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Submitted by
Martin Stiemer
a Cross Country Rider
from Amsterdam
Date Reviewed: July 21, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$2700.00 | | Purchased At: | Rein Venendaal Holla | | Strengths: | Solid and not too heavy frame, comfortable ride, great looks, great comfy downhiller | | Weaknesses: | Had a lot of trouble with Hayes brakes, but was fixed in the end. 'Lefty' f fork a bit too absorbing for me (87kg), starts to pump, not completely lockable. | | Similar Products Used: | none (Only hard frames, like Giant carbon) | | Bike Setup: | Standard with some other pedals. Might change the saddle but otherwise leave it.
| | Bottom Line: | A great, non competitive, bike for pure fun. A real friend for any terrain (except tar..) Still enjoy it every time I ride it. (Just much too expensive here in Holland..) | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Shane Walz
a Cross Country Rider
from Portland, Or, USA
Date Reviewed: March 27, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | too many to list | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$600.00 | | Purchased At: | craigslist | | Strengths: | Great feel. Love that I can change the ride by adjusting the rear shock, it's a bit campy but useful. | | Weaknesses: | the stock Fox Float is a bit bouncy, even with a higher air pressure | | Similar Products Used: | Delta V, Giant | | Bike Setup: | XT drivetrain, Hope Pro II hubs on DT Swiss rims, '07 Mono Mini's for brakes | | Bottom Line: | Nice responsive frame. Soaks up bumps on the way down very nicely. Love the "on the fly" Headshock lockout, wish I had the rear lock for the climbs. Even without the lock it climbs decent. Trying to find an upgrade for the rear shock hasn't been real fortuitous. Some bob but not too awful. I usually beat my friends to the top. The stock Coda equipment was crap, especially the Expert wheels. With my current set-up I'll get plenty of happy miles until that '07 Superlight Santa Cruz comes my way. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rob
a Weekend Warrior
from San Diego
Date Reviewed: January 8, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | Mission Trails | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$1600.00 | | Purchased At: | From a Buddy | | Strengths: | Light, Fast, great travel, takes the trails like a champ | | Weaknesses: | Disc's are a little tempermental when dusty but that's it for now. Also, looks good (tempts thieves) | | Similar Products Used: | GT I-Drive Expert | | Bike Setup: | Lefty shock, Fox rc rear | | Bottom Line: | Love it, one of the best bikes I have ridden. Great bike for most trails as far as I am concerned. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jay shantz
a Weekend Warrior
from new jersey
Date Reviewed: October 13, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Green Knole | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$700.00 | | Purchased At: | Ebay | | Strengths: | good | | Weaknesses: | good | | Similar Products Used: | good | | Bike Setup: | good | | Bottom Line: | good | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris Roberts
a Weekend Warrior
from Preston
Date Reviewed: December 4, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Mabie forest | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$1700.00 | | Purchased At: | samways cycles | | Strengths: | The cannondale jekyll 700 is a great bike its very light weight and has good stong components. Its great for riding cross country and can also be used for freeride. I have had my bike for 3 months and the only thing I have replaced is the gear cables. | | Weaknesses: | The only weaknesses realy is that you can't put tires any bigger than 2.3 but thats it Oh and the lockout cable was a bit too small which caused it to lockout when turned heavily but appart from that its great. | | Similar Products Used: | Trek liquid 20, Specialized enduro comp,cannondale jekyll 400. | | Bike Setup: | I have upgraded to full XT and hope mono minis and some panaracer trailraker 1.95 tires. I have also put a long ritchey riser bar on to comfort the ride up a bit. | | Bottom Line: | I ride my bike once or twice a week on mostly cross country rides and I somtimes do a few drop off's and acasional north shore. The lefty is great and works very smoothly and the remote lockout on the rear shock is cool to. The ride position on the bike is very comfortable and it rides very smooth I would recomend this bike to anyone interested in buying one. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Markus
a Weekend Warrior
from Germany (near Stuttgart)
Date Reviewed: December 27, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$2280.00 | | Purchased At: | Radsport Ilg | | Strengths: | Frame (Size L): It`s stiff, soft and I can`t notice any bops up and down while riding. As the Jekyll is adjustable, it can be used for all kinds of biking (and persons). Moreover the quality and finish of this Jekyll is perfect.
Brakes:The Magura Julie disc brake is strong, but easy to measure out.
