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Submitted by
HR_XC
a Cross Country Rider
from Gainesville, Va, USA
Date Reviewed: October 27, 2009 | | Favorite Trail: | Walnut Creek | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$290.00 | | Purchased At: | A-1 Cycling | | Strengths: | Price (>$300US), upgradable, smooth shifting when LBS tunes it | | Weaknesses: | Plastic Pedals, stock seat is weak, handle grips slip | | Bike Setup: | Lock on Grips, Upgraded Seat post, Specialized Seat, MRP Armor Bash Guard (after bending the large chain ring), Welgo MG-1 pedals, WTB Prowler XT Rear, MAXXIS Highroller up front. | | Bottom Line: | Awesome beginner bike. I purchased this in early 2008 and proceeded to get into XC. Not knowing any better, I beat this thing up on trails it is not designed for...and it still held up! I have broken two chains (due to my stupidity), bent the large chain ring on a log (again, stupid me) and had the seat break off of the stock post.
All of this and I LOVE this bike. I should have hurt myself by now but the bike has saved me from myself. I have slowly upgraded the parts over the past couple of years and every time I do, I fall in love with the bike all over. DO NOT buy this for any sort of DJ or Freeriding, it is NOT designed for it. But if you are new to the MTB world, buy this bike! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
shenny88
a Weekend Warrior
from central michigan
Date Reviewed: September 25, 2009 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$390.00 | | Purchased At: | D&D | | Strengths: | best components for the price, solid, comfortable, dynamic | | Weaknesses: | styling, weight | | Similar Products Used: | gt aggressor and avalanche | | Bike Setup: | stock | | Bottom Line: | awesome bike for the value, comes with better wheels, deraileur, axles, etc than any other bike in its price range. obviously its not for stunt jumping or really anything extreme, just a solid trail bike crossover. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
fastpicker89
a Weekend Warrior
from Tallahassee, Florida, US
Date Reviewed: September 8, 2009 | | Favorite Trail: | Street, Hills | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Purchased At: | Great Bicycle Shop T | | Strengths: | Sturdy and reliable, like the gear system | | Weaknesses: | Fork is obtrusive, feels heavy | | Similar Products Used: | Giant Boulder | | Bike Setup: | Mostly original, new brakes | | Bottom Line: | I had the Boulder before this and I actually liked it better. It was the same year, 2009, and it was lighter and had a better turn radius. I realize that the fork is there for better suspension, but I feel off-center with it. Maybe that's just me. But if you're deciding between the Boulder and the SE... the only difference is really the fork, which I in fact did not care for much. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Joe French
a Weekend Warrior
from Belmont NH USA
Date Reviewed: September 4, 2009 | | Favorite Trail: | Lincoln bike trail | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Purchased At: | Piches bike shop Lac | | Strengths: | weight,over all dependability, and little repair adustments, I would | | Similar Products Used: | Trek Mt. bike | | Bottom Line: | I would reccomend this bike to those who want a dependable bike for off road and single track riding. This bike is should not be used for extreme down hill or racing because it was not made for that kind of riding, but more for the family ride in the back country. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John Cooper
a Weekend Warrior
from Genoa City, WI , USA
Date Reviewed: August 10, 2009 | | Favorite Trail: | Hebron Trail | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$320.00 | | Purchased At: | Antioch Bike Shop | | Strengths: | Very Solid Frame. Good tires & H.S. Rims. Shifting is smooth
Brakes are OK. Nice bike for the average "casual" light trail rider like me who may put on 50-75 miles/week. | | Weaknesses: | Seat is uncomfortable but this is inexpensive to switch out. | | Similar Products Used: | Roadmaster, Mountain Ridge | | Bottom Line: | I really enjoy riding this bike and it is going to stop the abuse I was putting on my Marin Hybred riding hard pack trails. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
mtb100
a Cross Country Rider
from pa
Date Reviewed: July 1, 2009 | | Favorite Trail: | High Rocks | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$510.00 | | Strengths: | strong frame, good shifters | | Weaknesses: | handle bars, brakes , forks | | Bike Setup: | it has a smooth ride on light trails | | Bottom Line: | This bike is not for big jump down hill its a xc bike dont buy it to jump because i had to replace most of the parts But it would be good for lite trails | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
reiper550
a Weekend Warrior
from WV
Date Reviewed: June 27, 2009 | | Favorite Trail: | Trails in mountains near my house | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$410.00 | | Purchased At: | River City Cycles | | Strengths: | - Good for a starter bike
