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Submitted by
Ian P.
a Weekend Warrior
from Palm Desert
Date Reviewed: April 19, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Deer Valley and The Cove | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$650.00 | | Purchased At: | Dick Head Joel's | | Strengths: | Strength of frame. Have done drops with absolutely no problems, have bombed tech. singletrack with ease, and have raped skateparks with confidence. | | Weaknesses: | EVERY SINGLE COMPONENT. CRAP HUBS, CRAP BRAKES. I don't have as much fun at the skatepark because of how crap the forks are. I bottom out with high bunnyhops. | | Similar Products Used: | Azonic Steelhead, Specialized P.1 and 2 | | Bike Setup: | Enduro grips and Odyssey seat. I will be getting Azonic Outlaw wheels, Avid BB7 brakes, Truvativ Team Riser bars, Thompson Elite seatpost, Chris King headset, Holzfeller crankset, E.13 chainguide, and Sram X.9 derailler and shirfters, and a Marzocchi DJ1 fork | | Bottom Line: | Its one B.A.M.F. I love this thing. I really like the head angle, so i feel more comfortable bombing hills. This is my all around bike so I want make it better. The frame looks cool. If you find one get one, I'm glad I did. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jay Dolinski
a Weekend Warrior
from Vancouver
Date Reviewed: February 22, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Fromme | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Purchased At: | frame + fork only on ebay | | Strengths: | Great bang for the buck, light yet durable, handles well | | Weaknesses: | cheezy graphics | | Similar Products Used: | specialized | | Bike Setup: | xt drive train/raceface DH cranks/hayes mag 8"hyd disk brakes/cheap-ass sunringle rims with xt hubs that take a beating. | | Bottom Line: | Can't beat this bike for the price, I don't really care what the first couple of reviews state, I've beaten this bike like a rented mule, rode it like it was stolen, and no problems with the frame at all, and I'm 175lbs. I think the first few reviewers need to learn how to land a hard tail, bend your knees foo's. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ian P.
a Downhiller
from Portland, Oregon, USA
Date Reviewed: November 1, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Deer Valley | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$650.00 | | Purchased At: | Joel's B.S. | | Strengths: | everything's great | | Weaknesses: | derailler hanger bent to easily | | Similar Products Used: | azonic steelhead, P.1 | | Bike Setup: | bone stock | | Bottom Line: | Damn good bike for the price. get one. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Steve
a Downhiller
from orange,CA,USA
Date Reviewed: August 29, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | monster hill | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$460.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | strong handlebars,cheap, | | Weaknesses: | brakes are really bad,the fork makes a skuishy sound and is not very good | | Similar Products Used: | specialized hardrock pro | | Bike Setup: | avid juicy 7 203mm brakes,maxxis holy rollers,mavic 729 rims with cannondale hubs | | Bottom Line: | now that i replaced the brakes bike works good other than that its a good bike | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Griffin Herbst
a Downhiller
from Golden British Columbia
Date Reviewed: February 20, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | 3k on mt 7 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$350.00 | | Purchased At: | Pinkbike | | Strengths: | Forks are great and very smooth. I like the brakes as well | | Weaknesses: | the pedals on it suck but pedals are cheap to replace | | Similar Products Used: | stp, stp2 scrap, shred, norco 125 | | Bike Setup: | just stock except for some tioga street tires | | Bottom Line: | This is one heck of a nice bike. I thinnk there is no better deal than what i paid and it works great. I have not yet used it for racetrack riding or anything like that yet, I use it for mostly street riding. The bike is everything you want for street riding and is nice and light and easy for popping around on. I would not recommend it for downhill but it works great for street and dirt jumping | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
orion
a Weekend Warrior
from nevada city
Date Reviewed: January 18, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | esperanza/boneyard | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$439.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | I bought this bike for my pump track. For the price it is light, great geometry for my 6' 180 lb @ss. The brakes are kinda crap and the fork wouldn't win a downhill race, but for pump track, maybe some dirtjumping I love it | | Weaknesses: | none yet for the price, cable shimano discs are crap, the mutano raptors are kinda skinny for a bike of this nature. | | Bike Setup: | '05 moto stock. drop off fork, deore, hussefelt | | Bottom Line: | I am not a slalom guy or a dirtjumper. I mob medium sized freeride on my joker honest 6'-9' drops 6'-14' gaps, I'm more aggressive than most riders, but not a maniac. This bike feels stable on the pump track and I plan to dirtjump it a little. I put up more infor when I've ridden it more. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Shawn Holt
