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GrizzlySuspensions
a Cross Country Rider
from San Diego, CA USADate Reviewed: August 8, 2009
Strengths: Beefy Frame, components feel good even though they are extremely used.Weaknesses: A bit on the heavy side...however it climbs like it's not! Builds up solid leg power. No weaknesses yet....Bottom Line: Very happy for my first dual supension bike ! Components are awesome for what I paid ! I could have easily spent hundreds more and still be happy with the purchase!
.... now the fun part begins....learning maintenance and upgrading....
Favorite Trail: NOBLE CANYON // Laguna Hills // Miramar Lake outskirts
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$365.00
Purchased At: craigslist
Similar Products Used: Diamondback Response Hardtail (gangter)
Bike Setup: RockShox Judy fork, Fox Vanilla Rear Coil shock, WTB speed disk wheels, Deore shifters, Hayes Disk breaks, FSA stem
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john wasowski
a Weekend Warrior
from sunnyvaleDate Reviewed: May 9, 2007
Strengths: Good headset, and stem, not much else is good in my opinion...Weaknesses: fork: judy SL it froze after the first 6 months... I cracked the rear swingarm after only a year, went through 4 pair of Truvativ(absolute crap) cranks, broke the stock handlebars and had lots of injuries.Bottom Line: this was not the bike for me. currently I own a '06 kona stab deluxe, after getting rid of this hunk of junk. For somebody just looking to beat around on the local trails or the occasional jumps its a great bike, just dont do a 10 foot drop to flat ground on this bike.... BIIIIG no-no
Favorite Trail: calabazas
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid:
$550.00
Purchased At: Supergo
Similar Products Used: kona stinky, specialized big hit
Bike Setup: stock except: easton ea50 monkeybars, sun ringle pedals, new rear swing arm, new spring for rear shock w/ higher spring rate,wtb seat( i forget which model, has Ti rails)
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austin
a Cross Country Rider
from citraDate Reviewed: March 12, 2007
Strengths: pretty much everything it a really good bikeWeaknesses: casset had to change cause of worn down teeth after 4 months and bottom bracketBottom Line: this bike is great for anyone wanting to0 have a good time without having to worry bout anything breaking and it is great for the money
Favorite Trail: santo's
Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Price Paid:
$549.00
Purchased At: performance bike
Bike Setup: stock besides casset upgraded to sram 9 and bottom braket upgraded to shimanao xt and i have sdded a computer
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matthew boyce
a Downhiller
from rapid city, sd, USADate Reviewed: August 14, 2006
Strengths: awsome frame! it`s light and strong for my freeriding needs. but I can see how many use this as specifyedWeaknesses: all the accessories were all wrong so I changed them all up, they are standable as long as you do not ride any extremely technical trails with big dropsBottom Line: awsome bike with the right parts so buy the frame if possible as freeriding on tht judy will throw you over more than you want;) and as stated before the pedals really suck!!!!
Favorite Trail: bone collector
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$700.00
Purchased At: ebay
Similar Products Used: diamond back coil
Bike Setup: dee max rims, maxxis mobster tires, marzocchi 7in triple drop-off fork with a 20mm thru axle, race face north shore crankset with a e-thirteen bashguard, specialized bg seat, thompson seatpost, 8in front rotor, race face 4 bolt stem, marzocchi roco 7 point 5 rear shock, chris king headset, snafu pedals
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austin gotcher
a Cross Country Rider
from reddick, fl, usaDate Reviewed: March 21, 2006
Strengths: the bike is a good all around bikeWeaknesses: rear shock is good but i plan to upgrade petals i will up grade as wellBottom Line: bike is good for anything and will take any abuse you put to it
Favorite Trail: razorback
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$549.00
Purchased At: supergo
Similar Products Used: none
Bike Setup: stock
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atanas soulev
a Weekend Warrior
from toronto, ontarioDate Reviewed: October 11, 2005
Strengths: PRICE
brakes, frame seems to do the work so far, as well as the fork. the back shock does OK.Weaknesses: Rims, I am not an expert off-roader but the rims could not take even my riding. Had to fix 'em twice already. One of the pedals fell apart, had to buy new bearings. the tubes are not really for off-roading.
when i ordered from supergo the shipping charges were more than i expected or agreed but i let it go.Bottom Line: Despite the weeknesses the bike is still the best bang for the buck. But if u r buying it expect to pay at least another few hundred to upgrade it to a more suitable off-road bike. If u r buying it from canada expect another 250 CAD shipping and duty taxes. So would i buy it again?
Probably yes, but would definetly shop around longer.
Favorite Trail: The Don, Traylor Park
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$549.00
Purchased At: supergo
Bike Setup: factory other than the tubes and soon to be the rims.
