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Submitted by
bmx pro
a Weekend Warrior
from kent
Date Reviewed: January 23, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Park | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Purchased At: | cycles UK | | Strengths: | strong frame, handle bars and sproket | | Weaknesses: | very heavy and quite hard to air out | | Similar Products Used: | f series | | Bike Setup: | stock exept gold chain, and profil mine casset | | Bottom Line: | quite a good bike if ur starting but not if ur a pro | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
J D
a Weekend Warrior
from England
Date Reviewed: January 2, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | THE FRAME IS EXCELLENT! | | Weaknesses: | cranks came loose and were heavy and looked like cat food., stem slipped even when very very tight. headset bolt snapped. | | Similar Products Used: | my first Haro. | | Bike Setup: | I have changed on the bike:
Seat:WeThePeople Rotton seat.
Cranks:Sealed Salt Beyond cranks.
Forks:Blank Breakless forks.
Back Wheel:Blank 11t cassette with new alex supra-g rim.
Sproket:Blank 28teeth.
Stem:Salt stem.
Lever:Tech 77 lever.
Pedals:Drive pedals.
Grips:Edwin Delerosa signiture grips.
Seat Clamp:Snafu Phat seatclamp.
Tyres: Rear:Primo "The Wall" . Front:Primo "V-monster".
| | Bottom Line: | I have kept the frame beacuse it has been strong and excellent and it has been brilliant for the type of riding i give it.
Overall, i think it was worth making the bike even better beacase of the frame.
All the rest of the stuff was ok but in my opinion , i needed a change...to make it more freestyle.
People who want to buy a good starting bmx should get this beacuse it has all you really need to become a better rider...3Pc cranks...clamp-on stem...
but if you have or want to become an amazing freetyle bmxer then to suit nowadays, you need to buy some replacements for this great product. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike
a
from CA
Date Reviewed: September 11, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Demonstration forest | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$70.00 | | Purchased At: | got off of craigslist | | Strengths: | Strong frame, good bearings in wheels. | | Weaknesses: | Brakes arnt the best. (Then again I have a MT. Bike with disc brakes. | | Similar Products Used: | Specilized 14 15 | | Bottom Line: | Very strong bike that is worth a lot more money than I paid. It is a bit heavy for my likings. If you find it cheap grab it, u may like it a lot. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Taylor Hendrickson
a Weekend Warrior
from Danville,PA
Date Reviewed: June 15, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | "The Jumps"at Highschool | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$230.00 | | Purchased At: | Dutch wheelman | | Strengths: | Very heavy duty i have only changed tubes but im 6 ft 2 and 210 lbs so its expected. Great for beginner/ novice riders.The are made for the street but my also goes great in the dirt. | | Weaknesses: | very heavy but u will get used to it | | Similar Products Used: | Haro x1,x2,x3,x4,f2,f4,f5,eastern
lowdown,grimreaper,Mirraco blend 3,Hoffman Condor Pro, 2hip Soul | | Bike Setup: | No front brakes, chopped bars to make shorter/lighter,eventually 3 peice crank,Maxxis Holy roller tires,cut seat post. | | Bottom Line: | The bike is great for all riders and is very dependable. Like i said B4 i got mine in 2002 but its an O3 an ive only changed tubes and one tire. Ive ridden a lot of different bikes some over $600 but i still stick with the old f3. Also it is a little heavy but its not that bad with the pegs off but I still rock the pegs on the right side because im just now starting to learn to grind. Very good bike for the preice i ride with people that have over 400 dollars into there bikes or they paid a lot more for them and im just as good if not betterwith a $230 bike if ur a beginner or u r already into bmx and u want a good dependable bike for a cheap price go with the F3 | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
joe renca
a Weekend Warrior
from nj
Date Reviewed: March 3, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Purchased At: | sheusberry bicycle | | Strengths: | The handle bars are very strong and so is the frame it can take lots of abuse | | Weaknesses: | rims buckled,petels are not very grippy,and the chains can be week at times | | Similar Products Used: | haro x2 | | Bottom Line: | the bike does have its weekness but once you up grade the petels ,rims,and brakes you will hawe a great strong bike if you dont mind upgrading alittle this is the bike for you. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jared squires
a Weekend Warrior
from ellsmere port , chester
Date Reviewed: July 28, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | boneyard, dellemere forest | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$280.00 | | Purchased At: | the bike factory | | Strengths: | it has an amazingly tough frame and teh handle bars are very small and tough too i would say the bike is a very good lite weigth bike if u stripp it down of all teh crap u get wiv it lol... | | Weaknesses: | the only problems ive had r that the rims tend to buckle alot and the back brake always snaps after about 6 months of riding | | Similar Products Used: | haro backtrail, and the f series | | Bike Setup: | i have maxis max daddys for ma tyres and im using muc off bike tubes wich dont pop coz tehy have gel inside instead of air... | | Bottom Line: | i think overall the bike is a big success and i wish haro would rerelese the f3 series in the near future...
