It's a huge bruh. It takes Everything that you throw at it. It's a tank, fun to ride

I cracked the frame after like 3 months of riding but that's probably because the bike was 14 years old

Kep

Nice look, adjustable travel, pretty beefy.

Paint chips easily, the frame is very loud because it has such a large hollow section, you notice every pop, clink, and bearing turn easily. Cable rub is a problem as there are no cable stops for the rear derailer. Tire clearance is limited to a 2.5" if using 26"

Quite a nice frame for FR, but pretty good for DH also. Soaks up drops pretty well, but don't expect a nice quiet ride. The huge hollow sections amplify everything. People will always hear you coming;) I've used the frame pretty hard, and nothing has gone wrong yet. I love the ride!
An excellent introductary FR/DH frame. My riding improved greatly when I got on it. It's very stable at speed, but is also quite manuverable for north shore trails.
Fun Fun Fun

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Very solid frame, no flex. Excellent linkage. Huge headtube area.

Weight, 30.0 seatpost.

A very good bike suitable for trails, freeriding, big hit and maybe even light DH. Buy it if you want a well spec'd freerider. If you want the frame but would like to save a few bucks on components get a VPS Drop.

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Santa Cruz Heckler, Diamondback xts-3. Alot of other FS bikes that my friends have.

This bike is extremely stable. The suspension works way too good... (if there is such thing!) I love it.

The seat post is too long for the bike.

Buy it if you have enough money, it's better than a car.

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SC Bullit

specs, frame, geometry, suspension

chain rubs on tire in low gear but i'm running a 2.5" in the rear.

Awesome brakes, awesome suspension, strong frame, low standover, great performance for the buck.

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Specialized FSR Enduro comp, Marin Pine Mtn

This bike rocks! Smooth Travel- Custom ^" Jrt Qr20's w/ a Fox Vanilla R. 8" Hayes for full stop power, plus awesome wheels (Alex DX 32's). It even climbs OK- It's no hardtail but it is far from being unrideable uphill- just stay seated and spin for max traction

None that really matter! This bike rocks out of the box!
The Axiom Telescopic Seatpost would be a sweet addition.

If you need an all round freeride bike and are limited in funds, this is the bike. The poor man's Vps Shore fer sure.

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Santa Cruz Bullit

-Heafty -Looks rad
-Norco build -Feels great
-Good parts mix

Uh, none I guess

I just took the bike for a 30 minute spin around some of Toronto and man is this bike fun! For the price you pay, this bike can't be beat! 4-bar linkage, JrT fork, RF DH cranks, and norcos bombproof bikes! Bike feels really plush, seems like there's more than 5" of rear travel, and it's fun to ride. I'm gettin' ready to buy one right when my LBS gets some in!

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SC Bullit, RM6, RM7, Super 8 ect . . . .

Pretty much everything

Alivio front derailleur
A bit heavy @ 41.5 lbs.

The search for an entry level DH bike for $3000 Cdn. or less was looking pretty grim until I found this bike at a local shop. It's the only bike at this price point with a double crown fork, a good one at that. Bike comes set up for freeriding (low speed, big hit), but is easily massaged into a decent DH rig. Construction quality of the frame is impressive, and the component spec, other than the crap Alivio front deraillleur, is very good. Not sure how the Kenda Kinetics will work in wet conditions, so I bought a pair of 2.5" Maxxis Mobsters to try out.

BTW, the orange frame colour looks like crap in the catalog & the website, but is in reality a thing of beauty. Also, anybody looking for a DH rig in the Edmonton area should talk to Sid at United Cycle - very knowledgeable and helpful guy.

Just picked the bike up yesterday. As i said, I could actually pick the bike up! I haven't beenable to go for a ride, however, the lights are charged and i'm ready to go tonight! This bike looks awsome! The orange and black frameis the way to go.

Give me a break. This bike rocks out of the box. A true Canadian!

A great looking bike with the set-up and parts to make it a top performer! Light for a freeride rig. Will be back with a new performance rating in a couple of weeks. Great bike for a great price. For all you Americans, go to Canada and visit the local shops. Remember that you can buy the same bike in Canada for about $3300.00 Canadian thats about $2000.00 US. Now thats a grat deal!

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Buy as a frame only. Tough, adjustability of the rear suspension, look like a tank, flashing look, plushness!
Something "versatile"

On the small model; Standard bottom bracket that come with it are crappy, have sound of lunch box, bob when the rebound are not adjusted to slower, lack of one inch of top tube.

After ride 3 good run with that frame, i believe that is a good frame for freerider or donwhiller that love to have a tank! But with a 5" single crown fork it lack of stability at high speed because the whell base are too low. It's a good frame! I'v change the mine for a 4x4... He will work better with the ride type that i run!

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Some another fs and ht of any range.