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Peter Sindone
a Weekend Warrior
from South Ozone Park, NY, 11420Date Reviewed: August 9, 2005
Strengths: Every thing on this rig is great, best bang for the buck. This bike rides like a Cadillac. Front and rear suspension is adjustable to tighten or soften suspension, shifters, derailers, and brakes are GREAT
You can not go wrong with all the stuff you get with this bike for the price. Iron Horse you have a customer for lifeWeaknesses: The only broblem I had was when the secured the front rim to the frame when shipping was a little wobbly. After tweeking the brakes and shifters adjustments ITS A SWEET RIDEBottom Line: The best full suspension bike with all the bells and whistles you will need. TRY AND FIND A BIKE WITH THE SAME EQUPMENT FOR THE SAME PRICE ,Iron Horse really made a great package with the Sinster Comp.
Best of all the Company is where I live ON LONG ISLAND NY
Favorite Trail: Forest park, Fort Tildin, light trails
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$549.00
Purchased At: Supergo
Similar Products Used: GT Agrressor, Cannondale
Bike Setup: TOTAL STOCK but going to put different rims on ( I have a set of Shimanos with less spokes)
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Chalie J
a Downhiller
from Butte, MT, USADate Reviewed: July 16, 2005
Strengths: Extremely well designed and welded frame and with a Fox shock in the back you can't go wrong. Built real heavy dutily in a kind of retro downhill style but still pedals efficiently enough for XC. Great stock Deore/LX drivetrain and I was actually impressed with the HMX-2 brakes, that is once I bought Avid levers. The derailur hanger takes it's bashings with out even cringing. The stock handlebars haven't gotten messed up yet and I'm no reck free rider. The internal ZeroStack Aheadset is a lot nicer than one might assume. The Judy SL-U fork isn't the greatest thing ever but it's survived a couple 4-5 foot drops that I fooked up at high speeds. The stock rims and hubs are nice and beasty and haven't bent badly yet. The stock tires aren't bad but I had to slap sum nice 2.3s on the beast. Real nice stock WTB Pure V seat. Undoubtably the best bang for 600-800 US$. Oh yeah WICKED PIVOT STRENGTH!Weaknesses: Crankset is tappered and not splined and after a year its finnaly starting to get uncomfortably sloppy. The Judy fork gets real stiff in weather below 45*F but different grease should fix that. The SunRace rear cassette is a POS that started loosing teeth. Hayes HML-1 levers crapped out about six months in cuz their cheap crap that can't handle abuse. Pedals lasted about 8 months before they nearly went bald but I ride once a day atleast. The stock tubes are real cheap so buy a spare to bring with on yer first REAL RIDE. The stock stem I'm sure would be great for a pure XC rider but I'm sure with the freeriding and downhilling mines gonna snap. So if yer gonna go big with this lil beast get a stem with four bolts instead of two.Bottom Line: Can't beat the price for this bike and all the things I've replaced weren't "tottaly" destroyed I just wanted to upgrade. If yer thinkin a bout good bike under 1'000$ and you wanna do anything with it this thing is yer ticket.
Favorite Trail: Fleecer Mountain Jeep descent
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid:
$720.00
Purchased At: BicycleBuys.com
Similar Products Used: Cannondale Super-V, DiamondBack Coil-SS, and a number of 150$ to 500$ dollar mongooses and none of these compare except the Super-V which still only gets 2nd in my opinion due to the bob that thing has.
Bike Setup: Stock except Avid levers, Azonic Launch Stem, Truvativ Hussefelt Crankset w/ MRP lrp Chainguide, LX casette, Tioga Factory DH 2.3 tires, and Tioga sealed bearing pedals, and soon a Fox Vannilla RLC fork. So pretty much I've created the "Free Country" bike. Catchy isn't it ;]
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Will
a Weekend Warrior
from Lake Bluff, ILDate Reviewed: July 11, 2005
Strengths: It has a very solid frame that looks sweet. The rear shock is better than expected and the Judy SL are good for smaller drops and just screwing around. All the shifting components are good,no problems there. The seat is nice and the fact that it can have disc brakes is awesome.Weaknesses: the brakes are really bad at first but once you break them in they get better the front fork will bottom out if u hit anything ove three feet and the tires are good for single trak stuff but it helps to get some beefy ones plus it makes it look sweet. The pedals are crap along with the handlebars which I bent pretty quickly doing a sweet 6 footer at the park go to.Bottom Line: Its a great bike for the $$ but could defitly use some upgrades. But over all if ure a weekend warrior and dont hit anything huge it sweet it also looks really cool unlike some bikes that u can just tell there bad because they have stupid dacals.
Favorite Trail: Challenge Park
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$600.00
Purchased At: Supergo.com
Similar Products Used: Trek Y frame and trek hard tail.
