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Paulo
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from Coimbra, PortugalDate Reviewed: August 21, 2005
Strengths: Very light, very durable, very reliable, very well designed - a racing bikeWeaknesses: The brakes are noisyBottom Line: I have this bike for ages (about 7 or 8 years) and it still kicks ass. Recently I bought a Trek 9.8 and this one passed to my dad, but I still ride it every now and then. Now I regret having bought the Trek, I should have done some upgrades or updates to this one because I like it better...
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Similar Products Used: To tell the truth, no other bike suits me like that one.
Bike Setup: Seatpost, stem, bar and crankset - Ritchey Comp Light
Wheels - Spinergy Rev-Rox
Fork - RockShox Judy XC
Brakes - Shimano XT
Sram 9.0 Carbon / Sram 9.0
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tate owen
a Cross Country Rider
from santa barbaraDate Reviewed: January 26, 2002
Strengths: Light, quick, durableWeaknesses: short frame turns on a dime, quick turning can make it a bit squirrelly on downhills thoughBottom Line: very nice bike, versitile, uphill, downhill, jumps..
its been two and a half years now and there's no sign of cracks or anything in the frame. The Magura hydrolic rim brakes have been good to me too, had to replace a brake line for the first time, took like 4 hours to bleed them properly, but that was mostly cause I'd never done it.
Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Price Paid:
$850.00
Purchased At: aardvarckcycles.com
Similar Products Used: diamondback apex,
Bike Setup: Manitou SX Ti shock. Easton 7005 aluminun frame. Magura Raceline 33 brakes. Race Face cranks/rings. SRAM 9.0 shifter/derailluer. XT/Mavic 517 wheelset.
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Stuart Vrieze
a Cross-Country Rider
from Rochester, MNDate Reviewed: October 20, 1999
Strengths:
Great lightweight frame. Good looking paint job. Great component set. Good brakes.Weaknesses:
Don't like the seatpost clamp. Big deal, who cares.Bottom Line: I bought the bike as a 98 model closeout. It retails for $2000, and I got it for $850, so you can see why I say great components for the money. I just couldn't get this quality for a better price anywhere I looked. The brakes will stop you on a dime, and the RaceFace cranks are so strong and smooth. I am used to rapid fire shifters, but I am getting familiar with the gripshift, and like it more everyday. I just came back from my first cross country ride, and all I can say is wow, great ride. I can climb better, accelerate faster, and corner faster than I ever could on my Giant. It has only been one ride, but thumbs up all around for this bike, I can see why American Eagle racers do there fair share of winning, last I read, their team was 9th in the world in XC out of the 40+ teams out there, and they ride this bike. 5 flaming chillies.
Duration Product Used:
less than 1 month
Similar Products Used:
Giant Iguana
Schwinn Moab
Bike Setup:
Manitou SX Ti shock. Easton 7005 aluminun frame. Magura Raceline 33 brakes. Race Face cranks/rings. SRAM 9.0 shifter/derailluer. XT/Mavic 517 wheelset. Michelin Wildgripper tires.
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Werner Wild
a Cross-Country Rider
from AlmeloDate Reviewed: June 9, 1999
Strengths:
Strong and stiff frameWeaknesses:
Brakes
Manitou sx forkBottom Line: The Marura Louise doesn't work fine.
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Bike Setup:
esp9.0
magura hs55
mavic
XT
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