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Submitted by
Eric
a Weekend Warrior
from Walpole, NH USA
Date Reviewed: June 28, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Driveway | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$119.00 | | Purchased At: | Walmart | | Strengths: | Not many: Tires and tube seem alright rim bent a little | | Weaknesses: | Way too heavy, that takes away anything good about it. If you are riding hard,the rear shock absorbs any effort you put into it. Cant go fast unless its downhill,way too heavy, the front has bent gears and skips when you pedal, (started after I had the bike 3 years),shifters just broke this year, and it's shock is not the greatest, too spongy. | | Similar Products Used: | Trek mt. bike | | Bottom Line: | Its good if you are doing like one hour a month on it for a few years, but I have spent more than 10 hours of labor trying to get the shifters and cassette, and gears to work. I have had the bike 5 years, and have not put 200 miles on it, it shouldn't have to be adjusted so much and worked on as much as it is. Don't buy this bike, its not worth it! All the good ratings were written by downhill riders(they didn't have to try to go up a hill) or people with the bike for a year or less, dont listen to them unless you want a bike that is good for a year then starts breaking. I would give this 0 Chili's if I could!!! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Connor Tyler
a Weekend Warrior
from Sherman, Texas
Date Reviewed: May 4, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Sadler Pass | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$95.00 | | Purchased At: | Wall-Mart | | Strengths: | good shocks, nice frame, and jumos reall good | | Weaknesses: | a little heavy,and it needs a better seat | | Similar Products Used: | Murray 18 speed mountain bike | | Bottom Line: | A good bike for begginers ans people who just like to have fun on the weekend. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ronie
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from Cheyene, Wyoming
Date Reviewed: February 8, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | River Trail | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$105.00 | | Purchased At: | Wal Mart | | Strengths: | I LOVE this bike. It has great suspension, an Air and Spring combo rear shock. It rides well. The Frame is made of Steel, which I really like and it is Strong | | Weaknesses: | NONE | | Similar Products Used: | Mongoose | | Bike Setup: | Balistic Fork, Air Spring Combo Rear Shock, Shimano Componets | | Bottom Line: | I absolutly love this bike. I suggest getting one right away if you love to go fast on the trails. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Robert
a Cross Country Rider
from Evanston
Date Reviewed: April 17, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Purchased At: | Wally world | | Strengths: | NONE!!! | | Weaknesses: | everything that is on the bike and WAAAAAAAAAAAAAY to heavy. My schwinn frame weighs 2.9 lbs. | | Similar Products Used: | Giant, and Schwinn | | Bike Setup: | Giant warp DS 3 | | Bottom Line: | POS...There is nothing I like about these bikes. They are very very very weak I have broke 3 of them in 1 month that is why I got a Schwinn. I have been alot rougher on my Schwinn then I was on the Next and there is nothing wrong with the schwinn after 9 months. I will not put anything on my bikes from Wal*mart. I will not buy a bike from wal mart as long as I live. If you buy a good bike like Giant and Schwinn, it will last you the rest of your life without anything going wrong on it. I love my Giant and Schwinn. I won't sell them. Don't buy a Wal Mart bike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Khicx
a Weekend Warrior
from Baltimore, MD
Date Reviewed: July 6, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Purchased At: | WALMART | | Strengths: | No troubles yet. Brakes are good, gears still hold. | | Weaknesses: | Need some heavy duty padding on the seats | | Similar Products Used: | Mongoose...the cheap kind from walmart | | Bike Setup: | Stock | | Bottom Line: | Overall a good buy...You will be happy as long as you don't expect it to ride like a $1000 bike. Well worth the money. Worse comes to worse I can throw it in a dumpster and not feel bad about all that money I spend. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Han
a Weekend Warrior
from Boston
Date Reviewed: May 2, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$75.00 | | Purchased At: | Walmart | | Strengths: | Front and back shock. Current low price as $75. | | Weaknesses: | Bike seat, front bearing. Parts need to be re-tighten often. | | Bike Setup: | gel seat | | Bottom Line: | change the seat or you butt will get hurt!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
josh k
a Weekend Warrior
from ?, wi, united states
Date Reviewed: March 31, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | none | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$74.00 | | Purchased At: | wal-mart | | Strengths: | good shocks, good brakes, strong frame | | Weaknesses: | VERY HEAVY! seat post is not long enough, front axle bent after 2 weeks, bearings wore out and turned square after 2 weeks, break pads dont stay in place, everything on it comes loose even after i tightened it, hand grips are too smooth, bearings get loose and have to be tightend every week, 7th and 6th gear skips teeth when peddeling hard. | | Similar Products Used: | huffy | | Bottom Line: | overall this bike is pretty good after you replace the bearings, it is a good bike for beginners, they have to be pretty strong to lift it, it weighs almost 50lbs | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Todd B
a Weekend Warrior
from Joplin MO
Date Reviewed: September 25, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Devils Den State Park, Arkansas | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$149.00 | | Purchased At: | Wal-mart | | Weaknesses: | The weld just below the head tube broke on the fork. Glad I noticed it before it fell off while I was riding. That would have hurt. | | Similar Products Used: | I had a Mongoose bike from Walmart also and the same thing
happened! | | Bottom Line: | THIS IS A FOLLOW-UP OF MY POST BELOW.