if u want to start bmxing and get ure ass sponsered then i advise you to buy this bike or andy of the other haro products in this series it really is a good bike its lasted me nearyl 2 and a half years how good.... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Corey Ward
a Weekend Warrior
from Spoakne,WA
Date Reviewed: July 13, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | Beacon Hill | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$220.00 | | Purchased At: | Spokane sport | | Strengths: | very storg and thats about it.ooo and that bars were ok.the cranks shoundt have been on the bike way to go i liked them. | | Weaknesses: | the worst rims that i have ver had,to heavy, and the brake cable started to snap eraly | | Similar Products Used: | GT.REDLINE.MOSH.DK | | Bike Setup: | TRIple trape pedals,and ody team brakes. | | Bottom Line: | very good bike to start out with...if your a ok rider stay away unless u like the cranks....anyways for new not for good. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
matt cowan
a
from victoria, australia
Date Reviewed: May 4, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | langwarrin skate park/patterson lakes bmx track | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$220.00 | | Purchased At: | Peninsula Star cycles | | Strengths: | It has a very strong frame which can handle even the biggest stacks. the 3 piece crank is nice and solid. The rims are quite good and it has very good brakes and bars. | | Weaknesses: | I have had problems with my pedals but that is only because i didnt care for the pedals much. It is also a bit heavy so it is hard to wheelie but it is an excellent freestlye bike. | | Similar Products Used: | Haro F4, Haro Backtrail X-1 | | Bike Setup: | stock, as it came. | | Bottom Line: | An excellent freestlye bike that will last you ages. Its parts are very good and you wont be disappointed with the bike. Its best used for freestlye but is good at the dirt jumps too. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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matt cowan
a
from victoria, australia
Date Reviewed: May 4, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | langwarrin skate park/patterson lakes bmx track | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$220.00 | | Purchased At: | Peninsula Star cycles | | Strengths: | It has a very strong frame which can handle even the biggest stacks. the 3 piece crank is nice and solid. The rims are quite good and it has very good brakes and bars. | | Weaknesses: | I have had problems with my pedals but that is only because i didnt care for the pedals much. It is also a bit heavy so it is hard to wheelie but it is an excellent freestlye bike. | | Similar Products Used: | Haro F4, Haro Backtrail X-1 | | Bike Setup: | stock, as it came. | | Bottom Line: | An excellent freestlye bike that will last you ages. Its parts are very good and you wont be disappointed with the bike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
theclincher88
a Weekend Warrior
from sandown,nh,USA
Date Reviewed: March 17, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Purchased At: | cycle mart salem.NH | | Strengths: | strong frame. and handle bars takes a beating | | Weaknesses: | heave heavy frame rims bend easily and pedals began crackling | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bottom Line: | Its a good bike for an intermediate rider if you want to soop it up and spend some money on getting it ready for doing tricks.. the frame is heavy soo it might not be the best choice.. but overall not a bad bike (becides mine doesnt have a three piece crank) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Eric
a Weekend Warrior
from Reading,Pa,Usa
Date Reviewed: January 7, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | street | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | overall strong bike, good balence | | Weaknesses: | heavy and i busted the back rim pretty quickly but it was a quick fix | | Bike Setup: | pretty much stock except the new alex triple wall i put on the back | | Bottom Line: | good overall bike | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dan
a Weekend Warrior
from Orange
Date Reviewed: December 20, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | streets | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Purchased At: | bike shop | | Strengths: | Just about everything | | Weaknesses: | The weight | | Bike Setup: | stock | | Bottom Line: | A very good bike 4 anyone | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