a Downhiller
from Cleveland Ohio USA
Date Reviewed: December 18, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | Ray's MTB, The Knob, Mohican DH, Dillon st park. | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | Ray's MTB - Just the frame | | Strengths: | Effing strong and good looking! | | Weaknesses: | Nope | | Similar Products Used: | GT Ruckus | | Bike Setup: | MTX rims, WTB Hubs, MARZ 66 fork 150mm,single speed, and Hook worms! | | Bottom Line: | You can find them on e-bay for about $400.00. My room mate just picked one up and loves it too, his is stock. It's alot of bike the the bucks!
I picked up the frame at Rays MTB used for $25.00 on the last day they where open last year. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
aljonn lacerna
a Weekend Warrior
from windsor ontario
Date Reviewed: December 11, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | anything decent | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Strengths: | frame has really nice geometry, very snappy and its somewhat light | | Weaknesses: | brakes, specifically speaking the brake levers, theyre so hard to pull and they dont lock in unless u really force it. forks arent the best but are decent for begginers | | Similar Products Used: | gt chucker 1.0(decent frame and crappy parts) | | Bike Setup: | stock | | Bottom Line: | its a very nice bike, and for the price i paid i think its a steal. great parts overall except for the brake levers. dont listen to people who stereotypes GT bike, because some gts suck but when it comes to thier high end bikes, theyre really affordable and is well worth the money | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jeffrey Ylagan
a Downhiller
from Red Bank, New Jersey, USA
Date Reviewed: November 21, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$400.00 | | Purchased At: | e-bay | | Strengths: | Everything | | Weaknesses: | Me trying to freeride | | Similar Products Used: | P3, 125, scrap | | Bike Setup: | Stock | | Bottom Line: | Fun, fun, fun... I don't see any of the negatives from other reviews. I'm 190lbs 5'8" and I beat this thing on the jumps. Don't beleive the downers. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
pablo
a Downhiller
from va
Date Reviewed: May 6, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | gambrill watershed | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$519.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | decent components for price, great frame | | Weaknesses: | none so far | | Similar Products Used: | giant stp2, kona scrap | | Bike Setup: | stock | | Bottom Line: | great bike if your just getting into dirt jumping, great geometry for street too, 2005 model has higher bb | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
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a Cross Country Rider
from uihvsduiv
Date Reviewed: February 22, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | 1UIREWUIFHW | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$324234.00 | | Purchased At: | SADRTHWEARHQERH | | Strengths: | FUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCA | | Weaknesses: | FUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCA | | Similar Products Used: | FUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCA | | Bike Setup: | FUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCA | | Bottom Line: | FUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCAFUGVyvGVASEYGFEYFASUKGFKAUHVCASCA | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
bob
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from scotland
Date Reviewed: November 1, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Bottom Line: | foo foo foo fooo amense bike gkh gkhj kgjh kgjh kgjh kgjh gjh gjkhhjkjfkdhdfahuf gfydegdyuU GGFUDGI vgv7u8I VGVUD8o fhduuio avgvufiao vgv7 VG FVYS8 FY yf8a bb buy80 b u89gf bu98 bu9t8r ub9 b8u98 bu98 u98 8ub9bu90buffj9ooi buj90guibj9 0ogi9k0op igkv90t fo0i gvk9090f i9gfoi ugjig oipdig op giui uuiui huiuhgh mngt ji igh ghighygy mmi mn,ijgb mngymk tbn mnhjmnty mnjt mnjty mnju tynmjt nmjty nmtty nmty mnewty mnty mnjtty mk56 5656 jmn56 mty mty | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Xak
a Weekend Warrior
from Boulder/Albuquerque
Date Reviewed: May 12, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$1200.00 | | Purchased At: | UNM Bike Shop | | Strengths: | Light weight, Stiff, Fast, Tons of style points, and ver virsital. | | Weaknesses: | Bottem bracket hight is a bit low for urban/trials messing around stuff, limmited chainstay clearence with an MRP system 1 (it fits with a 118 BB, but the chain line kinda blows.)
