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Hoffman Bikes Hoffman 900

MSRP $ 300.00
# of Reviews 10
Average Rating 4.3/5
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    Submitted by Matt Penn a Downhiller from UK,Sheffield
    Date Reviewed: October 11, 2005
    Favorite Trail:Park dirt jumps/Devonshire bowl park
    Duration Product Used:1 Year
    Price Paid: $300.00
    Purchased At:jjc
    Strengths:Strong good breaks very good air ballence and grind ballence fun and even though i dont do flatland i had a bit of a go and it was good for that
    Weaknesses:Farly heavy
    Similar Products Used:hario bike
    Bike Setup:Full but removed pegs
    Bottom Line:Good bike Good Fun
    Value Rating:4Overall Rating:4

    Submitted by joel stephenson a Weekend Warrior from wollongong new south wales australia
    Date Reviewed: August 12, 2005
    Favorite Trail:my back yd jumps
    Duration Product Used:3 months
    Price Paid: $60.00
    Purchased At:friend
    Strengths:i olny got the frame and handlebars but the bars are crap so i put new bars on and all my old parts of my vegas and bought slim bars
    Weaknesses:the bars
    Similar Products Used:specialized veges haro backtrail
    Bottom Line:the frame is gr8 the bak end is heavy and i had 2 buy a new bak tire cuz the max daddys 2.225s dont fit on it and the crank wat crap so i got a 3pic for it
    Value Rating:4Overall Rating:4

    Submitted by Ayrton Hockaday a from Guernsey, C.I.
    Date Reviewed: September 3, 2003
    Favorite Trail:Street, Park
    Duration Product Used:2 Years
    Price Paid: $400.00
    Strengths:Love it! heavy rear end makes grinds easy - hardly any damage! few dents here and there! Fitted a profile dj crankset for weight, took off gyro, and front brake. 36 cnc hoffman chainring, and i was away!!!
    Weaknesses:Heavy rear end means bunny hopping is rather hard. brakes werent set-up good, until i got to it! tyres wear out very easily, especially the rear! - too much skidding!
    Similar Products Used:Hoffman Resistance
    Bike Setup:Standard, no ffonr brake, no gyro, primo rear tyre, profile cranks, dimaonback pedals, fsa pig headset, kmc chain, 36t sprocket, s+m seat, primo seat clamp and a few other adjustments.
    Bottom Line:Love it!!!!
    Value Rating:5Overall Rating:4

    Submitted by Julien Popeye a from Western Australia
    Date Reviewed: May 31, 2003
    Favorite Trail:Lots
    Duration Product Used:1 Year
    Price Paid: $400.00
    Purchased At:Hi-Way Cycles
    Strengths:EVERYTHING althought the rims are really good and so is the stem and frame.
    Weaknesses:NOTHING, although The Bars arn't that great.
    Similar Products Used:MOSH
    Bike Setup:HOFFMAN 900
    Bottom Line:It's a damn good bike, well worth the money. It's good for street trails and for any otha sh-t
    Value Rating:5Overall Rating:5

    Submitted by Andrew Soucek a Weekend Warrior from Tonkawa, Okla., USA
    Date Reviewed: October 27, 2002
    Favorite Trail:All especially street
    Duration Product Used:Less than 1 month
    Price Paid: $175.00
    Purchased At:Friend I got to school with
    Strengths:The setup is just awesome it rides sooo good and i think the boys behind all this designing these bad ass rides didi a damn good job!!!!!!!!!! good job designers
    Weaknesses:none at all
    Similar Products Used:Gt Performer
    Bike Setup:Stock Hoffman 900 Parts
    Bottom Line:-------------------THIS BIKE KICKS ASS!!--------------------
    Value Rating:5Overall Rating:5

