Submitted by
rickyd1ca
a Racer
from Montreal, Quebec, Canada Date Reviewed: June 17, 2008
Favorite Trail:
Any singletrack
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Purchased At:
Cycle Technique
Strengths:
Stiff frame, climbs like a hardtail, accelerates real well, great handling in technical terrain.
Weaknesses:
Paint job.. After my first ride, you could clearly see where the cables rubbed on the frame. To make this frame top notch would be to have an anodized finish.
Similar Products Used:
LaPierre xcontrol 410
Bike Setup:
full 2008 xt, fox F100 RLC front fork, PRO seatpost/stem/headset/handlbar kit.
Bottom Line:
Excellent bike, didn't need to play much with the suspension to get the proper setup. Pedaling is great, you really have to try hard to notice you're on a full suspension bike. Yet, the suspension works very well on rough grounds.
This is a great full suspension race bike/marathon bike.
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Submitted by
Sue
a Racer
from Ont. Canada Date Reviewed: March 28, 2008
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Strengths:
Scandium frame, comfortable geometry, climbs well, the Syncros wheels are really nice.
Pretty much stock with Noir cranks, Candy 4ti pedals, Juicy ult, full sram - 24.5 lbs
Bottom Line:
After selling my Brodie Sauce a few years back I was hoping to get my hands on another, however Brodie no longer makes them, so I gave the Mettle b-team a try. After test riding one, I found the riding position to be similiar to the Sauce. The bike is built solid and is super stiff. I wasn't quite sure about the rear shock (MC3.3) at first but once I got it dialed it worked very good. Although the bike doesn't have the super steep racer geometry it climbs and accellerates extremely well. It's got good flow through the single track and effortlessly carries speed.
A great solid cross country race steed or marathon race bike.
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