- Shifts well when properly adjusted | | Weaknesses: | - Plastic pedals break easily
- Needs frequent adjustments to keep shifting smoothly
- Chain rubs frame when on smallest sprocket
- Chain wore out quickly
- Handlebar gradually bent | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | Purchased stock, but I have upgraded to 2.4 Kenda Telonix tires, Shimano Deore pedals, WTB Rocket V Race Saddle, Easton EA50 handlebar, Shimano HG-70 chain | | Bottom Line: | Good for someone who is starting to ride or does more casual riding. I discovered some great but rough trails close to my house shortly after buying this bike, and so far it has held up quite well considering its cost and what I've put it through. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
NEW GIANTMAN
a Weekend Warrior
from New York
Date Reviewed: June 4, 2009 | | Favorite Trail: | Cunningham park | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$360.00 | | Purchased At: | Grand Bike center | | Strengths: | Solid feel, sharp looks, price, good starter components | | Weaknesses: | plastic pedals, no disc brakes, a bit heavy | | Similar Products Used: | trek 4300, gary fisher tiguan | | Bike Setup: | changed to steel primo bmx/mtb pedals | | Bottom Line: | This bike has a solid feel and is built well. It feels good on the trails and has motivated me to ride regularly. I searched for several entry level mountain bikes and none of them could top the Boulder Se. My only complaint is the cheap pedals provided which I destroyed ripping through some trails in Cunningham park. I upgraded them to a set of steel primo pedals and now I am good to go. I do wish the fork had a lockout but for the price I cant complain. Overall I am very pleased with the performance and the Giant has exceeded my expectations. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Anil
a Cross Country Rider
from Trinidad&Tobago
Date Reviewed: May 4, 2009 | | Favorite Trail: | dirt roads behind my house | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Purchased At: | Mike's Cycles, Trini | | Strengths: | Light frame, love the blue/white/black color scheme. Have not done any downhill or very fast riding yet, but the feel of the brakes are fine. Gearing allows me to climb 3-4" curbs easily. The front fork seems fine so far, but appears to have little adjustability. Came with off-road tires (don't know what type yet) that provide great grip in the loose sand on the roads that I drive on behind my house. | | Weaknesses: | No rear suspension, gear sometimes shifts on its own! No fork suspension boots. Seat does not go low enough to allow my wife to be able to ride it properly :-( I feel like my balls would be crushed at times when riding on a wavy surface. | | Similar Products Used: | None. | | Bike Setup: | Can't say offhand, except for stock. | | Bottom Line: | First bike since my BMX I had 15 years ago! The ride is very enjoyable, and on certain gears, it's effortless to ride. Seems fairly sturdy - as it's taken a couple tumbles already. I can't compare it to other off-road bikes, cause I haven't ridden any others. Will in time to come though. For the surfaces I ride on, I wished it had rear suspension. I may look into the possibility of getting a seat post with suspension in it. The price I paid was alot more that what others paid for it...but I bought it outside the US, so there's shipping and import taxes to add on. I did look at comparable Trek and Fuji bikes at other bike dealers, but this appeared the be the best with the budget I had. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Beginner Rider
a Weekend Warrior
from Rock Island, IL
Date Reviewed: April 23, 2009 | | Favorite Trail: | town streets, small-medium trails | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$295.00 | | Purchased At: | Bike & Hike | | Strengths: | Best value for the money out there for a beginner mountain bike. Strong frame, very solid on the small-medium sized trails. Stable off of small "jumps". Good for the road on the way to the trails. | | Weaknesses: | Poor brakes, front fork is "adustable", but not really. | | Similar Products Used: | First real mountain bike. | | Bike Setup: | Stock except for rims and pedals (small upgrades). | | Bottom Line: | Best beginner bike period. Would recommend to anybody. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
EWT
a Weekend Warrior
from Sharon, MA, USA
Date Reviewed: March 25, 2009 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$280.00 | | Purchased At: | Norwood Bicycle Depo | | Bottom Line: | How good is this bike for jumping and freeride?? | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
dirtjumper400012
a Downhiller
from Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
Date Reviewed: September 29, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Know Mountain ( Apex ) | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$400.00 | | Purchased At: | Cycle Path | | Strengths: | Great dirt jumper, very light frame for dirt jumping.
