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Submitted by
tannerdrummer
a Downhiller
from Mesa Arizona
Date Reviewed: July 12, 2009 | | Favorite Trail: | Nra Pit and Hawes Trail | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$400.00 | | Purchased At: | craigslist | | Strengths: | I have the 2005 model. The frame is awesome. The front shock gets bad rap, and no I have not been jumping yet but they seem pretty good to me and can adjust individually. The rear shock is awesome. It absorbs alot of impact. I went middle of the road on both shocks, half way in between hard and soft. | | Weaknesses: | Given this was used Im not sure this happens with all of them but the shifters stick on the right side. The disk brakes rub a tad but its not a huge deal. Chain makes a pretty good amount of noise when drops or jumps come in. | | Similar Products Used: | I have not had any similar products given this is my first full suspension. | | Bike Setup: | The bike is stock except alex rims and truvativ handlebars which came when i BOUGHT IT USED. | | Bottom Line: | The bottom line is this is a great bike. If you can find a deal like I got it, dont think, just buy. It feels very nice to ride and is very smooth. The suspension I would give a 7 out of 10 but hey for stock thats pretty good and everything else is great. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Steven Lipinski
a Weekend Warrior
from Cottonwood, AZ Yavapi
Date Reviewed: June 8, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | Red Rock Pathways | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$499.00 | | Purchased At: | Mountain Bike Haeven | | Strengths: | Its my first full suspencion bike.For what I do,mainly riding to and from my job, going to school,and doing about 10 miles on weekends when I can get to Sedona Its an awsome bike. The rear adjustable suspencion,Shimmano deraillers,and my 1.5 in. Kenda Negevals are some of the best I have ever used.The brakes are ok for what I bought it for (when I bought the bike it was used as a rental bike for 1 year) | | Weaknesses: | The crank, the seat post,and the pedals(I have stock clipless pedals so the only way to keep grip is the quarter inch spikes on each side, and yes I slip pedals and have the scars to prove it!)the paint job(because it was a rental it has manny a scar and chip in the paint and it takes forever for me to get the mud and dirt out) | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | Full Stock | | Bottom Line: | I love the bike but I hate some of the parts. I have been wanting to upgrade several things...everything from the crank to the stem and then my bike shop stopped selling Hro's and couldent guarentee any work. This a great beginner bike and I have loved it and worked it hard over some pretty crazy terrain.I am also on a limited budget and I cant really buy all the parts I want to right now so I have to live with the stock parts which I have had trouble with anyway! In English: If your like me buy the bike NEW, not used( it may cost a hundred more bucks but that product warrenty is worth it!)And have some fun with it just you have to be careful on stock tires and tubes (I've had to replace my tube five times in six and a half months) | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ian
a Downhiller
from Asheville NC USA
Date Reviewed: August 4, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | trace ridge | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$700.00 | | Purchased At: | Carolina Fatz Bike Shop | | Strengths: | Great bike for the money, good suspension travel for beginner freeriders or aggressive trail riders. Pretty strong too. | | Weaknesses: | Components are not the best but again its a beginner bike. Also front shock is terrible it has to be the stiffest shock i have ever ridden. | | Similar Products Used: | None its my first pro bike | | Bike Setup: | stock except for azonic love seat, manitou black fork and shorter freeride stem. (and tons of Carolina Fatz stickers!) | | Bottom Line: | If you are just getting into mt. biking and are wanting to spend less than a thousand dollars on a good strong bike for anything from cross country to dual slalom this is the bike for you. Just definetely save some money for a front fork. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jason Holbrook
a Weekend Warrior
from San Jose, CA
Date Reviewed: June 24, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$599.00 | | Purchased At: | South Bay Bikes | | Strengths: | Adjustable Fox Shock, great gearing tires & Rims. Decent components. | | Weaknesses: | Front Shock & Breaks | | Bike Setup: | Replaced seat, put on clipin pedals & changed the brakes to the AVID mechanical disc brakes (What a difference) | | Bottom Line: | For what I paid this is an awesome bike. I recommend it to anyone starting out or who does not want to spend a fortune on a full suspension. I use on a nice 8-10 mile ride about 2-3 times a week with an 800 foot climb in under a mile and some great down hill single track (not too technical). On the weekends I'll take it out for either longer rides (40 miles), or some more technical terrain. I don't do a lot of big air, but do go over loads of rocks, rough trails and water crossings, haven't broken anything on it yet and it's just plain solid. First thing I did was upgrade the brakes though, those quad 4 disc brakes are down right scary doing anything that has a slope on it and should be the first thing to go. Soon I will need to replace the front shock, I have increased the load adjuster to maximum and it still seems to sag too much. The rear shock needs some careful adjustment, but is easy to adjust. It can get kind of bouncy and has unexpectedly sprung my back end up when I had the dampener turned down. Turn up the dampener to max and it’s almost like a hard tail, great for climbing hills. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ray
a Downhiller
from Lander
Date Reviewed: October 18, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Ho Back Sports | | Strengths: | Frame is great and strong. | | Weaknesses: | I have bottomed out on the forks,Looking to get some JR-Ts
or something with a triple crown.Anyone have any thoughts of me putting on a set of triple crown on a Haro X-1.
Another weakness is the crank I upgraded that not long after I bought it. | | Similar Products Used: | I think the kona coiler,or stinky will give you about the same ride. The Haro is a little lighter than the stinky and
is not bad going up hill, And is just as strong.
I have done 7 foot drops on my Haro X-1 and have all the confidence in it (remember upgrade the forks they suck) | | Bike Setup: | Just went up two steps better on crank set.
Am thinking about trile crown forks.
