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Charles Hutchings
a Weekend Warrior
from Birmingham, UKDate Reviewed: June 4, 2006
Strengths: Really nice geometry/ rider position. Cool rapid fire gear shifters. Really nice club roost riser bars. Gold in colour.Weaknesses: Canitlever breaksBottom Line: I rode it for 8 years and this has been my favourite bike of all time. Really quick, easy to maintain, a wonderfully golden colour and exactly what I needed. It was stolen two days ago and I don't how I'm going to replace it. I did have 0000 as my lock code though.
Favorite Trail: Birmingham town centre
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$200.00
Purchased At: Stolen Bike Auction
Bike Setup: As purchased from police auction - with SPDs, riser bars, was going to put susp. on the fron forks but couldn't afford it. Did put Michelin road tyres on as I mainly ride through the city and the bike zoomed.
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Brent
a Weekend Warrior
from VancouverDate Reviewed: August 20, 2003
Strengths: Frame, brakes were decent enough at the timeWeaknesses: peddles, all the acera stuff (changes gears randomly), taco-ed a few rimsBottom Line: I have abused this bike hard for over 7 years, and I still ride it to all my classes at UBC. Definetly worth the money paid. I got hit by a car a few months back, 1500 dollars damage to the minivan, but after the wooziness went away from my head I rode my bike home. Excellent frame.
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$300.00
Purchased At: Some defunct cycle shop
Bike Setup: stock, except for the peddles (got some metal ones)
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derek
a Weekend Warrior
from Ft Mac, Alberta CanadaDate Reviewed: April 30, 2003
Strengths: great bike, i've had it over 5 years(pretty good concidering the bike before it lasted me 3 months)Weaknesses: my buddies all got suspention forks on their bikes for around the same $$Bottom Line: awasome bike, i was really hard on it but i also maintained it well. great entry level bike well built for the price. I am 6'2" and 230 and i have never held back on it i have done irreperable damage to many simmilarily priced bikes frames ect. in a short time span but my kona has stood up against everything i have dished out.
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$500.00
Purchased At: local shop in canada (price in canadian funds)
Similar Products Used: bonellie, GT
Bike Setup: stock
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Jeff
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from MontrealDate Reviewed: September 27, 2002
Strengths: Frame, brakes are awesome, everything else is pretty decentWeaknesses: Wheels, pedalsBottom Line: This was an awesome bike to start off with. The stock bike was fine for what i was doing. A few things started to break and bend when i started to ride a bit more, but if you start to ride a bit rougher, just upgrade the parts that break. Great frame to build-up around.
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$300.00
Purchased At: LBS
Similar Products Used: lava dome, kula, munimula
Bike Setup: 5 inch Marzocchi Z1, lx crankset, rhyno lite w/ deore hub, specialized tires, new riser, seat, stock shifters, leavers, brakes and drive train ('cept the crankset)
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Stephen Hulley
a Weekend Warrior
from UKDate Reviewed: May 18, 2002
Strengths: Takes a lot of knocks, great value, 100% student machine, came with some cheap Tektro v-brakes but damn were they good.Weaknesses: Some truly awful components, once the RST 280 forks we replaced with RockShox XC's bike seemed to halve in weight, left crank broke within a few months.Bottom Line: This was my first proper mountain bike and the price was the main thing that caught my eye. All my mates did DH but I soon found myself XC'ing. Switched necessary components to XC setup and it's been great. Components were terrible though, soon set out on new life ambition of removing all Acera I could find. Just the crankset to go now (my LBS replaced broken crank with some DOTEK thing which is just as bad).
Overall though - I never looked back after demanding this bike for Christmas many moons ago.
Favorite Trail: Moors near my house
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$400.00
Purchased At: J. E. James
Similar Products Used: GT Palomar
Bike Setup: RockShox XC, Deore gears, DMR V12's, general cross country setup
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Adam
a Cross Country Rider
from VirginiaDate Reviewed: May 3, 2002
Strengths: Low price, stout frame. I've done all sorts of falls, spills, crashes, etc. and this bike has never asked for anything in return other than a quick spray with the hose.Weaknesses: The front fork (RST) absolutely sucks butt. Acera component mix has really sketchy shifting in all situations. Heavy for a hardtail.Bottom Line: Good first bike to take in the woods, bang it around, and learn what you're doing before you hop on something of more value.
