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Submitted by
Nick ...
a Weekend Warrior
from Singapore
Date Reviewed: May 3, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | no trails.. trials maybe? | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$350.00 | | Purchased At: | a bike shop. haha | | Strengths: | the frame is rather solid for a newbie. haha the suspension is rather good for its budget | | Weaknesses: | the hubs gotta be changed after awhile. the bottom bracket starts to give way (results my knee bruised by my gear shifter ocassionally) headset gets loose quite fast. | | Similar Products Used: | hmm.. none. wished i had more money | | Bike Setup: | black | | Bottom Line: | This is a great bike for newbies. although i dented my rims, wrecked my rear hub, headset, bb, it is proven that this bike is not meant for hardcore riding. Whahaha it is still a great value for money. hmm. get the 2004 bike. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Beejay
a Weekend Warrior
from Central Coast, NSW, Australia
Date Reviewed: October 13, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Glenrock (Newcastle) | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$800.00 | | Purchased At: | Roudabout Cycles | | Strengths: | Durability, reliability | | Weaknesses: | None to my inexperienced eye | | Similar Products Used: | First real bike | | Bike Setup: | Standard except for Shimano M424's. | | Bottom Line: | I bought it as a way to get into XC riding, and it has served well. No complaints about components, it has been a super reliable rig. Just rode in the MONT 24 and it got me comforatbly through the laps that I managed to do. A great way to start out dirt riding for a relatively small outlay. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rob
a Weekend Warrior
from Minnesota, USA
Date Reviewed: July 15, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | MN River | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$350.00 | | Purchased At: | Prarie Cycle & Ski | | Strengths: | Solid frame and components | | Weaknesses: | Original handle bar grips are loose | | Bike Setup: | Stock + new seat | | Bottom Line: | For the price I paid, this bike is definately great! With the money that I saved by not going for a Trek 4300, I am able to upgrade parts to make my bike more, well, me. Other than the fact that the grips on the handle bars slide down, my kickstand started rubbing against my rear tire, and my seat became loose(Nose of the seat started moving up & down) after I took a spill, no real complaints because all of my problems were fixed fairly easily(Seat adjustment was hidden by the rear reflector, solved the kickstand by pulling it away from the rear tire enough so it wouldn't rub any more, and puffing some air with the air compressor through the hole on the end of the grips so I can move the grips up further.) Now that I have a weekend offroading bike, I plan on getting a street bike sometime... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dave
a Weekend Warrior
from Anchorage, AK USA
Date Reviewed: June 25, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | $369 | | Strengths: | Very Lightweight
Fast, accurate shifting
Comfortable
Powers up them thar hills... | | Weaknesses: | none so far | | Similar Products Used: | Trek 4500
Fisher Wahoo
1996 Yukon | | Bike Setup: | Black - nice | | Bottom Line: | Searched and researched many weeks, tried the Wahoo and Trek 4500 and found the 2002 Yukon to be the lightest of them all, better shifting parts and overall sleekness. I owned a 1996 Yukon for many years and have stayed with a trusted brand and not at all disappointed. Quite impressed with the strides in modernization. Go Giant.... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Peekaboo
a Weekend Warrior
from Singapore
Date Reviewed: June 15, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$350.00 | | Strengths: | Good strong frame , comfortable seat , responsive | | Weaknesses: | Heavy fork and rims , brandless hubs , cheap shifters | | Similar Products Used: | Tested Scott Yecora, Giant Rincon | | Bike Setup: | Stock.Altus front derailer, Acera rear derailer, SR Suntour XC 60 fork , hoopster (??) rim . (Will be upgrading to a pair of Sun 0 Degree XC rim and Shimano Deore hub soon.) | | Bottom Line: | The Yukon I bought comes with parts different from the USA. It is a Taiwan version with SR Suntour 60mm fork and Suntour crank set. No complaints for the fork yet as I have not really abused it yet. But the hub and rim set is a little disappointing. I find it too heavy.
