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# of Reviews 23
Average Rating 4.13/5
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Submitted by sonyevader a Weekend Warrior from las vegas
Date Reviewed: November 3, 2009
Duration Product Used:More than 3 years
Price Paid: $200.00
Purchased At:bikeworld
Strengths:frame,sprocket,handlebars,rims,tires,chains
Weaknesses:bearings
Similar Products Used:red line, haro, gt, and dk bike
Bike Setup:not stock , has mccneil slippless pedals, 25t sprocket, has odyssey gyro cable(cables are blue),black united trinity handlebars,united trinity v2 forks,and wtp grippin tire in the back, and maxxis holy rider tire in front
Bottom Line:my bike was really good stock but i needed to use something better at the skatepark so i upgraded it with about another $600 on top of the $200 i bought it with
Value Rating:5Overall Rating:5

Submitted by dfowler533 a Racer from ny
Date Reviewed: April 12, 2009
Favorite Trail:skate park, NOt sopost to use bikes there
Duration Product Used:Less than 1 month
Price Paid: $199.00
Purchased At:hacketts
Strengths:good grinding easy bunny hops easy to backflip
Weaknesses:none
Similar Products Used:next filter
Bike Setup:stock
Bottom Line:the best bike i has ever bought
Value Rating:5Overall Rating:5

Submitted by Bbasoo a Weekend Warrior from Longwood, FL, US
Date Reviewed: January 2, 2009
Favorite Trail:street
Duration Product Used:2 Years
Price Paid: $200.00
Purchased At:sports athority
Strengths:Grips, Back Breaks, Pedals, Bars, Gyro
Weaknesses:Cranks, front break, sprocket (chain wheel),
Similar Products Used:eastern ramrodder 09
Bike Setup:stock parts execpt, kink piv post, animal cush seat, animal edwin grips, shadow peds, hoffman stem
Bottom Line:great bike, besides 3 peice cranks
Value Rating:4Overall Rating:5

Submitted by coakley0012 a Weekend Warrior from Kentucky
Date Reviewed: November 7, 2008
Favorite Trail:street
Duration Product Used:2 Years
Price Paid: $175.00
Purchased At:Christmas
Strengths:pretty strong frame
Weaknesses:pretty much all the stock parts are crap on it, the frame is pretty good but it is a lil bit small
Similar Products Used:kink whip
Bike Setup:diamondback grind frame, poverty 3pc cranks, animal 25t chainwheel, eastern rear rim, sun front, kink high bars, holyroler front tire, kenda rear, kink slim seat, NO BRAKES
Bottom Line:its ok, good to start on not to bad of a bike with some good parts added to it
Value Rating:4Overall Rating:4

Submitted by flatlander a Weekend Warrior from swansea
Date Reviewed: November 5, 2008
Favorite Trail:my buddys cul-de-sac
Duration Product Used:2 Years
Price Paid: $225.00
Purchased At:dicks sportin goodzz
Strengths:well i only weigh 86 lbs. sooooooo its stays up nice and i have done a couple flatland demons and competitons and its great real small frame great for faltland
Weaknesses:welll pedals are too close to tires and if u get a better crank(bigger) they will touch rim fo sho
Similar Products Used:uhmm haro F2
Bike Setup:well its all stock ecept for chain
Bottom Line:aight the bottom line, this bike is great if ur small like me and all u crak heads that ride it on dirt r stupid it is a flatland bike with a flatland frame and thats hwta its for and i bet half of u cant even do a forkglide rofl anyway its a good flatland bike so stfu if u dont kno what u talkin about this bike owns u all kno it :]
Value Rating:5Overall Rating:5

Submitted by mtbailey65 a Weekend Warrior from hudon nc
Date Reviewed: July 16, 2008
Favorite Trail:randys comp
Duration Product Used:More than 3 years
Price Paid: $230.00
Purchased At:lenoir cycles
Strengths:frame,and forks
Weaknesses:not any weaknesses that i can think of.
Similar Products Used:gt zone and haro f2 but they didnt compare to the grind.
Bike Setup:street
Bottom Line:this is a good solid bike for begginers or experts.
Value Rating:4Overall Rating:5

Submitted by paulo a from las vegas
Date Reviewed: June 1, 2008
Favorite Trail:the streets
Duration Product Used:More than 3 years
Price Paid: $150.00
Purchased At:the recyclist in wisconsin
Strengths:the frame is pretty strong,
Weaknesses:1 peice cranks, 18 in top tube, single wall rims, crappy front caliper brakes, always gets loose spokes
Bike Setup:i have all stock parts but i changed the handle bars to sunday tudor bars i bought at a garage sale for $5!!!
Bottom Line:the bike is a great strong bike for beginners that are 44-55 in. tall and need a cheap beginner bike.
Value Rating:5Overall Rating:5

