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Diamondback
2001 Reactor Dual
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Submitted by
travis74
a Weekend Warrior
from Waukesha, Wisconsin USA
Date Reviewed: August 2, 2009 | | Favorite Trail: | YO MAMA | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Purchased At: | trailside cycles | | Strengths: | the frame is very strong. The forks are really nice. The brakes are also good and last awhile. | | Weaknesses: | The crank becomes loosened often and the seat isn't the greatest. | | Similar Products Used: | wal-mart bikes haha | | Bike Setup: | stock | | Bottom Line: | Great bike! Awsome for dirt jumping. I recommend it. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris
a Weekend Warrior
from Corvallis, OR, USA
Date Reviewed: August 17, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Purchased At: | Friend | | Strengths: | Extremely robust frame. Spent 3 days on it in Whistler keeping up with the boys on the big FS bikes. Nice size and geometry for dirt jumping. All the gussets make it look sweet. | | Weaknesses: | Nothing much. Lack of information on it, not a lot of people of heard of this bike. | | Similar Products Used: | Azonix Steelhead (hardtail), Giant AC2 (full suspension) | | Bike Setup: | Doubletrack rims, Mr. T Double crown, LX components, Hayes comp Discs, Easton post. | | Bottom Line: | Nice ride, worth checking out. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
scott
a Downhiller
from grand rapids Michigan US
Date Reviewed: June 19, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | the underground | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$400.00 | | Purchased At: | local bike shop | | Strengths: | Sweet bike changed almost everything on it, strong frame, and decent fork still rockin it. | | Weaknesses: | i cracked the truvativ cranks and put on redline bmx cranks stiffen it right up. also bent the back skewer minor details. | | Similar Products Used: | khs witch doctor | | Bike Setup: | atomic trail pimp wheels, lx shifters, custom raceface dual chain guide, raceface stem, avid disc brakes, demolition bmx seat, king headset | | Bottom Line: | this bike is great for everything, i have the 14inch bike and it's great for DH,MtnX,FR. holds up well | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
michael peregrino
a Cross Country Rider
from Albuquerque, NM
Date Reviewed: May 13, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | otero canyon | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Purchased At: | from pawn shop | | Strengths: | Beastly frame that can't be tamed. Killer shock gives added confidence for any terrain, fat tires let you roll over any trail/buddies/critters. Riser bars and geometry make this bike like a Lazy-Boy on the trail. Not the fastest up the mountain, but sure do look and feel good. | | Weaknesses: | Avid mechanicals take some practice to set up. Grip shifts can be a little skittery. | | Similar Products Used: | Specialized stumpjumper, GT Korakoram | | Bike Setup: | Race face cranks, 2.65/2.35 front and rear | | Bottom Line: | Kick ass bike if you are a poor student looking to have a realiable bike to surive heavy thrashings out in the hills or during urban assaults. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ben Plummer
a Downhiller
from Great Falls, MT
Date Reviewed: May 8, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Thain Creek | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | stiff frame, most of the drivetrain, disk ready. can handle drops, jumping. | | Weaknesses: | broke the bottom bracket on my first dirt jump. tires aren't that great but they're big. shock isnt the best but it hasnt broken yet. | | Bike Setup: | mountainspeed bb adapter, xt bottom bracket, maxxis mofo dh tires, kore chain reactor, truvativ bash guard, salsa grips, everything else stock. | | Bottom Line: | this bike is the shiz-nit. i bought it when it was a year old so i got a super deal. for the price, nothing beats it. you can beat the heck out of this bike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Paul Copeland
a
from Silverthorne, CO
