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Submitted by
Lonnie
a
from Austin, Tx.
Date Reviewed: July 29, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | anything technical | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$3000.00 | | Purchased At: | Hammerhead Bikes | | Strengths: | Tracks and handles well. Climbs awesome,flys downhill. Relatively light. Well balanced. Very durable and solid bike. | | Weaknesses: | After 3 1/2 years, I couldn't really find any. | | Similar Products Used: | Jamis Dakar, Specialized Epic,Klien Palamino,Turner 5-spot,Ellsworth ID, Ventana Marble Peak,X-5, Titus Racer-X(80mm),Super-Moto, Loco. | | Bike Setup: | King wheelset w/DT Swiss 4.1 rims/spokes,Marta brakes,Fox shocks(RP3,100 RLT),Kenda rubber/Stans kit,Thomson stem/seatpost,King headset, XTR derailuers,shifters,cassette,Easton mokey-lite bar,Race Face Deus cranks,grips,WTD Rocket V saddle, eggbeaters---25.7lbs. | | Bottom Line: | This is a great bike. I can't say enough about it. It still rides like new. No creaks or squeaks. I only had one minor frame failure with seatstay. I jumped off stuff all the time. My prevention method for that was; no more jumping off anything over 4 foot(I kept forgetting it was only a XC bike). Repaced bearings once after a major mud race at the 24. But other than normal maintenance, this bike has held up extemely well. It is, to this point, the best overall bike I have owned or ridden. It accelerates nice with no flex. I am at one with it. Titus makes a damn good product and they stand behind their stuff. I just wanted to submit this final review on this bike(only my 2nd) because I moving up to a 5" travel bike. Racing or seriously challenging terrain, this bad boy handled it all. My Hammerhead was awesome. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mark
a Racer
from Houston, TX
Date Reviewed: June 7, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$4100.00 | | Purchased At: | Hammerhead Bikes | | Strengths: | Very ridged rear triangle. Ability to twitch through the trees at light speed. Telepathic handling | | Weaknesses: | no power windows, no cig lighter | | Similar Products Used: | Rocky mountain ETSX | | Bike Setup: | Fox 100, RP3 rear. King hubs, DT swiss spokes and rims. XT drive train, martas. | | Bottom Line: | This bike is the sh*t. Much nicer than anything that I have had before. It has soooo much balance. The rear carves corners. It is really easy to be very confident on this bike. It's very light also. What can I say? Get one! Charles and Beth at Hammerhead we helpful in fitting me and taking my riding needs into consideration. When I went to pick it up they helped get the right air pressure in the shocks for me. This is a first "custom" bike for me so the extra attention was great to reinforce that I was getting the best bike I could get.
Could you get away with a bike for less? You could get the Titus frame and put a 80 mm fork on the front. If you do have the extra cash to blow why not go all the way. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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