    Submitted by G Ice a Weekend Warrior from San Francisco, CA, USA
    Date Reviewed: October 2, 2002
    Favorite Trail:/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\//\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
    Duration Product Used:Less than 1 month
    Price Paid: $320.00
    Purchased At:forgot
    Strengths:It's just plain sweet. It puts the Cha in Cha-Ching.
    Weaknesses:Shut up fool
    I'll bust a cap
    Similar Products Used:POP POP POP
    Bike Setup:Cha-Ching
    Bottom Line:I'll bust a cap fool! This bike is wicked sweet....buy it! Or I might just have to bust a fricken' cap. So take that. If you want a light-weight bike though, this bike is pretty heavy. It's still wicked sweet though. Buy it and you'll see. Or don't and I'll just have to bust a fricken' cap. Oh yeah.
    Value Rating:5Overall Rating:5

    Submitted by Andrew Walker a Weekend Warrior from Fresno, California, USA
    Date Reviewed: September 15, 2002
    Favorite Trail:(correction) favorite rail
    Duration Product Used:6 months
    Price Paid: $287.00
    Purchased At:Copelands Sports
    Strengths:the bike is ok stock, good bars, fork,and brakes
    very very strong rims
    Weaknesses:crank and sprocket, black rims
    Similar Products Used:freeagent traildevil, diamondback viperx
    Bike Setup:totally stock,
    but some thorn proff tubes
    toke of 2 pegs
    Bottom Line:very good bike for the money
    Value Rating:5Overall Rating:4

    Submitted by cal williams a Weekend Warrior from england (sheffield)
    Date Reviewed: August 21, 2002
    Favorite Trail:I like street riding anywhere
    Duration Product Used:1 Year
    Price Paid: $310.00
    Purchased At:cyclesportltd
    Strengths:good frame and forks ,my wheels are not yet buckled from doing high jumps ,and its got some nice hoffman parts like stem ,seat ,seatpost and pegs which are utra strong.
    Weaknesses:Its got a tacky 1 peace crank but it can easily be replaced wiht a 3pc. The bars might aswell be made of cotton and the headset has caused me so much trouble and iv had to buy 3 new ones
    Similar Products Used:the hoffman bucher star and kagy
    Bike Setup:its a blue bike with primo powerbite cranks, hoffman chocolate bars, maxxis tires, union jack seat, haro grips and cut down bars,seatpost,and forks
    Bottom Line:the bike is good for about 3 mounths but then it starts to get broken parts, so if you replace them with good parts you can turn it into a high quality bmx
    Value Rating:5Overall Rating:3

    Submitted by Tom a Weekend Warrior from Easton, PA, USA
    Date Reviewed: June 23, 2002
    Favorite Trail:dont have one
    Duration Product Used:Less than 1 month
    Price Paid: $315.00
    Purchased At:Action Wheels
    Strengths:Good Balance, 14MM Axles, Confortable Seat and grips, The tires are good even after skidding a lot
    Weaknesses:Paint Scratches Easily, the paint comes off the black rims, should be a few pounds lighter
    Similar Products Used:i tried the Easter Jane. It was about $100 more, and about 5-10 Pounds heavier
    Bike Setup:Snafu Chain Tensioners, Otherwise just like i bought it
    Bottom Line:Should have 3 pc. cranks, Good bike for beginner, can be easily converted to a trail bike, good for the money. the next step is $450 with the hoffman star series
    Value Rating:5Overall Rating:4

    Submitted by shane a from australia
    Date Reviewed: April 20, 2002
    Duration Product Used:6 months
    Strengths:weight, ride, value for money
    Weaknesses:1 piece cranks, seat pole(who cares) front axle (non oversized)
    Similar Products Used:mosh bagley 4 star, specialized fatboy vegas trx
    Bike Setup:I have the blue900, a few things have been changed, oddyssey pedals, 65psi tires skidmark, profile grips, flame seat, 3 piece Perv hollow cranks, Mgneil 6mm chainwheel 39 teeth, shimano freewheel 16 teeth.

    a few others

    I paid $760 for the bike and the 3 piece perv cranks (AU money) - it's about $350 US
    Bottom Line:only has povvy 1 piece cranks, and a few other bag things about it, but once u spend a little extra it becomes a very good reliable bike, nice weight distribution

    +the front axle isn't oversized though the back is oversized 14mm!! whats with that?


    I recommend it
    Value Rating:5Overall Rating:5






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