Date Reviewed: April 22, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Keystone Resort, Mario Land | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Strengths: | Bomber frame that will take a BMX bottom bracket. It's cheap! Mine came with deore/rhyno lite wheels and maxxis mobster tires. | | Weaknesses: | Drivetrain is pretty weak for what this bike is intended for. I snapped my bottom bracket after a month. Not crazy about gripshifts, they tend to mis-shift when doing any jumping or burly sections. You need to upgrade some parts for any hardcore riding. | | Bike Setup: | Profile BMX cranks, spider and bottom bracket, Blackspire KM-1 chainguide, Ryno Lites, Avid Mechs w/ flak jackets, Chris King, Azonic bars, XT rear shifter and derailer, Azonic fender, Maxxis Mobster tires | | Bottom Line: | I use this bike for all kinds of riding. Great mountain cross / dual / dirt jump / urban / hardtail freeride bike. It's a sick bike that will take alot of abuse. I dropped up to six feet to flat pavement and no problems. I'll be racing Mtn cross on it this year. Some stock parts should be replaced if you're hard on your bike or plan on racing. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jason Lake
a Weekend Warrior
from Aberdeen WA USA
Date Reviewed: March 19, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Capital Forest | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$350.00 | | Purchased At: | Ebay | | Strengths: | Super tough frame and rims. I am a big guy(235#) and this thing takes it and wants more. | | Weaknesses: | Drive train. I have replace most of it all ready. And the brakes were pretty meager. | | Similar Products Used: | Azonic DS2 | | Bike Setup: | Stock except for Kore Reactor Chain tensioner, Connex 9X1 Chain(broke the other one, this chain is tough), Race Face Bash Gaurd, Shimano Deore Hyd Disc brakes, Azonic Love Seat (got to get this seat if your a big boy or take any hits at all. It rules) | | Bottom Line: | Great bike for the price. Too bad they only made it one year. Any one know why? This is a tough bike and with a few upgrades it turned into a badass ride. It is meant for dual slolam but if you are looking for a tough trail bike or a entry level small-hit hardtrail freeride or dirt jumper this is the bike for you. If you can find one. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
ryan wakeley
a Weekend Warrior
from IL
Date Reviewed: December 11, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$315.00 | | Strengths: | beefy frame, looks real aggressive and mean, nice stem and handlebars, boxed chainstays, the best bike for urban assaults and launching off ramps, the envy of everyone who has seen it
| | Weaknesses: | crappy stock parts, keep tightening the cranks | | Similar Products Used: | rocket 88 st.3 | | Bike Setup: | psylo xc, xtr rear, lx front, rapidfire, bashguard, rhino lites, frame-powdercoated solid blue, fork -de-logoed | | Bottom Line: | sweet as bike, i am in love with it | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
R. A.
a
from Rowley, MA
Date Reviewed: September 30, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$450.00 | | Purchased At: | Topsfield Bikes | | Strengths: | Strong rims and nice handlebars and shifters. Sweet pedals, Has no stickers its painted with a clear coat whice is nice. | | Weaknesses: | Crank needs tightening every so often and sometimes chain skips gears when hittin jumps. Its heavy too. Rear brakes dont work as good as i would like and the fork is soft but has great rebound stock | | Similar Products Used: | Trek Bruiser 2, Access frame with bomber Z3.5 | | Bike Setup: | stock gettin bash ring and chain tensioner | | Bottom Line: | Great bike, i get complements wherever i go and its fast when you need it and has nice gears and rims. For the price it has awesome components | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
henri
a Racer
from seattle wa usa
Date Reviewed: September 24, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | nunna yer bizniss | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$650.00 | | Purchased At: | montlake shop, bellevue | | Strengths: | ultra fun for juking and railing around corners, sturdy frame handles medium landings well. | | Weaknesses: | fore and aft flex of fork robs confidence during braking/cornering transitions, but can be remedied by braking earlier.(which is slower.)also the chain skips gears on landings. ground clearance. | | Similar Products Used: | trek 800, specialized fsr,bmx | | Bike Setup: | street:more preload in fork, tioga city slickers, stem below spacers. dirt:less preload, irc tires switch to shimano rapid fire, xt derailer. | | Bottom Line: | superfun for carving coners, medium jumps, and street ballistics. could use beefier fork with adjustable damping. good for people who ride a variety of terrain, and those who like to race. and its actually pretty comfortable. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jeff
a
from Eugene, OR
