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peter
a Cross Country Rider
from nguyenDate Reviewed: May 16, 2005
Strengths: Long travel rear suspension w/rebound adjust
Long travel Judy SL front fork w/ "U-Turn" on-the-fly travel adjust, pretty rare for this price range
smooth styling
Avid CPS mech disc brakes rule! being this smooth who needs messy hydro fluids...
Weaknesses: A little too heavy but since I set up this bike to be a dual purpose XC/medium-duty DH for my 110lbs wife, I...uh..she can live with it
A bunch of Giant's in-house componentsBottom Line: Best bang for the buck, can reliably take 5-6ft drops and keep on going...the long 5" travel rear end makes it suitable for medium-duty DH as well, especially robust for riders under 160lbs. An awesome choice(especially if you can find one on clearance for under $500) for anyone looking for their first full-suspension bike or those XC riders who'd like to ride lift a few times every summer but can't justify the cost of a dedicated DH rig...Happy trails!
Favorite Trail: Mt. Tam
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$380.00
Purchased At: Fleabay - Brand New '04 in the box
Similar Products Used: Specialized FSR Comp, K2 Disco Monkey, Specialized BigHit Spec
Bike Setup: Having paid only $380 for it brand new, I had more than a few bucks left to feed this upgrades monster...So far I've Upgraded derailleurs to XT, ditched the stock weak Alex ACE-18 wheels and noname hubs for a set of indestructible XT/Rhynolite w/ Michelin Hot S 2.5 tires, Specialized Sworks StrongArm2 Crankset with Truvativ BB, swapped stock forks for an '02 Marzocchi Dirt Jumper 1 (130mm travel)with QR20 I had lying around. Will upgrade stem/bar and rear shock next...
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LEE HOFFMAN
a Weekend Warrior
from PORTLAND OR U.S.ADate Reviewed: April 14, 2005
Strengths: IT has a great frame no problems.I like the style of this very large 20 in frame I have 2.5 motoraptors and stock Bomber shocks I have hayes discs 6 inWeaknesses: I have a hard time with weaknesses this bike takes a licking I am not a diamond rider and I don't huck so if it had any problems I say a little heavyBottom Line: Great bike great in the turns ,alotta bike for the money GO GIANT I ve had a great experience with those guys in California keep it up "Dudes"
Favorite Trail: Springwater
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$899.00
Purchased At: Bike n hike
Similar Products Used: none
Bike Setup: Stock
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Ben E
a Racer
from nova scotia Date Reviewed: October 20, 2002
Strengths: good components added like marzocchi z5 and many other thingsWeaknesses: i dont like the discovery rims very muchBottom Line: this bike is pretty good if you put some money into it
Favorite Trail: no favorite
Duration Product Used: Tested or demo'ed only
Price Paid:
$399.00
Purchased At: hub cycle
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Robyn A
a Downhiller
from Nova ScotiaDate Reviewed: July 12, 2002
Strengths: Bike is cheap, and easy to upgrade. It's light and fast. Easy to manipulate. It's nice to have a rebound adjustment on the rear shock.Weaknesses: The stock version sucks! You have to put money in it to make it worth it. Not the greatest for DH, espacially the stiff rear shock.Bottom Line: Overall this bike is pretty good for beginners, The price is good too, but have to keep a eye on the frame, i heard a lot of things about them braking. My overall rating would actually be a 3.5 but we dont have that choice. This bike has done me well, and i beat the SH** out of it, doing my biggest drop yet of 9ft, and my first no footer too. Have fun riding!
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid:
$390.00
Purchased At: Second hand
Similar Products Used: Dunno?
Bike Setup: Marzocchi Z5 w/5" , Deore deraileurs, Sun Mammoth rim on back, Weinmann Discovery rim on front. Axiom bars w/ Intense grips, IRC and Tioga tires, Radical DH seat w/Kevlar.
