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Giant DH Comp 2002 Full Suspension
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User Reviews
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Unknown Downhiller
a Downhiller
from Australia Date Reviewed: August 7, 2006 Strengths: The frame is awsome!!! Tuff, not to light, not to heavy!! Geo is spot on for me!! Weaknesses: Stock Shock is very average!! Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Highland & Tambo Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $400.00 Purchased At: Private Sale - Frame Only Similar Products Used: GT DHi Big Hit Bike Setup: 05 Boxxer rocking the front 5th element keeping the back on the ground Hayes stopping me from hitting trees Maxxis Minion F 2.7 on the front and a F 2.5 on the back. Some Azonic, Sram and Race Face in the other spots and your cooking!!
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Mike U
a Downhiller
from San Diego, CA Date Reviewed: August 23, 2005 Strengths: Strong, Pretty low and fast, Just the right amount of travel Weaknesses: Not as for different kinds of riding besides downhill. However, this is a downhill race bike, so it shouldn't matter. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Meadowbrook (Ted Williams) Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $1250.00 Purchased At: Used Similar Products Used: First downhill bike Bike Setup: Giant Dh Comp, Shiver, Rock Shox Pro Delux, Mavic 321's, Hope 4 pots, Maxxis rubber
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Jim
a Downhiller
from Fullerton, CA, USA Date Reviewed: August 24, 2003 Strengths: The geometry and the handling of the bike is great. Weaknesses: Lock tight the bolts - No problems Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: anything downhill Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $2500.00 Purchased At: Fullerton Bike Shop Bike Setup: Rock Shox Boxxer, Stratos El Jefe on rear, everything else is stock.
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Richard
from Australia, sydeny Date Reviewed: December 18, 2002 Strengths: very good bike, handles all the drops with ease, ive got boxxers on it and it runs smoothly, very easy to throw around, best for the price, and good products on it. Weaknesses: ummmmmm, nothing really, its pretty good, like of coarse there are some things u have to play around with, but still its pretty good, stronger rims Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: i do free riding, so anything i can jump off, or mono across, sydney city is good Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $2000.00 Purchased At: camberra Similar Products Used: specialized BigHit, Kona stab, norco dh team Bike Setup: this bike is good for people who race, but also is good for freeriders who are just out there to have fun, in the best way possible, like me
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Clarke Smith
a Downhiller
from Melb, Vic, Australia Date Reviewed: October 2, 2002 Strengths: Corners well Front is amazing taking huge drops Light, nimble for size Makes you look like Nico Vouilloz. Fantastic landings/jumps Weaknesses: Weak rear Shox Taking rear wheel off is a pain, to much messing around. Forget about repairing a tube in a hurry, with the Mich tires. Very hard to pedal on the street..... Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Anakie D/h Mt Buller DH Duration Product Used: 3 months Bike Setup: New Rock Shox Rear Shox Everything else is stock
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david
from tasmania australia Date Reviewed: September 30, 2002 Strengths: great for downhilling, good tyres, good brakes, everything Weaknesses: i got the bike 2nd hand off the guy who posted a review below from tasmania, so it already had locktight on it, so no complaints on the linkage Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $2000.00 Purchased At: 2nd hand Similar Products Used: SC bullit, dh team, kona stinky, few hardtails Bike Setup: stock except for grips, seat, and homemade mudgaurd on the back. junior t's
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Seth Coleman
a Downhiller
from New Zealand Date Reviewed: September 19, 2002 Strengths: overall its pimpin Weaknesses: Bars Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Airport,the "PA" Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $3000.00 Purchased At: Raceway Cycles and Mowers Similar Products Used: none Bike Setup: Downhill
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Isaac James
a Downhiller
from New Zealand Date Reviewed: August 28, 2002 Strengths: Hussa of a bike good 4 big f off drops nice feel to rr end.havent maneged to blow rr shock yet still runing sweet frame is also heavy duty 4 people who have trouble with snapping frames! (wicked brakes go the hays!!) Weaknesses: seat hits rr wheel xt der bent Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Your Fat Moma Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $3000.00 Purchased At: bike shop Similar Products Used: d8,kiwi Bike Setup: like a dh bike 
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Joe Mailhot
a Downhiller
from Auburn, Me. U.S.A. Date Reviewed: June 25, 2002 Strengths: Excellent components for the price. Takes abuse well. Everything that I don't mention in the weaknesses. I like the wheelset and fork. The super T isn't a big heavy dh fork but the light weight and size, as well as the strong light wheel set is perfect for the technical, muddy, DH single track I ride. Weaknesses: The linkage comes loose but locktite solves the problem so I am not complaining. The linkage under the BB scrapes on stuff like logs or concrete if you try to trials ride over someting. The bash rings hit the obstacle as well but the linkage is getting hit hard too. The front tire doesn't have enough clearance for that fork. My bike came out of the box with the rear rock shox shok leaking all of its oil!! giant just gave me the number to rock shox. I had to call rock shox three times and talk to three people before getting a new one under warranty!!! Rear der. hangers cost $23!!!! they should be free! My race face BB shreded the small drive side bearings. Again, giant gave me race faces number and race face failed to send me my replacement in time for a DH race!! That sucks Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Sunday River, Me. Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $2200.00 Purchased At: Pedal Power in Auburn Similar Products Used: Santa cruz bullit, kona stab primo, gt lobo, karpiel armagedon Bike Setup: Maxxis 2.35 mofo---- my favorite tire ( 50 Du. casing ) I trimmed my bars, too wide for DH single track stock
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hagen
a Downhiller
from canada Date Reviewed: June 21, 2002 Strengths: everything except the chainguide and stem. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $2950.00 Purchased At: westshore Similar Products Used: rm7, atx 1, vps dh, ac1 Bike Setup: stock except got rid of the stem for a shorter one, swapped to shimano dx flats. 
