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Submitted by
bmxprostar@hotmail.com
a Cross Country Rider
from Sedro woolley
Date Reviewed: July 13, 2009 | | Favorite Trail: | i ride park | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Purchased At: | friend | | Strengths: | frame is pretty strong for dirt | | Weaknesses: | top tube and bottom bracket and rims. | | Similar Products Used: | huffys and magnas | | Bike Setup: | 4pack frame s&m bars odyssey stem hoffman forks. wethepeople cranks macniel seat post and seat. odyssey hazard wheels. premium bearings. ive put 1600 into it. nothing stock. down to bearings and bolts | | Bottom Line: | this bike is good for 250 and good for a beginner. but once you start learning tricks. ditch the general lee. it will hold you back | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
G-rat
a Weekend Warrior
from weatherly, penna, 18255
Date Reviewed: July 6, 2009 | | Favorite Trail: | street spots | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Purchased At: | Dans Comp | | Strengths: | light frame | | Weaknesses: | bars too small, single wall rims, unsealed bearings, dinky sprocket | | Similar Products Used: | backtrail x1 | | Bike Setup: | 8 by 28 bars, eastern 2 9er back rim, haro front rim, mutiny pivitol seat, federal slammed post, stock front tire, maxxis ringworm back tire, sealed bottom bracket bearings, animal edwin grips, and oddysey front brakes | | Bottom Line: | good bike if u put some money into it | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Micah Scholes
a Weekend Warrior
from Tucson,Arizona, USA
Date Reviewed: January 2, 2009 | | Favorite Trail: | Target Greatland | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$240.00 | | Purchased At: | online idk where | | Strengths: | strong, chromoly | | Weaknesses: | bad frame and bars and seat and brakes and pedals | | Similar Products Used: | ? | | Bike Setup: | stock haro pedals wtp grips fit bars federal tire shadow seat primo brake lever | | Bottom Line: | good, strong bike. needs few new parts | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
yo momma
a Weekend Warrior
from florida
Date Reviewed: July 30, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | zorakos | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$270.00 | | Purchased At: | florida cylery | | Strengths: | we make fun of my fren who has it and say its the dollargeneral bike. (hick is not true). its a very durable and strong bike | | Weaknesses: | dollar general | | Similar Products Used: | other bikes | | Bike Setup: | stock | | Bottom Line: | i recommend this for people that want to ramp "dirt" if u want enything eles go with a different bike. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
chris
a Weekend Warrior
from Cincinnati
Date Reviewed: December 3, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Purchased At: | friend | | Strengths: | it is a nice light frame, | | Weaknesses: | it is too thin, not a good street frame at all. | | Similar Products Used: | Backtrail x2 | | Bike Setup: | alex triple walls with LSD, haro knee saver bars, a profile stem, a profile 3-pc, and a poverty sprocket | | Bottom Line: | this frame sucks i had it less than a month and i done put a monster ass dent in it and i bent the dropouts already. I'm only 16 and weigh 150 so that tells you either im a hard street rider or this frame is really really a peice. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Gaer
a
from Columbus,OH,United States
Date Reviewed: July 7, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | The Flow Skatepark | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$180.00 | | Purchased At: | Ebay | | Strengths: | Very durable can do other things bikes cant dirt/vert/street/. Fairly lightweight | | Weaknesses: | Handle bar bent off of a hefty dirt jump. | | Similar Products Used: | None | | Bike Setup: | Stock | | Bottom Line: | Anyone who has the feelings to either take off some 10 foot dirt jumps or hop into a skatepark this bike can do it all I highly reccomend this to anyone. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
brian b
a Weekend Warrior
from djdjffgg
Date Reviewed: January 8, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | street dirt | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$280.00 | | Purchased At: | bike dicounters | | Strengths: | the frame and forks its pretty light and the frame never craced and i gap alot of stepss | | Weaknesses: | the bars bend like crazii the sproket sucks for sprocket bashing | | Similar Products Used: | fit | | Bike Setup: | new crank and bars | | Bottom Line: | i wouldnt it get it not worth the money buy somthing better.... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Cody Anderson
a
from Nevada IA, USA
Date Reviewed: April 9, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | no preferance | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$199.00 | | Purchased At: | scheels all sport | | Strengths: | 14mm axles, 3 piece crank, all around heavy duty, yet not a heavy actual weight | | Weaknesses: | not really any thing i can find | | Similar Products Used: | specialized fatboy 415, dyno zone, trek 2 of diamonds | | Bike Setup: | almost stock | | Bottom Line: | nice bike at a great price, easy to jump, jumps better than Beau and Luke Duke in the 69 Charger. I love the bike all around | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
corey stewart
a Weekend Warrior