Fork: The HeadShok Super Fatty DL is really stiff and you can block it while riding.
Saddle: The Cannondale Expert saddle is very comfortable. | | Weaknesses: | Unfortunately the rear shock is not adjustable enough although you can block it. So I´d prefer a Fox Float RL rear shock. | | Similar Products Used: | Trek 930, Cannondale SV 500, Scott G-Zero Team | | Bike Setup: | Right from the beginning I`ve changed the crank, the bottom bracket and the tires: I chose a Shimano Deore LX crank, a Shimano Deore XT bottom bracket and 1.95 IRC Mythos XC red wall tires. | | Bottom Line: | All in all I must say that my Cannondale Jekyll 700 is outstanding. It`s very stiff, so it can be used by heavier bikers, too. And it`s one of the most beautiful bikes(I`ve got the orange version),as the finish (Handmade in USA!)is outstanding. And if you are biking uphill, there`s even no need to block the bike. Because of the adjustability the Jekyll frame is suitable for almost everybody.
In order to protect the gloss, I took an adhesive tape (that is sticking on both sides) and small parts of textile (e.g. fleece); and then I taped this on the cables where they touch the frame. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Geoff Dickinson
a Weekend Warrior
from Blackburn UK
Date Reviewed: April 1, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | mbr Route at Coed y Brenin | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | Eric Burgess Cycles | | Strengths: | Comfortable ride, well finished frame and good stopping power. Adjustable suspension very useful | | Weaknesses: | Problems with both Magura Julie brakes SERIOUSLY binding after a wet ride in Inshriach Forest - pistons seized up. Dealer sorted it without any problem. Leakage in rear brake meant a bleed but sorted using Magura Bleed Kit. Rear Hutchinson Mosquito tyre worn out very quickly. Grip unpredictable in the wet, particularly on roots. Some leakage from Fox Float. | | Similar Products Used: | None | | Bottom Line: | Great bike, great value, handles well, smooth ride and very enjoyable to ride. One or two teething problems with brakes but nothing serious. I can recommend this bike to anyone but I would suggest a change of tyre type - I don't think the Mosquitos are at their best in the dampness of North West England! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ed Gates
a Weekend Warrior
from Birmingham, AL, USA
Date Reviewed: November 12, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Oak Mtn. State Park, Pelham, AL | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$1600.00 | | Purchased At: | Cahaba Cycle, Hoover, AL | | Strengths: | The strengths of this bike helped compensate for my lack of experience. Love the headshok and rear suspension. Virtually no problems in running gear. | | Weaknesses: | Rear brake rotor slightly warped on purchase. Store personnel said this was not a problem but adjustments were required on 2 occasions. Also wish now that rear shock had lockout in conjunction with existing rebound adjustment. Rear tire (Mosquito) wore out fairly quickly, but I attributed this to riding the road between trails. | | Similar Products Used: | None | | Bike Setup: | Changed to wider, softer seat. Have added seat bag and frame bag (for pump), and a quick-release seat post collar. Now wearing a Michelin Wild Gripper on the rear. This tire gets great traction but rolling resistance is higher than stock tire, which worked fine until tread wore down. Otherwise bike is stock. | | Bottom Line: | I am 48 and this is my first bike. I absolutely love the bike and the sport. Most of the trails I ride are hard packed dirt with some rocky sections and a little mud. In this environment the Jekyll has more than made up for my shortcomings. It's dependability has been outstanding. I rarely have any missed shifts. The bike goes where I point it. Aside from a little sqeal out of the disc brakes, stopping is never a problem. The full suspension and the more comfortable seat make for very enjoyable rides. I'm sure I don't come close to using the full potential of the bike, but it allows me to have fun and that's what matters to me. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tom
a Weekend Warrior
from Chicago, IL
Date Reviewed: October 30, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Ft. Custer State Park | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$1700.00 | | Purchased At: | On The Route Cycles | | Strengths: | Great frame, outstanding dealer support. | | Weaknesses: | Spokes and Coda pedals. | | Similar Products Used: | F1000, Killer V, GT XCR 2000 | | Bike Setup: | Sweet metallic pea-green paint job. Upgrades: Longer stem, riser bar, Fox Float RC, Thomson Elite seatpost, better saddle, and Egg-Beaters to replace crap Coda pedals. | | Bottom Line: | After shopping around and asking a lot of questions about frame durability, I went with the Cannondale after they didn't even blink when I gave them my dimensions (6'3", 250#).
