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Submitted by
Aaron McGraw
a
from Oil City, PA, USA
Date Reviewed: September 16, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Venango County, Sugar Creek trail | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$350.00 | | Purchased At: | fred meyer, Fairbanks, alaska | | Strengths: | Light frame. VERY strong. | | Weaknesses: | I have an older model with that caame with a Hatta Vesta headset (good) and a cheap quill stem of undetermined construction (bad) it also had generic canti-brakes originally. (piss poor)EXTENSIVELY modified, see below. | | Similar Products Used: | I was a die-hard roadie and tourer prior to this bike, but piddled with a FUJI Cadenza rigid MTB back in the day. i have owned takaras, Bridgestones, and Mongooses. | | Bike Setup: | SR 9006 fork, Acera X front and rear derailleur, Speciallized son-of-a-strong arm crank with avitar and deore LX rings. Alloy chainring bolts, spoke nipples and shift-biscuit pulleys. Suntour cogs, SACHS chain, UN72 BB, deore LX hubs, 15 ga nipples, Specialized GX26 rims. JD suspension stem and bar ends. SDG saddle. Wellgo clipless peddles. Avid levers with Scott Pederson SE cantis. GEAX Grid tires. funky valve-stem caps that look like 9 mm bullets. | | Bottom Line: | fantastic bike stock - although castrated by its OE equipment. great for bike-trailer types and commuters alike. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jon Murray
a Downhiller
from Pittsburgh PA USA
Date Reviewed: July 6, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | no trails just through the woods | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Purchased At: | sears | | Strengths: | looks like a good bike | | Weaknesses: | horrible bearings, bad rims, weak frame,cheap pedals | | Bottom Line: | hey Jose that sound you heard was the bearings going out i had the same problem give it alittle bit longer and its going to start catching and then they burn out, my advice dont waste your money on any royce union bike, i dont even ride it hard i have only had it off the road once and its the worst bike i've ever had | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jose Rivera
a Weekend Warrior
from Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
Date Reviewed: January 7, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | El Viandon, Cabo Rojo | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$375.00 | | Purchased At: | Sears | | Strengths: | Light for the price 30 pounds, very strong frame, looks like a more spensive bike, good maniobrability, the sr suntour fork isn't the best but does the job very well. | | Weaknesses: | Painful saddle, cheap pedals and tires, the sr suntour crank make metalic sound that drives me cracy. | | Similar Products Used: | Next, Kent, Hush bmx | | Bike Setup: | Shimano STX RC crank, Well Go 800 clipless pedals and Sonne stem. | | Bottom Line: | Is a very good bike for the price. I can ride any dificult trail in this bike and it cost me less than the mayority of my fellow bikers. If you are a xtreme weekend warrior like me this bike is for you. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
xander
a Weekend Warrior
from nyc
Date Reviewed: June 24, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
4 th ave. | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
price, frame, brakes, bars, cranks | | Weaknesses: |
BB, headset, pedals | | Bottom Line: | does the job. the BB and headset are totally useless. Everthing else is functional to good. The handling is a little stiff and unstable. But for under $400, it's the best bang around I saw. No other company came close to offering the same quality of materials and brand name components (acera, shimano, zoom, alum. frame, suspension) for under $500. Looks great too. | Overall Rating: |
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