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Diamondback Octane 24

MSRP $ 199.99
# of Reviews 2
Average Rating 3.5/5
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Submitted by Joe Walker a Cross Country Rider from Crystal Lake IL
Date Reviewed: May 29, 2006
Favorite Trail:Snakehead
Duration Product Used:3 months
Price Paid: $170.00
Purchased At:Sportmart
Strengths:Phenomenal kid's bike. Aluminum frameset with a replaceble deraileur hanger! Ahead 1 1/8 with an adjustible stem. Full shimano. A great kids bike. Quick relaese front hub. It is quite possibly the best kids mountain bike on the market, bar none. We looked at Giant, Specialized and Trek. And unless you wish to drop over $600 with Specialized you will not find a better kids bike.
Weaknesses:NONE. All Kid bikes under $340 are going to have the same grouppo, so why pay extra. A Target bike will not have intergral a derailuer hanger on it, let alone a replaceable one. And where do kids drop bikes? On the deraileur, of course. I will say this, the specialized has a better paint scheme.
Similar Products Used:Giant, Specialized, Look, Tomac. Hard-core road guy who has kids and plays off riding with them.
Bike Setup:Stock. I put an old 1999 XTR rear deraileur on the for coolness factor, but it doesn't add performance. It'a a kid bike after all.
Bottom Line:All the features of a adult mid-range bike in a kid package. It also would be great for an short statured adult who doesn't want to pony up the bucks for a custom or Terry. It's that good.
Value Rating:5Overall Rating:5

Submitted by clark allen a Racer from u.s, conover,N.C.
Date Reviewed: December 6, 2002
Favorite Trail:bathrroom
Duration Product Used:1 Year
Price Paid: $200.00
Purchased At:lightning cycles
Strengths:this bike is the biggest peace of crap i have ever had in my life
Weaknesses:i had a better bike than this from target
Similar Products Used:i have a shock that doesnt even work
Bike Setup:it sux
Bottom Line:i dont know and i dont care
Value Rating:1Overall Rating:2






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