I initially had some problems with the spokes on the rear wheel snapping due to poor heat treating (DT Swiss) and after a FREE re-lacing of the real wheel, thanks to Cannondale and Cycle Smithy, I haven't had a problem for over a year!
The stock Hutchinson Mosquito's are a very sticky compound and wear quiickly. I replaced them with mickelin WildGripper Jet S tires and I have been happy with them. for riding in the city I have swapped to Specialized Fatboy slicks and can carry an average of 22mph easily.
Overall I have never had a problem with the frame or any of the major components. I did have a pedal come apart, but I finished the ride and put on a pair of egg-beaters. Cannondale even replaced the pedals though the warranty had expired.
I'm very happy with the bike (1,000+ miles) and would reccommend it to everyone, even beefy suckers like myself. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Patrice Dufresne
a Cross Country Rider
from Quebec, Canada
Date Reviewed: August 23, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | not important!! | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$1600.00 | | Purchased At: | GTH Cycles | | Strengths: | Its biggest asset is probably its manoeuvrability. As soon as I got on the bike, I felt very comfortable which gave me even more confidence to try new stuff out. Next point are the brakes!! Some companies will great looking bikes, but their braking systems suck! I am 6'2 and weight 230 and I have not gotten any problems with my brakes or my suspension. | | Weaknesses: | The tires are not the greatest I have had specialy in wet conditions. You really have to watch when riding among rocks, roots and mud! Another minor weak point would be the front suspension. Headshock suspensions are great, but you are a big guy, you should seriously consider upgrading the front suspension. I put 180 psi in the front suspension, and sometime it seems not enough. So, you really need to transfer you weight quickly when going down steep hill. | | Similar Products Used: | Specialized Enduro Comp | | Bike Setup: | stock | | Bottom Line: | The strong points definitely outweight the weak points. Once you have figured out the weak points, you will enjoyed every second you will spend on that bike. Furthermore, I thought the price was fair due to the outstanding riding performance this bike gives you. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
j2
a Cross Country Rider
from Santa Monica, Ca
Date Reviewed: July 11, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | too many | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$1300.00 | | Purchased At: | Helens Cycles | | Strengths: | The frame, lock out, solid componentry, bike is light for the $$$, julie brakes | | Weaknesses: | the narrow saddle | | Similar Products Used: | specy fsr, gt i-drive, giant nrs (all just d'moed) | | Bike Setup: | stocker | | Bottom Line: | Just wanted to offer a piece of advice for whatever it is worth, I got this bike new at such a good price because I waited a year to buy it overstock on clearance, sometimes painfully (still atop an old crappy hardtail) until I could blow my wad on a quality bike and not get reamed in the process (though the cannondale expert saddle tries at times). I think I did just that. I got a great bike w/ a solid frame and decent components, disc brakes, lock-out on suspension, and adjust. geom., while spending a little over $1200. I'm not a pro, nor do I try to be, nor do I daydream about being a racer, just a guy who loves to get out and tear it up whenever I can. Let's face it, it is a rare or next to impossible thing to find a great FS for under $1200. Anyone who tells you different is huffing their chain lube or just trying to sell you something.
