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Submitted by
VictOr
a Cross-Country Rider
from Turku, Finland
Date Reviewed: July 26, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Along the Baltic sea | | Duration Product Used: |
2 Years | | Strengths: |
Very balanced bike, excellent components set, great look, reasonable price. | | Weaknesses: |
A bit heavy frame, but I do not care about it. | | Similar Products Used: |
Trek, Kona, Cannondale hardtails | | Bike Setup: |
Frame - 7005 specific profiled tubes, CNC, robot welding
Wheels - Ritchey Rock Pro/OCR Pro, Formula hubs, Continental tyres
Fork - Manitou Spyder R with Speed Springs
Move - Delta Tracer system, LX '8 cassette, Time ATAC pedals, LX / SRAM 9.0 der's
Stop - Magura Tomac HS-33 | | Bottom Line: | Well, first at all some words 'bout Matts frame - it is bulletproof (the other side of coin is weight, but I am not the one who screams about 200 extra gramms), this frame is firm enough to start like '58 Merc Hotrod and provide wonderfull control abilities.
I use my bike in heavy Nordic conditions (-40...+40 C, half meter of snow in the winter is typical, rocks, strong sea wind... That's Finland, guys 8-)... ) That's why I am so satisfied by this bike setup. Magura HS-33 in my opinion are the best brakeset ever, of course, I am again do not care extra 200 gramms, but it works in all conditions, I feel safe, and that's important.
Rear SRAM 9.0 der is so mud-resistant, thai I also can use any trail with no risk to jam it.
Ok, I know it is possible to get the much better machine, but this bike is an all-conditions-capable fighter and I definitely can recommend it to every intermediate and higher rider who's not a weight nut (dear weight nut, nothing persona, my next bike is also planned as a light one 8-) ).P.S. Sorry for not perfect English. | Overall Rating: |
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