Submitted by
Matt M
a Weekend Warrior
from Edmonton, AB, Canada
Date Reviewed: January 30, 2007
Strengths: Its pretty lightweight for such a stong frame. Has good shape to the frame. Everything on my 415 is all after market, so my bike turns heads at the park.
Weaknesses: 3 piece crank sucked... seatpost bolt snapped and i had to buy an entire new seatpost that was hard to find cause of specialized uses a bigger size than most bikes... handlebars snapped. This bike has dual break cables so be prepaired to spend a little more when you replace your break lines.
Bottom Line:
I have owned many bikes, but this one has been my favorite... i have had it for many years rode it hard and it still holds together. If you find one of these frames BUY IT, uoi may never see another one again
Similar Products Used: Vegas, Fatboy415, FBM angel of Death
Bike Setup: Primno powerbite 3piece crank, alex supra-J rims, easton aliuminum seatpost, titanium axcel nuts, maxxis hookworm treads, FBM flywheel, shadow chain, FBM bottle opener gooseneck... theres more but im getting tired of this
Strengths: strong frame good breaks nice tires strong seat post and strong pedals
Weaknesses: good lookin bike mine got stolen a week ago by some punk kid weak rims weak seat post bolt
Bottom Line:
if your looking for a nice bike to start off riding this is the one made for shorter people but i rode it and im 5.11 and bunny hopped up a 4 stair crank and sprocket are very strong nice 3 pc crank and tectro breaks
Submitted by
Michael Frost
a
from Auckland, New Zealand
Date Reviewed: June 23, 2006
Strengths: Stron frame, I've given it a hammering and its still kicking. Love the beautiful blue paint.
Weaknesses: Orginal headset craped out and was replaced with a FSA Pig. Bent the fromt forks and replaced them. Crank sucked so I put in a 3 piece mongoose. Blew the freewheel apart and replaced it with a ATC. Snapped a break leaver off and replaced them both with snafu's. Breaks are quite tempamental mainly cause the rim's have bent. Rim's the next to be replaced. Handgrips knida sucked to.
Bottom Line:
Pretty fat bike, little heavy, would highly recomend as a progressing bike (from begginer to intermediate). Its got heaps of room to up grade, as you can see, but has been an awesome starter bike for me. It seems to have the strength were it needs it 'In the frame' everything else will eventually wear out, thats just life, but the frame can take the punishment. Really happy that I bought it but the next one will be a bit more hard out.
Strengths: solid frame good connector piece for handlebars works das it
Weaknesses: handle bars very weak metal i bent them on a 8 foot drop off. tires are weak. bent them too. brakes got no feel to it . and its easy to get to stick
Bottom Line:
the bike will be great for the first month . after that youll have some problems. but if you take care of it and dont go crazy its all you need. perfect for begginers.
Strengths: good frame & geometry, strong, light, reliable, nice cable routing, good tires if you need to ride street & ramps, decent wheels, 14mm axles
Weaknesses: stock gips just sucks, 1-piece crankset bends so easily, tires aren't good for dirt
Bottom Line:
Great riding smoothness, good jumping & landing feel, you can abuse on the 415. I ride my bmx quite hard,I also broke my knee on a big overjump (landing on the flat spot behind the downslope of the dirt jump I was hitting) but the bike is still fine, and the wheels are still perfect. You'll probably have some problems with the cranks and/or with the grips, but the 415 is a very well worth entry level bike , better than many bikes wich cost near twice. I don't give it 5 chilis overall only because of the cranks.
Similar Products Used: I have tried a K2 SESH bikes but it really sicked.
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Submitted by
Ed
a Cross Country Rider
from Roswell, New Mexico, USA
Date Reviewed: December 30, 2002
Strengths: Very smooth ride, and i dont know what other people are talking about..the breaks are awsome on my bike, skids and stops like a dream
Weaknesses: none, that i know of, its 3x's lighter then my other bike..
Bottom Line:
This bike is the best bike that i've tried, the back tire is very easy to remove if you get a flat, i love the blue color and its a very light bike, the grips are wonderfull, but the tires could be a little better. other than the tires the bike is GREAT, sence i got this bike, everyone i know wants this kind...but im around newbies..so
No doubt this bike is one of the best Freestyle Vert bike i have ever had it is great durable awosme components only the brakes do need tweaking but from there out its great
Submitted by
Fahad Atkins
a Weekend Warrior
from Clagary,AB,Canada
Date Reviewed: June 7, 2002
Strengths: Awesome for prize.very smooth,looks great,perfect for riding around looking for chicks,awesome sprinter,races only on the streets but its fun though
Weaknesses: heavy heavy,breaks sucks it just doesnt stop well especially the front.
Bottom Line:
buy it if you just want to have fun on the road,race on streets,i lov how its so smooth and how it races.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!dont buy it for drops,jumpsetc.!!!!!!
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