As I am new to this biking, I do not intent to spend too much for a starter bike and so far, this bike seems to be able to guide me into the sport slowly but surely. Quite responsive on different kinds of terrains and generally light for this price range. The impressive part of the whole bike is the body frame. Can easily upgrade the componants to a better bike to suit your requirement.
However, the stock component are a little weaker compare to some other brands of the same price range.
I will definately recommend this bike to new comers as an entry level bike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
hert
a Weekend Warrior
from getter city
Date Reviewed: June 8, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | the road | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$430.00 | | Purchased At: | berrys bikes | | Strengths: | light, nice shifters, nice shocks, and good tires | | Weaknesses: | not much | | Similar Products Used: | cheap kmart bikes | | Bottom Line: | great value | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rudy
a Cross Country Rider
from Chicago, IL.
Date Reviewed: May 10, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | the bone | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$325.00 | | Purchased At: | TL fritts | | Strengths: | Great tires top of the line they dont wear out on the pavement, deasent brakes, took me a whole year to pop a tube, pretty light | | Weaknesses: | Heavy fork, preload nob very hard to turn (ussually need wrench) but i think i got a defected pair. | | Similar Products Used: | Boulder se | | Bike Setup: | Wanted to upgrade to dirt jumpers but didnt want to get disc so i think a am goin to upgrade to Psylo SL or XC | | Bottom Line: | Great bike for just riding around and jumping (not to serious jumping) great value. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brian
a Cross Country Rider
from Orlando, FL
Date Reviewed: April 19, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$410.00 | | Purchased At: | Sand Lake Cycle | | Strengths: | Orange Paint, the best components in its price range. | | Weaknesses: | a little heavy. Fork preload adjustment knob sticks and is difficult to turn. | | Similar Products Used: | 2001 Giant Rincon SE | | Bike Setup: | Mostly stock | | Bottom Line: | The 2002 Yukon comes with better components than other bikes in the less than $500.00 range. I've had it for 1 year now and have had no problems. The fork has some flex, but it's still better than the Jetts or RST's on other bikes in this class. This bike has handled everything I've been able to thow at it. I made the change to Giant from Schwinn in 2001 and expect my next bike to be a Giant, (maybe the 2003 Iguana in Yellow). This is a great beginner to intermediate bike that could even go raing with a few upgrades. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Daniel
a Weekend Warrior
from Fairfield, CT, USA
Date Reviewed: December 18, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$400.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Great beginner bike, nice stock parts. | | Weaknesses: | Weak frame, weak wheels, not good for freeriding or intense XC. The frame snapped on a bad crash. | | Similar Products Used: | Giant Rainier | | Bike Setup: | Only stock parts that were left were handlebars, stem, drivetrain | | Bottom Line: | This frame broke under me when I did a simple sidewalk hop. I was riding down the sidewalk, and i hit a bump and did a bunny hop, and as i landed the frame snapped in half. I wasn't even that badly injured afterwards. Scar on my arm, and scar on my leg. Little shooken up, and very angry at giant. I had just discovered freeriding when this happened, so i was very angry. Yes, i probably had put a lot of stress on the bike prior to the crash, but it should not have broken like that. I also nearly snapped the rear wheel on a wheelie drop (it was bent into an S, unrepairable). The shocks bottomed out on the frame-snapping crash, non re-useable. This bike was great when i did plush XC, and mostly riding around town. If you know what you're doing or if you are expierence, its a good bike for jumping and freeriding. If you are just begginning, i don't recommend the bike.