Easy to controll downhilling due to its nice frame. The single best seat you will ever find anywhere period. Probaly the best seat in the world.
| | Weaknesses: | Sometimes bottoms out on drop offs with crappy landings.
Dosnt come with disk brakes, and disk brakes cannot be added to the back olny to the front. | | Similar Products Used: | Norco Katmandu, Kona Stuff, Gary Fisher Marlin. | | Bottom Line: | I would recommend this bike for anyone who likes dirt jumping. Its a steady downhiller for people who like ripping down local mountains. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
dxr
a Cross Country Rider
from Klamath Falls, OR
Date Reviewed: July 14, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | OC&E Woods Line State Trail | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$299.00 | | Purchased At: | Hutch's Cycles, Klam | | Strengths: | A great ride for a great price. The frame is strong and light, and everything works well. It has 28-38-48 gearing, much better for road riding than the usual MTB range. | | Weaknesses: | Fit - stem and bar are "comfort" angled, and grips are worse than my kid's old garage sale bike. The bike also does better with a tire upgrade (it has the ubiquitous Cheng Shins, but just about everything you can replace them with is better). | | Similar Products Used: | My x-mart bike - which looked similar, but was a miserable and unresponsive ride. | | Bike Setup: | Stock, except for new stem, straight bar, bar ends and grips. New rubber on the way. | | Bottom Line: | I love this bike. After a year hiatus without riding (my last bike was stolen) I bought this for my 4 mile commute to work, thinking it would be one of those "health" type resolutions that would be regretted, then forgotten...but I have loved every mile, and dread ever having to drive to work again. Its a solid bike and a great value, and works better than my old 2k road bike from years back. I put 80 miles a week on, and am building up to some longer weekend rides.
The only bad thing is that I really got this to economize on gas, but now I am almost set on getting a new road bike too - something fast and light for club riding and centuries. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matt Bohmann
a
from Antioch, IL
Date Reviewed: June 1, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Strong, light, good control, holds up well on intermediate technical single track | | Weaknesses: | its a beginner bike so all of the stock parts are not that great. | | Bottom Line: | Overall this is a great buy, I upgraded basically the whole bike except the fork only because I could and for cheap. But the stock stuff was strong. If you dont want to spend a lot of money and/or are a beginner, this bike is for you! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ian
a
from Elon, NC
Date Reviewed: May 12, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Owl's Roost | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$330.00 | | Purchased At: | Cycle Works | | Strengths: | Strong frame, I like the paintjob, good starter bike, soft seat | | Weaknesses: | Brakes are weak, tires are better for road then off-road, fork is real stiff | | Bike Setup: | 07 model with Deore v-brakes | | Bottom Line: | It was my first real mountain bike and it got me interested in the sport. I use it for around campus riding now. It's a reliable bike that can take a beating. It's only a 7 speed so it would be hard to upgrade the components but the things I would replace would be brakes and the fork. Bottom line is that it's lasted me over a year with minimal care and I can still have fun with it on the trail. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Angus Pearce
a Weekend Warrior
from Tas, Australia
Date Reviewed: April 19, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Trevallyn trails | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$410.00 | | Purchased At: | Geard cycles | | Strengths: | Good geometry, easy to chuck around | | Weaknesses: | Forks (top out a bit and very hard), A tad heavy | | Similar Products Used: | Giant yukon | | Bike Setup: | Custom wheels on deore hubs, shimano XT deraileur with LX shifter, LX chain and cassette, brand new hayes 9 custom fit with 8 inch disc (front), oury grips and downhill race seat. | | Bottom Line: | Fantastic bike to start out with I am still riding mine around after 4 years of hard use. If you're a person starting out this is a good affordable bike for you. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Michael Gabel
a Cross Country Rider
from Boyertown, PA, USA
Date Reviewed: January 17, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Purchased At: | Performance | | Strengths: | Gear shifter | | Weaknesses: | Breaking system, suspension forks, rear deralliuer | | Similar Products Used: | Trek, Gary Fisher, Schwinn | | Bottom Line: | The bike is stock ... the breaking system is substandard, the suspension forks have too much play, and the rear deralliur is simply horrible. Also, the frame is very flimsy on little hops, I am suprised it has lasted for 4 years.
