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Motobecane Fantom Comp DS XC Full Suspension
Product Description
User Reviews
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Kiko
a All Mountain Rider Date Reviewed: March 14, 2013 Strengths: Price Components Weaknesses: None so far... Bottom Line:
Submitted by
packets
a Cross Country Rider Date Reviewed: September 30, 2012 Strengths: My first experience with full suspension, hydraulic disk brakes, and clipless pedals which took about 10 rides to get adjusted/tuned and familar with. I currently have 170+ miles of singletrack on this amazing peddler and I've managed to (mostly) stay mounted and unhurt as of late. Other than a few scratches and scrapes the bike continues to be fully on demand. Me on the other hand, well, my first 10 rides found me sore, bruised, and/or bleeding while anticipating my next ride or wondering if I should ride again...at 50 I realized I don't heal/recover as quick as I once did. Weaknesses: None, but the rider. It’s not that I don’t have the nerve to attempt the deep dips, steep climbs, quick swoops, tight corners, long drops, and unending rocks, roots, mud, water, and dirt at speeds probably beyond me, because it’s all I want to do. This bike continues to cause me to ride dangerously above my ability and I'm lovin it! Knee and shin pads quickly became my favorite safety equipment and I don't leave the house without them! :-) Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Betts- Holly Springs, NC Duration Product Used: 2 months Price Paid: $1095.00 Purchased At: Bikes Direct Similar Products Used: N/A Bike Setup: Once I got the preload correct I discovered I prefer the rear travel at 3". The 5" feels too squishy for the type of riding I do...the bikes rear travel arrived set at 4" and can be set at 3, 4, or 5 inches.
Submitted by
itsadamb
a Cross Country Rider
from Plantation, FL, USA Date Reviewed: March 26, 2012 Strengths: Amazing bike! Granted this is my first full suspension but i've ridden some of my friends $2-3,000 Trek and Specialized bikes and can't say they feel any better than this bike. The componenets are all pretty top of the line and i did a lot of shopping at the local bike shops and nothing could compete for less than $1,800-2,000! So i took a risk after reading some of the good reviews online and must say this bike is amazing! Weaknesses: Non-Name brand frame but its for me and i love it! Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Amelia Earhart State Park Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $1000.00 Purchased At: BikesDirect.com 
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Joe
a Cross Country Rider
from San Diego, CA Date Reviewed: December 7, 2011 Strengths: Good Spec Componets for the $$ Weaknesses: Frame snapped, Moto Company difficult to deal with. 10 months to replace frame. Fought with them every week. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: The one I'm on Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Price Paid: $1000.00 Purchased At: Tucson ,AZ Similar Products Used: Gary Fisher Joshua, Speacilized Enduro Pro Bike Setup: LX/XT 
Submitted by
cactuspete1972
a Weekend Warrior
from Wilmington NC Date Reviewed: May 17, 2011 Strengths: Components Weaknesses: Weight Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $975.00 Purchased At: bikes direct Similar Products Used: Proflex
Submitted by
dstephens
a Cross Country Rider
from Logan, UT, USA Date Reviewed: April 21, 2011 Strengths: It is fairly light for a FS bike, and it is great quality for its price. Name brand parts,in RockShox and Shimano. Weaknesses: The Avid 3 Juicies have been awful. Light to moderate breaking at high speeds produced terrible howling (and sometimes a squeal). I had to replace with organic pads and may need a solid sweep disk later, if the howling picks up again. Less significantly, the pedals are cheap-o plastic and there is no quick release on the seat stem. Those are easy fixes; the big deal is the breaking system. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Jardine Juniper Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $999.00 Purchased At: bikesdirect.com Similar Products Used: A ho-hum Schwinn hardtail with low-end parts. Bike Setup: Factory spec, with new pedals.
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stewbo
a Weekend Warrior
from Dallas, TX, USA Date Reviewed: March 25, 2011 Strengths: Components especially the Shimano DynaSys 30 Speed, Frame built by same builders as brands with more advertising dollars (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinesis_Industry). Weaknesses: Avid 3 brakes seem finicky at first. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Cedar Hill Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $1095.00 Purchased At: Bikes Direct Similar Products Used: Trek, Gary Fisher Bike Setup: Factory spec
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jeff simmons
a Cross Country Rider
from woodstock, ga Date Reviewed: July 23, 2010 Strengths: components are top notch, light yeat sturdy. love the lockout and rebound setting on the ario 2.2. Weaknesses: maybe get rid of the v-brack mounts Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: issaqueena lake Duration Product Used: 1 Year Purchased At: Bikes Direct Similar Products Used: none Bike Setup: converted crank to single ring using original crank and race face bash guard, thompson seatpost, stem. carbon bars and deetrack wheels.