And after the crash, when I tried to either get a new frame, a better frame or a refund from Giant, they refused to do anything. They didn't replace anything on the bike or anything at all. It took a letter that was written to them to get anything at all. After that, they sent me a boulder (which i didn't touch). I sold the boulder to my LBS and got a surly frame. That thing is the bomb. I'm never buying anything from Giant ever again. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
j
a Cross Country Rider
from winnetka illinois
Date Reviewed: October 10, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Purchased At: | tl fritts on sale | | Strengths: | fairly light, great brakes, descent fork, very fast, love the shifting | | Weaknesses: | heavy fork but that is no big deal | | Similar Products Used: | giant boulder, gary fisher sugar 3 | | Bike Setup: | stock, upgrading to psylos in a few months | | Bottom Line: | great bike for jumping, riding around town and racing xc. also it is a good road bike, i always smoke my friends in races
includes some pretty sick rims and panaracer tires | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Gregg
a Weekend Warrior
from Port St.Lucie, FL USA
Date Reviewed: September 26, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Green @ Camp Murphy JD.StatePark | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$400.00 | | Purchased At: | Martin County Schwinn | | Strengths: | great fit and feel, double walled wheels and competion tires come stock. The best feature is the groove in the braking surface on the wheels, works great wet, muddy,or sandy. | | Weaknesses: | none found yet! | | Similar Products Used: | Mongoose Saharra | | Bike Setup: | stock except pedals and suspension seat post | | Bottom Line: | The Yukon is a great bike for the bucks. The Alivio is super smooth especially on the uphill grinders. The combination of brakes and (grooved rims) outstop the smooth rims everytime. The steering is agile and precise. I spent over an hour fitting this bike to me and it has a 37%/63% weight split. Even the stock seat is comfy, I added a suspension seatpost to soften the spider roots in the gator hole. I have been riding single-track for 7 months and this bike does everything that I ask from it. I looked hard and rode 8 different bikes ranging in price from $5000.00 down to 129.00 and choose this one for the feel and fit. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kevin
a Weekend Warrior
from Flanders, NJ
Date Reviewed: August 28, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Patriots Path - Morristown, NJ | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$400.00 | | Purchased At: | Cycle Works - Stanhope, NJ | | Strengths: | Great price, nice seat! great tires and treads. Click shifters work well. Fairly light bike | | Weaknesses: | Frame has a lot of flex at high speed, and when under a lot of torque. Front derailer jumps to lower gear A lot (when there is slack on the chain. This can be REALLY annoying. | | Similar Products Used: | Specialized Hardrock F1 Comp, Giant Iguana, Trek 820 | | Bike Setup: | Stock | | Bottom Line: | This is my first bike, and I am not by any means a good rider! I am learning fast with this bike, and it was a great buy for my first bike. I feel very comfortable on it, and the price was perfect for me. I had never heard of Giant before, but would definately look into one of their higher model bikes when the time comes.
Great bike for a beginner! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rob
a Weekend Warrior
from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Date Reviewed: July 25, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | any | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$400.00 | | Purchased At: | Goldcross | | Strengths: | Decent lightweight and sturdy frame, hot looks | | Weaknesses: | wheelset heavy, Judy TT's a little flexy, soft cranks | | Similar Products Used: | Avanti Barracuda, Trek 4900 | | Bike Setup: | Yukon with Raceface prodigy ISIS cranks and FSA ultimax bb | | Bottom Line: | Good value with reasonable componentry. Judy Fork is only useful for light trail use, however, adjustability can create a stiffer ride for urban and street riding. After the cranks bent (partly due to cheap pedals), I took the chance to upgrade to Raceface cranks with ISIS bb, and with slicks for commuting, this bike can rocket along. Had a lot of fun, for a relatively small cost. Five flaming badgers! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sharkey 134
a Cross Country Rider
from Whitehorse Yukon, Canada