Submitted by DUDE a Racer from wooooooo land
Date Reviewed: December 28, 2007
Favorite Trail:Dirt track
Duration Product Used:3 months
Price Paid: $30.00
Purchased At:Ebay
Strengths:Good enough frame to race, good all round
Weaknesses:Crank is weak
Similar Products Used:none
Bike Setup:Ultimate Hardware Kamikazee seat, Maxxis holy roller tyres, Oddesy Race Forks
Bottom Line:Awesome bike everything fine apart from crank first time i used a freestyle bike to race it was a sucessful conversion!!!! I got it cheap on ebay it was in good condition, shame about the crank being weak!
Value Rating:5Overall Rating:4

Submitted by Dude Dude a Weekend Warrior from London, england
Date Reviewed: November 13, 2007
Favorite Trail:Dno
Duration Product Used:Tested or demo'ed only
Price Paid: $30.00
Purchased At:ebay
Strengths:Its decent its still coming wat age is it aimed at!
got it 4 30 $$$ and it was a good deal (from ebay new) so totallty worthi it
Weaknesses:A bit cheap in places but basicly perfect
Similar Products Used:Mongoose link, diam,ond back viper (06)
Bottom Line:PRETTY DAM Good
Value Rating:5Overall Rating:5

Submitted by Clay a Racer from Kewanee, IL, USA
Date Reviewed: May 18, 2007
Favorite Trail:round town & through Bakres Park
Duration Product Used:Less than 1 month
Price Paid: $160.00
Purchased At:Dick's Sporting Goods
Strengths:Very sturdy, very light
Weaknesses:hven't found one yet
Similar Products Used:Haro,mongoose,huffy,magma,kent, schwinn, you name it
Bike Setup:Best BMX bike ever.
Bottom Line:I love this bike because of its weight so i can just go as fast as i want. I haven't gotten beat yet.
Value Rating:5Overall Rating:5

Submitted by Frank Cariello a from palm, city
Date Reviewed: March 24, 2007
Favorite Trail:all
Duration Product Used:Tested or demo'ed only
Price Paid: $175.00
Purchased At:The Bike Shop
Strengths:none its 1 of the strongest bikes its a low price $$$ $175.00
Weaknesses:its just a small frame
Similar Products Used:Diamondback Viper
Bike Setup:Its just a great bike!
Bottom Line:u should get it its my dream bike! my friend mark haz i and i used wyatts viper. viper is 4 racing and speed. the grind (07) is really good i tried it its soooo light and u can do bar spin, wheelie, and bunny hop easily!!!
Value Rating:5Overall Rating:5

Submitted by dumb ass a Weekend Warrior from portland
Date Reviewed: December 28, 2006
Favorite Trail:around the city
Duration Product Used:3 months
Price Paid: $150.00
Purchased At:bike gallery
Strengths:smaller frame easyer to manuver cheap [at least for me]
Weaknesses:heavy as hell my breaks broke after three months of trick riding
Similar Products Used:joker,viper,mongoose,rockstar-ex1
Bike Setup:new pegs new seat and new tiers [not a good enuf bike to spind allot of money]
Bottom Line:preety good begginer bike but after a while gets to be crappy and fall apart.
Value Rating:5Overall Rating:3

Submitted by Charmaine Peralta a Weekend Warrior from Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Date Reviewed: May 2, 2005
Favorite Trail:home
Duration Product Used:Less than 1 month
Purchased At:found in trash
Strengths:bike is great.. sexy frame.... haha.. i would believe what everyone else said about some parts bending.. i could fit 2 big daddy pegs on it..! haha.. good for short peoplelike me..
Weaknesses:well, the thing about the parts bending. great color though.
Similar Products Used:Mongoose Link (sorry im cheap!)
Bike Setup:chromoly fork... new grips.. wen i found it in trash i had to rebuilt most things.. but i bought mostly stock items.. new seat.. hahahahaha
Bottom Line:this bike is good.. for cheap people like me....
Value Rating:4Overall Rating:4

Submitted by skippy harris a Weekend Warrior from the peg
Date Reviewed: August 30, 2004
Favorite Trail:winakwa skate park
Duration Product Used:Tested or demo'ed only
Price Paid: $500.00
Purchased At:sportchek
Strengths:
this bike is one of the best man if u are a serious are begginer rider this is ur bike hell a trained monkey could ride this bike and be good i mean its a really nice bike to have
Weaknesses:uummm.. let me c well the handle bars are alittle far apart that aint good sometimes it screws me up but not usually otha wise nottin
Similar Products Used:umm diamond back viper(2003)
Bike Setup:?
Bottom Line:its a dam good bike and im lucky i got it and th price may be high but a few weeks after i saw it it was like 200 so
Value Rating:4Overall Rating:5

Submitted by non void a Weekend Warrior from westmoreland ny usa
Date Reviewed: July 23, 2004
Favorite Trail:my woods
Duration Product Used:2 Years
Price Paid: $150.00
Purchased At:dick sonnnes
Strengths:strong hi-ten steel,
Weaknesses:crank will bend being a 1 pc, bars are to wide and front pegs wont fit
Similar Products Used:diamondback session
Bike Setup:new 3 pc, tensions, dirt tires, cut bars, metal pedals, new grips and no front brakes,
Bottom Line:ok bike overall for the price and if your a small rider but needs upgrades especially if you get to big for the bike.
Value Rating:4Overall Rating:3