BOTTOM BOTTOM LINE: Great, strong bike for a big guy (5'11" 215 lbs.) in lrg. frame. No bob on uphill, sweet desents as long as you don't go crazy and try to be a downhill bomber. Adjustable geometry almost gives you two bikes in one. I LOVE MY NEW 'DALE!!! AND THANKS TO THE GUYS OVER @ HELENS! 5 pyro drum heads. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brien Dulaney
a Weekend Warrior
from Columbia, MD
Date Reviewed: July 2, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | McKelden, cross the river :) | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$1600.00 | | Purchased At: | Princeton Sports | | Strengths: | The Jekyll frame! Strong and handles most you throw at it! Of course the headshock is great with lockout. This bike just gives confidence! | | Weaknesses: | I personally think hutchinson tires suck! They don't grip when wet or in mudd! Some coda components are less than durable =) But most will tell you that they are junk in general! | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | xtr rear deraileur, race face prodigy crankset, time atac's, xtr v-brakes, thompson elite seatpost, easton carbon monkelite 2, Cane Creek Crono's, panaracer fire xc 2.0's | | Bottom Line: | I had bought a crappy hard-tail to start mountain biking for fun. After 1 serious trip with a buddy of mine, I quickly realized that you get what you pay for. I used to think he was nuts for buying bikes that were over 1k. Boy was I wrong :) Anyhow, I bought the jekyll as my first major investment and I have never had any serious complaints! I have put this bike through hell and it's still serious fun to ride! I am 6ft 215lbs so I do not know why all of these other people keep complaining that they break too easy? The only problems I have had, I bent the front crankset while trying to jump a log I barely cleared, ruined the bearings in my rear wheel from getting it too wet (water crossings are fun) but mainly from washing the bike like a moron! (hey ya live and ya learn. All in all, I found myself doing things with this bike that I was scared $*&@#$%% to do on my old hardtail, it really gives confidence! You can't go wrong with this, if you don't like the coda stuff, upgrade the components over time! You will then have a bike that will last miles and years, no matter what you do with it, unless you try and make a jekyll a big hit freeride bike, which it isnt designed for, its an all mountain. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Derrick White
a Weekend Warrior
from Hawick, Borders - Scotland
Date Reviewed: June 25, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Glentress Forest Black Run | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | Leisure Lakes - Preston | | Strengths: | Pretty light, good paint job, air shocks front and rear, plush comfortable ride, good steering tracking. Very informative website. | | Weaknesses: | The Fox float L was leaking air after 3 rides, about 50 psi per 2 hours. I have returned the shock to Leisure Lakes who were more than happy to deal with the repair and were also very helpful. | | Similar Products Used: | Cannondale super V 2000 FR, Cannondale F500 and Specy Rockhopper FSR | | Bike Setup: | Hope Bulbs with Hope M4 brakes, XT chain and chainset from when the bike was new. | | Bottom Line: | Again I have choosen a Cannondale over the competition. I am happy with the purchase I made and look forward to giving it a bit more abuse when I get the shock back. Its the beefy aluminium tubes and durability of these bikes I like. The only bad thing about cannondales is the Coda parts some of them have (e.s.p. the hubs - Gash). Avoid these models or upgrade the wheels. Also don't be a fashion victim - buy the ones that are a year old with the 20% discount, this makes them more afordable.
Paid £1279 from Leisure Lakes in Preston
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Submitted by
Dr Mike
a Weekend Warrior
from Cumbria England
Date Reviewed: June 24, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Birkrigg Common,Ulverston Cumbria | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$1600.00 | | Purchased At: | leisure Lakes<Preston | | Strengths: | Frame and Lefty ELO,nice colour | | Weaknesses: | Every single bit of CODA branded finishing/transmission gear.Biggest single weakness Cannondale customer services both Europe AND USA.Price.Hutchinson Mosquito tyres are obviously designed for short use as they only lasted 3 rides,the bike did`nt last much longer!!! | | Similar Products Used: | Dawes FS Edge(with Mavic X138`s which never let me down!),Marin Wolf Ridge(with Z1 Fr`s,Hope Enduro 4`s and Mavic D321`s(once bitten twice shy)my current bike. | | Bike Setup: | Stock,much to my regret | | Bottom Line: | This review refers to a Jekyll 700ELO 2001 which I bought as a close out deal for £1600( should have been £2100)in August 2001.I rode this bike no differently from my previous Dawes,the difference is the Dawes DID NOT BREAK.
I WAS RIDING HOME ON THE ROAD AFTER MY USUAL 12 MILE RIDE WHEN AFTER GOIG OVER A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD MY FRONT WHEEL COLLAPSED WITH NO WARNING WHATSOEVER.
My helmet worked well(thanks MET),but I ended up in A&E with a massive Haematoma(approx 1 litres)worth over my right hip.Lefty`s throw you righty it would seem.
Ok s**t happens I know,but I had only had the Bike for LESS than 1 month!CANNONDALE CUSTOMER SERVICES EUROPE SUCK LIKE A HOOVER!!!I am a 35 yr old married guy but they treated me like I was a 17 yr old testosterone overladed lad.
They broke endless promises until in the end I told their Rep Mrs Bugge(I kid you not!) to stuff the bike and give me a refund,which she did grudgingly after 3 months of Ball Ache.
I also wrote to Cannondale USA hoping for a better response but got none at all.
