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Turner O2 2002 Full Suspension
Product DescriptionIf you are a cross country rider and occasional racer who doesn't want a lot of weight in order to have the benefits of a linkage design, this is it. The O2 offers 3.1" of wheel travel with the super light Fox Air Float R-C keeping the suspension stiction free and adjustable. We use custom double-butted tubing on the top and down tubes, and custom drawn seat tube and stays for maximum rigidity and low weight. The 02 is very light, yet it offers enough travel to satisfy most riders. It will make the epic days and long climbs less painful and the 02 has been a hit with the high mileage addicts. By design it leans toward the Stinger side of the family, giving a crisp responsive ride. Grease fittings, seals, replaceable d-hanger & multi brake options are standard.(price listed is for frame only)
User Reviews
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Mike
a Cross Country Rider
from Park City, UT Date Reviewed: July 18, 2005 Strengths: Geometry, craftsmanship Weaknesses: none Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Porcupine Rim Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $1600.00 Purchased At: mtbr.com Similar Products Used: i drive Bike Setup: XTR & SRAM 9.0
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Jim
a Cross Country Rider
from Maine Date Reviewed: March 25, 2003 Strengths: Suspension design, refinement, quality and light weight Weaknesses: Ummmm Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Anything technical Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $1600.00 Purchased At: Jenson Similar Products Used: GT I-Drive, Diamondback hardtail Bike Setup: Monkeylite, Duez, Mavic 317, Pro X (Nokian studded for snow), Stan's Notubes, Laser 5,Cane Creek AD-12, XTR, Hayes and ODI
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Ed Yorktown
a Racer
from NY Date Reviewed: February 28, 2003 Weaknesses: Dudes, you need to stop and check yourselves. Go and order a Ferrari, or a Lamborghini, or maybe a Bentley. See how long you wait for delivery. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 2 Years Bike Setup: See abvove.
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Jim Lester
a Cross Country Rider
from Phoenix Date Reviewed: January 17, 2003 Strengths: Super Pedal Efficient climber. The best craftsmanship in the business. Feels like it has more than 3 inches of travel. Weaknesses: Had to wait for the paint that i wanted Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: South Mtn Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $3295.00 Purchased At: BeyondBikes.com Similar Products Used: Sugar 2. Various hardtails Bike Setup: Mostly XTR with a RockShox SID Carbon on the front. Custom Wheels.
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William Gerst
from La Grande OR. Date Reviewed: October 2, 2002 Strengths: No flex no bob rear suspension. Just the right amount of travel for xc riding. No noise bushings with grease fittings. Nice fit and finish. Weaknesses: Production is on the slow side (your order will be late) Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: breshears trail Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $2000.00 Purchased At: Cyclesport Similar Products Used: Fisher sugar, Schwinn homegrown , Proflex, and many more. Bike Setup: Avid brakes,Xtr drivetrain, Duke race fork, eggbeaters, Crossmax wheels.(only the best should go on a Turner)
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Travis
a Weekend Warrior
from Groton, CT Date Reviewed: September 14, 2002 Strengths: Full suspension, replaceable dropouts, finish looks awesome Weaknesses: none so far Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $1600.00 Purchased At: Outlaw Bikes in Danbury,Ct Similar Products Used: I tried every full suspension bike I could find over the last year. Bike Setup: Turner O2, Hope mini brakes, kris King, Race Face, Marzocchi Marathon S
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rob trageser
a Cross Country Rider
from san jose ca Date Reviewed: September 3, 2002 Strengths: Excelent quality,design,performance,Unbelievably great customer service.Theyre ads are absolutly true!!! Weaknesses: You pay for what you get.I should have saved up for one of these 5 years ago. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: anything less than3 feet wide and or rocky and rooty Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $2000.00 Purchased At: sun bicycles,milpitas,ca Similar Products Used: Ive ridden a Santa Cruz Tazmon since '97.Tested EllsworthTruth,Intense Tracer,Santa Cruz SL Bike Setup: Turner put on the 4inch travel XCE rocker for me, I promised not to do any big drops.Marz Atom Race 100,race face,Chris King,XT,XTR and some custom machined goodies.Also a Hopey steering damper.Another item that will revolutionize your ridig.
