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Jules Evans
a Cross Country Rider
from hobart, tasDate Reviewed: March 9, 2009
Strengths: head to head Reviews with a value for money graphWeaknesses: a few too many ads.Bottom Line: This is a good mag but they do tend to review the more expensive bikes too much, probably because they are much more fun to ride. I have been trying to get a couple of mates into riding but there is never anything reviewed that is in their price range.
reviewing bikes like the mojo etc. is all very well but 90% of the readers will never have that sort of money available for a bike.
However, the reviews that they do are informative and I did base my latest bike choice partially on their recommendation and I'm very happy with the bike.
Favorite Trail: Mt Wellington
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$8.00
Similar Products Used: mtb Aus.
Bike Setup: trek fuel
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DH Dan
a Weekend Warrior
from Adelaide,SA,AustraliaDate Reviewed: October 20, 2008
Strengths: Good reviews.
Aussie(our prices)
Worth ReadingWeaknesses: Needs to be monthly.Bottom Line: A great magazine for a half decent price but needs to be monthly. I enjoy reading it. It has a bit of a DH lean which I like because that's what I most enjoy. They do cover mountain biking in general very well though.
Favorite Trail: Fox Creek
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid:
$8.00
Purchased At: (^Aus)Random Newsage
Similar Products Used: Dirt
Bike Setup: Avanti hardtail stock
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gary musgrave
a Weekend Warrior
from sydneyDate Reviewed: March 30, 2007
Strengths: it has bike in it , jim trailWeaknesses: every thing seems to be just a glance at some stuff and your supposed to know what there talking about all the time , to many ads ,it seems that most bikes are all over $5000 or they are not any good !!!Bottom Line: are these people working part time putting this magazine together !!!!!!!!!!!
Favorite Trail: any
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$8.00
Purchased At: newsagent
Similar Products Used: other bike mags
Bike Setup: jamis dakar 06
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Anthony none
a Cross Country Rider
from western australiaDate Reviewed: November 5, 2005
Strengths: Some really good pics and give aways. Has some pretty good info for the "extreme" riderWeaknesses: Needs more reviews and definently needs some more reviews on Cheaper Bikes(<$1000 aud. More shopping listings would also be good.
Bottom Line: Overall a great magazine, definantly worth getting, maybe not subscribing. Definantly aimed at the medium to higher rider.
Favorite Trail: Dardanup
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$7.00
Purchased At: newsagent
Similar Products Used: Clict Magazine and Dirt mountain bike magazine (UK)
Bike Setup: '05 Mongoose Tyax comp (standard) Besides a shimmano hollowtech crank.
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Ben Briant
a Cross Country Rider
from Melbourne - AustraliaDate Reviewed: October 3, 2005
Strengths: Great info. Has some good stories and articles. Comes with the latest catalog. Get free stuff when u subscribe.Weaknesses: Too many ads. No posters! needs posters! More reviews for sure. i see some reviews, but they need more so we can tell if the product is good or not!Bottom Line: Great magazine. I will soon subscribe. It should have more pictures/posters and a bit more reviews. some of the stuff they have in it bores me.
Favorite Trail: Lysterfield
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$7.00
Purchased At: Newsagent
Similar Products Used: None. Stuck to the same one all the time.
Bike Setup: Giant Yukon 05
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Jonathan 'jonowee' Wee
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from Perth, WA, AustraliaDate Reviewed: March 19, 2004
Strengths: - It's a MTB mag.
- Quality aussie stuff
- UnbiasedWeaknesses: - Slight DH lean about does not feel biased at all.
- $6.95 is a reasonable price not expensiveBottom Line: Best aussie MTB mag.
Saul Britton is a freak, a good freak!
How many bikes does TFN (Tony Fathers Nolan) have?
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$3.00
Purchased At: A$6.95 at local newsagent and bike shops, whenever I see a new issue I just get straight away
Similar Products Used: Bicycling Australia, freewheel, Mountian Bike Rider, Mountain Bike Action
Bike Setup: AVANTI hardtail
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John Shadbolt
a Cross Country Rider
from 10/7 Sunset PdeDate Reviewed: December 22, 2003
Strengths: Great product reviews
All disciplines covered
Some interesting storiesWeaknesses: Not enough reviewsBottom Line: Nice to see such a great Australian Mountain Bike magazine. All relative to Aussies, with our prices.
It is perfect for all mountain bikers, with equal things on XC, Freeride and Downhill.