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$300.00
Purchased At: BioCycles
Similar Products Used: Bianchi Ocelot. Just bought a Trek Fuel 98 and love it.
Bike Setup: Still stock as day one, save for new tires.
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Dave I
a Cross Country Rider
from OttawaDate Reviewed: July 13, 2001
Strengths: responsive
durable
lightBottom Line: I've had the bike 3 years and have no regrets. Like it way better than the Specialized I had before it.
Favorite Trail: any
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$550.00
Purchased At: Victoria
Similar Products Used: Specialized HardRock
Bike Setup: stx front and rear, rapid fire shifters, mag21 suspension, wellgo clipless pedals
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Jes Gagnon
a Weekend Warrior
from Prince George, B.C., CanadaDate Reviewed: April 3, 2000
Strengths: Good frame, pretty good components for a first bk,o.k. fork(if you don't take off the boots),good frame for upgrading.Weaknesses: problems with back deraillueirsBottom Line: good tuff bike for a first bike, and upgrading
Favorite Trail: Greenway
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Similar Products Used: none
Bike Setup: original setup
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balir paten
a Racer
from scotlandDate Reviewed: September 7, 1999
Strengths:
a good strong bike for enythingWeaknesses:
componentsBottom Line: a great bike for me to use best to upgrade the suspension and components
Favorite Trail:
any
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Similar Products Used:
trek 4000
Bike Setup:
z1drop offs
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Simon Tschernomor
a Weekend Warrior
from montreal,quebecDate Reviewed: August 26, 1999
Strengths:
Strong Frame
Superplushfork
Great componentsWeaknesses:
all the stuff that was on the bike when i first got it.Bottom Line: If you upgrade the bike like i did the bike will kick suck ASS!
Favorite Trail:
all the ones at mount royal
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Similar Products Used:
Kona nunu
Kona kula
Giant atx
Kona Lavadome
Bike Setup:
kona hahanna,Marzocchi junior t 5inches,xt bike,mavic222,azonicshorty stem!
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Chris Andrews
a Cross-Country Rider
from BedfordDate Reviewed: July 21, 1999
Strengths:
Nice plush fork
pretty solid frame
good 1st mtbWeaknesses:
a bit heavy with the cromoly frameBottom Line: Great for first time buyers who want to be able to race, jump or whatever.
Favorite Trail:
Woburn Sands
Duration Product Used:
less than 1 month
Similar Products Used:
Specialized Rockhopper
GT Arrowhead
Bike Setup:
Acera G-set
RST fork
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Ludde
a Weekend Warrior
from StockholmDate Reviewed: June 25, 1999
Strengths:
For me it was a really good bike for a nice priceWeaknesses:
Maybe that the front shock is a little bit hard to adjustBottom Line: A really cool bike!!!
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Bike Setup:
RST280
STX rear gear
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MoJo
a Cross-Country Rider
from TorontoDate Reviewed: June 10, 1999
Strengths:
look aboveWeaknesses:
the Acera-X group reeealllly sucksBottom Line: I think the headset sucks too, but I love the bike. Best rigid i've tried
I like the Project Two fork too.
Favorite Trail:
Don Valley
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
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MoJo
a Cross-Country Rider
from TorontoDate Reviewed: May 3, 1999
Strengths:
It is pretty light, and has nice handling and frame geometry.Weaknesses:
Not that light, cromo is heavy, really bad compsBottom Line: I think this bike is pretty good. Give it Vee-brakes and it will kick. A suspension fork would be nice too, and maybe stx grouppo
Favorite Trail:
toronto has no good ones
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Similar Products Used:
Specialized Hardrock, Marin Nail Trail
Bike Setup:
Acera - X components
Kona Scratch and Sniff tires
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