours a day. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Cooper Gap Area Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Purchased At: 800 Similar Products Used: This is my first and only MTB. Bike Setup: My bike is stock except for a wider bar, pedals, fatter tires, and I would like a different saddle.
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