Bottom line:- I will never buy another Cannondale mainly because of their vile customer services.
PS:-Why is a Jeckyll like a small hotelwith no-where to dance?
because it`s got no BALLROOM!
PPS:- Mavic rims on the 2002 range,how strange??? | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
James Bugden
a Cross Country Rider
from Halifax, NS
Date Reviewed: May 14, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Randy's Revenge | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$1899.00 | | Purchased At: | VCH (Village Cycle Hudson) | | Strengths: | The attitude adjustment frame rocks.. Having the ability to set up the frame to whatever suits your riding style surely makes a lot of sense. Complete lockout forks on the front and rear, just in case you have to ride on some paved roads before you get to the trail, they rock!! High bottom bracket height gives the rider even more confidence that you can tackle any obstacle, haven't found any problems in control or sharp turns as I have only been riding the bike for a week. I enjoy road riding as well, but can't seem to put this baby down, enjoy the ride too much. Reliving my younger years as a kid getting wet & dirty day after day.. | | Weaknesses: | Haven't found any out yet, as I have only been riding for a week on the bike. Did find that the chain stays did get banged around from the chain flopping and made the adjustment with cannondales neoprene velcro band aid... Too many deore components on the bike, but have found no problesm with them yet, will most liekly upgrade them in the future.. | | Similar Products Used: | Giant NRS 2, Trek Fuel, Cannondale F900 and Jamis Dakar Series | | Bike Setup: | Stock.. Might find some problems down the road, but for know, I am happy as a pig in #*^7 (mudd)! | | Bottom Line: | Got an incredible deal from the shop owner, look forward to doing business with him again.. Had the hardest time deciding on whether to buy full suspension or hardtail, but in the end with complete lockout on the Jekyll 700 it solved both of my problems. Great looking paint job on the white and blue fade, cannondales website really doesn't do the bike any justice.. Having too much fun riding the bike, finding it hard to complete this review as I can't wait to go riding again. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Hyde
a Cross Country Rider
from Florida
Date Reviewed: April 26, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$2114.00 | | Purchased At: | Bicyclery | | Strengths: | Strong shell over the paint, Light very fast stock off the floor, super sticky mosquito airlight racing tires great in everything but mud, stout rigid frame and fork, plush"able" 3.25 inches of travel in the front, 4 at the back and soaks up some rather Large obstacles, larger than you would think, extremely stable at 50mph, versatile as hell, Im 200 pounds 6'1 and beat the hell out of it in ITS CURRENT FORM [SEE WEAKNESSES], Flown it out to AZ where 50 mph hits on 6" deep rain ruts and bone jarring granite decents were the meal of the camping trip, then out to the desert for a 37 mile treck cross section climbing and decending 3 mountains with 45 minute climbs and nasty downhills, could use more travel for the big stuff BUT the suspension ate it up and maintained control its xc travel made it a little more bumpy thats all, xc bike that can still be hucked with wildly ample control. climbs like a hardtail with no lockout drops like an xc bike on a guide wire rough ride but still very stable and able,also a magnificent urban freeride bike, Lite and fast and loves to get flung down escalators, at 25.65lbs it is remarkably resilliant and stout for a 200 pound rider with 14g spokes on it. great company behind the bike, great company behind the accessories as well.