from 14877 robinhood cir
Date Reviewed: February 3, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$260.00 | | Purchased At: | irwin cycles | | Strengths: | nice cruiser for a bigger guy and i am the coolest cat in the caldasak when im crusin with my 4 year lod son. | | Weaknesses: | i cant seem to get the bars right. ive tried to tackle a couple stair cases and i can hear the bars screching forward, but i am 260lbs i think a diffrent stem would help. I am new to this, and i would like to MAKE it tougher so if you have any suggestions please email me thanks. | | Bike Setup: | daddy max tires | | Bottom Line: | i can't quite trust the bars set up yet. i fel like iam going to stip them if i try anything serious. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
cody mckay
a Weekend Warrior
from mi
Date Reviewed: November 24, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | addision oaks | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Purchased At: | bike shop | | Strengths: | frame forks | | Weaknesses: | chain,freewheel,handle bars | | Similar Products Used: | dk six-pack,haro backtrail | | Bike Setup: | all new except frame,forks,stem | | Bottom Line: | its a sweet bike for dirt jumps very easy to manover. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
tony
a Racer
from philadelphia
Date Reviewed: August 19, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | 401(jersey), lockland | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$350.00 | | Strengths: | ver good frame geometry and feel in the air, awesome manuals and is also great for icepicks good all around bike if you have money for both street and dirt components | | Weaknesses: | stock handlebars are weak and need to be gusseted at the cross bar, crap freewheel and and chain tires too soft for street some times oh yeah and the seat post bent under the weight of my sister on a spine at the x-games park in philly | | Similar Products Used: | standard sta 500, hoffman condor, fbm angel of death | | Bike Setup: | profile oversize 3pc. haro big blok pedals, primo hula hoop wheelset with maxis reart tire(maxx daddy for dirt,mtread for street) fsa pig headset(unsealed) | | Bottom Line: | i highly reccomend the bike be given a try, and the customizing is up to u. i still have this bike and ride it a few times a week to get looks at the trails | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
kade wenman
a Weekend Warrior
from perth
Date Reviewed: October 14, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$425.00 | | Purchased At: | freeride | | Strengths: | The frame is strongest thing ever. This bike is the best for street and takes the grinds and stair gaps great. | | Weaknesses: | I bent and broke most things on the bike except the frame and stem. | | Similar Products Used: | Redline Double X, Haro Backtrail X3. | | Bike Setup: | Hazard rims, FSA 3-pc crank, Milk bars, Modulever, evolver brakes, Utility sprocket with guard, SPC Pegs and pro flatland forks.
| | Bottom Line: | My set up cost a lot of money and is heavy and strong as a rhino the only thing good to keep on the original is the stem and frame (Still worth the money). The frame is the strongest frame I ever had and takes a beating but its really heavy. Weight=strength is what I say. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
kevin gullette
a
from shreveport, LA, United States
Date Reviewed: August 13, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | interskate | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$450.00 | | Purchased At: | danscomp | | Strengths: | Everything is strong. Most everything is cromoly. came w/ 3pc. cranks. Sealed wheels. Its called the general lee | | Weaknesses: | a little heavy but i got used to it. didnt come w/ a confederate flag and an 01 because the Dukes of Hazzard car did. | | Similar Products Used: | haro backtrail x3, mosh bagly 1 star | | Bike Setup: | Alex triple wall wheel set, Poverty hubba bubba hubs, haro slim bars, maxxis holy roler tires (soon to be primo the wall), oddysey AA lever, soon to be either Industry or Poverty P.O.W sealed 3pc. cranks. | | Bottom Line: | Its a good , strong bike for an intermediate rider and worth the money. Its also called the General Lee, what more can i say. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bill
a Weekend Warrior
from holbrook
Date Reviewed: July 9, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | woods by my house | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Strengths: | nothing really, the chain ring, brakes and chain only thing that lasted | | Weaknesses: | mostly everything, but i beat the bike till there was nothing left, i cracked the frame, broke the handle bars in the first week, put a flat spot in my rim, if you are a hardcore rider this isn't the bike for you, but if u like just to ride around and do some stuff here and there | | Bike Setup: | odyssey bars, fork, wheel set, seat post, brake lever, seat, profile crank and sproket, | | Bottom Line: | good while it lasted | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
kid
a Weekend Warrior
from San clemente,Ca,USA
Date Reviewed: June 2, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | doesnt matter anything | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Purchased At: | sport chalet | | Strengths: | good | | Weaknesses: | 1 piece cranks | | Bike Setup: | stock with snafu knob jobs , shadow seat and terible one bars | | Bottom Line: | great bike i recomend it | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tanner