They gave me this bike as a replacement for my last bike. Unless you want to visit the ER because the fork fell off while riding and your head split open, don't buy this bike! I would NOT buy another bike from wal-mart if they were free! Some people below me must be revewing another bike, this one is not light and is not aluminum! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Alan
a Downhiller
from Franklin
Date Reviewed: August 4, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | The fast ones with lots of air | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | A great frame, nice rims, Looks great, Very good overall. Rockets down hills, flies through the air(big time), very strong | | Weaknesses: | I had to reaplace the rear derailer after about 1 month, shocks need longer travel, could be lighter, handle bars don't stay tight. had to tighten every bolt (thanks WAL-MART!!) | | Similar Products Used: | Mongoose DX 40 | | Bike Setup: | added self sealing tubes, rear cargo rack, fiberglass fender, replaced kickstand, new derailer, front bag,modified pedals | | Bottom Line: | This is a great bike for the price, I have lots of frenquent flyer miles on it. Needs to be assembled better. Don't ever trust you Wal'mart bike buddies to asseble your bike correctly. I love the bike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
bike rider
a Weekend Warrior
from southeastern usa
Date Reviewed: July 16, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Great price. Nice ride. Excellent bike for easier trails and beginers. Looks expensive. Tough frame. Tackles rough land better than other Wal-Mart bikes. | | Weaknesses: | Cheap hardware. Gears are cheap - gear's metal rips under pressure. Break parts are cheap and will not stay fixed. Seat is too low. Handle bars will not stay tight. Tires flatten with hard jumps - maybe I'm just too rough! | | Similar Products Used: | Other Wal-Mart bikes | | Bike Setup: | Floor model, as is. | | Bottom Line: | I really enjoyed one good year of riding the bike on rough land. I like the bounce of the full suspension. After one year, it is really starting to wear out. I do not regret buying it, but I feel it is not tough enough for me. This is a really good alternative to the stiff diamond frames if you need an everyday bike for the roads. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Alfonso Chavez
a Weekend Warrior
from Albuq., NM, USA
Date Reviewed: July 10, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | local | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Cheap for starters. Looks good, looks expensive. Free service repairs. Better than a huffy. | | Weaknesses: | The seat is like riding a rock. The frame is like heavier than a boulder. The Wal-Mart "bike-techs" can't put it together right. But hey, you get what you pay for. | | Similar Products Used: | Other cheapo-bikes. Hey, I'm not made of money. | | Bike Setup: | New Gel seat, I had to, just ask Thomas. | | Bottom Line: | 3 flaming hot dogs | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matthew
a Weekend Warrior
from Wisconsin
Date Reviewed: April 7, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Strengths: | Built really well! Cheap Price! | | Weaknesses: | Really Really heavy, bad components, Bad seat, Not a name brand! | | Similar Products Used: | Mongoose | | Bike Setup: | Stock | | Bottom Line: | This bike is a boat anchor and can be used for one, but that would be one expensive one! The people below need their heads examined if you say this is a good bike. This bike is way to heavy to do any good for any kind of riders and is not worth the money for a hundred more you can buy a Specialized Hardrock that is way better and alot lighter than this boat anchor! I would like to take a slug hammer to you idiots who gave this for even five stars! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Crazy Mike
a Weekend Warrior
from So Cal
Date Reviewed: March 26, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Whiting Ranch | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | The bike rides like a rock, very stable | | Weaknesses: | The seat sucks | | Similar Products Used: | Mongoose D40 | | Bike Setup: | Already done | | Bottom Line: | This bike is a bit heavy, but it rockets down the hills. For the price it's well worth it. This is a great bike for a beginner or intermediate rider. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Todd B
a Weekend Warrior
from Joplin MO
