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Submitted by
niggel
a Cross Country Rider
from uk england
Date Reviewed: May 25, 2009 | | Favorite Trail: | Tissington trail | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | second hand | | Strengths: | nice frame, strong box section 6061T6, light weight compared to may other bikes I have had in the past. | | Weaknesses: | not many weaknesses rims would be nice with discs can be upgraded later. | | Similar Products Used: | only had run of the mill bikes before | | Bike Setup: | marin head, set shimano deore & 8 speed back cogs, nokian gazzaloddi dual 2.3 tiers on mavic rims | | Bottom Line: | Nice bike runs smooth ironing out the bumps on trails, can be upgraded to discs, would be nice if I can find any other information on the bike, can not seem to track the information down be great if can any one help? | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
ray
a Cross Country Rider
from uk
Date Reviewed: May 15, 2009 | | Favorite Trail: | malverns | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$70.00 | | Purchased At: | secondhand | | Strengths: | frame excellent, shimano stx rc components silky smooth and nice ride | | Weaknesses: | gtm-7 shock bottoms out abit too much, could be partly down to me weighing 227lbs as well, and seatpost to short! | | Bike Setup: | vuelta d/hill bomber rims on stx rc hubs, tranz bars,shimano deore dx brakes, deore shifters. | | Bottom Line: | i found this bargain which was partly upgraded already and have updated one or two components.
the ride is very smooth on trails compared to my gt hardtail, it just seems to glide over bumps and handles most things thrown at it.
however i still need to upgrade the wheels to accommodate disc brakes on the front, change the front suspension and go from 21 to 27 gears to be complete.
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Submitted by
oliver bruce
a Downhiller
from brigg
Date Reviewed: October 11, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | brigg down hill track | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | crawfords | | Strengths: | light and strong nothing has gon rong strong wheels and my giant box two freeride siries the gold one has single speed not as bad ass evry one says | | Weaknesses: | built up by my m8 so not realy eny thing bad two | | Similar Products Used: | none that i can think of | | Bike Setup: | big foot seat royal racing quick release big betty back tire kevlar speed on the front hs 11 on the back normal v brake on the front club rooster handle bars rock shocs judi xc chain dog roler coster shmano crancs velta alloy rims rst rear shocer | | Bottom Line: | grate bike fore starting of on and will last you untill you are bettor | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Philip Vrijsen
a Cross Country Rider
from Tilburg,Noord-Brabant,Netherlands
Date Reviewed: March 16, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Strong, great gears, in my case not heavy at all | | Weaknesses: | wheels | | Similar Products Used: | Rambler freeride blue type, and lots more | | Bottom Line: | I work in a bike shop so I got it really cheap, and it really is an amazing bike. Great for it's price. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
PETER POLLARD
a Weekend Warrior
from UK
Date Reviewed: October 20, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | For the money it seems virtually unbreakable!, apart from the wheels (out of true on second ride) very good beginner full susser, looks the buisness and rides well
| | Weaknesses: | wheels (halo combats on order!), standard seat stem stupidly short, weight (this bike is heavy!) but easy to ride,no bottle cage mounts | | Similar Products Used: | saracen raw pro, saracen awol, | | Bike Setup: | post moderne extended seat post, crud catcher, muck sucker front mud gard, halo combat 26' wheels & tioga dh 2.3 tyres (on order), azonic shorty ahead stem 50mm | | Bottom Line: | great for beginners and old school alike
a really good bargain at the moment too....i only paid £300.00 for mine as its now an old model!
but remember............this bike is quite heavy but at least it'll last better than most similarly priced full sussers on the market :-) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
tom fidler
a Downhiller
from england
Date Reviewed: June 30, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | savernake down hill track | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | strong unbreakable bike good bike for money wheels still true lush ride | | Weaknesses: | heavy front shock (dodgy SR Suntor?) rear shock works resable well until gay brother broke it lot of room for upgrading | | Similar Products Used: | box 1,GT LTS , GT STS | | Bike Setup: | bomber mr T's , fox vanilla R C ,Hope discs ,XTR spech | | Bottom Line: | good bike for money nice ride for downhill but as i say it has got a lot of room for upgradment (good bike enongh said | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Andrew Reynoldson
a Weekend Warrior
from North Yorkshire, England
Date Reviewed: May 30, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Dalby Forest | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
Tough for the money, looks the part, does the job, Fun to ride! | | Weaknesses: |
Heavy! Standard seatpost way too short. Standard flat pedals offer no grip. | | Similar Products Used: |
Marin Alpine Trail | | Bike Setup: |
Club Roost bars, Wellgo DX copies, USE 420mm seatpost. | | Bottom Line: | The bike is very heavy. My 21.5 framed bike weighs 34lb! On the other hand nothing has bent or fell off yet and the wheels have stayed true even after a few jumps and drop offs. I've still managed to commute on it to work every day and have done some XC riding on it. Overall it's ideal if (like me) you only get the odd hour to blast around on your bike and spend your time thrashing about the woods rather than going on cross country epics. The guy at the bike shop told me I'd snap the full suspension Marin I was looking at in half, which put me off as it looked kind of spindly anyway. The Giant seems bombproof and only has one oversized pivot. Most of the weight seems to come from the wheels and forks so there's planty of room for upgrading. A blast to ride and excellent performance for the money. | | Overall Rating: |
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