a
from Greenwood, SC, USA
Date Reviewed: April 2, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | friends houses | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$350.00 | | Purchased At: | somewhere off the internet | | Strengths: | this is the best bike i have ever ridin...the frame is great, but a little heavy but it holds up great...the cranks are pretty good and the fork is awesome | | Weaknesses: | just a little heavy..... | | Bike Setup: | i ride everything standard that came with the bike(fork, cranks, stem, etc)all came standard with teh bike...i have a maxxis maxx daddy back tire and a reg. front tire | | Bottom Line: | this is definetly the best bike there is...i have ridden the crap out of it, and it is still goin strong... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dan Foster
a Weekend Warrior
from Whiet Oak, Pa
Date Reviewed: February 25, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Agent Orange | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$650.00 | | Purchased At: | Gatto Cycle | | Strengths: | Everything. Best bike I have ever had. | | Weaknesses: | None at all. | | Similar Products Used: | Eight Pack | | Bottom Line: | This bike is great. I jump the crap out of it and it holds up great! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jeff
a
from Cleveland, OH, USA
Date Reviewed: February 9, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$325.00 | | Purchased At: | Danscomp | | Strengths: | Strong, nice geometry, pretty light, looks sweet, great for street/ramp too | | Weaknesses: | some parts are worthless and weak, crank was unsealed | | Similar Products Used: | dk banshee | | Bike Setup: | DK bars, stem, fork, frame, seat, rim set, odyssey richard gear w/ custom guard, snafu knobjob, maxxis holyroller, profile DJ, dirt harry lever | | Bottom Line: | This bike is awesome. Dont mistake it for the new 2003 models,, those blow. Some parts need replacing. Great for street and ramp also. only thing that was bad was the unsealed crank. I replaced that right away. Great for beginners and great for advanced when some parts are upgraded. Get this bike,, its nice. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ryan Martin
a
from Leominster Mass
Date Reviewed: November 20, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$465.00 | | Purchased At: | Eastern Boarder | | Strengths: | The bike geometry is perfect for my size(im five three) and the rear end is the best for manuals. The frame is very strong but is a little on the heavy side. | | Weaknesses: | i with the 990 mounts were on the top of the chainstays so i could ride a 36/13 ratio | | Bike Setup: | i run primo cranks,handlebars,grips,and pedals along with maxxis holyroller front tire with a demolition zeppelin and demolition pegs on the right side and a demolition cable | | Bottom Line: | this is the best bike ever i would recomend it to anyone except the 2003 model. Find a 2002 model, buy it and then shred with it. its the best. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ryan
a Racer
from Oak Creek, Wisconsin, USA
Date Reviewed: October 4, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | not public places | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Price Paid: |
$199.00 | | Purchased At: | Wheel and sprocket | | Strengths: | Its a great strong bike with a smooth ride. | | Weaknesses: | not enough handle bar rise | | Similar Products Used: | Haro backtrail(s)
Eastern Trail bikes
| | Bike Setup: | Dirt | | Bottom Line: | Great bike, I used the one with the one peice. I helped my cousin pick it out. She!! cant do anything. Good all around. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ryan Gerber
a
from Toronto
Date Reviewed: September 29, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Strengths: | Uhhhh... Everything! | | Weaknesses: | It doesn't have front brakes but hey... its a dirt jumper so I can't complain... | | Bottom Line: | I don't own the bike. It's my friend's. I rode it fer a day at the park and I love it! If I had the money I'd buy one for myself. I ride a little Haro Revo and compared to my bike this thing is amazing! So go out and buy it! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tim ruefle
a Weekend Warrior
from Pennsylvania
Date Reviewed: December 30, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | The V,T,H's | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$400.00 | | Purchased At: | BikeTek | | Strengths: | Very Good And Durable | | Weaknesses: | The Weight Isn't That Great It Is To Heavy | | Similar Products Used: | Diamond Back Assalt Ex | | Bike Setup: | Great | | Bottom Line: | The Bike Kicks Ass I Recomend It | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
mike latulipe
a
from torrington, ct usa
Date Reviewed: November 22, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$450.00 | | Purchased At: | danscomp | | Strengths: | This bike is the sickest f@ck%^g dirt jumping and street bike ive ridden in a long time. The frame is a little heavy but i love the 3 piece profile. if you like dirt yu should by this bike but not to start on | | Weaknesses: | brakes dont lock up when you do bobaka's or any other trick on the back tire | | Bottom Line: | Its sick man, i would recommend it. or a bully hotrod.That is a sick bike 2 | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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