Date Reviewed: March 1, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Chadwick MO | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Good strong bike for fraction of the cost of other duals. | | Weaknesses: | A little heavy, seat post is to short and it hard to find another 25.4mm post anywhere, & wish it had a water bottle cage. | | Similar Products Used: | huffy(walmart) & Mongoose hardtail(walmart) | | Bike Setup: | added clipless pedals & brake booster | | Bottom Line: | As I said before, good strong bike for fraction of the cost of other duals, but a little heavy but the lightest dual they had at Walmart. I've put 300 miles on it so far and have had no major problems with it. Best bike i've had yet. I evan put skinny tires on it and road it 70 miles on the road. But when you get any bike from walmart you should always check them over completly, because their "professional" bike builders don't know a thing about bikes. If you've been riding a ridged or hardtail, and want to move up a step without spending $500, this is the bike to get. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Russ Lake
a Downhiller
from Lakeland,Fl
Date Reviewed: November 19, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Saddle Creak | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
Awesome gears and soooo light it defies gravity... Girls really dig it !!! Especially at Daytona....special featuretires came on backwards thanx Walmart | | Weaknesses: |
Afeter every jump it sounds like its going to fall apart.... | | Similar Products Used: |
Huffy Beach cruiser | | Bike Setup: |
Tricked out to the max dude !!!! | | Bottom Line: | This Bike kicks *** !!! I love it and my mom does tooo.. this bike gets 1000 flaming turds man!!!! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
tomas j.
a Weekend Warrior
from emoryville CA
Date Reviewed: September 25, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
flatlanders favor | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
hard aluminum frame, good suspension, all and all, kick *** components...wonderful bike. | | Weaknesses: |
the seat makes my balls numb. | | Similar Products Used: |
raleigh m20 m30 | | Bike Setup: |
stock | | Bottom Line: | wonderful bike...best ive seen in a while. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
king crush
a Cross-Country Rider
from n/a
Date Reviewed: September 21, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
deaths hollow | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
light, full suspension, good components. | | Weaknesses: |
none really | | Similar Products Used: |
cannondale m800 | | Bike Setup: |
stock | | Bottom Line: | better somehow than my c'dale, i find it quite strange. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
billy V
a Weekend Warrior
from charlston SC
Date Reviewed: September 19, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
full suspension, light, aluminum, good pedals, in this bike, amazingly the gears arent messed up. | | Weaknesses: |
the walmart service is the worst. | | Similar Products Used: |
specailized hardrock
royce union
huffy blades
raleigh m 50 40 30 20 | | Bike Setup: |
stock, added gel seat cover. | | Bottom Line: | wonderful bike, incredible components for its price, there is only one way to make it a better bike, and that is put rapidfire shifters on it. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Master Ben
a Weekend Warrior
from upstate NY
Date Reviewed: September 9, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
local | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
super cheap for a full suspension bike
only $4 a pound! cheaper than top round steak
good workout for legs | | Weaknesses: |
super heavy, mine weights around 45lbs, no kidding
Walmart brand
pedal's edges are too sharp
can't go any faster than 16mile/hr, rear susp. sucks all of your energy | | Similar Products Used: |
99 trek 4000
99 releigh m60
2000 trek 6000 | | Bottom Line: | This is my housemate's bike. I took it out for rides a few times during the summer. It is heavy as hell and the bike bounces wheneve I try to step on the pedels. It was like riding a 60 lbs bike with two flat tires. I put it on a scale and it weight 45 lbs! The brakes are OK, the grip shifts are OK too. The bike seems able to take abuse. The front shock seems too soft and it is not adjustable. For around $149 from walmart, you will got what you pay for with this bike. on the other hand, you can just got a $89 bike from the same place with the exaclty the same front shock that acccelerate twice as fast...
3 chilis | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
David
a Weekend Warrior
from Massachusetts
Date Reviewed: July 9, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
all of them | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
This bike for the price has very fast acceleration uphill and on the road. Great brakes | | Weaknesses: |
Entry level fork and rear suspension.Heavy for a true Comp. bike | | Similar Products Used: |
None. First bike tried , fit me like a glove. | | Bike Setup: |
stock | | Bottom Line: | A Very nice bike for beginners. A little on the heavy side, plush ride, looks are similar to the VRX but components are not nearly as good | | Overall Rating: |
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