I would not recommend this bike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Khuan
a
from Perth, WA, Australia
Date Reviewed: November 26, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | None - I'm a commuter. | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$290.00 | | Purchased At: | The Bicycle Entrepreneur | | Strengths: | Sturdy, relatively cheap and shifting is pretty smooth.
Good for commuting and occasional light off-roading. | | Weaknesses: | The seat is a bit soft, so it gets uncomfortable after about 10-15km. The bike is also a little heavy, but considering the price there aren't really any weaknesses. | | Similar Products Used: | None. | | Bike Setup: | Stock setup, except for the following modifications:
Added bar ends and pedal clips and changed the tyres to semi-slicks. | | Bottom Line: | This bike represents excellent value for money and is great as a tough, reliable commuter bike. The above modifications help to make it a speedy commuter bike.
This bike is not really suited or intended for off road riding, but it can handle the occasional light off roading. This bike is listed under XC hardtail, but don't use it for XC.
I'd probably rate this bike as a 1-2 chili XC hardtail, but based on how I use it I'll have to give it 4 chilis. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jack
a Weekend Warrior
from gisborne, victoria
Date Reviewed: November 19, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | lurdiderg track | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$280.00 | | Purchased At: | peddlars west, sunbry | | Strengths: | strong frame comfort | | Weaknesses: | weak parts | | Similar Products Used: | nil | | Bike Setup: | standard except new shmano alilvo derailer | | Bottom Line: | this is a good starter bike for light cross country rides. it can take a bit of a beating but will start to wear out. when i started doing big jumps,drops ect it started breaking. the chain 2 derailers broke but all up a good starter bike | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jon
a Weekend Warrior
from Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Date Reviewed: October 11, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | South Field | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$290.00 | | Purchased At: | Princeton Sports | | Strengths: | Comfortable. This bike is built with comfort in mind. I love the Mega Range when I am dead tired on trails. The bike is solid feeling and can take a beating fairly well. Great for trails and commuting. Very versitle bike. Looks cool. | | Weaknesses: | The Spinner Grind OS 2 forks. If your ridding on dusty trails, this for is terrible. You might as well not have a suspension fork. However, you can always by Lizzard Skin Fork Boots to keep dust off of the shocks. The fork adjustment doesn't do much either. I also flipped the bike and the steel handlebars bent fairly easily ($15 to replace). Paint Scratches easily. | | Similar Products Used: | Raleigh M40, Iron Horse Maveric 5.5, Fuji Police, Mongoose DX 2.1 | | Bike Setup: | Giant Boulder Se 2007. Lizzard Skin Fork Boots and Chain Stay (BOTH ARE NEEDED!) | | Bottom Line: | I love this bike. If you are looking for a veristile bike for not a lot of money, this is the bike for you. It performs well on trails and on the pavement. Great beginner bike. I am planning on keeping it a very long time. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jamie Lamb
a Weekend Warrior
from Victoria, BC, Canada
Date Reviewed: July 28, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$350.00 | | Purchased At: | Two Wheels | | Strengths: | Nice light frame that seemed to have no problems taking a beating. Tires and rims weren't to bad either. It's a great bike to reacquaint yourself with trails and cross country riding. | | Weaknesses: | All around the components were fairly weak and slowly I had to switch everything out. The pedals were a cheap plastic. Disc brake mounts would have been nice, I understand the price point doesn't warrant them as standard equipment but at least some mounts so that an upgrade is possible. The combination brake shifters are a hassle when upgrading the components as well. | | Similar Products Used: | Brodie Tempyst
Specialized P.Sreet
| | Bike Setup: | Stock except for. Wellgo Pedals, TRUVATIV XR Mountain Bike Stem and Handle Bar,Avid 7 V Brakes and Grips. | | Bottom Line: | I purchased this bike thinking that it would be a great starter as it had been some time since riding. I put a lot of abuse on this bike often launching off of anything I could find and I never found an issue with it other than the components but thats not the bikes fault as much as mine I thought this would handle my riding but once I started to ride I realized this bike would never be able to keep up. Would I suggest this bike to anyone absolutely but if you know your going to ride hard then do your self the favor and grab a better ride. I did and I'm now the proud owner of a Brodie Fury. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
