Submitted by
marvin trahant
a Downhiller
from Bainbridge, Washington , Usa Date Reviewed: December 22, 2007
Favorite Trail:
depends mostly big jumps and drops.
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$700.00
Purchased At:
craigslist
Strengths:
Takes a Beating, i can go down real big @ss drops and no problems yet.
Weaknesses:
Heavy, Dont like rear shock so much.
Similar Products Used:
bighit, glory, faith, uzzi
Bike Setup:
race face crank set, race face handle bar, ultra light stem, old risso fork, Double wide rims, animal bar ends (bmx), big boy seat, Rocks Shock and avid code 203mm discs
Bottom Line:
awsome frame get a new shock i might soon.
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Submitted by
ben morrow
a Downhiller
from northwich, cheshire, england Date Reviewed: February 18, 2006
Favorite Trail:
delamer
Duration Product Used:
More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$4000.00
Strengths:
durability even when it sound like its going to fall apart, everyone konws that it aint just another orange patriot
Weaknesses:
its so god dam long, tyrin to fit it in the back of a corsa is dam near imposs
Bike Setup:
24/7 cogs and handle bars, hope hubs and brakes, boxer forks, conti tyres, maxis rims, and sum other stuff!!!
Bottom Line:
grate bike has given my years of fun, and a few broken bones! but i wouldnt change it for any other bike.
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Submitted by
screenburn
a Downhiller
from ohio Date Reviewed: May 7, 2002
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$1000.00
Purchased At:
ebay
Strengths:
This bike is amazing. I have only owned it for about two weeks, but it performs amazing. The brakes give good modulation but require some work to keep in prime condition. The fact that these bikes can be picked up for about a quater of there original cost is great. The rockshock boxxer fork was an excellent choice.
Weaknesses:
The only real weakness is the formula disc brakes. They have good power but are harder then hell to bleed.
Similar Products Used:
Rocky Mountain RM7, Kona Stab delux
Bike Setup:
mavic 521 rims, formula disc brakes EVO 95, sram 9.0sl, rockshock boxxer, race face LP downhill crank, raceface thermo headset
Bottom Line:
If you are looking for a good downhill bike as well as a good freeride bike you can't go wrong with the atx. The team is a much better buy if you can find one. The DS model under it is equiped with mechanical discs. I am 6'2" and i ride a small frame even with a 2" shorter seat tube it is still a great ride. If you need more height get a longer seatpost that will fix your problem. Also with its 23.5" top tub length it has ample room for even tall riders like myself. if you can find one i recomend getting your hands on one.
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Submitted by
Theo
a Downhiller
from Melbourne Date Reviewed: June 14, 2001
Favorite Trail:
Mt Beauty
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Strengths:
Strong as buggery. I like the way the suspension works underneath me and I dont even realise how much effort its doing.
Weaknesses:
Rear end is a little flexy and makes weird noises when you corner on weird angles, but apart from that nothin.. Not a major issue anyway
Similar Products Used:
Cannondale DH, Santa Cruz DH, Mountain Cycle Shockworks, Specialized DH, Intense.. You name it i've ridden it
Bike Setup:
'99 frame with 2000 Boxxer, Truvativ cranks, XT r/d, Hayes brakes (8" front, 6" rear) and lotsa other interesting stuph in between
Bottom Line:
This bike is good. Well for me at least. The head angle on it that I have is just sooooo good. Eats up everything I give it and begs for more. This bike is definently good for what I do and I like it.. 10/10 for the ATX
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Submitted by
Lenny Ricketts
a Downhiller
from Durango, CO Date Reviewed: June 10, 2001
Favorite Trail:
colorado trail
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$1800.00
Purchased At:
mtbr
Strengths:
bike is great
Weaknesses:
rock shock rear shock-i blew it last race, roc shoc rebuilt it and this race it literally broke in half and then the broken piston bent my frame!
Similar Products Used:
none
Bike Setup:
white bro, hayes
Bottom Line:
bike is great but roc shox coup deluxe sucks!
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Submitted by
Daniel Richardson
a Downhiller
from San Diego, CA, US Date Reviewed: April 30, 2001
Favorite Trail:
North Shore single DH tracks
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Purchased At:
Sponsored (Team Giant)
Strengths:
The frame is extreamly solid. The RS Boxxer is 8 inches The rear is 8 inches (need i say more)!!! (I have bottomed out before through).
Weaknesses:
The deraler was not to impresive (Grip 9.0) The hubs gave me problems (XTR).
Bottom Line:
Well, for RACING!
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Submitted by
dylan
a Downhiller
from colorado Date Reviewed: November 26, 2000
Favorite Trail:
keystone dh race trail
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Price Paid:
$1200.00
Purchased At:
used of mtbr
Strengths:
its really strong and smooth
Weaknesses:
none
Similar Products Used:
marin dh
Bike Setup:
boxxer pro, hope disc brakes, xtr dh cranks...
Bottom Line:
this bike is awsome!! it doesn't have the most travel out there, but it uses what it has very well. it is super fun for dh riding and racing, freeriding, and street riding and ledges. go get one if you like any of the above riding styles!
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Submitted by
shawn endel
a Racer
from 100 mile house BC Canada Date Reviewed: November 6, 2000
Favorite Trail:
north shore
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$4000.00
Purchased At:
fun stuff
Strengths:
its suspension is really comfortable and i can do tons of huge jumps and drops and not really feel anything
Weaknesses:
its pretty tall its hard to get on when your kinda short
Similar Products Used:
rocky mountain rm 9
Bottom Line:
the bike is one of the best out there i love it
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Submitted by
Peter
a downhiller
from USA Date Reviewed: October 31, 1998
Bottom Line:
This bike is meant to do one thing and one thing only and that is kick the shit out of gravity and it does it perfectly, i got mine about three months ago and I have already won 1 race and placed in top ten in 2 others. There is only minimal bob and the Boxxers feel awsome have'nt broken anything yet, i will update in 2 months
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