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Randy
a Downhiller
from Long Beach,CA USA Date Reviewed: June 9, 2002 Strengths: cheap,beefy headtube,ok rear hub,sucks up the bumps good, jumps great Weaknesses: all linkage bolts need to be RED locktited Before u ride the bike("from a gaint mechanic"). The chain guide sucks big time,(the bolts catch on rocks & logs)it's held on by the bottom bracket & a frame tab(that will brake off). I cracked the top of the shock mount where it is welded to the frame. I bought a large & it came with a 600 spring(way to stiff). IT could use a floating rear brake. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Tunnels,WOFTT,Cabels Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $700.00 Purchased At: can't tell u Similar Products Used: GT DHI,craftworks,M1 Bike Setup: monster t, 321 rims, truvative cranks, xtr parts
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Brian
a Downhiller
from Kennebunk, ME USA Date Reviewed: May 6, 2002 Strengths: Pretty much everything this bike kiss a$$ Weaknesses: Rear shock Chain guide(but its working fine) Weight around 45lbs. (not bad) Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Sunday River Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $3000.00 Purchased At: Allspeed Similar Products Used: Uzzi DH Bike Setup: Stock exept Romic rear shock(soon), Thompson seatpost, ODI lock-on grips, and Topo seat.
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richard goodsell
a Weekend Warrior
from tasmania australia Date Reviewed: April 25, 2002 Strengths: have had my bike for a few months now and it is holding up really well.likage design is very good, even though itmay come lose soon after riding for the first few times the linkage bolts have protective screw in caps over them so they cant come out fully and be lost and cause the linkage to fall apart.The hayes brakes are awsome. Weaknesses: brake cable routing needs slight modifying .The chain gude is a good design but needs to be held on with more bolts so when you hit a log or something it doesnt move.Like all bicycles that cop a heap of abuse you have to check all bolts every time you ride, use blue loctite like the warranty book says and torque the bolts up tight .DONT use glue!The tyres are insane to change, you HAVE to use tyre levers and talc.The outer chain guide material needs to be made of thicker aluminium.Seat is a bit too small,front forks need heavier springs for my weight 83kg.wheels could be wider Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: rough and fast Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $3000.00 Purchased At: local shop Similar Products Used: giant atx990,iron horse dh pro,heaps of crappy hardtails ,Santa cruz heckler,avanti competitor. Bike Setup: odi lock on grips ,flat pedals,sdg seat,home made carbon fibtre mud / shock guard for the rear 
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Dave
a Downhiller
from Durango, CO Date Reviewed: April 20, 2002 Strengths: Nice forks and thats about it. Weaknesses: Titus is crap, rear shock has blown out once and im just waiting for the next time it happens, frame has crappy bolts and threadwork. I sent the frame back to Giant and got a new one which has seemed to have not come loose. Lock Tide WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. Superglue might. Chainguide is hard to adjust, wheelset is crap, i dont care what pros ride singletracks, they are crap. Heavy for an 8.25 inch travel bike. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Tested or demo'ed only Similar Products Used: Foes The Fly, Kona stab primo, Yeti DH-6, Santa Cruz bullit. (Buy one of thoes, they are worth your time.)
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Doug Wilson
from LaVerkin UT USA Date Reviewed: April 16, 2002 Strengths: This is a tough bike, good components, strong frame and rims, great tires. Weaknesses: Linkage loosened up. Use RED locktite! Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Gooseberry Duration Product Used: 3 months Purchased At: Bike Zion Similar Products Used: Giant AC, Kona Stinky Bike Setup: Stock
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