| | Weaknesses: | Magura Clara {leaked, levers return springs gave out several times}Lost pressure at 4500 ft in the chiracoa mountain range AZ. Pumped them and got pressure back but still.MAGURA REPLACED THEM WITH 7 INCH ROTOR IN FRONT AND 6 IN REAR AND NEW 2002 JULIE LEVERS CALIPERS AND CABLES FREE OF CHARGE AND WITH NO BICKERING!!!! NO PROBLEMS WITH SERVICE JUST PERFORMANCE OF THE CLARA. JULIE IS FENOMONAL. Coda wheels are for 140lb riders who cant do the fun stuff.BUT BICYCLERY REPLACED ALL SPOKES WITH 14G DOUBLE BUTTED OT SLAVE SIDE AND STRAIGHT 14G ON THE DRIVE SIDE. ONCE AGAIN PROBLEM SOLVED.Mosquito airlight's wear very very very VERY rapidly, bike needs 2.125's to make it come alive!!!!! Michelin wild grippers so far work the best out of 4 different sets, Geax Warp+Hook close second, some cable rub is present but colored tape prevents nicely, LOTS OF CHAIN SLAP!!!!!! have shop throw in some wraps for that little clitch!!!! Biggest problem I found is that in EXTRMELY bad muddy rides after about 20 miles of frequent gear changing you lose most ability to shift{bad bad mudd} the cable stays are directly in the path of the mudshed of the front tire only problem with design ive found of signifigance. Cured with Gore cables, or simple cable maintenance, easily done in 10 minutes once you get it down.Long thumbthrow on the coda shifters and not familiar with CODA quality all the goods are there bot not a nome brand so I dont know if that is a bad thing or not? Nothing else has broken just some spokes and the brake problem which were both addressed beyond what I expected with upgrades with haste from the manufacturer at no cost to me.to my complete satisfaction. | | Similar Products Used: | `Superlite, homegrown, Joshuah, | | Bike Setup: | xt-lx-coda-Julie,shark byte plats, mich wildgrippers, | | Bottom Line: | This is a fast effiient bicycle for multi use enthusiast with a few weaknesses that can be worked out easily and freely{Hey Hay hay} real fast light and rigid {scalpel's plush brother} with an agressive feel that enspires confidence and speed, plenty strong for the 140-160 range but get the spokes if your over that and an agressive rider.request the Julies before purchase and let the shop know that you know there is a bad history behind the clara's there is and magura is working on it but the julies go out to the unsatisfied clara owners.much stronger positive brake with self adjusters that keep it one finger strong constantly unlike the claras spongy feel. BOTTOM LINE WORTH EVERY PENNY AFTER ALMOST 2 YEARS OF RIDING IT I STILL FIND MYSELF AMAZED AT THE THINGS THE GREEN MONSTER GETS ME THROUGH | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
benard willger
a
from o-town
Date Reviewed: March 8, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | sidewalks | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$2500.00 | | Purchased At: | big bad bikes | | Strengths: | the paint.this bike has a fat ass paint job. | | Weaknesses: | i got hit by one car and the paint chipped off. plus months outside the chain rusted. | | Similar Products Used: | huffy vulcan 18 speed | | Bike Setup: | stock except the streamers and a playing card in the spoke and an 56db horn. | | Bottom Line: | this bike is a dream on the sidewalks. i ride a quarter mile a day and i am not even tired. i love this bike..since i got the bike i picked up 2 paper routes. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mbyker
a Cross Country Rider
from Burlington, Washington, USA
Date Reviewed: November 30, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Purple Heart | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$2100.00 | | Purchased At: | Skagit Cycle Center | | Strengths: | Adjustable geometry, weight, frame design, Super fatty fork, Magura discs work well | | Weaknesses: | Coda parts are weak, Magura discs are difficult to keep quiet, Mosquitos are not good for mud | | Similar Products Used: | Cannondale Super V, Specialized Stumpjumper | | Bike Setup: | Model year 2001, XTR cassette, XT deraileurs and shifters, Easton seat post, Ritchey pedals, 6061 riser handlebars, EBC brake pads, XT Hollowtech cranks, WTB grips, Sun DS-1 XC rims w/15 gage spokes and SRAM 9.0 SL hubs, Specialized team control front tire, WTB rear, Cannondale seat, coda stem, "stubby" bar ends. | | Bottom Line: | The Jekyll is an excellent design and I have changed the adjustable geometry during the ride a few times - but mostly I leave it at a neutral "cross-country" setting.
The bike has four inches of travel in the rear and 3.25 inches at the front.
The Super Fatty works very well - much stiffer than a regular dual slider fork and has taken all the abuse my 180 pounds has thrown at it.
I tacoed both of the Coda rims (more than once) but after I upgraded to the new Sun wheels and SRAM hubs no problems at all.
The Coda shifters have a huge thumb throw range so I got rid of them and put my XT shifters on. Much better.
The Magura brakes work extremely well and have great modulation. Unfortunately, they take forever to break in and drove me crazy with squealing until I changed to EBC brake pads. I also use a 10 to 1 mixture of dish soap and water on them to quiet the noise - especially in winter.
I guess the bottom line is that this bike is good when you buy it but excellent after you get rid of all the Coda parts. At 26 pounds my Jekyll is now an excellent Cross Country bike. For these reasons I give it a 3 for value but a 5 for overall. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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