Date Reviewed: July 11, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Patty's Pond Circuit | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$740.00 | | Purchased At: | Riverdale Cycle | | Strengths: | Strong Frame and Good beginner's components | | Weaknesses: | front fork has a bit of play when braking at high speeds | | Similar Products Used: | nil | | Bike Setup: | stock + aluminum pedals (the dealer couldn't find the cheapo ones) | | Bottom Line: | This bike is great! The Yukon is a great bike for commuting and trail riding. The rear derailleur bent when a stick flew up between the spokes (they are still fine) but the mechanic just bent it back into place. As I said before, the Judy TT's have a bit of play when you brake at high speeds, but it's not that bad. The bike is pretty fast to, I can keep ahead of my friend who rides a Kona hahanna with upgraded forks and an XTR rear derailleur, and he's been riding ALOT longer than me! The Yukon is worth every penney! Even in canada ($740!). | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Alex Kelly
a Weekend Warrior
from Mandurah, WA, Australia
Date Reviewed: July 11, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$400.00 | | Purchased At: | Mandurah Cycles | | Strengths: | Very comfortable overall, and the shocks and fork seem to be handling real well. | | Weaknesses: | Gears seem to be a bit 'clangy'. | | Similar Products Used: | Mongoose Rockadile | | Bike Setup: | stock | | Bottom Line: | A great bike for the price, I wasn't looking to pay too much, but get a decent bike with good components. I have given the bike a good thrashing, especially through the mud, and it has come up looking good....no problems yet. Would suit people looking for a solid bike, which can take a bit, but aren't looking to fork out the big bucks!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
rhino
a Weekend Warrior
from Singapore
Date Reviewed: July 8, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | nil | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$470.00 | | Purchased At: | L&T cycle | | Strengths: | Good frame, headset, responsive | | Weaknesses: | the pedals, gear tends to skip but everything else is fine for a beginer | | Bottom Line: | everything is very good for me, if you live in a country that has buildings everywhere, the yukon is for you. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
david rome
a Cross Country Rider
from sydney, australia
Date Reviewed: July 4, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | oaks | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$430.00 | | Purchased At: | cranks bike shop | | Strengths: | the fork,frame,price | | Weaknesses: | the gears in general are playing up quite a bit | | Similar Products Used: | more expensive konas and treks | | Bike Setup: | nothing changed just alot of equipment | | Bottom Line: | great bike for price, wont find any thnig to match it but all it comes down to is if you have the money and if your a serious mountain biker. If you are a beginner and want it fro a cruising bike than buy it, but if you think your going to be doing any upgrading and doing experienced riding than think about getting a more expensive bike. It works out much cheaper in the long run. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Thomas B
a Cross Country Rider
from Ypsilanti, MI, USA
Date Reviewed: June 26, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$360.00 | | Purchased At: | Two Wheel Tango | | Strengths: | Well made inexpensive bike, judy rock shox are some of the best that ive rode on, excellent brake response, excellent shifting, good traction, good response from the front suspension | | Weaknesses: | Seat is comfortable but if you are going to be riding it for awhile you might wish you had a bigger one, not full suspension | | Similar Products Used: | None | | Bike Setup: | Bought pre-assemled, had to wait 10 easy minutes for the bike to be looked over before i owned it | | Bottom Line: | Its a well made bike at a low price, if you have the money for a full suspension GO GET ONE if you dont be aware that going into bumps and going off of curbs you are gonna wish that you had full suspension, but if you just wanna get a bike that youll be satisfied no matter what THIS BIKE IS FOR YOU! If you collect bike this is a great one to get, the frame has a lifetime warranty so save it NO MATTER WHAT and if you need to give a present to someone this is it | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matt
a Downhiller
from Beverly,Massacheustts,U.S.A
Date Reviewed: June 16, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Tall Tree | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$400.00 | | Purchased At: | Browns of Beverly | | Strengths: | front shocks,seat,shifters | | Weaknesses: | pedals | | Similar Products Used: | Giant Rincon | | Bike Setup: | stock, clipless pedals | | Bottom Line: | This bike is great, I have been mountain biking for the past 2 years. With this bike have finally been able to keep up with some of my more experienced friends. You may find that the occasional adjustment is needed to fix the shifter. Also the pedals are cheap and will break if you hit something. This bike is great for it's price range! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Dave
a Weekend Warrior
from Plainwell, MI USA
