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Giant AC 2 2002 Full Suspension
Product Description
User Reviews
Submitted by
casey
a Weekend Warrior
from piketberg /SA Date Reviewed: June 12, 2009 Strengths: Its a good all rounder grate strengh. All good cycalist that want a great ride it will work for you. Weaknesses: Dosnt have any. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: back yard Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $1000.00 Purchased At: Re-cycals Similar Products Used: none. Bike Setup: not to sure,back sox rock shox sid, sole disk. 
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kristian taylor
from birmingham Date Reviewed: October 23, 2005 Strengths: adjustability, super smoothe ride , eats anything you throw at it, and very reliable if you dont be stupid with it !! i,e stuff it aint designed to do!!! Weaknesses: forks to soft , i upgraded to junior t`s and i cant see me ever wanting to change this bike now !! Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: cannock Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Price Paid: $3000.00 Purchased At: two wheels Similar Products Used: cove stiffe 69er, planet x, kona manu manu. Bike Setup: changed seat post to titec scope , changed mph brakes to hope minis, fitted junior t`s changed stem and appart from that the bike is pretty much stock..
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Brandon
a Weekend Warrior
from G bury Date Reviewed: February 14, 2005 Strengths: this bike can handle anything i throw at it and then bike back up and do it again. The adjustable travel in the rear is great and tires are superb Weaknesses: rear travel should be easier switched via lever or something and front fork should be beefed up other than that its awesome Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: my FR park (backyard) Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $800.00 Purchased At: friend Similar Products Used: kona stinky Bike Setup: old tire for a chain slap,azonic love seat,jr t for fork and pooping pig for a bar buddy
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Darko B
a Downhiller
from Bris, QLD, Australia Date Reviewed: November 16, 2004 Strengths: 04 Model- Feels Solid all round. Rear suspension is magic, brakes are tops. Well balanced in the air. Bike feels like it can take a pounding all day long and then some. Weaknesses: Not a real Weakness, but I would like a little more travel up front, got 130mm (05 fixed that) having said that the manitou forks really work very well and have a great progressive feel. Rear brake tends to moan a little while light braking at low speed. Brakes will need adjusting if the bike shop hasn't put the washers in for the adjusters, all you need is some lock tight and she's apples Rear Mech slaps up against the frame..easy fixed. Standard tyres ( Michies ) feel gummy on the road even when hard........but who really gives a crap Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: The Boong ( Cootha ) Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $2000.00 Similar Products Used: My mates Specialized FSR enduro PRO ??? I think. He took one ride on mine and now he's selling his, and he paid $4500 Aus for it Bike Setup: Box stock
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Max
a Downhiller
from Mammoth Lakes, Ca, US Date Reviewed: July 23, 2004 Strengths: bike pedals great despite being nearly 40lbs. easily tackles uphill rides. great stopping power. able to take the big drops. great bike for the $. Weaknesses: lots of noisy braking with wet or muddy rotors. would really like powder coat as opposed to paint. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Bullit, Mammoth Mtn bike park Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $940.00 Purchased At: ebay Similar Products Used: none Bike Setup: mostly stock. wider tires, nothing special.
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Dana Francey Francey
a Downhiller
from Bangor ME USA Date Reviewed: June 12, 2004 Strengths: Swinger rear suspension Components Light weight for cross country AND freeride Optional clipless/platform pedals, clip in for crosscountry wear regular shoes for freeride Weaknesses: Front fork is a little soft but for about $35 you can upgrade the spring I wont upgrade it because I just did a five footer with it and didnt come close to bottoming(only used about 50% of travel.) Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Short Bus Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $1600.00 Purchased At: Pat's Bike Shop Similar Products Used: Stinky Jekyll Coiler (gary fischer advance [oh ya]) Kona Kahoona Gemini EVERYTHING ! ! Bike Setup: Stock
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Pat
a Downhiller
from Santa cruz Date Reviewed: December 22, 2003 Strengths: Good all around freerider. Best for going fast down rough decensts with drops, stunts etc. But able to climb back up Weaknesses: The cable guides are a pain to run brake hoses through unless you want to bleed them. The interuppted seat tube sucks. Also the paint rubs off very fast if it is in contact with a cable. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: can't tell Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $1400.00 Purchased At: I bought all the parts seperate and built it up my self Similar Products Used: Gary fisher sugar, specilized hardrock Bike Setup: Basically the same as giant sets them up but i put on beffier handlebars(azonic), stem(titec knuckle head dh), shock (psylo sl), bottom bracket (race face FR), bash guard (race face), and i did away with the crappy internal headset
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James Danbrook
a Downhiller
from Vernon Date Reviewed: December 14, 2003 Strengths: This is a 2002 giant AC3 because there are no catagories for it so ya it is a great bike and if you ever get one use the chain guide it is great but i tell you why it is bad in the weaknesses. The components are great lx, deore and others it has a great rear shock and also the discs though mech are great and is a great frame for any type of riding i just got it and i was doing 6 foot drops. love every part about this bike it is alot of fun to ride. Weaknesses: The forks arn't the greatest but they work well great for riding around time and all that very good for xc the chain guide is to far from the sproket and it slips off and i have had trouble gettign it un stuck so ya that is it about it oh there is a little flex in the rear when flying down a hill in to burms. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Spankys Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $750.00 Purchased At: private sale Similar Products Used: Kona stinky, coiler and also other ac's Bike Setup: rock shox psylos in the front (getting 2002 jr.t's) rockshox pro deluxe in the rear new ninja 2.75 tires. hayes 6 inch mech, lx and deore rock guard/crank hubs and deraler and titec stem and handle bars and avid brake levers and giant custom chain guide, rhino rims thats it.
