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Submitted by
tom
a Cross Country Rider
from frisco, CO
Date Reviewed: July 30, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$900.00 | | Purchased At: | wheelworld (closeout) | | Strengths: | stiff, durable frame, horst link, good bearings, Canadian geometry, high quality, very little bob, very fast | | Weaknesses: | Zero-stack headset, a little heavy, not that plush, 85mm max travel | | Similar Products Used: | Kona king Kikapu, Ibis, bridgestone, ross | | Bike Setup: | Crossroc UST, Formula B4s, 100mm Marathon S, Truvativ/SRAM | | Bottom Line: | This is a very good race/trail bike. Gives up some plushness for pedaling efficiency, but a good compromise. Smoother ride than the Giant NRS. 70 degree head angle makes it stable, steepish seat angle helps you spin, 16.75" chainstays help it climb like a monkey. Lock it out and it is like-a-hardtail STIFF- not like the Kona I used to have. My only gripes are that the standover/BB height is a bit tall, and the friggin zero-stack headset- why?? At least it's not an integrated headset, where you replace the frame when the bearings ovalize the head tube. With a shock that has a more linear rate progression than the stock Float, could be near perfect in suspension performance. Maybe a future upgrade to an SPV shock and a King Perdido headset?
Bike works better the faster you go. Similar to Trek's Fuel, but strong enough for enduros, heavyweights and trail abuse. Love this bike, will have it for a long time. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jason
a Cross Country Rider
from Acton Vale, Qc
Date Reviewed: September 2, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Bromont/Coaticook | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Light weight
Quality craftmanship
Overall ride quality
Raceable
Price
| | Weaknesses: | Delivery took 4 months, because I wanted disc tabs. Devinci kept pushing back the delivery date for XCD1 frames with disc tabs for fear of a recall down the road. More testing was needed I guess. | | Similar Products Used: | Trek Fuel 90/98, Sugar 2+, Rocky's Instict, and Giants NSR 1 are all bikes I also considered and tried out. | | Bike Setup: | Built up the frame with a Manitou Super fork, Hayes Mag hydro brakes. Easton's EA70 stem/seatpost, with a Monkey Lite handlebar, Shimano XT shifters/crank/der. Wheels are Mavics 317 to King Iso Hubs. Pedals are Times, tires are IRC SeracXC, and a Selle Italia Max Flight Trans Am seat to finish all this up. Bike weights in at just under 25lbs. | | Bottom Line: | Now that I raced this bike in a 24hr race, I feel ready for an honest review. The Moonracers little sibblings (Arrowhead/Dragonfly) are very popular up here in eastern Canada race scene. Not to bad for a first year model.
Anyways this bike rocks, its plenty stiff, the lockout on the rear suspension is there as a selling tool for the bike shop, because you'll hardly even use it once you get out on the tails. My other bike is a Fisher Supercaliber (26" wheels!), and can't see myself riding it besides commuting to work with it! It took a while to get it, but very well worth the waiting afterall. This bike is so smooth over the rough stuff (roots & rocks) I have to give it 5 chili's. Again very impresive for a first year model. With disc brakes you can really push this bike to its full potential. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Desgreniers Ugo
a Cross Country Rider
from Sherbrooke, Quebec
Date Reviewed: August 21, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | St-félicien, Lac St-Jean | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$1200.00 | | Purchased At: | Vélomania, Sherbrooke | | Strengths: | The strengths is amazing on lateral and feel really stiff
on technical (east coast "rooty" style) singletrack.Can handle drop, not usual for a FSXC lightweight bike! | | Weaknesses: | The paint style look's like a road bike (maybe the Lance's bike!), but it's only because i have nothing complaint about this bike... | | Similar Products Used: | Kona 4 bar linkage(Stinky, King Kikapu) | | Bike Setup: | Fox Float 100mm, Thompson, Mavic, Chris King, Tire with tube(tubeless suck!) | | Bottom Line: | This Bike is Perfect! I was the one who was frecking out to change to a full suspension bike(got a Ti Kona hardtail before), and i rather be fishing than go back on my hardtail! I have a really good Summer (ride 5-6 day/week,around 1500 km yet) and a big part of it it's my bike. I'm confortable on it, and it's nice they just did a bigger custom frame for me(i'm 6.3 feet tall), for a good price... Buy the Bike, NOW!
Sorry for my English, i'm a "frenchy" boy! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
eric b
a Racer
from northridge
Date Reviewed: July 18, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | johnsons motorway, to chumash | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$1200.00 | | Purchased At: | ritchey sponsor | | Strengths: | rear lockout is easy to reach, bike gives me more confidence on narly downhills as well as turning hairy corners, sweet looks, overall fun, and i can do 4 foot drops onto flat landing easily. and the bike holds up great. | | Weaknesses: | CRAPPY sram rear der. 9.0 broke, the thing snapped, ruined a good ride, had to buy a new rear der., scram xo, but this is working good so far. | | Similar Products Used: | kona, giant, trek, all 4 bar linkage | | Bike Setup: | ritchey, sram, shimano, rock shox. | | Bottom Line: | bike still ROCKS after 6 months of harsh beating, riding almost every day, about 800 miles in all. still works great.
BO BUY THIS BIKE
5 flamin' turds! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
eric barlevav
a Racer
from northridge, ca, usa
Date Reviewed: March 31, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | johnsons truck trail up and than down chumash, than backward | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$1200.00 | | Purchased At: | ritchey sponsor | | Strengths: | laterlally stiff, vertically stiff, LIGHT(mine,24lbs), plush, full lockout, sweet paint job, and very fun to ride. | | Weaknesses: | no disk brake mount on rear, other than that, NONE. | | Similar Products Used: | kona king kikapu | | Bike Setup: | decked out with ritchey parts, sram 9.0 drive train with xt front derailleur, rock shox sid sl fork, and sid xc with lockout rear shock. | | Bottom Line: | THIS BIKE ROCKS! if your thinking about buying this bike, stop thinking and buy it! its light, strong, climbs like a billy goat, and looks sweet.
BUY THIS BIKE!
5 flamin' chilis all the way. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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