kyle fitzenberger
a Weekend Warrior
from west harrison in
Date Reviewed: September 23, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | ollies skate park | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Purchased At: | harrison cyclery | | Strengths: | jumps good | | Weaknesses: | pedals bend easy | | Similar Products Used: | haro bactrail x1 | | Bike Setup: | good | | Bottom Line: | its a good bike ride hard be safe | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Eric B
a Weekend Warrior
from Spocompton, WA
Date Reviewed: July 29, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | local roads | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$230.00 | | Purchased At: | Spoke 'n Sport | | Strengths: | Great beginner bike, strong frame, good components like the 3 pc crank, gyro, and cross-brakes. It's taken quite a beating from me 5'10" 220 lbs; the only repair I've had to make is a bent rim from catching a curb during a bunny-hop | | Weaknesses: | The weight is pretty heavy, probably due to the frame stregnth, I loosened up the crank and the chain pretty good, warped the rear tire doing a 360 bunny-hop, grips are pretty thrashed (but that's expected if you're going at it!), stock brake pads suck so those got swapped prett quick, rim quality is ok, not the best; if you're gonna be rough on them buy better ones to beat up, they won't fail as fast | | Similar Products Used: | Redline, OG Huffy | | Bike Setup: | stock +sticky brake pads | | Bottom Line: | This bike is good to get your stregnth up to par for those nasty street/dirt tricks, if Haro made a tank this would be it. GREAT BEGINNER/LEARNING BIKE! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
drew jones
a Weekend Warrior
from davenport, IA USA
Date Reviewed: July 3, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | hunter trails | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$220.00 | | Purchased At: | on 2 wheels | | Strengths: | great starter bike. had a lot of fun on it. tires are very nice for all purpose. crank works well. bearings unbelievably nice. stem is light. frame is very strong. pegs are nice and slick. brake work nice | | Weaknesses: | a little heavy. sprocket heavy and easy to bend. bars easy to strip. rims easy to bend and heavy. crank arms really heavy. | | Bike Setup: | Standard lil duece bars. Standard top load stem. Haro F3 frame. Haro straight shooter fork. Profile BMX 3 peice crank 175mm. TH Power Pro Aheadset 1-1/8. Haro Core Grip. Haro SOHC seat clamp. Standard M5 43t sprocket. Haro LHD hub. Haro peg. Primo peg. alex supra j rims. kmc heavy duty chain. poverty sofa seat. haro steel 25.4mm seat post dia comp tech 77 brake lever. odesssey brake cable. tektro u brakes.
| | Bottom Line: | An overall great bike for the price. good for starters. I learned a lot of neat stuff on the bike. a couple flaws but not a whole lot. frame is extremely strong. I dont even have a single dent on it and i beat the heck out of the bike in the past year. if your thinking a bout getting started in BMX I would srtrongely suggest to star out with this bike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
dan
a
from bristol, ct, USA
Date Reviewed: May 22, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | stop n shop | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$220.00 | | Purchased At: | Renaissance Cyclery | | Strengths: | nothin except the headset | | Weaknesses: | bent the frame after 3 months, bent the seatpost, bent forks, and every single other piece just sucks | | Similar Products Used: | every haro | | Bottom Line: | the bike sucks...thats it, if i could put a lower rating than 1, I would. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Max Phillips
a Downhiller
from Spokane, Washington, US
Date Reviewed: May 16, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Beacon Hill | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Purchased At: | Spoken'Sport | | Strengths: | Maneuverable. Good tread and handle grips. Coasts easily, as long as the rims are in good shape. The braking is alright. | | Weaknesses: | Haro could have made it lighter. The stem and headset should be replaced. Needs better rims. | | Similar Products Used: | Mosh, GT, RedLine, DiamondBack, K2, Specialized... | | Bike Setup: | Stock. | | Bottom Line: | Experienced riders and inexperienced riders alike will find a mutual experience on this bike. It is easy to abuse. It's good if you are doing $200 worth of street riding. It's terrible if you are doing $200 worth of park-riding, dirt-jumping, or ramping.