Bike Setup: I went crazy with upgrades thx to ebay.
-hayes sole hydro brakes
-maxxis 2.5 mobster dh tires
-easton bars
-supergo pedals
-lizard skin lock jaw grips
-AND MARZOCCHI DROP OFF TRIPLES (their pretty sick)
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Victor
a Cross Country Rider
from Aliso Viejo, CADate Reviewed: June 19, 2005
Strengths: Nice frame with great features for the price such as: Mechanical Disc Brakes, Downhill seats, decent rearshocks, nice headset (Crane Creek), Good stem and Deore LX Derailleurs. Those mentioned makes the bike a good bang for the buck.Weaknesses: The bike came with some mediocre to low end components such as the pedals, cassette, judy front fork (SL is not bad at all though), seatpost, wheels (the ones I got was actually NOT trued to the rear wheel).Bottom Line: Best bang for the buck. Basically an $800 bike now which is not bad. Love the frame as it just fit me right off the bat. I would consider upgrading what I upgraded so far to a better one. I would probably upgrade the rear shock too if you have the money. But with the upgrade said, you could buy a specialized stumpjumper for $999. So your call but a great bike to get started and develop skills on. Not just riding skills but mechanical skills. You can actually afford to mess around with this bike and get to know a bike. So when you get a nicer/higher ended one, you know what you are doing.
Favorite Trail: Aliso Woods Trail
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$569.00
Purchased At: SuperGo
Similar Products Used: Gary Fisher Tassajara
Bike Setup: I basically have the Iron Horse Sinister Comp with upgraded handlebar (Weyless Carbon Fiber CFX-1), Hubs (Shimano Deore Disc Hubs), Seat (Aireon), Pedals (Shimano spd), Deralleurs (SRAM X.9 set), SRAM PC-990 chain and OURY grips (these are nice and grippy).
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Raptoraz
a Weekend Warrior
from Glendale, Arizona, USADate Reviewed: May 31, 2005
Strengths: Hayes Discs, Fox Vanilla rear shockWeaknesses: Derailers don't shift as well as I'd like.Bottom Line: This is an awesome bike for the money. I've had 3 trips out on it so far and it's holding up to my 240 pound beatings with ease.
Favorite Trail: White Tanks
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$589.00
Purchased At: Supergo
Similar Products Used: Gary Fisher Tassajara
Bike Setup: Stock with only puncture resistant tubes as an upgrade.
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jake chesnut
a Weekend Warrior
from brea caDate Reviewed: May 22, 2005
Strengths: pretty much everyting is strong on the bike the forks are a big plus and the rear shck is to.Weaknesses: still the brakes are a little weak but they improve a little bit. and the disk brakes sqeak alot toBottom Line: this is the best bike for a kid right now. i am "5"1" and i way 94 lbs and it is perfect for me i love this bike it works great going up hills it works great on downhills it works awsome at jumping and stuff like that to soooooooooo i would recomend this bike to anyone who loves moutainbiking. so yeah this bike is sweet and yeah
Favorite Trail: fullerton loop
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$649.00
Purchased At: supergo
Similar Products Used: k2 cheyne
Bike Setup: i have k2 pedals on there. Everything else is stock
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jake chesnut
a Cross Country Rider
from brea caDate Reviewed: May 5, 2005
Strengths: there is so much to say bout this beast i just got it yesterday and woooooooooooooooow!!!!!!!!! it is amazing the forks the rear shock the frame everything is great!!!!!!!!!!!!Weaknesses: the only thing is at first the brakes are really bad but they get betterBottom Line: i havent taken it off any sweet jumps yet but i only had have iit for one day now it is completley awsome everything works great it is really light and is easy to pick up and move anywere
Favorite Trail: the fullerton loop
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$545.00
Purchased At: supergo
Similar Products Used: K2 cheynne
Bike Setup: swiched the back brake lever to the left side and the front brake lever to the right like a dirt bike
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Damian Woje
a Weekend Warrior
from Southington, CT, USADate Reviewed: April 26, 2005
Strengths: Price, dependability...seems light but im no expert.Weaknesses: None yet.Bottom Line: For someone like me whos a weekend warrior this bike is a god send. I like to think i ride hard and so far the bike has performed perfectly. Overall this is a great bike for beginner thru intermediate, no problems to report :0).
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid:
$499.00
Purchased At: Local Bike Shop
Similar Products Used: NONE - First Bike.
Bike Setup: Stock
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Chris
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from Sammamish,wa usaDate Reviewed: April 16, 2005
Strengths: Everything!Weaknesses: Front fork needs replacing.Bottom Line: This is a great bike for the beginner. A great bang for your buck! Hope to see more bikes like this on the road.
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$650.00
Purchased At: Supergo
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