ISCG mounts would be good. | | Similar Products Used: | Avitar DS, Small Zascar, Paketa. | | Bike Setup: | Race face North Shore cranks, evolve DH stem and bars, psylo fork, holly rollers, hayes hydros, MRP, SRAM X.0, Cane creek headset. | | Bottom Line: | -I built it up from a frame with some great parts so I don't know about some of the stuff people complain about.
-I love this bike, the frame seems strong but not to heavy. Great for the riding I do, does well on the smaller jumps and drops that I have done. and it is good to know I can raise the seat post and take it to the hills and be able to get around on it.
- everywhere I go I get complements on how great it looks so that is a plus too, I guess.
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Submitted by
will obree
a Weekend Warrior
from bristol
Date Reviewed: May 7, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | L.A. | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$800.00 | | Purchased At: | ???????/ cant remember | | Strengths: | Everything the best bike in its price range, much better than any of its rivals(kona shred) its even better than the scrap. Gives you a smooth ride brakes are good, great forks and cranks. | | Weaknesses: | Pedals a bit dogey | | Similar Products Used: | kona scrap shred | | Bottom Line: | If your a beginer and you need a bike which can take anything go for the moto, alos great for more advanced riders gives you a smooth run front suspension is just right its fukin awesome. If you want a cheap hardtail bike go for the moto | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matthew Spencer
a Weekend Warrior
from Toronto Ont.
Date Reviewed: April 17, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | The DON (uppers) | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$1300.00 | | Purchased At: | Cycle Solutions(beaches) | | Strengths: | This bike handles like a dream! The forks are great for this frame, they go well with it. The bars and stem are amazing! The rims are great for freeride and i love the tires(street?dirt) Great components for the price!!!!!!!!!!!!! | | Weaknesses: | At the bottom of the bike there is this stupid design that was cut out i guess to reduce wieght(it has a good weight) but it looks weak.Te brakes are garbage( when stopping fast you really gatta kill both of em. | | Similar Products Used: | bigfoot, Fully upgraded yukon | | Bike Setup: | super stalk | | Bottom Line: | This bike is amazing for its price but i recomend getting a bash gaurd and better brakes, otherwise if if you lookin in the 1300 price rang, look at the gt MOTO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Marcus D
a
from Dallas
Date Reviewed: March 4, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Lake Grapevine | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$485.00 | | Purchased At: | Direct from Pacific | | Strengths: | Short TT and Rear. Solid Build (surprisingly). Good color, parts and weight. Fork SST does a decent job. Backpedals fakie really well :P | | Weaknesses: | Brakes are a bit weak. Will upgrade to Hope Minis or Hayes El Caminos eventually. Heavy fork (would prefer a Stance Blunt or Pike Team). Don't like the Deore Rear Derailieur | | Similar Products Used: | Tested Spec P series, 'Dale Chase, and Gary Fisher Biggins. | | Bike Setup: | Stock with Snafu looseball Pedals and Shadow Conspiracy Seat (LITE BMX seat. Check it out). Want to hook up an Odyssey BMX Elementary Stem and suitable bars (prolly the Atomlab Trailpimp Bars) | | Bottom Line: | Have owned a few Mtn bikes in the past. Wanted something that fit more like my 21" BMX bike. Really seated the Chase and the P2 (since I got to try them out). Decided to bite the bullet and go for the deal on the GT (I do work for Hyundai, so I get Pro-form costs on all Pacific bikes). I would have spent more than twice the price on the other bikes, and no one had the Moto in stoke within a 4 hour drive.... so I crossed my fingers.
