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Anders Chippindale
a DownhillerDate Reviewed: May 16, 2012
Strengths: bike can take anything you throw at it, i did everything from 20-30 mile XC rides to downhill and freeride, i hucked this bike off of drops, big jumps, and then raised the seat and rode back up to do it again. this bike went way above and beyond my expectations and still does every time i ride it.Weaknesses: cable rub, and the chain squeeks, nothing else!Bottom Line: this bike is great, it is such good quality, i am so surprised it has been so good!
Duration Product Used: boyscout
Price Paid:
$700.00
Purchased At: gearhead bicycles
Similar Products Used: none
Bike Setup: stock
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goboboyful
a Weekend Warrior
from canada,QCDate Reviewed: March 26, 2012
Strengths: il y a un fort cadre tres resistant, les freins.Weaknesses: le derailleur est a changer car il (kink) quand il y a un petit désajustement.Bottom Line: j'aime bien ce velo pour faire de la trail il va tres bien mais peut etre mettre un drailleur custom dessus car ce serait dommage de gaspiller la durabilité de ce cadre j'aime bien ce vélo il est bon pour ceux qui commence.
Favorite Trail: st-colomban
Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Price Paid:
$550.00
Purchased At: cyclosphere
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madebahr
a Weekend Warrior
from Vic, AustraliaDate Reviewed: November 18, 2011
Strengths: Strong frame, good brakes, and Awesome tires, (good grip and only got one flat in the whole 2 years of riding!)Weaknesses: Norco saved money by replacing metal with plastic, resulting in problems with headset, forks, de-railer, de-railer brackets, peddles. The bike is also very heavy!Bottom Line: The Norco Katmandu could be a great bike if the company had bothered with fitting the bike with quality parts, instead of fitting it with flimsy plastic parts that break too easy! The Norco Wolverine is the better choice than the Norco Katmandu!
Favorite Trail: Winch line
Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Price Paid:
$800.00
Purchased At: Moe Bike Hub
Similar Products Used: Norco Wolverine
Bike Setup: Replaced the headset, peddles, de-railer and got a custom de-railer bracket
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Flippy1993
a Weekend Warrior
from Kitchener, Ontario, CanadaDate Reviewed: September 25, 2011
Strengths: -huge frame that is unbreakable!
-huge tiresWeaknesses: - relatively cheap parts
- bit heavy (due to suBottom Line: This was my first real mountain bike. I bought it 2 years ago brand new and beat it every day in the summer on moderate trails and especially on weekends on hard trails. The bike is a bit on the heavier side so jumps are out of the questions but its fantastic for downhill/trail riding. I found the gear ratio to be very good and switching gears was always smooth
However, falling on this bike is bad news for everyone. I fell once (not very hard) and the read tire bent. Next time I fell, the front tire bent. I was a bit dissapointed since the tires are heavy-duty and shouldn't have bent that easily. I spent $100/tire to get new ones
So, is it a hard core mountain bike? NO, but its great for the cost. Its not a $2000 mountain bike that will survive a 10ft drop but its good enough for 5ft drops and good hard riding.
Favorite Trail: Hydrocut-Frankenstein
Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Price Paid:
$550.00
Purchased At: Ski 'N' Cycle Hut
Bike Setup: All stock
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disappointed dad
a Weekend Warrior
from Dauphin, MBDate Reviewed: July 28, 2011
Strengths: Not sure, spend most time in repair shop. It's my 12 year old kid riding; in town and mild hills.Weaknesses: Weak parts; just fixed rear derailleur; 2 days later front derailleur broke. Month ago fixed pedal spindle.Bottom Line: Very poor quality parts; easily broken by young kid. Frustrating bike.
Favorite Trail: none
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid:
$400.00
Similar Products Used: I have 25 year-old TREK 7000 that has never had this much down time.
