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costa
a Cross Country Rider
from millbrae,CA,USADate Reviewed: July 7, 2010
Strengths: lightness, love the seat, suspension fits bike perfect, geometry, fast and the fox rl remote comes in handy alot.Weaknesses: nothinBottom Line: the bike is a great, it will survive anything you ride
Favorite Trail: water dog lake
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$2300.00
Purchased At: performance bike
Bike Setup: XT-XTR
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JMB1
a Cross Country Rider
from PhoenixDate Reviewed: January 25, 2009
Strengths: Nicely equipped, shifts and brakes like a dream. Climbs nicely, Handles nice,Weaknesses: grips are way too hard and thin...I'm used to OURY grips...no gear indicator on the shifters...seat way to hard and uncomfortable. A little lite in the front end...but easily fixed with rider positioning.Bottom Line: As an ex-cross country racer in the expert class, I think this bike is awesome. I thought the 2002 I-Drive I had was nice and this thing blows it away. I just took it out on a two hour ride and could not believe how the improvements and the technology make this bike so much better. I will probably cover the downtube with thick clear contact paper to avoid rock damage. Climbs and descends well, wheeliest very easily when needed.
Favorite Trail: Little Bear Flagstaff AZ
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$2300.00
Purchased At: Performance bike
Similar Products Used: 2002 GT I-drive 1.0.
Bike Setup: SDG bellaire saddle Ti. OURY grips, SPD pedals, Ergo bar ends, will probably switch to grip shift system.
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wasso67
a Cross Country Rider
from Pueblo, CODate Reviewed: September 1, 2008
Strengths: Nice spec, very good at downhill, climbs very well, and a great value. Handles well once set up is tuned.Weaknesses: Noisy frame with all the popping. Difficult to get dialed in. Like any carbon frame, rocks don't do it any favors. Seatpost can slip if not tightened properly.Bottom Line: This 4 inch bike is the bomb. Can be an awesome XC bike, but can also do double duty as a trail bike. Nice combo. With the RP23 all is possible along the spectrum. Great downhiller, makes up for oh so many mistakes. For some reason I have trouble keeping the front end down on steeps, but that is probably rider error. Setup is key. First of all, do not run low tire pressures! This jacks everything up. I went tubeless and dropped psi to 30 rear and 25 front and couldn't dial it in. Finally went up to about 38 on the rear and 32 on the front-much better. MBA said to set the Fox RP at rider weight and run half that in the front. I am 162lbs., run the RP at 175 and the front at 75 and this baby is tuned.
Favorite Trail: Voodoo
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$2700.00
Purchased At: some poor dude who h
Similar Products Used: Mooto-X 29er hardtail.
Bike Setup: Stock except I put on some carbon bars and got some King/ZTR wheels running tubeless. Also put a 34 tooth cog in the back.
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kootenayskier
a Weekend Warrior
from Rossland BC CanadaDate Reviewed: June 23, 2008
Strengths: Easy climbing seated or standing. Fun and flick-able on the way down.Weaknesses: A bit of creakingBottom Line: I regularly ride a Nomad, but recently had the opportunity to demo a few different XC bikes (see above). The Marathon climbed as well seated and much better standing than the others, but was in a league of it's own on the way down, not plush but confidence inspiring, feeling more like a 4X bike than a XC bike. The Shimano discs made for one finger braking, the Nevegals dug in, and the Odi lock-on grips are a small but important detail on a bike I could easily add to my quiver. (note: I don't know how much it costs, so my value rating doesn't mean much).
Favorite Trail: Full Monte
Duration Product Used: Tested or demo'ed only
Similar Products Used: Trek EX-9, Gary Fischer Hi Fi.
Bike Setup: Stock.
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