Got the bike in, set it up, and FINALLY got some time to play. I am VErY pleased. The build was my #1 concern, but the construction is far beefier than I expected. Photos don't do this bike justice. What the head tube lacks in stack height (for weld surface area), it makes up for in diameter... plent strong. Many touches like the machined CS yoke are missed in photos. VERY nice. The bars and cranks are color matched to the metal grey graphics to make a super clean looking bike.
The ride is tight, minus the ///thunk/// noise from the forks doring bunny-hops. The bike is quite short all around, so pulling the front up for hops/manuals is super easy. Plenty of seatpost for high-riding singletrack time. Steers well and is trail capable. I need to get used to the swing weight when trying street riding and will update my review as time goes on. Haven't jumped it YET... but it feels a LOT like my BMX, so I'm sure it will be fine.
I can STRONGLY suggest getting this bike for beginner to intermediate riders or BMXers who want a trail-capable bike to play on.
Don't buy it if you have an issue with good-looking, well-built bikes that will make your friends jealous
Only 4 Chilis for overall rating due to the heavy fork and the brakes (4.5 total) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Michal Hostynski
a Weekend Warrior
from UK
Date Reviewed: December 10, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$700.00 | | Strengths: | Frame, fork, gears, wheels, tyres and even the brakes (even though they are cable actuated). Frame light enough for some good street/trials tricks. | | Weaknesses: | WTB saddle a bit hard for long rides and pedal bearings wear out quite quickly. | | Similar Products Used: | Specialized P3 | | Bike Setup: | DMR V8 Pedals, 24seven Slack saddle, other than that Stock | | Bottom Line: | This bike is amazing, i'v managaged 5ft drop without deforming the wheels even slightly, best bike for the money. I love it!!!!!
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Submitted by
Cory Emmett
a Cross Country Rider
from Grass Valley, CA USA
Date Reviewed: October 8, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Price Paid: |
$600.00 | | Purchased At: | TR2 | | Strengths: | Nice fork. | | Weaknesses: | Chain guide produces a really annoying noise. The frame just doesn't feel very strong. I suppose that it would be good for slolom (I could never spell that word), but other than that, it's pretty much junk. The brakes are weak, and the derailleur takes a long time to shift. | | Similar Products Used: | 2004 Jamis Exile, 2002 Jamis Explorer SX, Trek Fuel 90, 2001 Specialized Enduro, etc. | | Bottom Line: | This bike is for people who don't like braking power, but who like absorbing bumps a lot. The only part on the bike that I like is the forks. It's not meant for XC at all. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Roger Bogrash
a Weekend Warrior
from Saylorsburg, PA USA moving to Marlton, NJ
Date Reviewed: August 28, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$699.00 | | Purchased At: | Wheel Fun in Wilkes-Barre PA | | Strengths: | Everything! For this price you get everything you would need to separatly buy for other bikes already included in a low price and looks that are astoundingly sexy! | | Weaknesses: | None really, the rear seat tubes are VERY close to the rear tire, because the tire is VERY big, 2.4 inches wide. | | Similar Products Used: | Nothing compares for this price. | | Bike Setup: | All stock GT Moto 04' | | Bottom Line: | All the negative posts should be ignored if you live in the US, here the Moto is just the best hard tail you can buy. I have done 7ft drops to flat and perfect, the fork didn't bottom out or anything, this is a REALLY stable, solid bike, can really take a beating and is worth every penny. BUY THIS BIKE!!! If you do all kinds of riding and want a bike that can stand w/e punishment you can dish out, buy this bike (Free-ride, urban, slalom, XC, and everything else!!!