eleventh
a Weekend Warrior
from Washington, DC
Date Reviewed: May 13, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Fountainhead | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Purchased At: | Washington Cycle | | Strengths: | Good price. This bike is very rugged, it has taken a severe beating from me and held up well. The seat is comfortable and I've had nothing break on me. Contrary to what most people say, the fork adjustments do actually do something. The tires are decent for both on and off road use. | | Weaknesses: | It's heavy. The fork offers almost no travel. The components aren't great (but fine for the price). The tires are not great for off road use. | | Bike Setup: | stock | | Bottom Line: | Great intro bike. Learn to take care of it and it will take care of you. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John
a Weekend Warrior
from lynbrook, New York, USA
Date Reviewed: March 26, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$270.00 | | Purchased At: | unknown | | Strengths: | good ride | | Weaknesses: | gear switcher
| | Bike Setup: | easy to maintain and care for | | Bottom Line: | ok, thid bike is a good bike in the short run- it has a sweet braking system, soft seat, easy to handle, and has a good ride to it. the gears on the other hand are terrible. i like to switch gears frequently wen riding my bike. one day im switching into first gear on my bike, n the bike stops short and throws me over the handle bars. apparently the thing that switches the gears back in forth bent in half n was caught in my tire. how this happened, i don't know, but i strongly feel this was because of poorly made gears. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bruce
a Weekend Warrior
from Ontario, Canada
Date Reviewed: July 28, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$360.00 | | Purchased At: | To Wheels | | Strengths: | Decent suspension, brakes, hardware, etc. for the price.
Durable, light!
| | Weaknesses: | Uncomfortable seat!! | | Bike Setup: | Stock..
Koolstop Thinline brake pads. | | Bottom Line: | Great bike for me as a beginner! I would recommend this bike to anyone who is starting to ride like me. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Desch
a
from Bushkill, Pennsylvania, USA
Date Reviewed: July 24, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | Jacobsburg | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | From a friend | | Strengths: | pretty good suspension and shifting is smooth for the most part, love the pedals good brakes for pads | | Weaknesses: | handle grip and handle bars, dont like the seat, shaft not long enough and uncomfortable, tires wore down quick | | Bike Setup: | stock with new tires and some other random stuff | | Bottom Line: | Great bike, lasted me over 2 years of riding thru state parks, comfortable on the street, would reccomend for begginers. *learn how to upkeep the bike* will last you MUCH loner with proper care. not for someone who plans to jump or do major downhills. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chad
a Weekend Warrior
from Seattle, WA
Date Reviewed: June 25, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | Bartlett Wash | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Purchased At: | Sunrise Cyclery | | Strengths: | Bullet Proof frame and ability to upgrade any part easily. Very easy to adjust and work on - especially to the learning bike mechanic. This bike will get you in shape quickly. | | Weaknesses: | Not the best components compared to more expensive models. The fork is bottom of the barrel, but it's better than rigid. Disc brakes would have been nice - but it's not reasonable at this price level. | | Similar Products Used: | Gary Fisher Marlin, Giant Yukon, Trek 4300 | | Bike Setup: | Replaced the stock tires with Panaracer Fire XC, replaced grips with Oury lockons, Crank Bros eggbeaters c - made huge difference. Deore rear derailleur. | | Bottom Line: | This is a fantastic bike if you are just getting into biking. At 300.00 or less, it's very affordable and most of the stock components are good enough for a beginner to learn with and replace at the appropriate time. This bike will reward you with the effort you put into it. It feels light compared to department store bikes, other lower end bikes, and will take a lot of abuse before you'll be in the bike shop fixing things.