That is unless you upgrade your parts, in which case the money might as well be saved for a better bike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Owen
a Weekend Warrior
from Winterpeg MB Canada
Date Reviewed: April 13, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Street Crap | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Purchased At: | KINGS SPORTS | | Strengths: | Unfreakinbaleevable I love this bike. there is a couple faults but there isn't a perfect bike so far. Three piece crank is a good new feature. | | Weaknesses: | Im upgrading the rims and the sproket
AND IF HARO IS READING THIS, BLACK PAINT ON THE RIMS DOES NOT MAKE FOR GOOD BRAKING ONCE IT GETS WET. Barends suck and the tires arent wonderful, but other than the rims, sproket, barends, and tires its a pretty sturdy rig. | | Similar Products Used: | My 2003 F3 that got jakked by some stinky
and the 2003 f4, f2
and the 2005 f2 | | Bike Setup: | Primo barends. Macniel grind sprocket, sun ringle big city chrome rims, and a primo v monster back tire. | | Bottom Line: | Its a good bike for anyone who wants to start off in the BMX world. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
nick schwartz
a Weekend Warrior
from livonia , michigan, usa
Date Reviewed: April 2, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | park when its wet, dirt/street when its dry | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$220.00 | | Strengths: | sweet bars, balanced well, nice frame, | | Weaknesses: | forks bent after grinding, brakes suck | | Similar Products Used: | f2, f4 | | Bike Setup: | only left pegs on. new brakes, sprocket, pedals, back wheel | | Bottom Line: | its wicked good for beginners, but if ur good and do really big stuff, dont, cuz ull end up breaking alotta the stock stuff | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nathaniel Greenwood
a
from Lenexa, KS, United States
Date Reviewed: March 11, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Anywhere and everywhere | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$230.00 | | Purchased At: | Bike Source | | Strengths: | This bike is a very solid well-built freestyle bike. I've had NOTHING break in the entire year that I've ridden this bike. I jump this bike, do street with it, crash it, and try new things on it constantly, (except crashing, that I don't do constantly) and it has held up extremely well. Rims are strong, frame is definetly strong, bars are cromo, 3-peice cranks are cromo, and many other things are built to take some abuse. | | Weaknesses: | The only thing that I can think of that would be this bikes problem would probably be its weight. I mean, 34 pounds isn't to heavy, but when you're just getting into freestyle it's hard to do tricks with a heavier bike. But when you practice on a heavier bike, and then migrate over to a lighter one you've already built up ALOT of strength and balance since you've practiced on a heavier bike when you first started, and it is alot easier in the end when you make that switch. (If you ever need to) Also, the stock brakes on this bike aren't the best. They put these on it to keep the cost down but they work fine for me because I know how to fine-tune them. The stock brake pads are crud, I replaced the rear ones for better traction. But, as long as you have some mechanical knowledge, and like to work on your bike, the brakes should work just fine for you. I'd just suggest replacing the cruddy brake pads. But, like I said before, I've never broken a thing on this bike, so besides that fact that it's a tad heavy, and the brakes aren't that great stock I can't thing of one other weakness. | | Similar Products Used: | I've never used another freestyle bike, this is my first and only freestyle bike owned. But there are others that are very similar. | | Bike Setup: | Everything is stock except the crankset, pedals, grips, rear brake pads, and chain tensonors. I replaced the stock crankset with some Redline Moster cranks, because they're stronger and I like them more. Also the stock forged crankset was unsealed and quite heavy. This bike did not come with chain tensonors, I've added those. I changed the grips because my hands are small and I wanted thinner grips. And I got new brake pads because the stock ones aren't that great. I replaced the stock pedals because those are some of the cheapest pedals on the market, and like the brake system they added them to keep the cost down. They didn't grip very well and for some odd reason they made them very small, so after long rides my feet sometimes got cramps. I replaced them with some Odyssey Jim C.'s, which are 100% better, are a heck of alot stronger, and grip sooo much better than the old stock ones did. But or else, everything has worked perfectly fine for me. | | Bottom Line: | This is a great starter bike that will last you at least a couple of years. Some of the stock parts my not suit eveybodys fancy, but as with every stock bike you'll eventually end up either replacing them because the parts broke, or because you didn't like them. Also the price is definetly a winner because this isn't a very expensive bike for what you're getting. As always, YOU GET WHAT YOU PAID FOR! So if you want quality it's going to cost you more but will end up being so much better for you in the long run. But if you don't care about quality, you can cut some corners and buy one of them cheap department store bikes that will break down on you in a few months. So, like I said, this is a great starter bike and if you're looking to get into bmx freestyle I'd suggest this bike to start you off. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Morgan McGrath
