Submitted by
rwilson
a Weekend Warrior
from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Date Reviewed: May 9, 2011
Strengths: Absolutely ridiculously overbuilt chromoly frame. Unstoppable air fork (2005 Marzocchi Dirt Street 24's), DH stem, bars, and headset, GYRO, great brakes (even though they are rim brakes, they don't feel like it), beastly trials cranks with long arms and a taco cog guard, well built wheelset with VERY DURABLE hubs (rear hub allows chain to be mounted to either left or right side, or BOTH for an unique appearance), and fantastic tires.
Weaknesses: With all these strengths, the bike is unbreakable. However, this comes at a price, and in this case, that price is WEIGHT. It tips the scales at over 35 lbs... A bit much for street but i'm willing to compensate for the unreal fit and finish, and the durability.
Bottom Line:
This bike is 6 years old. I bought it un-used, and I have not once regretted it. If you're schizophrenic like me, and are not sure if you want to do DJ, street, Skate Park, free-ride, or just ripping' around the city, this is the bike for you.
Strengths: frame and hubs so far are doing really well
Weaknesses: i hade to replace the wheel set. i destroyed the wheels no problem. then i had to replace the crank set it was way to heavy.i didnt like the mechanical disks and thought the rotors where to small so upgrade. also replaced the stem.i didnt like the grab of the tires on dirt or street so had them replaced also.keep in mind i ride hard and beat this bike almost to death before the rebuild.
Bottom Line:
bottom line is i put this bike through the ringer and it keeps coming back for more. a very smooth ride that i cant get enough of.ive been ridin specialized for many years and dont have much negative feedback. i love the p series and im about to get a new one.buy this bike if you like big air,dirt jumps, and bustin nasty moves.
Bike Setup: halo sas wheels, fuse sl crankset. truvative hussefelt stem, moto dm tires,atomlab front hub and spokes,180mm hydro disks rockin the purple frame with all else white, very sharp looking.
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Submitted by
Dmfs89
a Weekend Warrior
from Rochester N.H.
Date Reviewed: May 30, 2009
Strengths: Super Strong Forks , built on grind plates big plus....flip flop rear hub...
Weaknesses: front end heavy already replaed the rim and hub ryno lite dosent do the jjob although i bought another ryno lite and a specialized flip flop hub and theyve held up on some 12 set gaps since i had it....sweeet.
Bottom Line:
super diesel tough bike ....either way your looking at a bmx on steroids......
Similar Products Used: specialized hardrock sport small frame.....
Bike Setup: diatech rear brakes straight cable tuvativ cranks stem and bars hussefelt , marzocchi dirt jumper street shocks...
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Submitted by
pedal_or_die88
a Weekend Warrior
from Annapolis Maryland, United States of America
Date Reviewed: April 29, 2009
Strengths: Its smooth so smooth the geometry is amazing its like riding a bmx but a big one u get the best of both freeride and bmx 14 mm drops rock and ne one sayin the fork is heavy just isnt ready to ride this bike ne ways ull get used to the DJ overall great for trails parks and especially beatin the hell outta the streets
Weaknesses: i find the wheelset could be stronger ive gotta true the rear alot the fronts cool cause its light and i run a HolyRoller on that but the gyro had to go straight cables the way to go and the tabs should be removable but oh well the bike is great
Bottom Line:
This Bike Kicks the sh*t outta the competition Ive riddin them all Get this bike people
Similar Products Used: Giant STP SS Cannondale Chase Gary Fisher Bitter SE DJ Flyer Stolen Brat GT Bump
Bike Setup: TruVativ 180mm cranks Tree alloy chainring 36 14 ratio Shimano DX concave pedals Dangerboy stem Hell Bent rise bar 24 Kenda K Rad rear tire 24 Maxxis HolyRoller front tire Odessy saddle ODI lock ons and a shimano xtr lever
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Submitted by
Jordan
a Weekend Warrior
from branford, ct, usa
Date Reviewed: March 11, 2009
Strengths: bike is a tank feels very solid and rides very predictably.