6 out of 5 chilis | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ryan
a
from Granite Bay, California, USA
Date Reviewed: August 15, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$799.00 | | Purchased At: | Bob's cycle center | | Strengths: | the bike has really good suspension and handles really awesome, i've jumped stairs, tables, logs, etc., and this bike is what you want inbetween you and the ground. the gear ratio is awesome, having one high gear really makes a difference climbing hills, then again i'm rareley in 8th on a downhill run. this bike has a smooth ride and it hasnt broken down yet. | | Weaknesses: | none so far | | Similar Products Used: | raleigh m-80, some specialized models, and last years gt moto | | Bottom Line: | this bike is deffinately one of the best bikes i have ever owned. i have had it for about two years and i havent had any problems (even through all the crashes). this is an awesome bike for riders who want just a casual ride to a friends house, or a full out downhill trail. all my friends who have tried this bike have said that it is probably the best bike they have ever ridden. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dave Clauss
a Weekend Warrior
from Lake Ariel PA
Date Reviewed: July 18, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | marly sursnouski | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$799.00 | | Purchased At: | cedar bike | | Strengths: | handles great, jumps great not too heavy, i can still ride up hills even though the fork has 5 inches of travel and even though theres only 8 gears, i realized thats just about all you need its got a really low gear and i can easily climb hills when needed and a high enouf gear that i dont think ide ever use in the woods even on fast downhill sections. Ive done some searious urban free rideing too on this bike, jumping 12ft stair cases, off roofs, down stairs (dont even feel the stairs) picnic tables, you name it | | Weaknesses: | im not too sure yet, but so far i had a little problems with the brakes and rims. The brakes arnt strong enouf, but maby a new set of better pads could fix that, the rims had goten un true a few times but nothing perminent (its just a matter of brakeing in) everything else is holding up perfectly | | Bike Setup: | panaracer fire FR in the front and panaracer DH in the back, azonic pedals and new grips | | Bottom Line: | so the bottom line is this bike is great if your hard on a bike, you like doing a little free rideing, jumpin stuf this is your bike, ive looked at giants new STP with the same fork as this but thats one ugly bike plus its a cupple hundred more, ive also looked at haro's bike thats similar to this and as well as specialized and cannondale, and the best i could find out of these for the price is the gt moto, both the specialized and the haro are cheeper but the forks arnt beefy enouf, the cannondale was nice but it cost hunderds more and its fork didnt look like it was as good as the drop off and by the way, the drop off comp and the drop off 2 are the same thing.
so if your looking for a good hardtail free ride bike and you dont want to spend too much go with the Gt Moto its a great bike you cant get more for your money than with this bike | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Joel
a Weekend Warrior
from Califonia, USA
Date Reviewed: July 2, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Strengths: | -Handling!
-Weight
-Great geometry for racing | | Weaknesses: | Nothing that I could tell.... only tested. | | Similar Products Used: | Specialized P1 / P2 | | Bike Setup: | Specialized P2, E-Thirteen Bashguard, High Roller Semi-Slicks, DJ III (soon to come) | | Bottom Line: | Makes my P2 look absolutely clumsy. Handles like a dream, and the weight makes it easy to throw around. The geometry is perfect for racing (maybe that's why Lopes rides with one) and it manuals easy. I can't say I found any weaknesses because I only rode it for about 10 minutes.
Like I said, it makes most other bikes look out-of-shape.