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Ben
a Cross Country Rider
from boulder Colorado Date Reviewed: September 2, 2002 Strengths: This is my second Turner, my old Stinger gave up the ghost, and I got a $600 trade in towards the O2. The O2 out-performs the Stinger in several noticable areas. Climbing is better as the rear end is always hooked up, the tire stays glued to the ground in a very predicatable way. There is no flop (tendency to dive into the corner) on tight switchbacks. The predicability of the bike is impressive, you always know exactly what it will do in any situation. The four-bar set up stays active all the time, yet there is no discernable pedal induced feedback. Decending is a gas, and the feeling of the front and rear (Fox RLC in the front) working together perfectly inspires confidence. Dave Turner has the geometry spot-on for Colrado riding with lots of climbing and fast descents. Workmanship is perfect, and the simplicity of the frame and graphics is refreshing. As noted inprevious reviews, the customer service is very good. Guy responded to all my questions, gave advice on set-up, and was able to really descibe how the bike would feel given my weight and riding conditions. This is the perfect all-around trail bike. Weaknesses: From ordering to delivery took 3 weeks. This is far better than the purchase of my first Turner which took 3 months. I believe they have increased production volume, and when I called they had my size in stock, but the parts were not assembled. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 3 months Similar Products Used: Turner Stinger Merlin MTB Santa Cruz Superlight (another great bike) Bike Setup: Full XTR, wheels by SpeedDreams (no truing after 3 years), Fox 80mm RLC (love it)
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Ed
a Racer
from Yorktown Heights, NY USA Date Reviewed: August 27, 2002 Strengths: This is a follow up review. I actually own a 2001 O2 (check my original review back there), and I'm back to rave a little. I've put many miles and many hard CT/NJ/NY series and other races on my Turner, and it has never let me down. In fact, I just won the 24 hours of Allamuchy 4 man relay elite category race (yes, I'm bragging) in the pouring rain and slop with a hard hose-down after each lap, and everything is working flawlessly. I just this very moment walked in from washing, rubbing, and re-lubing stuff in the aftermath of Allamuchy and in doing so, I took the rear shock off (see below for details). I took the opportunity to swing the rear through it's full range of motion just to feel the travel and I was astounded by both the silkiness and at the same time the absolute tightness of the linkage - I almost can't explain what it felt like - there was absolutely zero lateral play and running it through it's natural travel felt something like when you grab some mechanical object fresh off the shelf at the store and start playing with it a little and you go through several until you find the one that feels the "least messed with" so you can buy it and feel like it is really fresh and new and unused - that's what the 1.5 year old pivots and bearings felt like - the object you choose to buy because it's the best of the bunch. It was unbelieveable. They're brand spanking new, and I've beat the S--- out of them. The only thing I've done is shoot them with Prep-M occasionally. Sealed bearings and grease ports are mountain biker's best friends. I also upgraded the rear shock to the Cloud Nine - The Float RC began to leak air and I sent it in for warranty and got the Cloud Nine as an interim replacement and kept it because it is the real deal. It is noticably more plush on the smaller stuff than the Fox. Weaknesses: Performance-wise, there is none. Customer service wise, there is none. The rear derailleur hanger is made of an extremely soft aluminum (better to preserve your beloved frame), so buy plenty of them when you order your bike. I've trashed a couple just smacking the rear of the bike on logs and things while hoofing it with the bike over my shoulder. There's one pivot (probably called the main pivot, just above the BB) that I can't get to with my grease gun unless I disconnect the rear shock and release the rear brake and derailleur cables. Fortunately shooting grease in is an infrequent maintainance task. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 1 Year Purchased At: Briarcliff Bike Works Similar Products Used: Truth, Bow-Ti, Duo, Superlight, Razorback Bike Setup: Cane Creek Cloud Nine rear shock, Manitou Mars Elite, Crossmax regular with Stan's Tubeless, Salsa skewers, XT crank/BB, XTR cassette and rear derailleur, XT front derailleur, Frog pedals, Easton carbon post and flat bar, XTR shifter/brake lever pods, IWONUM stubby bar ends, 12 inch radius white reflector in the front spokes, 12 inch radius red reflector in the rear spokes.
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Tom
a Cross Country Rider
from Orange County CA Date Reviewed: July 23, 2002 Strengths: Quality craftmanship and Turners excellent customer service. The ride the ride the ride. Weaknesses: None Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 3 months Similar Products Used: Intense Tracer, Fisher Sugar 1, Turner XCE, Trek Fuel 100, Santa Cruz Super Light, Cannondale Jekyll & Scalpel. The first three I've owned. Bike Setup: Fox Float 80mm, King headset, Race Face Deus stem, Easton carbon bar and post, Mavic Cross Max UST wheelset, XTR group and XT disc brakes.
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Mike Miller
a Cross Country Rider
from Fontana,CA Date Reviewed: June 12, 2002 Strengths: Design,workmanship,looks. Weaknesses: come on,are you kidding? Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Chilao(San Gabriel mts) Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $4500.00 Purchased At: Mexico Similar Products Used: fuel 90,M4 FSRxc Bike Setup: Best of everything.XTR derail.both front and back.Race Face nextLP crankset,Easton CT2 handlebars,Chris King head set,Thomson seat and stem,Hope mini brakes,Mavic Crossroc,Hutchinson Pythons 2.1,XTR shifters,Rock Shox,Duke race fork,SPD 535's.
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Gideon Laronne
from Kfar Shmaryaho, Israel Date Reviewed: March 9, 2002 Strengths: Light,safe and easy steering,responsive,perfect geometry,high quality workmanship,excelent cable routing,very stiff laterally,beautifully simple in design. Weaknesses: Have not found yet. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Purchased At: Turner direct, while visiting the U.S.A. Similar Products Used: Cannondale F2000,Seven Softtail Teres. Bike Setup: Cane Creek Headset,Easton stem,Easton Monkeylite riser,Richey WCS stem,Easton 70 seatpost,Coda saddle,all XT set,Avid SD7 brakes,Marzocchi Marathon 80 shock,XT 21-34 cassette,Cane Creek WAM wheels,Pedals Time ATEC,Panaracer tires.
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