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duckman902
a Cross Country Rider
from halifaxDate Reviewed: April 14, 2011
Strengths: well considering i bought just the frame and ive rebuilt from the ground up it dont run bad
im still driving it but not on rough trails id have to have better forks then jettsWeaknesses: well other then the forks and the frame being a size 14 or 15 inch frame and im 6'2 i havent found anything wrong with it yet mind ya i have had way betterBottom Line: well cant say how good it is from the store but as for the frame that seems strong so far great around the city
Favorite Trail: anything that dont have pavement
Duration Product Used: Tested or demo'ed only
Price Paid:
$40.00
Purchased At: the local cracker ja
Similar Products Used: gt agressor khs alite 300 fully redone to my specs kona lavadome race light my new bike giant warp ds1 redone to my specs ironhorse worrier comp norco nx1000,screamer,bush pilot,bigfoot specialized hardrock old skool with u brakes underneath and suntour parts kona stuff being built
Bike Setup: old rapidfire shifters 7speed wolber at20 rims french made with deore hubs not sure of model of them deore crankarms with 2 oval biopace chain rings bottom bracket mount front axera derailer rock shox jett forks bottom half of the
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Callum
a Weekend Warrior
from Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaDate Reviewed: September 20, 2010
Strengths: sturdy frame, good geometry for all round ridingWeaknesses: parts it comes with. have almost replaced every aspect of the bike aside from front wheelBottom Line: not a bad bike to begin with, but if you look to doing anything more than riding now or then, i suggest you either need to be willing to fork out alot in upgrades or look for a more upmarket model
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$450.00
Bike Setup: dirtjam comp forks, truvative seatpost, holzfeller cranks, deore front derailleur, shaddow slx rear derailleur, deity stem, funn fatboy bars
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plichhayy
a Weekend Warrior
from Canada, Nova ScotiaDate Reviewed: September 8, 2010
Strengths: just really started using the bike hard, i changed the crank..forks..handlebars..rims and tires and the back durailler..also upgraded the hubsWeaknesses: i found the xct suntour front suspension to be a bit lacking..and also the angle in wich the frame seams to be weird, and the seat will refuse to stay tight haha , but other than that overal i find the bike great, and im using it for seriouse dirt jumpin...but i also have landings for all my gaps jumps and drops so when you land right you can jump any bike pretty much as big as you want, i find the handling extremely well and the bike is very easy to get use to.Bottom Line: nice bike for the price, can usually pick up a second hand one from between 2-300 and build yourself quite the nice little bike if your into them things, and for the bike you build i think i spent all together 450 on mine and i find it amazing werks perfecnt and i put it threw its paces for sure, so far so good , i would recommend if your willing to chance a couple components
Favorite Trail: lots
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$200.00
Purchased At: kijiji.ca
Similar Products Used: norco wolverine
Bike Setup: dirtjumper.
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Phlipp
a Weekend Warrior
from Gatineau,CanadaDate Reviewed: August 24, 2010
Strengths: good looking and strong frame,brakes are great,good tires for the woods. Very good priceWeaknesses: Derailleur, plastic pedals and fork have to be upgradedBottom Line: Good bike for the woods and easy dirt jump.I recommend to change pedals and derailleur(mine broke after 3 weeks)and fork .
Favorite Trail: Don't have one
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$500.00
Purchased At: Costa Sports
Bike Setup: 07 Katmandu with kona pedals,shimano deore derailleur
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lavergnn
a Weekend Warrior
from peaceriverDate Reviewed: July 14, 2010
Strengths: everything but the gearsWeaknesses: gears got screwed up first day I rode itBottom Line:
buy its a good bike just get different derailer and gears and a fork with more travel would be nice its light at 34lbs =) also get stronger rims if you want to go off BIG drops other than that its an awsome bike =)
Favorite Trail: N/A
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$500.00
Purchased At: waterworks
Similar Products Used: N/A
Bike Setup: stock
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Dirtbikekid1995
a Weekend Warrior
from Port McNeill vancouver island B.C. CanadaDate Reviewed: July 10, 2010
Strengths: Every thing but plastic peddelsWeaknesses: Plastic peddelsBottom Line: I love it ...... Light weight , strong, fast, durable, well balenced and smooth to ride.
Favorite Trail: Blue waffle ass suker self pwned cunt blackdimond
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$540.00
Purchased At: The Bike Shed
Similar Products Used: Norco wolverine
Bike Setup: Stock
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bikedad
a Weekend Warrior
from belleville,ont canadaDate Reviewed: July 8, 2010
Strengths: rims & frameWeaknesses: pedalsBottom Line: This is a good bike if you set it up right when i first got it i changed it all its now all upgraded.
Favorite Trail: blue mountain
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$50.00
Purchased At: friend
Similar Products Used: none
Bike Setup: Upgraded everything i'm using 08 bombers
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L.JOJ
a Cross Country Rider
from ElmvaleDate Reviewed: March 28, 2010
Strengths: Frame, components.Weaknesses: Weight, Size.Bottom Line: Decent bike, hasn't failed me so far.
Favorite Trail: Hardwood hills
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$250.00
Purchased At: Bikeland
Similar Products Used: Kona Stuff
Bike Setup: Norco Katmandu frame, 100mm Dart 2 forks, Shimano XT rear derailer, Shimano alivio front derailer, Stock Gary Fisher handle bars, Tioga 2.3 tires, Bontrager seat, Disc brakes.
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youngbush25
a Downhiller
from vancouver,bcDate Reviewed: June 1, 2009
Strengths: frameWeaknesses: shifter and forkBottom Line: good bike for jum i think as long as you have a landing..i did a couple of drops and not to good scare to crak the frame... pretty good bike for the price i paid its amazing!!
Favorite Trail: alotts
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$100.00
Purchased At: friends
Similar Products Used: none
Bike Setup: pedals,handles i changed +deraileur
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sp3cializ3d
a Cross Country Rider
from canadaDate Reviewed: March 5, 2009
Strengths: disc brakes r goodWeaknesses: bike isnt very good. rims are NOT STRONG its a piece of crap.Bottom Line: dont like
Favorite Trail: COP
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid:
$475.00
Purchased At: forget
Similar Products Used: super cycle, mongoose
Bike Setup: trail ftw
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