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cowboy charlie
a Weekend Warrior
from Johnston, SCDate Reviewed: August 4, 2011
Strengths: reliable, trouble-free, heavy dutyWeaknesses: slightly heavyBottom Line: Bought for heart health, rode a hilly area 10 miles, 3 times a week. Bought a farm, now am too busy for a regular exercise program, but I use the bike for herding cattle. Have only been challenged once by a 1200 pound cow, but now they are all used to it.
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$175.00
Purchased At: pawn shop
Bike Setup: stock
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Carl Muheim
a Cross Country Rider
from San Diego, California, USADate Reviewed: May 10, 2010
Strengths: Solid Frame, great componentsWeaknesses: replace the seat and seat post, front shifter, crank(bends easily...I weigh 175)Bottom Line: Awesome, love this bike so much so that when they stole my 2008 rincon on campus (UCSD) I had to replace it with the same model. I really miss the frame style of the 2008's, but the bike is still awesome. Highly recommend this bike. strong frame and makes you want to stress it out! I'm just a trail rider and it covers all basis for me")
Favorite Trail: Tecolote, Cuyamaca, Rose Canyon
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$520.00
Purchased At: Bicycle warehouse
Similar Products Used: 2009 rincon
Bike Setup: Stock except for seat and post
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Cracked Rib
a Cross Country Rider
from Toronto, Ontario, CanadaDate Reviewed: September 28, 2009
Strengths: Strong chromoly frame (main triangle only) and fork. Double eyelets front and back for racks and fenders. 17" chainstays help avoid heel clip with rear panniers (but still possible depending on the rack). Good commuter and (possibly) touring bike.Weaknesses: Front shifter (Shimano 100GS) indexes badly: doesn't shift well from largest chainring to middle, need to jump to smallest and then back up to middle. Would have preferred a friction shifter. Front derailleur body needed some tweaking, but maybe that was just this copy. Rear index shifter & derailleur combo work very well though.
None of the frame tubes that are butted. Rear triangle is probably just hi-ten. Heavy bike, compared to what's available these days.Bottom Line: Good commuter bike, ok on light trails. Heavy (low 30's lbs) but feels sturdy. I've ordered SRAM MRX 3x7 shifters to replace the 100GS components. This is a beginner's mountain bike from the mid-90's that won't turn any heads these days, which is a good thing in the big city.
Favorite Trail: Moore Park Ravine
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$120.00
Purchased At: Second hand
Similar Products Used: Aquila road bike. Apollo road bike.
Bike Setup: Planet bike fenders, Evo pedals (heavy), toe clips, MEC rear pannier.
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Moegsien Schroeder
a Weekend Warrior
from Cape Town, South AfricaDate Reviewed: September 11, 2000
Strengths: Strong Frame. Great for first timers. Good component combination for the price {$200}Weaknesses: A bit too heavy. 36 spoke wheels. Geometry too relaxed for aggressive ridersBottom Line: I bought this bike not knowing much about bikes. Then it was a great bike. Still is. I've upgraded the components over the years. The frame geometry has become too relaxed for me now. I still use it for a daily commute to school and back {4 miles total} and then for a 15 mile ride in the afternoons.
As others have already said, a great bike for beginners, but more experianced riders should go for the Giant ATX series. Overall a good bike and would definitely recommend it to anyone new to the sport.
Favorite Trail: Tokai Forest
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Similar Products Used: none
Bike Setup: Rincon frame. RST281 fork. New 2000 acera shifters and crank. Otherwise standard.
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Steve
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from MassachusettsDate Reviewed: June 30, 2000
Strengths: The shocks are pretty good about 2 inches of travel and are just over beginner shocks. It has rapid Fire gear changers that dont take very long to switch the gears.Weaknesses: It has to be worn in and is better once you ride it awhile like most bikes.Bottom Line: the bottom line is it is a good sturdy bike with pretty good performence and it is a good city rider bike. Myself i live in a middle size city and it is good for road and grass and dirt
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Similar Products Used: the GT Saddleback
Bike Setup: the bike setup is a good sturdy frame but the fork is welded onto the handle bars so it ytou cant change forks but you wouldnt need to.
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Billy Dickinson
a Weekend Warrior
from Guthrie, OklahomaDate Reviewed: June 17, 2000
Strengths: good price good frameWeaknesses: brakes suck (upgrade to something anything is a improvement)Bottom Line: I bought this bike about a month ago at the local bike shop he gave me a killer deal on it $175 it was like new I put a rack and bags on it and shocks and i have yet to subject it to any real torture but ive rode it at least 10 miles a day and put over 100 miles on it and it hasn't done too bad its fast and will climb about anything. Its a good bike for entry level riders.
Favorite Trail: 12 miles of hell & arcadia
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Similar Products Used: 1995 Schwinn sierra se team
Bike Setup: all stock with cateye mity 3 speedometer,stirrups, rst 280 forks (regrease with slick honey other wise they wil lock up)
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Dave Hilkemann
a Weekend Warrior
from Billings, MT, USADate Reviewed: April 12, 2000
Strengths: Very inexpensive. I bought mine at a pawn shop for $175, and upgraded from there. Just a basic reliable bike.Weaknesses: A little heavy.Bottom Line: I really like my bike. Of course there are better bikes out there, but not for the price I paid. It works great for riding to work, and it also does a great job flying down a mountain single track. I'm completely happy with it. This is a great bike for anyone who doesn't have much spare change, but wants to hit the trails hard.
Favorite Trail: Mount Helena Ridge Trail
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Similar Products Used: None
Bike Setup: I bought the basic, no frills bike. I added a Judy DH suspension fork, a threadless headset, and Diacomp brakes.
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Andy T
a Racer
from ddDate Reviewed: January 5, 2000
Strengths:
Good bike for first timerWeaknesses:
it will break if you ride it like I did.Bottom Line: I bought this for just an around-town bike in the summer of '98 for a job I got in colorado. My boss was a mountain biker so I thought I should get a bike with shocks which is why i picked this one (i knew nothing about bikes back then). Well after a lot of abuse this bike has finally died basically. It lasted nicely for about 6 months, I just ride too hard. I still keep it around w/some of my old parts from my nice bike now. I now ride a $3,500 ibis and couldn't be happier. Go buy this if you are VERY new to the sport and dont expect to ride every day.
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Similar Products Used:
nothign this cheap :)
Bike Setup:
not this bike anymore
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Dana
a weekend warrior
from Rhode IslandDate Reviewed: June 15, 1998
Bottom Line:
A great first timers bike. Solid, dependable, $270 m.s.r.p. you can't beat it. Chromoly frame, aluminum wheels, spokes down tube and seat post. I road ride most of the time with an occational trek into the woods. If you are considering a mountain bike for day trips on and off the trail try a Rincon. I love this bike!
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