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Nick Bentzen
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from Halifax NSDate Reviewed: January 27, 2007
Strengths: Looks good, ultra burly, for how big a bike it is it feels easy to handle.
Pedals ok without platform, pedals extremely well with platform.Weaknesses: Heavy
Cable routing with SRAM derailers is difficult
High leverage ratio
Needs a a platform shock to pedal wellBottom Line: Awesome machine. Not a bad climber for what it is, this bike won't slow you down as much as you think when the trail gets flat or uphill. Obviously, it's still a 45 lb DH/FR machine, but the rider position is quite good for pedaling.
The push tuned shock makes a BIG difference in pedalling efficiency, it pedals on par with big FSR bikes.
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$450.00
Purchased At: Purchased used from local rider with rear hub and 729
Similar Products Used: 2001 Marin Wildcat trail
2003 Norco Atomik
Bike Setup: Pushed Vanilla RC, Super T 170mm, Hayes, Hadley, Mavic, SRAM, e13
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Tom Kramer
a Downhiller
from RadnorDate Reviewed: January 20, 2000
Strengths: Loads of Travel. Smooth Travle. Maintenence FREE. Adjustable Wheelbase, Head andge and BB height. Can Gazalodi jr. 2.6 tire, or Intense 2.7 with a little knob trimmming. Can accomidate 24" wheels. THE PRICE IS RIGHT!
Replaceable derailleur hanger/dropout built into design.Weaknesses: ??? Well, it's not a linkage bike, like an Intense, but then again it doesn't have the problems associated with linkage bikes-such as bearings wearing out, derailluer slapping on chainstay, Non-replaceable hanger. And it's half the price.Bottom Line: There are two bikes that stand out when I go to DH races: M1 and Super 8. The M1 is an awesome bike but expensive as hell - twice the price for the frame alone. The Super 8 works great and needs little maintenece and is HALF the price of an Intense. I owned an Intese but had to fix it more than I cared to.
Favorite Trail: Plattekill, NY
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Similar Products Used: Foes Weasel. Intense M1.
Bike Setup: Hannebrink Fork. DMAX wheels. Gustav Brakes
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Bryan whitney
a Downhiller
from Santa BarbaraDate Reviewed: October 9, 1999
Strengths:
great feal gobs of travel,ajustable,strong
I jumped 17 stairs with it and nothing hapend. fast burly frame geomitryWeaknesses:
cant put a verie wide rr rim in back 2.35 tire maxBottom Line: great bike go get one if you want a great down hill machine.
Favorite Trail:
tunl
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Similar Products Used:
marin B-17 (snaped in half) but pretty nice
Bike Setup:
RST XXL fok mrp W/xtr cranks hayes front and rr disk brakes azonic stem and handl bar big boy seat suv rr rim and mamoth front rim king hedset fox vanila RX rear shock
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