I do have a few things that I don't like about it, though. One is that the cassette/gearing is a 7 speed, with the mega-range gearing. To upgrade that is some major money if you want a regular and more common 8 or 9 speed. The second is the lack of disc brakes. The V-brakes are great, but if you want to upgrade to disc, it will also cost quite a bit. So if you are looking to buy a bike with the intention of upgrading all the components in the future, you may want to look at the Yukon, Rainier or even the XtC as they will upgrade with your ability better. That will cost a chili. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
eric risso
a Weekend Warrior
from wake forest, nc, USA
Date Reviewed: June 13, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | any! | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Great price, nice looking color scheme, not too heavy. Much nicer than the GT I bought 15 years ago! | | Weaknesses: | For 300.00 there are NO weaknesses if you take into account you get what you pay for. | | Similar Products Used: | Trek | | Bike Setup: | Stock | | Bottom Line: | I wanted to upgrade to a bicycle that I could ride around my neighborhood and take off road on a double track near my community. This bike fit the bill perfectly. I didn't want to spend and arm and a leg. I checked out the Treks, the Marins, the Gary Fishers, and Cannondales. The GIANT just fit me better and was a really cool color scheme. I also like the way the tubes are shaped. All in all, I'd have to say to anyone wanting to get a modern lighter all around fun MTB, this is the bike for you. You can't go wrong. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
mic
a Cross Country Rider
from Hobart, Tas, Aus
Date Reviewed: January 17, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | dunno | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Purchased At: | Tredlies | | Strengths: | solid, and even though the forks and the brakes arent the best it can get you almost anywhere. | | Weaknesses: | brakes and chain but for the price of the bike doesnt matter. | | Similar Products Used: | just look on the giant web page in xc hardtail. | | Bottom Line: | great begginer mountain bike or bike.
it will get you almost anywhere from road to a rough track
i even used it for a few jumps.
even though it says not to on the sticker. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chaz Collins
a Weekend Warrior
from Arizona
Date Reviewed: December 1, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | any trail | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$303.00 | | Purchased At: | Bikesmith | | Strengths: | It is a veary hard running bike. The parts arnt the best, thats ok.nothing that cant be replaced. This is a veary good bike for th money. | | Weaknesses: | the components are stock.WHAT DO YOU EXPECT. Thay wont be the best out there.Come on it costs 300 dollers. | | Similar Products Used: | garry fiswher mamba. trek 4500 | | Bike Setup: | 2004 giant bolder se frame. Wtb tires. welmen rims, dore hubs. rock shox judy tt fork with wtb headset.titec steam, titac hellbent handel bars. dore shifters, and v brakes. race face seatpost, wtb seat. dore xt crang and bb.sram chain, and durly grips. (nothing is stock but frame. A little money can get a bike any where. | | Bottom Line: | A grate bike to fix up if you are gowing to fix a hard tail up .Able to work with almost any conponents. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris Malasics
a Cross Country Rider
from PA
Date Reviewed: August 20, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | My soon to be back yard deveopment | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Purchased At: | Performance Bikes in Paoli, Pa | | Strengths: | the price | | Weaknesses: | with my bike my front fork is ment for disc brakes but my tire isn't and that really confused me | | Similar Products Used: | none my first mountain bike | | Bottom Line: | i love the hills, rocks and dirt and i'm also a begginer and i can do that all easyly with my bike i personaly own and like the blue. i like the bike so much that i've probably road it for about 15 hours in less that two days | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tom
a Weekend Warrior
from yukon, OK, USA
Date Reviewed: August 15, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | not sure yet | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$280.00 | | Purchased At: | the bicycle store, OK city | | Strengths: | Price, Quality construction,better components than x-mart bike. bought on the recommendations from this site. Glad I didn't go the x-mart route. | | Weaknesses: | I'm new to this game so none yet. | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | stock | | Bottom Line: | I purchased this bike as my first mtn bike and have used it on the trails a few times and it seems great so far. Keep in mind I was riding a Murray prior. Feels very solid and the forks seem to perform well once I adjusted the preload a little higher. Frame Seems nice and light even for my 12 yr old son who drags it up hills without any problem. I really like the shifters(very precise). Can't beat it for the money. I was able to purchase 2 for approx the same as 1 of other bikes. I would recommend this bike to anyone just getting started,hell buy 2 and bring your child. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matt C
a Cross Country Rider
from New York