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Jason
a Weekend Warrior
from Singapore Date Reviewed: November 11, 2003 Strengths: Value, Component spec. Weaknesses: Weight, but then it is a 'hard-hitting-go-anywhere' bike Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: The one Nearby Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $1685.00 Purchased At: LBS Similar Products Used: the old proflex reptile. Bike Setup: mostly stock, swapped the LX shifters for XTR. got rid of the Michelin Comp24.1 2.5 Tires which were only good for going downhill. 
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Damon
a Cross Country Rider
from Hong Kong Date Reviewed: November 9, 2003 Strengths: That's a great frame for XC and FR. Also DH is very good. That not too hard for uphill. I think the feeling like the NRS. And it is very stable in downhill(after the rockshox had been broken and change the Romic twintube!!!!!). The travel adjustment is the best design. Weaknesses: The quality of the bearing is bad. That's too weak and not durable. And the RockShox extremely bad. That's extremely not durable. Also the quality is very bad. That's broke after I build up it after 4 mouths. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: AC 2 Duration Product Used: 1 Year Similar Products Used: Intense SLX, Xtension FR, Giant VT and GT Rockies Bike Setup: Romic Twintube rear shock, 2002 Z1 FR, full set Shimano XT component, Maxxis HighRoller SuperTacky 2.35 tires, DT hubs with D521 and Easton handle bar.
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guillaume
a Weekend Warrior
from montreal, qc ,ca Date Reviewed: August 6, 2003 Strengths: this bike rocks! nice kick ass bike nice components (xt, raceface,titec...) it rocks for dh, fr or even trail riding(the only problem is the weight (38 pounds)) the tires are awsome and the 8 in. hayes hydro. disc brakes make you stop in a sec. Weaknesses: i blew my psylo on a 5ft flat landing drop! there is a loose in the swingarm and and he cables exessively rub onto the frame(i recommend lizard skins' new carbon fiber frame protector) . the seat mast or the seat tbe makes a squeaky sound! Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $1500.00 Purchased At: used Similar Products Used: kona stinky, banshee scream, rock mtn switch, norco vps, cannondale gemmini 900, 2000 , 1000 Bike Setup: stock plus chainguide, race face stem and odi lock on grips!!!
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jake coin
a Weekend Warrior
from hemet,california, u.s.a Date Reviewed: March 25, 2003 Strengths: the michalin tires are realy sweet hayns disk brakes (make some noise when not brakeing) handle bars I have had no realy problems yet frame suspention for the pices etc. Weaknesses: I realy dont like the forks but I never have had to much trouble I would just prefer some fox or marzocchi. The pedles realy sucked but it was my first time with clipess.I just never realy hurt more than a ride with clipess became real good freind with the dirt and rocks. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: ??????????????????????? Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $1500.00 Purchased At: bicycle service center Similar Products Used: mongoose something and had a few different hard tails Bike Setup: every thing is stock other than some platform pedless (dk)
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Devin Mills
a Weekend Warrior
from San Jose Date Reviewed: March 11, 2003 Strengths: I love the bike, it has a smooth ride, great manuverbility, all around great bike Weaknesses: The pedals suck royally. No matter how much i adjust them, i still get stuck in them, so i removed them and replaced them with some old 747. They stil work great.. The disk brakes could use some fine tuning, they sqeual if you get water or dirt on them. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $2000.00 Purchased At: Performance
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Mike
a Weekend Warrior
from Ontario Date Reviewed: March 4, 2003 Strengths: Excellent bang-for-the-buck component group (LX/XT, Raceface) 20mm front axle 8" hayes hydros Weaknesses: Rear shock (rockshox pro deluxe) Composite (plastic) Hayes brake levers Titec seatpost and handlebars (both needed replacement after 4 months) Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Anything Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $1600.00 Purchased At: Local Bike Shop Similar Products Used: 2001 Giant AC2, Rocky Mountain RM7, 2001 Norco Team DH, 2002 Giant AC air Bike Setup: 2003 Boxxer Race, 7.5" rear travel upgrade (BETD), ODI lock-on grips, converted to 8spd XT drivetrian - rest is stock.
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Joe
a Downhiller
from Calgary, AB Date Reviewed: December 29, 2002 Strengths: Very plush, many people dont think it climbs very well but compared to most other freeride bikes it climbs quite well. Nice price for a good bike, although i recommend customizing it and just buy the frame. Weaknesses: A bit on the heavy side but who cares. Put an RC on it, the stock shock is not that good Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: A-Line Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $1500.00 Similar Products Used: Kona Stinky series, Banshee scream, Most Norco fullies Bike Setup: 2002 Jr T, Vanilla RC, Race face Prodigy DH cranks, Azonic seat post, Michellin 2.7 tires, Sun rims, 8" Hayes hydros
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