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Don Fraser
a Weekend Warrior
from Garden City, Mi Wayne Date Reviewed: July 18, 2010 Strengths: Price nothing compares, looks, equipment, easy to ride, Weaknesses: I could have used more info on suspension set up, but it's not that complicated, a few times out and I've got it dialed in pretty good.. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Potawami/Maybury Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $999.00 Purchased At: Bikes Direct Similar Products Used: KHS Hardtail Bike Setup: Ourly grips, Shimano SPD peddles, tighten all nuts and bolts regularly, Lock Tight the ones that keep loosening up, 215 lbs in the Rock Shox 3.2 for my 225 lb body, I like hard rebound, I push the bike hard downhills I'm and ex Motocrosser, I've lowered the handlebars by moving the big spacer, 30 lbs front tire 35 lbs rear, water bottle, tool bag, wax chain and wash bike after every ride.
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BoomClick
a Weekend Warrior
from Houston, Texas Date Reviewed: February 21, 2010 Strengths: Fabulous brakes, suspension and deraileurs. Weaknesses: No kick, but I can buy and attach my own. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $999.00 Purchased At: BikesDirect.com Similar Products Used: Titan 4x4 Truck i.e. A solid product. Bike Setup: A Breeze
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Rick M
a Cross Country Rider
from Salt Lake City, UT Date Reviewed: November 9, 2009 Strengths: I love it. Great frame, I now understanding what carving means. Shocks are fine and breaks work well too so far. Incredibly tight after assembling out of the box with help from a friend who works at REI. Said this came out of the box as well as anything he has seen. No rubbing or noise on initial assembly. Weaknesses: NONE SO FAR. I read some stuff about the Tora Shock being heavy and the breaks not working well or rubbing. Also heard that the pedals aren't worth putting on. These guys should have ridden my old ride. Don't know if they are snobs or whiners. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $999.00 Purchased At: bikesdirect.com Similar Products Used: First FS bike. Rode an old Iron Horse Warrior HT, Cannondale HT. Bike Setup: Tora shock, Ario air 2.2, Avid Juicy 3s, Shimano SLX and XT, Lots of Ritchey, FS cranks, Gravity pedals and hubs.
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Jballer
a Cross Country Rider
from Spokane, Washington, United States Date Reviewed: September 21, 2009 Strengths: brand name parts, good travel with lockout front and rear, great price, quality bike, Weaknesses: needs quick release seat, pedals need to be replaced Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $990.00 Purchased At: bikes direct Similar Products Used: trek 930, specialized rockhopper, Bike Setup: stock
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Guile
a Weekend Warrior
from Phoenix, AZ, US Date Reviewed: August 3, 2009 Strengths: Solid frame, easy setup, great components, very adjustable, and easily upgradable at a very nice price point. Decent improvement over 2008 model despite higher price tag. Great customer service to fix their mistake. Weaknesses: Heavy, but being the first FS for someone recently entering the sport, this doesn't concern me much. There's also some rubbing in the rear wheel hub, but only during free spinning. Garbage stock pedals and a quick release seat clamp are my only other gripes. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $900.00 Purchased At: www.bikesdirect.com Similar Products Used: Gary Fisher hard tail. Bike Setup: 2009 model which replaced the Comp DS that was on clearance (and consequently oversold...much to my dismay).
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cgduff
a Weekend Warrior
from Kent, Ohio Date Reviewed: July 7, 2009 Strengths: Well built, duarable frame without being very heavy. Strong looking welds too. I haven't played around with the different suspension travel setting yet but having that feature is nice. I have the Fantom DS trail and would say it's more of an all mountain bike than a true XC bike (a bonus in my opinion as I can only afford one bike!). Weaknesses: Rear shock on my model is low spec-kindshock axis, but for the price what do you expect? In all fairness I opted for the cheaper version (coil shock rather than rock shox air shock) as I'll probably upgrade it next year anyway! Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $300.00 Purchased At: bikeisland.com Similar Products Used: First full sus bike. switched my components over from my (completely upgraded) Saracen mantra. Bike Setup: Motobecane fantom DS trail, Kindshock (KS) Axis coil shock, Marzocchi AM1 fork, FSA v-drive crank and BB, FSA DH pro headset, hayes hydraulic brakes with 8" rotors.
Submitted by
mswartz67
a Cross Country Rider
from Narberth, PA, USA Date Reviewed: May 13, 2009 Strengths: Big Value for the dollars. Durable and well made. Full suspension is very nice espcailly now that I am 41. Riding for one year and no real issues. Tora Shock is good for my level of riding single track. Overall I love my bike and the 500-700 dollar savings is great. Great mid to entry level bike. Weaknesses: Bent a spoke about 6 months in when I had a pretty bad crash and buised my ribs. Bike is a bit heavy. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Wissahickon Gorge Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $999.00 Purchased At: Bikesdirect Similar Products Used: Trek and Specialized MTB's on the low end Bike Setup: Stock except for Crank Brothers Candy Pedals, and Peaty Aluminum lock grips. Looking to add a beffier Wheel set.
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