Date Reviewed: June 10, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Fort Custer | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$350.00 | | Purchased At: | Alfred E. Bike | | Strengths: | Comfortable, great value, nice looking. | | Weaknesses: | None that I've found. | | Similar Products Used: | None | | Bike Setup: | Off the shelf | | Bottom Line: | This was my first mountain bike purchase. I was hesitant to finally get away from BMX-style bikes, but when I hit 25, I figured it was time to move on. I wasn't sure how much I'd really enjoy mountain biking, so I wanted a good bike, but something I could afford using as a commuter if I didn't like trail riding. Fortunately, I've jumped right into mountain biking and I'm loving it. This bike has held up great so far and still feels in perfect shape after a few trips over the handle bars. I've been religiously cleaning my drivetrain after every trip and I've had no problems there - just the normal adjustments that need to be made when things stretch out. The seat is very comfortable which is really a bigger deal than I think most people give credit to. I was really interested in the Yukon because the majority of bikes at this price level have a little cheaper components thoughout - this has the same cheaper components, but has the next step up in rear derailleur. Not a huge deal, but a nice touch. I caught mine on sale for $350 which was a nice deal at $50 off the normal price. From everyting I've read about Giants, they're the best bang for the buck, and so far it's lived up to everything I've wanted. I'm sure I could upgrade until my wallet goes empty, but I'm a stingy guy and I'll just wait until things 'need' to be replaced - until then, everything works great, rides smooth. It's also a real sharp looking ride, in my opinion. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Smarty ^_^
a Weekend Warrior
from Melbourne
Date Reviewed: June 3, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$430.00 | | Purchased At: | Freedom machine | | Strengths: | frame, fork, light weight, seat, | | Weaknesses: | sometime doesn't shift smoothly, gay pedal | | Bike Setup: | factory, except DMR v8 pedal | | Bottom Line: | One of the best bike u can get for this price, F/shock is alright, just the pedal(cheap steel) and the shimano ezy-fire shifters looks lame(plastic), just changed pedal to DMR V8, recommand u do upgrade that too, doesn't cost much, only about $30 USD, considering upgrade shifter to shimano xt and a front disc break | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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bobby orellano
a Weekend Warrior
from rome, new york, usa
Date Reviewed: May 31, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | mohawk | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$460.00 | | Purchased At: | schuss | | Strengths: | color, weight, fork, seat, tires | | Weaknesses: | none that comes to mind | | Similar Products Used: | Trek, Gary Fisher, canondale, specialized, Diamondback | | Bike Setup: | Stock, except water bottle, air pump, survival tool box | | Bottom Line: | I looked at all the major brand and compared all the components and liked the Giant Yucon the best. Also was the most comfortable one of all. best bang for the buck. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rich Whalen
a Weekend Warrior
from Wilmington, DE
Date Reviewed: May 14, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | -any- | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$360.00 | | Purchased At: | Dunbar's Cyclery | | Strengths: | Cost and performance were my two goals and I am happy with both. | | Weaknesses: | I'm not aware of any weakness on this bike | | Similar Products Used: | Mongoose, Diamondback, Trek | | Bike Setup: | Factory equipped | | Bottom Line: | I was looking for a bike that I could use in trails as well as on roads. I wasn't looking to spend too much, but I wanted a quality bike that I could use for quite awhile. My wife and I have been riding frequently and we enjoy our time on the bikes. If you're looking for a bike that doesn't cost too much, but can handle trails and roads-- this is your bike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Eduardo Martinez
a Racer
from Monterrey, NL, Mexico
Date Reviewed: May 9, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$480.00 | | Purchased At: | Mexico | | Strengths: | Good for beginners / intermediate, nice behaviour in races, i have used it for nearly 6 years, already upgraded everything to XT and XTR, MAVIC rims, Panaracer tires,XRC hubs, new rock shox fork because the one that comes with the bike does not work quit well, kore handlebar. It is godd in downhills and uphills, nice in bad weather conditions and mud. I have ride it to the extreme and worked very good. You can expect a good bike control, of course you need some skills. | | Weaknesses: | Frame is a little bit rigid, you can´t go too fast in downhills. It´s a little bit heavy, you have to do the upgrdade. | | Similar Products Used: | Raleigh M 80 | | Bike Setup: | mavic 238 rims, brakes and levers XT, shifters XTR, rear der Deore XT, front der Acera, Rock shox judy tt, hubs XRC, handle bar kore. | | Bottom Line: | Nice bike for the price, upgrade recomended when crossing the line from beginner to intermediate.
