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Brian
a Cross Country Rider
from Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaDate Reviewed: January 9, 2001
Strengths: The Mantra is a sweet bike. It climbs like a hardtail, has 7 plush inches of rear wheel travel, and looks absolutely amazing! The drivetrain is great, but you'll need upgrades to at least full XT if you ride like a crazy arsehole. The best thing is the paint. These things look and feel like you have polished them with a diaper.Weaknesses: The Bontrager stock wheels die after about a season. I only weigh 145 lbs. and they had the crap beat out of them after about 4 weeks. Without truing/tensioning them, they will turn from sexy radial wheels into fugly peices of garbage in no time. Also, the cranks, bar, and seatpost are a kind of grey anodized aluminum (all made by ICON), and the finish seems to come off of them easily, making them shiny and department-store-looking . The Bontrager tires (semi-slicks) are pieces of arse. Oh yeah, the Manitou SX works okay, but it has queeeeeeeer disc brake mounts.Bottom Line: Great buy if you're not a pro racer, but still looking for a high quality, well-priced bike. Also, if you're looking for a starter level freeride machine, a smaller frame with a long travel marzocchi fork and a riser bar will do the trick.
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid:
$1550.00
Purchased At: Redbike
Similar Products Used: Nothin can compare to Klein's unique frames.
Bike Setup: Stock, except for Avid Mechanical Discs, and SUN MODO Wheels.
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Brian
a Cross Country Rider
from Springfield,MODate Reviewed: November 23, 2000
Strengths: climbing, cornering, rough terrain handling ability, ballance, style, being the only guy with the kleinWeaknesses: it is heavy if you are a small guy, 160 lbs or smaller. People say that it dosent climb well. i think it climbs great.Bottom Line: This was my first real bike. I wore every thing out( the drive train). I replaced everything else with Lite stuff. Im a big rider, well for cross cuntry 225lbs. This bike is 27lbs 7oz, with LX hollowtech cranks, a Monkey Lite bar, and Ringle Sun RPM Lite wheel, and a SID 100. It will and go over and through anything. It has at least 12" of bottom bracket clearnce. I ride more through the roots and rocks, than I go arround them. I kind of punish the bike arround the trail. It forgives me everytime, its like instant ability.
Favorite Trail: Chadwick
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid:
$1433.00
Purchased At: Topeka Ks
Similar Products Used: FSR S-WORKS M4, Cannondale V400, Jeckell 800
Bike Setup: LX shifters XT front XTR Rear LX Hollowtech cranks Monkey lite bar S-WORKS 120mm stem SID 100 Thompson post Ringle sun RPM Lite w/ Hutchson Python Lite S-WORKS Ti clipless
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