www.mountainbiking.net.ms
Favorite Trail: South Kempsey Race Track (Australia)
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid:
$3.00
Purchased At: Newsagent
Similar Products Used: Mountain Biking Australia
Mountain Biking UK
What MTB
Australian Cyclist
Bike Setup: 2003 Merida Kalahari 590
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Michael Houghton
a Weekend Warrior
from BoonahDate Reviewed: June 6, 2003
Strengths: Australian
good reviews
good photosWeaknesses: Used to be great up until January 2000
looks dodgy with too much whiteBottom Line: AMB is doing quite well but they need to look at their older issues
6 issues a year is coming up so things should get better:)
I think all aussie riders should subscribe to this mag as a base source of bike information
Favorite Trail: jellybean
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$6.00
Purchased At: subscrition mainly
Similar Products Used: Bike Mag is great but expensive
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Ryan
a Cross Country Rider
from Brizvegas, QLDDate Reviewed: April 15, 2003
Strengths: Good photos, most of the articles are at least more readable by the average person than the ones in Dirt.Weaknesses: Slaves to the advertisers, dead poor amount of content for a quarterly mag.Bottom Line: For a quarterly magazine AMB has become painfully lacking in content, they've got 3 months to produce the thing these days and I honestly believe there was more, higher quality content when the mag was monthly. They've also, sadly become obvious slaves to their advertisers. Remember the last time *anything* in the magazine got a bad review? Me neither. They seem afraid to give honest opinions or do anything that might upset their advertisers. Remember a few issues ago when they had both a Santa Cruz VPP Blur and Specialized Epic to test? The two most anticipated XC bikes of the year and they didn't even run them head-to-head. They're spinelessness has lost me their respect and this was a mag I once trusted.
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
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Andy
a Weekend Warrior
from Melbourne, Vic, AustrailiaDate Reviewed: January 7, 2003
Strengths: Good tips, good picts, good reviews, great price!Bottom Line: cheaper than the other mags, good picts, stories, alround a great mag... that i'll keep buying.
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid:
$3.80
Similar Products Used: Mountain bike, Mbr, Freeride
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Ken M
a Weekend Warrior
from Rowville, Victoria, AustraliaDate Reviewed: August 22, 2002
Strengths: Decent product reviews.Weaknesses: No trail maps included like some of the UK or US mags. Lack of useful "How to" articles. Pretty useless when you consider only 4 issues per year.Bottom Line: I'm not sure why this mag is getting so many rave reviews from my fellow Aussies. It would seem the reason is just because this mag is produced here. Is it possible that we've become more arrogant than the US or even the French? Just because it's made here doesn't mean it's "the best" as some of the reviewers have suggested.
Being an Aussie mag isn't enough. For those of you bagging the international mags, try to consider that they produce 12 mags a year not 4. I'm a bit disappointed that the 4 that are produced aren't better than they are.
Read the mags for the content and the quality not just because of where they're made. One of the big problems here is that Aussie companies are allowed to produce sub-par good because the moronic masses go for the "If it's Aussie it's the best." If we demand quality they'll produce it.
Grow a brain and use it.
Favorite Trail: Still Looking
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$6.00
Purchased At: Newsagen
Similar Products Used: Plenty of UK and US mags.
Bike Setup: Kona Blast
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Jebediah Lavers
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from Yarralumla, ACT, AusDate Reviewed: June 30, 2002
Strengths: It's Aussie, Good Reviews, Well laid outWeaknesses: Quarterly, Lack of "how to" sectionsBottom Line: An overall great product, and those who bag it out, haven't read enough yet!!! So it's getting 5 flamin' Chilis.
Favorite Trail: Mt Anslie
Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Price Paid:
$6.00
Purchased At: Subscription
Similar Products Used: All the US and UK overrated CRAP!!!
Bike Setup: Norco Two 50 2002 with RockShox Pyslo Race
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red robinson
a Cross Country Rider
from adelaideDate Reviewed: June 2, 2002
Strengths: giant NRS xtc 3 - strong frame for a heavy @#*%$#!@ like me. good set up all round for the price.Weaknesses: regarding AMB (MAGAZINE) they don't cough up on prizes awarded for the issues best letter (ie- my lettter to trail mail in the october 1998 issue - sugoi jersey - i wish - three phone calls and two letters to the magazine and still no letter......Bottom Line: the mags excellent, but the honesty sucks/sucked???
Favorite Trail: that would be incriminating
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$1000.00
Purchased At: super elliotts
Bike Setup: slowly updating - michelin wildgrippers silp and slop all over the place on wet adelaide single tracks
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Graeme Ward
a Downhiller
from Philip Island,VIC, AustraliaDate Reviewed: May 11, 2002
Strengths: the norco one25 2002 model is a good strong frame that hasn't broken even when riding off 2 metre roofs! it comes with good rims and a good crank.Weaknesses: comes with average forks and tyres. tioga factory DH pro tyres fix that along with rock shox PSYLO XC.Bottom Line: this bike goes off if your doing alot of dirt jumping, drops and fast smooth downhill sections.
Favorite Trail: Oswin roberts reserve
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$2000.00
Purchased At: ride on bikes
Similar Products Used: norco two50, norco atomic & norco puremetal
Bike Setup: 8spd altus & fully extended forks
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Mike
a Weekend Warrior
from MelbourneDate Reviewed: May 1, 2002
Strengths: Top quality mag.
good stories.
good pics.
good product reviews.
all australian means that everything is relevant and available.Weaknesses: not long enough
Bottom Line: good read. worth the dough.
Favorite Trail: A bit of short track up near mansfield
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid:
$6.00
Purchased At: Mentone Newsagent
Similar Products Used: none
Bike Setup: Norco Hardtail with Judy Shox and Tioga 2.1 tyres (nice tyres those)
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