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Jordan
a Weekend Warrior
from Ottawa ontario CanadaDate Reviewed: September 3, 2001
Strengths: good frameWeaknesses: sh!tty stock parts, a little heavyBottom Line: Great for the price, but you need to replace the stock parts
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$800.00
Purchased At: award cycles
Bike Setup: rst zeta tl, rear shock off 2001 KHS fxt pro, aheadset, stx rear alivio front, alvio crank, XT BB, lx levers and brakes,
acera hubs/w ac 19 rims and an stx cassete, stx shifters, selle royal x country seat,
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Jason
a Downhiller
from Northern CaliforniaDate Reviewed: May 10, 2001
Strengths: Grat Frame, and Shimano components. Everything is easily interchangable.Weaknesses: Lousy suspension, cockpit, and wheels. Pretty much all components except the Shimano parts.Bottom Line: A good solid bike when upgraded to the specifications of the individual rider. You are basically buying the frame, and the easy ability to upgrade without the use of professionals.
Favorite Trail: Sky Mountain
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$600.00
Purchased At: Natomas Bike Shop
Similar Products Used: GT, Trek, Specialized, Giant XTC
Bike Setup: '98 Warp DS1, Bomber Z.3 fork, Azonic cockpit, A headset, Titec saddle, buletproof platform petals, Mavic 318's, Fox Vanilla float rear, Shimano XT brakes/deraiollers and SRAM shifters.
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BRANDON WATTS
a Weekend Warrior
from RAYMOND WA USADate Reviewed: August 6, 2000
Strengths: the frame
thats about itWeaknesses: pivots i had to repalece mine after a couple of months
the stock focks blow @$$ i got new on after3 months
frame after i broke it off a 6 foot drop
Bottom Line: the frame is ok i broke it not to long ago that sucks
the pivot suck ass to repalce the every 6 months
Favorite Trail: butte creek
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Similar Products Used: fsr
grayfisher joshua
Bike Setup: ds1 frame stx and alvio judy dho with judy sl lower legs sun mammoth titec hellbent endros
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Greg
a Racer
from OntarioDate Reviewed: July 26, 2000
Strengths: frame durability, ability to cusomize and addWeaknesses: all the stock components on this thing suckBottom Line: i have a 98 ds-1. if you want a good free ride bike for a decent price get this, but try to replace all the stock stuff on it. also replace the rear shock. its about the one thing i didn't upgrade and it broke and messed up my shock mounts. also giant customer service isn't the greatest thing around either.
Favorite Trail: anythign on mont st anne
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Bike Setup: Rst 461 DH triple clamp 4"travel with upgraded stuff.
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Drew Hyde
a Downhiller
from canadaDate Reviewed: June 15, 2000
Strengths: everythingWeaknesses: its only weakness is the some of the stuff that comes with it when you buy it. it will make a craking noise in the frame from time to time but it is nothing to wory aboutBottom Line: it was a good bike to buy to start then when you get beater sup it up that is what i did. i only paid $800 for mine but i live in canada so that is cheap. but what is really cheap is my friends trek 8500 it is the biggest pile of s**t i have ever seen.
Favorite Trail: the trials i have in my back yard
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Similar Products Used: Trek 8000,6000,8500
Bike Setup: rosk shox indy c with judy xc iners, crow bar race, vp 108, acera/xt, fire xc pro tires(which work great)
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John
a weekend warrior
from Philadelphia, PADate Reviewed: July 29, 1998
Bottom Line:
Just bought this awesome looking bike yesterday after 6 weeks of research and took it out for a try in an extreme course filled with sand, mud, rocks, trees, thorns, steep climbs, and loved every minute of it. This bike didn't let me down, it took every thing I thru at it and wanted more. For the money this bike has every thing I wanted- Aluminum frame, grip shifters, rock shox's, V-brakes, full suspension and damm good looks for only $559. Giant even has the life time warranty on the frame (for the original owner).
One ride and i'm loving it. Let's hope it holds up for the money. I'll keep you posted after a few more hard runs. I wish all the big name dealers would drop there over-priced bikes. Way to go Giant.
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Rod
a cross-country rider
from Salt Lake City, UTDate Reviewed: April 26, 1998
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A great bike for the money!!-especially with full suspension. I paid only $550 and it has great looks. I was surprised to see a full aluminum frame, a Rock Shox Indy S and adjustable damping in the rear shock for the money. The bike feels solidly built. The grip shift is okay. I would rather have rapidfires but again look at the price tag. The bike does well offroad. I haven't broken anything yet in the month I have had it. There is a lot of no-name pieces-i.e. the v-brakes, levers, etc., but they all work well. I would recommend this as a good beginners bike to full suspension and then upgrade as needed. This bike gets five chillies for the money.
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