Weaknesses: heavy, but not really a problem when riding. weight is sign of reliability. wish it has a disc mount. would prefer shorter crank arms, it comes with 180mm ones
Bottom Line:
although i just got the bike i already love it. feels pretty burly. why, i wonder, didn't they use mechanical discs or at least have a disc brake boss. my guess is to keep 110mm bmx spacing out back. 05' p1 cromo has a rear disc with a gyro and iscg tabs... live and learn
Submitted by
A-Jey
a Weekend Warrior
from Chicago, IL
Date Reviewed: May 14, 2007
Strengths: I wanted an older model P.Street because of the good reviews so i called a local bike shop and they had a 2004 model still in the box surprisingly in 2007 so they built it up for me. Solid frame and fork. good components except for the pedals (Wellgo sucks)
Weaknesses: Front end weight fork, handlebar stem combo heavy, pedals are sh#t!! a few minutes into my ride out of the bike shop i did a few curb jumps and the pedals bent Wellgo brand. Im not a heavy guy and I've been riding since the 80's I took the bike back the next day. they replaced the pedals free of charge. they gave me a pair of SNAFU pedals, no problems since.
Bottom Line:
Good bike for the money, super solid, killer color combo. smooth urban rider, great for dirt jumping!!
if you want the most bang for your buck. get the P.Street its indestructible, LOVE the bike you wont be disappointed.
Similar Products Used: 2003-P.1, 2004-P.2, 2004-Giant STP,.. I own all three and they are great bikes also. I highly recommend them.
Bike Setup: Stock. but going to change handle bar to Easton EA70 monkey bars, Azonic shorty stem and Diatech Dirt harry brake levers. to shed some weight
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Submitted by
josh evans
a Weekend Warrior
from rochester N.H u.s
Date Reviewed: March 19, 2007
Strengths: it holds up very well
Weaknesses: the dj forks are heavy and the rhyno lite back rim dosant cut it.
Similar Products Used: proper,sun,coalition,demolition,dmr ,profile
Bike Setup: the sun BFR rim DMR bars and stem proper straight cable (pink) coalition seat demolition sented grips i roke the gyro tabbs off because they looked gay profile cranks and chain wheel profile rear hub gearing(18,8)
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Submitted by
andrew johns
a Racer
from vashon island
Date Reviewed: September 3, 2006
Strengths: strong looks realy good 14mm drop outs.
Weaknesses: heavy the color I painted mine white very nice I dont like the gyro plate.
Bottom Line:
I love this bike and would never think about selling it buy one you will fall in love with it and its cheap to up grade.
Weaknesses: the d street work feels graet but a little bit heavy for me the rhyino lite is the ultimate street rim for front wheel but not for the back
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great bike im really like them they menual very easly and itss little bit hard to hop beacuse the fork but bar spins and x ups rly esy 2
This Is Not A Courier Bike. I bought it because it was on special for less than half price, under the assumption that I could ramp up the gearing. The 36t chainring barely clears the frame as it is, and to get a smaller cog on the back involves replacing the rear hub at great cost. The weight of the bike, although decried by many, is not all that noticeable when it is being ridden, and the bike itself rides like a wet dream. My only major problem is the stock rear rim keeps shredding tyres. In the two months that I've owned it, it's sliced the beading away from two tyres, so if you buy one, then make sure your bike store is willing to replace the rim under warranty if the need arises.
Submitted by
matt
a Weekend Warrior
from california
Date Reviewed: December 7, 2005
Strengths: Solid Frame looks killer, cranks are steller
Weaknesses: heavy, forks
Bottom Line:
This is the most solid bike Iv riddin. Its definetly a dirt jumper or a urban bike. The gyro makes it possible to do airal bar spins. believe it or not, its so sturdy that I took it down carlmont and hit a 6 pack. Its fun to go by skates and show them ur shi*. I recomend to get new forks becuse the dj streets are shi*.
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