it's just the best deal out there,i won't replace it for anything.Is's carbon light and if you crash it it won't break like carbon in the worst case scenario it will dent but not break.
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Steve
a Weekend Warrior
from CA, USA Date Reviewed: March 25, 2008
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$350.00
Purchased At:
Blue Sky
Strengths:
Awsome frame for the bucks. Light - the 18.5 was only slightly heavier than the advertised price (weighing it on my works postal/shipping scales).
Weaknesses:
None so far
Bottom Line:
I really like this frame - I'm 5'8 with a 31 inseam and the 18.5 frame fits me great. I use a 100mm Reba on it and the geometry makes for a great fun single track bike. I've been really impressed with this frame and I've put it through a pounding including stuff that I should only be doing on my dually. It just feels really responsive, fast, controllable, comfortable - not really sure to sum it up - but I'm spending more time on this bike than any of my others. I'm very glad I choose this frame for my build! If I ever manage to break it doing the stupid stuff I'm doing on it, I would not hesitate to buy another one - for the fun I've already had on it - worth every cent!
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Ricardo Vasquez
a Cross Country Rider
from Quito, Ecuador Date Reviewed: March 14, 2008
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$360.00
Purchased At:
Jensonusa
Strengths:
Light, looks great, rigid
Weaknesses:
none yet
Similar Products Used:
FRAMES: Felt rxc team, stumpjumper, GT avalanche2
Bike Setup:
shimano mostly xt and some lx
Bottom Line:
First ride, i bought the frame and got it today, couldnt wait to setting my bike up, first impressions:
its very light but not 2.1 pounds as they claim, I weighted it: 2.82 pounds for the 16.5" frame, yet very light.
Didnt like the fact that there´s no paint job but azonic stickers and that it didnt come with the seatpost clamp.
Also, the seat post clamp and front derrailleur clamp is 31.8 mm !!! I almost buy a 28.6 mm xt front derrailleur. Azonic´s web page has wrong information.
I would give it 5 flamin´chilis ´cause its light and wont hurt your pocket, but i just HATE IT when the information is not correct, and in a XC frame there´s no joking about weight, lost some confidence about azonic being a serious brand!
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kayhan arica
a Racer
from Turkey Date Reviewed: February 11, 2008
The price of this frame is very attractive, compared with corbon or other light frames. I never used corbon frames so I can not compare with them but I can easily say that the rigidity of az-7 frame is better than my old aliminium 4 pound weighted frame.
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Herb Bastin
a Weekend Warrior
from Decatur, GA, USA Date Reviewed: November 13, 2007
Favorite Trail:
Covington, GA
Duration Product Used:
Tested or demo'ed only
Price Paid:
$300.00
Strengths:
Extremely lightweight. 3 lbs with seatpost collar.
A wicked riding bike. 1 pound lighter than my Stumpjumper! I wish I had the time to get into racing - I would love racing with this bike. As it is, I'm moving on to a heavier full suspension bike setup.
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Adam George
a Cross Country Rider
from Grass Valley, California, USA Date Reviewed: May 31, 2007
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$350.00
Bike Setup:
Haven't built it up yet
Bottom Line:
Looks good so far.. 3.025 Lbs (1372g) on my postal scale for a 18.5" with replaceable hanger and plastic hose guide clips. (close enough to the claimed 2.9 I guess) It has just enough tire clearance to clear a Continental Diesel 2.5 (measuring 2.4" wide on a Sun Single Track rim)
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Brian
a Cross Country Rider
from San Rafael, CA Date Reviewed: March 21, 2007
This is a friggen amazing bike! its a prototype, but we bought it from azonic, and i LOVE it! it weighs around 23-24 lbs, and accelerates like a rocket! the first race i had, i was on my old bike, and i got 22nd place, and then the second race, i had this and i got 7th place! this bike is the best xc bike ive ever had! get it
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Corey Long
a Weekend Warrior
from Martinez, GA, USA Date Reviewed: February 3, 2007
Favorite Trail:
FATS
Duration Product Used:
Tested or demo'ed only
Purchased At:
DEMO
Strengths:
Very light, stiff, handles great, cheap for lightweight.
Weaknesses:
comes only in a 16.5 and 18.5 size frame :(
Bike Setup:
i dont remember
Bottom Line:
Frickin...awesome...FRAME :) :)...anyone looking to tear up the woods and freestyle slopes at 30 MPH should definately grab this frame before it's gone. its as light as a carbon frame, but u dont get that omg this bikes about to break feeling. plus its a hardtail so when those uphill's come there are no worries of extra work
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