Date Reviewed: September 19, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$450.00 | | Strengths: | Nice rims for a stock bike in this price range(compair them to ryno lites), fork is cheep but hasn't broken, it is nice to see a bike that comes stock with 2.4 inch tires for less than 2 grand | | Weaknesses: | cranks......(they suck)
I have to tighten mine frequently in the middle of rides. It's all good though cause they set it up so they can easily be replaced with bmx bb and cranks. | | Similar Products Used: | norco sasquatch and kona roast (both cost more and have cheeper rims and basically the same fork) | | Bike Setup: | stock except new grips cause the stock ones are SO narrow and a bash ring. | | Bottom Line: | I love it. For what I paid I couldn't have found a compairable bike, for retail ($929), it is a decent deal. This bike will take anything, I expect to upgrade to dual suspension eventually but only because my legs will probably fail from flat landings before this bike does. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Platinum
a Downhiller
from Homestead, Fl
Date Reviewed: July 27, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Jet Ski | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Purchased At: | Knight Bikes | | Strengths: | Great fork (durable, good travel) Massive Tires with good grip, High end components, peddles, Chicks love it, Super durable frame and rims, good brakes (very easy to adjust) | | Weaknesses: | A bit heavy, Crank bolts need tightening a bit too often. (every two or three rides) | | Similar Products Used: | Giant xtc, Mostly crappy bikes like huffys. | | Bike Setup: | All stock | | Bottom Line: | Great bike for the money. Great components that work well together. Smooth shifting, tight braking. All you idiots that diss this bike are obviously used to bikes that are alot 'higher end'. you put down a bike cuz it has 'different' components than your other bikes. your review should be based on how you use it and how you maintain it. Just because your used to your old setup doesn't mean that all other setups suck. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Andrew
a Weekend Warrior
from Eugene, Oregon, USA
Date Reviewed: April 9, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Ridgeline (only one) | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$400.00 | | Purchased At: | mechanic @ Paul's Bicycle Way of Life | | Strengths: | Light (for me), fast, good front travel. Smooth shifting (if frequent adjustment after hardcore trail riding, that is). Gets lots of looks riding around campus (chicks dig it ;). | | Weaknesses: | Only had it a week, haven't found any weaknesses yet. | | Similar Products Used: | Old Novara (got stolen). Demoes Kona full suspension. | | Bike Setup: | Grimeca Mechanical Front Disc, Carbon riser bar (150g), Fenders (oh so cool). | | Bottom Line: | Sweet bike (I think, at least)!!! I've ridden it everyday since I bought it. Good on trails and around town. I would suggest to anyone who doesn't have a stick up their butt. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike B.
a Weekend Warrior
from Santa Cruz, CA, USA!!!
Date Reviewed: April 5, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | The golf course one, or niaseen marks | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$550.00 | | Purchased At: | Cycle Works | | Strengths: | Disc Ready, pedals are awsome, and tires are pretty nice(not the best) | | Weaknesses: | everything, Cant get new BB unless called company cranks and bb are broken!(keep an allen wrench in your pocket when riding!)rims suck basically all the stock parts suck! the front fork also sucks, Seat hurts your balls after 2 miles~~~ | | Similar Products Used: | Bullit(a million times better),GT I-drive(not the best but better than the reactor), and a rm elavation(stock stuff is million times better, not same riding styles though) | | Bike Setup: | Reactor frame, serfas grips, deore shifter pods, t2001 Z.1 MCR(kicks all ya'll forks butty), Avid Mech. disc, xt rear derailuer, rest is stock | | Bottom Line: | This bike sux so much im getting a bullet with a 5 Elemant rear shock! Dont buy this bike!!!!!No one should buy this humiliation of mtbing | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Al Hounos
a Weekend Warrior
from Knoxvegas, TN
Date Reviewed: March 17, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Purchased At: | River Sports | | Strengths: | great geometry, very strong, good wheels,pedals, shifter/derailluers | | Weaknesses: | cranks wont stay tight, fork not the best, tires big but their traction sucks | | Bike Setup: | stock, 'cept for formula disc in front(good) | | Bottom Line: | great for anythin on one or no wheels (awesome wheelie dropper). Shifts great too. I use it as a trailbike/downhiller/urban.
