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Submitted by
Paulo
a
from Coimbra, Portugal
Date Reviewed: August 21, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | Very light, very durable, very reliable, very well designed - a racing bike | | Weaknesses: | The brakes are noisy | | Similar Products Used: | To tell the truth, no other bike suits me like that one. | | Bike Setup: | Seatpost, stem, bar and crankset - Ritchey Comp Light
Wheels - Spinergy Rev-Rox
Fork - RockShox Judy XC
Brakes - Shimano XT
Sram 9.0 Carbon / Sram 9.0 | | Bottom Line: | I have this bike for ages (about 7 or 8 years) and it still kicks ass. Recently I bought a Trek 9.8 and this one passed to my dad, but I still ride it every now and then. Now I regret having bought the Trek, I should have done some upgrades or updates to this one because I like it better... | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
tate owen
a Cross Country Rider
from santa barbara
Date Reviewed: January 26, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$850.00 | | Purchased At: | aardvarckcycles.com | | Strengths: | Light, quick, durable | | Weaknesses: | short frame turns on a dime, quick turning can make it a bit squirrelly on downhills though | | Similar Products Used: | diamondback apex, | | Bike Setup: | Manitou SX Ti shock. Easton 7005 aluminun frame. Magura Raceline 33 brakes. Race Face cranks/rings. SRAM 9.0 shifter/derailluer. XT/Mavic 517 wheelset. | | Bottom Line: | very nice bike, versitile, uphill, downhill, jumps..
its been two and a half years now and there's no sign of cracks or anything in the frame. The Magura hydrolic rim brakes have been good to me too, had to replace a brake line for the first time, took like 4 hours to bleed them properly, but that was mostly cause I'd never done it. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Stuart Vrieze
a Cross-Country Rider
from Rochester, MN
Date Reviewed: October 20, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
Great lightweight frame. Good looking paint job. Great component set. Good brakes. | | Weaknesses: |
Don't like the seatpost clamp. Big deal, who cares. | | Similar Products Used: |
Giant Iguana
Schwinn Moab | | Bike Setup: |
Manitou SX Ti shock. Easton 7005 aluminun frame. Magura Raceline 33 brakes. Race Face cranks/rings. SRAM 9.0 shifter/derailluer. XT/Mavic 517 wheelset. Michelin Wildgripper tires. | | Bottom Line: | I bought the bike as a 98 model closeout. It retails for $2000, and I got it for $850, so you can see why I say great components for the money. I just couldn't get this quality for a better price anywhere I looked. The brakes will stop you on a dime, and the RaceFace cranks are so strong and smooth. I am used to rapid fire shifters, but I am getting familiar with the gripshift, and like it more everyday. I just came back from my first cross country ride, and all I can say is wow, great ride. I can climb better, accelerate faster, and corner faster than I ever could on my Giant. It has only been one ride, but thumbs up all around for this bike, I can see why American Eagle racers do there fair share of winning, last I read, their team was 9th in the world in XC out of the 40+ teams out there, and they ride this bike. 5 flaming chillies. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Werner Wild
a Cross-Country Rider
from Almelo
Date Reviewed: June 9, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
Strong and stiff frame | | Weaknesses: |
Brakes
Manitou sx fork | | Bike Setup: |
esp9.0
magura hs55
mavic
XT | | Bottom Line: | The Marura Louise doesn't work fine. | | Overall Rating: |
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