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Jason
a Cross Country Rider
from Vancouver, BC, CanadaDate Reviewed: December 8, 2002
Strengths: Great frame for the price. Can be built up to under 22lbs.Weaknesses: Price doesn't allow it to get too light. Seat/chainstays are not made of Easton tubes...Bottom Line: I bought the Torrent as a frame only and built it up piece by piece. I've spent about 3000CAD on the bike now and it's sitting at around 21.5lbs. This bike has a very solid feel to it. Climbs very quickly and is really stiff. It kinda makes me miss the feeling of a nice steel hardtail...but this bike is EFFICIENT.
Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Similar Products Used: Norco TNT (Team Issue)
Bike Setup: Full XTR 8spd, Mavic Crossmax ('98 non-tubeless), SID 100, Easton CT2 Carbon bar and seatpost, Raceface Turbine LP cranks/rings headset and Ti Bottom bracket, Syncros hinged stem, ODI lockgrips, Flite Ti saddle, various tires (Michelin Hot S K, IRC Mythos 1.95K, Continental Doublefighter dual K), Specialized Ultralite tubes, and Crank Bros. Egg beater pedals.
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Jahmez
a Weekend Warrior
from S. manitoba CanadaDate Reviewed: March 8, 2001
Strengths: Takes a beating, has a really solid feel. Very light. Kick-butt looksWeaknesses: NoneBottom Line: This bike is just fun riding, and no problems. If your a xc rider with a bit of freeride in them this is what you want. I think this bike would be a excellent freeride machine with the addition of a psylo.
Favorite Trail: Swatties gorge
Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Bike Setup: 99 Judy XC, axiom seatpost, stem and bars. Stxrc rear derailler, Xt front, Lx cranks, panaracer firexc.
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Kevin Punter
a weekend warrior
from Sydney AustraliaDate Reviewed: May 3, 1998
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This bike is a very sharp ride. The standard Torrent comes with Atom Bombs, XTR der's and Race Face Crankset. I went to Avid Arch Supremes and Ultimate levers in the brake department, shod it with Wildgrippers and stretched the cabin with a RaceFace XY seatpost. (ATAC Pedal and Oury grips of course!)In all truth - I actually started with the frameset.I've never ridden anything that feels so precise. A nice and probably better alternative to some of the other performance hard tails.
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