This would be one of the best bikes ever made if it had: z.1, discs, and isis cranks/bb. (maybe even a single chainring)
4.75 for minor annoyances | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rob
a Weekend Warrior
from Longmeadow,MA,USA
Date Reviewed: March 13, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Brunswick Trails | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$400.00 | | Purchased At: | AIbikes.com | | Strengths: | Beefy frame, laid back geometry, great for steep hills and jumping. | | Weaknesses: | These grip shifters blow a fat one..upgraded o rapid fires, maybe chain guide in front. The z5 is a very shotty fork and crankset | | Similar Products Used: | na | | Bike Setup: | DirtJumper II, Avid mechs, Boomerang & rollers, BMX crank, 42t DH ring | | Bottom Line: | A beefy ass bike for anyone who wants an affordable rig to hit the dirt or streets on. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jeremiah
a Weekend Warrior
from Provo, UT
Date Reviewed: January 15, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Sundance's Bone yard | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$400.00 | | Purchased At: | from mechanic at BYU Outdoors Unlimited | | Strengths: | Great geometry and with this fork the things lands with control everytime. The 2.4 tires are a plus with room for 2.6 I'd guess. Smooth shifter. Very strong rims and frame. Potenial low seat height. The paint/graphics scheme looks really good, it's a sharp looking ride. | | Weaknesses: | The grips are too short, square taper bottom bracket when it looks like the bb could accept a bmx style bb. Keep a wrench on those crank bolts. Brake levers are too far from handle bars but reach is adjustable. One of the rear hub's bearing races was pitted on mine and the thing was like new when I got it so that was weird. Yes the hubs are disc compatible but they seem low quality no names to me (there is no name on them so I don't even know who makes them, must be out of the parts bin or something). | | Similar Products Used: | Cannodale hard tails | | Bike Setup: | New grips, adjusted in on the levers. Next would be a dh crank probably single gear for riding I do with chain guide, splined bb, and disc brakes. | | Bottom Line: | Strong bike, it's got the frame, fork, and rims to take serious abuse so if you can find it cheap it's an awesome deal, I'm mean your gonna spend 2-400 on any other frame this strong like a Kona, P3 or something. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Billy bob Jones
a Downhiller
from brandon, fl
Date Reviewed: December 29, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Alafia State Park | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$400.00 | | Purchased At: | Multi Gear bike and sport | | Strengths: | Great bike for the money i paid, deore lx, marzzochi fork is great, strong frame, strong rims, phat tires, breaks are excellent even thought never heard of the companybasically everything | | Weaknesses: | grips suck, don't love the grip shifts but they are nice ones, seat isn't the most comfortable, not much wrong with it | | Similar Products Used: | Specialized fsr enduro, cannondale volvo team xc bike(forgot name lol) cheap crap | | Bike Setup: | so far stock putting disk brakes on as long as new grips | | Bottom Line: | I love it, if you find as good a deal as i did grab it, multi gear bike and sport is a great place, small but friendly don't have a great selection but if they have what ur looking for take it, bike is great i love it | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike
a Weekend Warrior
from CT
Date Reviewed: November 18, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | CG Hills | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$450.00 | | Purchased At: | Rennisiance Cyclery | | Strengths: | Very Strong bike, wheels are holdin up really good for all the huge jumps ive hit | | Weaknesses: | none so far | | Similar Products Used: | standard STA500 | | Bike Setup: | easton monkeylite carbon bars, shimano disk brakes | | Bottom Line: | sweet bike | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brad
a Cross Country Rider
from Provo, UT
Date Reviewed: November 3, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Squaw Peak | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | BYU Outdoors Unlimited | | Strengths: | Amazing bike for street riding, jumping, slalom, downhill... its great! I've thrashed this thing and its sweet. | | Weaknesses: | A little heavy for climbing but its meant do go downhill, not up. Im a RapidFire man and this has gripshift but it shifts great, just takes some getting used to. | | Bike Setup: | Stock | | Bottom Line: | This bike is so rad. I cant believe how killer it is. Its so strong and stiff. I'd recommend this to anyone that wants a low maintainence thrashing bike. The 2.4" tires and the 100mm Marzocchi Z.5 with the manly Alex rims are bombproof. I cant believe how well this bike runs from cops when riding on campus too! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
no limit rider ,uugghhhh
a Weekend Warrior
from austin
Date Reviewed: July 18, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | muleshoe bend | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | oshmans | | Strengths: | built to last, great high end components, upgradable braking system | | Weaknesses: | a little heavier than most bikes
could use a chain tensioner | | Similar Products Used: | na | | Bike Setup: | factory | | Bottom Line: | This bike is great. Diamondback was not kiddin when they said this bike could take anything. Its a tank! Ive wrecked so many times and my bike has never failed me. Once you get it broken in and tuned up, you cant be stopped. It can handle anything. This bike is truly made for jumping. Its got awesome shocks, high end components, and some beastly tires that offer maximum traction. Id reccomend this bike to anyone. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
steven p
a Weekend Warrior
from austin, texas
Date Reviewed: July 18, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | muleshoe bend | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | oshmans | | Strengths: | tank like characteristics, high end components, team scheme color (cool) upgradable braking system | | Weaknesses: | a little heavier than most bikes
could use a chain tensioner | | Bike Setup: | factory | | Bottom Line: | This bike is great. Diamondback was not kiddin when they said this bike could take anything. Its a tank! Ive wrecked so many times and my bike has never failed me. Once you get it broken in and tuned up, you cant be stopped. It can handle anything. This bike is truly made for jumping. Its got awesome shocks, high end components, and some beastly tires that offer maximum traction. Id reccomend this bike to anyone. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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