Date Reviewed: June 13, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Geneva graveyard | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$350.00 | | Purchased At: | Geneva Bike Shop | | Strengths: | Even though it has a low end fork it has still stayed strong. the shifting hasn't given me problems ever. Also the frame is pretty solid | | Weaknesses: | The componenets that come with the bike stocxk are very low. when i got the bike it was my first mountain bike, so i had to upgrade the rear deralliuer and wheels | | Similar Products Used: | n/a | | Bike Setup: | new Deore rear deralliuer and rear cog | | Bottom Line: | great beginner bike, but if you are gonna be racing hardcore places this is the most solid bike. Now i am looking at a new bike as i have become an avid rider. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Randi-Lynn Kinch
a Cross Country Rider
from Thunder Bay,ON. Canada
Date Reviewed: February 17, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Too many to say. | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Purchased At: | Fresh Air Experience | | Strengths: | This bike is just great! Never had one problem with it yet. Strong fork,gears are great, Just a all-round awesome bike. The giant can be thrashed and just dosent want to break haha. | | Weaknesses: | Really I honestly think that there are no weaknesses. I have even been riding it here in the winter taking snow jump haha .. | | Bike Setup: | I have the black and white frame.. | | Bottom Line: | F**K this bike is just amazing. Couldn't have asked for more. It was regular 800 canadian and i got it for 400 in fall time. Just great!! It's my first bike and it got me to love and enjoy riiding for the rest of my life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GIANT BOULDER SE IS THE BEST BIKE IF YOU WANT TO START OUT RIDING! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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tyler lowe
a Cross Country Rider
from hart co. ky
Date Reviewed: January 5, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | mamoth cave hal solow | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$325.00 | | Purchased At: | nats outdoors | | Strengths: | the bike has a great frame. it is tough and rugged. the front suspension is really strong and dependable. | | Weaknesses: | the chain on mine has been slipping lately i have checked for any bent links but couldnt find any. | | Bottom Line: | great starter bike. i got it and it made me love to ride. i ride cross country mostly i love mtn biking!!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Chris Fellet
a Racer
from Gainesville, FL, USA
Date Reviewed: June 16, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Santos | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Purchased At: | Chain Reaction | | Strengths: | Pretty solid bike for only $200. Comes with nice center ridge type tires that roll good on the road. (b/c you're probably mostly riding on road anywayz) "Mega Range" gearset for going up steep hills while sitting down, and not being in a rush. | | Weaknesses: | It's still a $200 bike, what are you expecting out of it? "Mega range" gear does nothing but mess you up if you're actually using it as a serious mountain bike. Tires are not for serious off road use. | | Similar Products Used: | Giant XTC, Identiti 666, and other various high end bikes. (not that you would be looking at any of them if you're looking at spending $200) | | Bike Setup: | Stock. Eventually bought new rynolite rims when I cased a rock jump 'n' bent the old one to poop. (not that they were ever intended for that use) Now I'm buying/selling/trading various parts to build a nice townie single speed bike. | | Bottom Line: | If you're looking to spend $200, if you're wanting a campus/around town bike, if you're new to the mountain bike world and don't want to blow your wad just yet, or if you just want to see what it looks like to have trees all around you, no cars honking at you, fresh air... this is a quite solid bike for the money. But if you're really interested in getting into mountain biking, be warned! This bike will get you far enough to get hooked and within months, decide to get something 5x more expensive, maby hit up some races, start hanging out at the local bike shop, make new friends... it's a slippery slope I tell you. But hey, at least you could still build up a nice townie bike with your old Boulder SE frame ;) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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wes
a Cross Country Rider
from fayetteville, ar, usa
Date Reviewed: May 14, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Markham | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Purchased At: | Lewis and Clark | | Strengths: | Sale-Price$$. A very attractive bike with a smooth ride. | | Weaknesses: | The "Giant" brand quick releases are cheap. | | Similar Products Used: | GT Outpost 16"., Specialized Hardrock 21". | | Bike Setup: | 19" Frame W/front shock. Blue-silver,SE black trim. | | Bottom Line: | A pretty bike for getting around town or hittn' up the woody shortcuts for fun. It is listed as recreational, but is handln' a daily beating with a smile. Get some bar-ends, switch out the quick releases,buy a lock ...get it muddy!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Peter c
a Weekend Warrior
from Sydney
Date Reviewed: February 13, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$315.00 | | Purchased At: | Sydney Australia | | Strengths: | Price Comfortable to ride | | Weaknesses: | non adjustable front shocks | | Similar Products Used: | Learsport mt3000 see www.learsport.com.au | | Bike Setup: | as per factory see http://www.giant-bicycle.com/au/030.000.000/030.000.000.asp?dealerid=&dealercountry=&lYear=2004&bikesection=8788&range=45&model=9761 | | Bottom Line: | Comfortable ride but would be further enhanced by adding an adjustable front fork, great frame, excellent price, great for the casual rider who enjoys the views. not for the advanced rider. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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