Now i am thinking to buy a full suspension, all the years it served very well, once a month maintenance basis recomended unless you hit a very hard trail with lots of water and mud. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Mike
a Weekend Warrior
from southlake TX US
Date Reviewed: March 18, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | grapevine lake north shore | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$420.00 | | Purchased At: | sun ski & sport | | Strengths: | light, sweet paint, OK shocks, great price, good for a beginer that has been riding for a while. | | Weaknesses: | shifters skip around, brakes a little weak for me but thats my opinion. | | Similar Products Used: | GT palomar | | Bike Setup: | stock (so far) | | Bottom Line: | If your a beginer that want a good hard tail that can be easily upgraded. Also if you dont mind some shifter problems this is your bike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Steve frank
a Weekend Warrior
from New Haven ct usa
Date Reviewed: February 26, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$450.00 | | Purchased At: | Local shop | | Strengths: | As a beginner I think its, light,fast, and comfortable. | | Weaknesses: | Could have more travel,flipped over handlbars twice, but thats probally my fault. | | Similar Products Used: | Toy store bikes | | Bottom Line: | Im new to the sport, my last one was from sports authority, and I totaled it my second time out...well not totaled but its pretty much useless.
So I desided to spend another 200 and get something that fits me and wont break easily. As a new rider I think its perfect. You appereciate the comfort and speed, im sure a more expeirenced rider would find problems. But for now I cant ask for anything more for the price. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Pieter
a Weekend Warrior
from Sydney Australia
Date Reviewed: January 20, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$450.00 | | Purchased At: | Belrose Cycles | | Strengths: | Large frame | | Weaknesses: | Original suntour cranks bent and died, replaced with Shimano Alivio cranks, much betta
Fronts shocks constantly bottom out, single side elastin. Next time am getting Z4's oil baths as I am a heavy guy... | | Similar Products Used: | Norco Charger (much better bike for the money $AUD 1000-1500 | | Bottom Line: | Spend a bit more and get a lot more. Shimano deore everything and Marzoochi oil bath shocks | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
matt white
a Weekend Warrior
from Sydney, NSW, Australia
Date Reviewed: December 10, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | oaks firetrail | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$375.00 | | Purchased At: | blackman bicycles | | Strengths: | the shock, good quality, solid front shock, though a little longer travel would be good. the frame is light and well put together, but most frames come from four factories in taiwan, so there shouldn't be much variation in frame quality | | Weaknesses: | acera componentry, this bike should have alivio throughout, not just the rear derailler, including the hubs. | | Similar Products Used: | Apollo 1point3 | | Bike Setup: | standard | | Bottom Line: | this bike is good value for the money, but the compnentry suffers as a result of having such a good fork. i swapped it for an australian brand bike which gives a more rounded component/fork combination. giant have relied too much on their name, but if they keep this up they'll lose that name, as it was based on the fact that giant bikes are good value for money. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mat Reid
a Weekend Warrior
from Queanbeyan, NSW, Australia
Date Reviewed: November 30, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$450.00 | | Purchased At: | Hammer & Cycle Queanbeyan | | Strengths: | Light Frame, comfortable saddle and ride, smooth gear changes,great for riding to work and hitting the dirt on the weekends. | | Weaknesses: | Maybe a little more play in the Shox. Some more travel would be nice. | | Similar Products Used: | Nil | | Bike Setup: | Standard. Cat Eye lighting system. | | Bottom Line: | This bike gets me where I want to go and in comfort. I am 29 and it has let me get back to where I was on my last BMX. Riding to work or hitting the dirt I find this bike allows me to have the fun I want with out seriously injuring myself, yet. This bike retailed in Australia for $900. I got it for $700 and has been the best thing I've spent that amount of money on for a long time. Very rewarding. A great bike for the moderate dirt rider. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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