a Weekend Warrior
from Ottawa Canada
Date Reviewed: January 31, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | street, park | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | solid bike. nice feel. strong axles | | Weaknesses: | pretty heavy, warped back rim but it happenes. stem came loose and the bolt threads stripped easily. | | Bike Setup: | stock | | Bottom Line: | i ride this bike on street and in the park, it is sort of heavy compared to others but it works for me and i would recommend it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tom Smith
a
from England
Date Reviewed: January 29, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Dirt | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$240.00 | | Strengths: | The Haro F3 has great balence so i found it good for flatland. It leveled out soooooo easy up at my local BMX track i was getting some good air. The gear ratio means that it's not that easy to pedal but i love this beacuse you can really power it. | | Weaknesses: | It's heavy, I really would like it to be a little lighter but it does me fine, The brakes could be a little sharper too. | | Similar Products Used: | Haro backtrail x2 | | Bottom Line: | A great first bike to have to some good fun if you are a younger rider watch out though because you'll need some strength to be able to pull it around. Have fun !! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jack davies
a Racer
from england
Date Reviewed: December 29, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | street | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Purchased At: | les' cycles | | Strengths: | brakes, gyro | | Weaknesses: | weight | | Similar Products Used: | haro f2 2003 | | Bike Setup: | stock | | Bottom Line: | good for a beginer | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
ryan
a Weekend Warrior
from jacksonville florida usa
Date Reviewed: December 19, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Purchased At: | champion cycles | | Strengths: | weight for begginers who need good balance with flatland tricks,excellent balance,cranks | | Weaknesses: | very heavy, MY STORY: ok i went to the store to get it and i got it i waited like 30 minutes for the guy to like chech the bike and tighten everything i was ridin it and i did a footjam tyre grab and the seat fell of which resulted in tremendous ball pain and a spraint ankle | | Similar Products Used: | back trail x2 | | Bike Setup: | stock | | Bottom Line: | great bike for begginers i love it really experienced riderers shouldnt buy it | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
zach
a Weekend Warrior
from new jersey usa
Date Reviewed: July 20, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$230.00 | | Purchased At: | pedal sports | | Strengths: | 3 peice crank rap tires slimbar handlebars haro core grips fusion dx alloy pedals Tektro Alloy U-Brake w/Sticky Pads glides really far | | Weaknesses: | none yet but the front brakes dont really stop that quick (im use to a mountain bike where i hit the brakes and i completely stop) | | Bike Setup: | stock | | Bottom Line: | its a really good bike and really cheap so its a good deal any that needs a new bike but dosnt have a lot of money should get this bike overall it works great its easy to ride up hills and fun to go down them | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
cody spagrud
a Weekend Warrior
from red deer, ab, canada
Date Reviewed: May 23, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | street | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$239.00 | | Purchased At: | united cycle, edmonton, ab | | Strengths: | pedals, seat, seat tube, brakes, frame | | Weaknesses: | weight, rims, sprocket | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | normal | | Bottom Line: | Its an awesome bike for starting out on. I wouldnt recomend it to a more experienced rider. its a little heavy but learning on a heavy bike can be a good thing. I had a little trouble with the stem and found that it loosened easily but it wasnt anything some strength couldnt fix. The weight is 35.6 lb and is very noticeable. the tires that come stock arent all that great and only go up to 65psi. I prefer a higher psi but its all about personal preference. Overall, its an awesome begginer bike that i would recomend to sombody whos just starting out. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike Murphy
a Weekend Warrior
from Rosenort, Manitoba, Canada
Date Reviewed: April 19, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | street | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Purchased At: | River Trail Cycle | | Strengths: | Frame, Fork, Seat, Pedals | | Weaknesses: | Breaks, Rims, Shiny Black, WEIGHT | | Similar Products Used: | NONE | | Bike Setup: | Normal | | Bottom Line: | For a first bike it's good but for someone who knows what they're doing it wouldn't be the greatest investment. If you want to learn how to bunnyhop get better rims because I destroyed mine. However it's a satisfactory bike for beginners. The bike weighs 35.6 lb and this may not seem like a lot big it's huge, i tried the Mirra Pro which weighs 33.2 lb and it is MUCH easier to do tricks. However "The Bottom Line" is that's it's a good beginner bike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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