Submitted by Omri a Racer from California
Date Reviewed: January 15, 2004
Favorite Trail:dirt jumps
Duration Product Used:1 Year
Price Paid: $235.00
Purchased At:Calibaziz Cyclery
Strengths:The price. which is still 2 much
Weaknesses:The frame, fork ( snapped on me when i did a 2 foot ledge and im 80 pounds), breaks, rims, grips, handle bars, crank,hubs, verything
Similar Products Used:specialized hemi mx. thats a real bike
Bike Setup:i had alex 2 wall rims, slim bars, dirt monster tire, primo pedals, otherwise stock
Bottom Line:Dont get this bike. The stupid fork snapped in half and i sprained my jaw, and chipped my tooth, and screwed up my sexy face. It is a complete waste of money. Get a specialized. kids under 60 pounds buy it i guess.
Value Rating:1Overall Rating:1

Submitted by Andrew Mozer a Cross Country Rider from Rochester
Date Reviewed: July 27, 2003
Favorite Trail:bloomer
Duration Product Used:2 Years
Price Paid: $230.00
Purchased At:oshmans
Strengths:its light
Weaknesses:crummy seat,pedals,grips. The fork cant have front pegs, the bike is way to short, and it has horrible brakes.
Similar Products Used:huffy.
Bike Setup:stock
Bottom Line:its a waste of your money. Nobody that has ridden liked it. im 6ft tall. maybe im just to tall.
Value Rating:1Overall Rating:1

Submitted by the man a from CA.
Date Reviewed: July 19, 2003
Favorite Trail:lakebed
Duration Product Used:1 Year
Price Paid: $150.00
Purchased At:sport chlet
Strengths:good bike for the first few months. really light.
Weaknesses:after about 6 mounths the bike started to fall apart.
Bottom Line:if you are lookinng for a bike to last you a lonng time dont get this.
Value Rating:3Overall Rating:2

Submitted by Madis a from Estonia
Date Reviewed: November 28, 2002
Duration Product Used:6 months
Price Paid: $235.00
Strengths:fork, handlebar, hubs
Weaknesses:too heavy, rear dropout are bent after feeble grinding. saddle, sprocket, front brake and rims suck!
Similar Products Used:-
Bike Setup:new rear wheel, pegs, grips, added chain tensioners, new saddle, cut handlebar, new rear brake, removed front brake, new sprocket
Bottom Line:good bike for a beginner but it's way too heavy! it has a really short frame. it's good for a shorter people but for me it's too short.
Value Rating:2Overall Rating:3

Submitted by Nick Smith a Racer from Florida
Date Reviewed: September 9, 2002
Favorite Trail:matts house!!!
Duration Product Used:3 months
Price Paid: $110.00
Purchased At:Sports Authority
Strengths:Everything!!! this baby flies over the jumps and hasnt had 1 thing wrong with it, unlike my niehghbors GT witch has broke 3 times.(there botht the same age 2!!hahaha)
Weaknesses:NONE!!!! omg this baby rules, it never gave me n e problems and so far it has no weaknesses
Similar Products Used:Dyno GT
Bike Setup:Stock exept for grips and new chain
Bottom Line:THIS BIKE RULES!!!!!! i race my neighbor all the time and it kicks his GT's ass!!!! man this baby goes great n e were, offroad, jumping, i mean ne were man!!!! If u r thinking about buying DO IT!!!!! it wont let u down!!!!
Value Rating:5Overall Rating:5

Submitted by jonny downhill a Weekend Warrior from hants UK
Date Reviewed: June 23, 2002
Favorite Trail:Dirt/Street
Duration Product Used:Less than 1 month
Price Paid: $200.00
Purchased At:Owens cycles
Strengths:Strong and durable like F1
Weaknesses:R u kidding? It has none.
Similar Products Used:None
Bike Setup:original
Bottom Line:One of the best freestyle BMX for lowest price!!!!!!!B U Y I T!!!!
Value Rating:5Overall Rating:5

Submitted by mark runchman a Weekend Warrior from england
Date Reviewed: June 2, 2002
Favorite Trail:dirt
Duration Product Used:Less than 1 month
Price Paid: $5.00
Purchased At:car boot
Strengths:lite, heavey duty, good for us kids!
Weaknesses:none
Similar Products Used:none
Bike Setup:easy
Bottom Line:i bought this bike 2day and i paid £5.00 4 it and its wicked im from england and this bike rocks over here,ive just started bmxin annd its well good !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Value Rating:5Overall Rating:5

Submitted by patrick walter a Weekend Warrior from edmonton
Date Reviewed: April 11, 2002
Favorite Trail:dirt
Duration Product Used:Less than 1 month
Price Paid: $450.00
Purchased At:sportcheck
Strengths:good realy heavy dudy
Weaknesses:havent found any so far
Similar Products Used:none
Bike Setup:good
Bottom Line:i like this bike because its light and i can get some good speed with it
Value Rating:5Overall Rating:5






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