Ride Hard | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Adam Routledge
a Racer
from Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, UK
Date Reviewed: June 10, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | BSX | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$700.00 | | Purchased At: | certinin cycles uk | | Strengths: | Its sweet looks, weight, the components it comes with. | | Weaknesses: | cheap rubbish pedals | | Similar Products Used: | kona stuff, kona scrap, specialized p1 / p2. | | Bike Setup: | Z1 drop off's, hussefelts, dmr, deore, lx, wtb. | | Bottom Line: | It's an aboloutely aswesome steed. i would reccomend one to anyone, although your better off waiting till the 05 comes out in december as there are no 04 bikes left in the ik atleast, dunno bout the US. the only problem i've had with it is the cheap pedals, thyere creaking already and i've only had it for 4 days and havent jumped it yet! but overall a brillian ride for 4X, BSX, trials, dirt, trail riding anything like that because of its lightweight, i dont know how tough it is yet, havent had the time to ride it alot. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris Holloway
a Racer
from Ashford
Date Reviewed: May 17, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | 4X Track | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$800.00 | | Purchased At: | chain reaction cycles | | Strengths: | Superb fork, great specification for the money, fantastic handling, and great ride position. Very balanced in the air. | | Weaknesses: | None found yet, but may be upgrading to hydraulic disks. | | Similar Products Used: | Muddy Fox Brawn | | Bike Setup: | As standard so far... | | Bottom Line: | Will you all learn to ride your bikes properly!! If you come up short on doubles you are bound to damage your components... This is a fantastic 4X bike and superb for all sorts of trail riding. It is fantastically easy to control, jumps very well, and all of the components are top notch! You cant blame the bike for your careless riding... so everyone out there who can actually ride a bike, you cant go wrong with the Moto! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
james hare
a Weekend Warrior
from liverpool,england£
Date Reviewed: May 14, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | street | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$350.00 | | Purchased At: | certini cycles | | Strengths: | strong bike and good value for money no mater what they say | | Weaknesses: | truvaqtive chain guide thats it for the money | | Similar Products Used: | kona stuff | | Bike Setup: | as stock | | Bottom Line: | this is a good bike i have done loads of drops and mine is fine and i am a hard rider for the money i don,t believe you can get a much better bike. But saying that i also believe if other people have had trouble manufacturers should sort it. i mean at the end of the day this bike is not built for hardcore dirt jumping but it is good enough to take a good thashing. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Paul Sandler
a Downhiller
from Isle of man
Date Reviewed: May 2, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | backdown downhill dirt trail | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$190.00 | | Purchased At: | bromely bikes | | Strengths: | cheap, nice weight | | Weaknesses: | I agree with greg 100% it is rubbish, although I am heavier than his son but I was attempting a 3foot drop off and my left rear dropoff snapped. Tried to contact the manufacturers and they didnt want a look in. They gave me the same reasons as gregs. | | Bottom Line: | If you want a bike that breaks , loads of grief when trying to return the frame this ones for you. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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greg holmes
a Weekend Warrior
from london
Date Reviewed: May 1, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | secret whisper | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$130.00 | | Purchased At: | wiggle | | Strengths: | handling | | Weaknesses: | Strength. I bought this bike for my son as it was aa cheap frame. However i realise why it is cheap now. | | Similar Products Used: | Cheap hardtail from jjb sports | | Bike Setup: | Mozo forks Truvativv crank | | Bottom Line: | This bike does not fit its purpose. My son is not atall heavy. He weighs just 5.5 stone and is not evn on jumps 2 foot tall. He snapped this bikes steerer tube like butter on a small double when he came up short. Wiggle were unhelpful as well. They did not replace the bike and said that this bike was not intended for jumping. I contacted some advisers but there was nothing that they could do as the warranty indicates no extree riding or jumping. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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David Rades
a Weekend Warrior
from Manchester
Date Reviewed: April 24, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | woburn | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$210.00 | | Purchased At: | evans cycles | | Strengths: | Looks nice, supposably strong looking frame. | | Weaknesses: | Snapped the bottom part of the frame in 1-2 months, im good at biking and only weigh 9 stone so that shouldnt happen. bought another one same thing happened | | Similar Products Used: | dmr | | Bike Setup: | marzocchi dirt jumper 1, dmr parts | | Bottom Line: | dont buy this frame if you want a broken bike ! buy this if you want to ride about but dont if you plan to do any jumps on it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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