I will let you know when I get them. | | Bottom Line: | Bottom line is for the price I paid it is a good bike,
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Submitted by
Phil Avenger
a Downhiller
from Spokane WA USA
Date Reviewed: August 11, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | beacon hill | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$800.00 | | Purchased At: | Spoke n' Sport | | Strengths: | Great strong bike that hold up to some abuse (7-8 foot drops) but I probably shound not have done that. It has not broke on its own yet(I do all the damage) | | Weaknesses: | I busted some of the threds on the rear shock going off a jump (about 8-9 feet of air and i regret doing that now cause i cant ajust the shock and it is permanently tight. | | Similar Products Used: | Giant Warp | | Bike Setup: | totaly stock | | Bottom Line: | It is a really great bike for an entry level rider, and for the price and it can handle some abuse but I wish i was more carfull. If anyone wants a nice full suspention trailbike I advise you get this bike is you want a good bike that will and almost anything.
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Submitted by
Ray Cantu
a Cross Country Rider
from Lander, Wy, U.S.A.
Date Reviewed: July 5, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$800.00 | | Purchased At: | Ho Back Sports | | Strengths: | The frame is nice and wide and strong, A little heavy
but good for some down hill(37lbs).I have done some jumps on it about 4 footers and lands great and smooth. | | Weaknesses: | I bought the bike on the 1st of july of 2004 and 4 days later the pedal started coming off and stripped the threads
on the crank. | | Similar Products Used: | k2,giant warp, kona. | | Bike Setup: | So far it is all stock. | | Bottom Line: | For the price it is a great bike, and even having the problem with the pedal or crank set, I would buy it again.
If you are a some down hill, x-country all around dirt jumpper,I really think you need this bike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Stephen
a Weekend Warrior
from Phoenix, AZ, USA
Date Reviewed: June 28, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Desert Classic - South Mtn. | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$499.00 | | Purchased At: | Tempe Bicycle | | Strengths: | Great bang for the buck. I waited quite a long time to get into a full-suspension bike and I'm very glad that I did at the right price with the Haro Extreme X1. It has great suspension travel & adjustability, big 26" x 2.135 Maxxis tires, a great frame and is forgiving and easy to ride. | | Weaknesses: | Brakes take some time to slow you down. This is a bit unnerving when you're going downhill fast or approaching a turn, but its not the end of the world - Just have to apply the front brake a little sooner and harder than you normally would with vee brakes. I hope changing pads to metallic ones will help, otherwise I'll get aftermarket brakes installed. The front derailuer isn't working the best, but that might need some tweaking and maybe it'll be fine. | | Similar Products Used: | None | | Bike Setup: | Bone stock. | | Bottom Line: | Excellent entry-level full-suspension bike for someone who needs a step up in technology before tackling those trails that were inaccessible to them because riding them with a hardtail and 1 1/2" front suspension travel wasn't working out. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Greg
a Weekend Warrior
from Mesa, AZ, USA
Date Reviewed: June 7, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Mingus Mtn | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$700.00 | | Purchased At: | Bad Bike Shop | | Strengths: | Great frame. Have bounced this down the mountain and love the bike. You cant beat it for the price. | | Weaknesses: | The service reps and the store I bouhgt it from. Tempe Bikes has not been helpfull at all. Having a problem with the drive train, but it is fixable. | | Bike Setup: | Continental survial rear tire, replacing the rims, taco'ed the front. Replacing the springs in the forks. | | Bottom Line: | This is a great value. It is tough and cheap. There are some weak points, but the frame definatly isnt it. Answer 6 forks came on miune, and I think I will need to do something about them. The brakes are great if you adjust them tight. This bike has gotten me home when others would have disinigrated. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Allan Hodges
a Weekend Warrior
from Taylorsville, NC
Date Reviewed: May 18, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Riverbend, Dark Mountain NC | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$750.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Geometry, frame strength, price | | Weaknesses: | brakes, bottom bracket, wheel set | | Similar Products Used: | Trek 800 Sport, POS Target bike | | Bike Setup: | Stock except DJ-III fork and Rhyno lite wheelset with Kenda Nevegal tires, Salsa stem | | Bottom Line: | This bike is a BLAST! It's no Bullit but I've trashed it and so far...its held up. The stock wheelset was junk and the Quad mechanical brakes are a trip...squeeze hard and you will eventually stop. I guess I've gotten used to them.
Hard to beat the value. Great entry level bike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike Tavener
a Downhiller
from The Pas MB, Canada
Date Reviewed: May 11, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | The Hills o' Death | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$700.00 | | Purchased At: | Sports Excellence | | Strengths: | Looks cool, gives you a lot of practice fixing all the things that break on it. | | Weaknesses: | My frame cracked at the pivot point for the rear suspension. Trust me I'm not the only one. Just look at the rest of the reviews, you'll see other people had the same problem. Very heavy, crank and frame don't last very long, disc brakes have no torgue compared to good v caliper ones. Drink holder is on underside of bike, so if you ride through rough terrain make sure you've got a bunch of spares at home, you'll need them. Special bracket to mount rear derailleur to frame, if you snap that you need to order another one. | | Bike Setup: | All the same except with deore xt rear derailleur, better seat, GPS bracket on handlebars. | | Bottom Line: | If you don't do much hard biking and just want to look cool, go ahead and buy it. Why you would want disc brakes and full suspension for light biking is beyond me. If you want to ride it hard, wear a good jock strap, because when you need this bike the most the frame will snap and grind your nutsack into the ground going down a rocky hill at 50km/h. This bike is good if you plan on buying a new one every 2 years. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jordan
a Downhiller
from NJ
Date Reviewed: April 20, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Mountain Creek | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$700.00 | | Purchased At: | Ridgewood, NJ | | Strengths: | This bike has many strengths...The frame is good enough for downhilling and better than most DH frames, the MAXXIS tires are good, and it looks cool for one.
| | Weaknesses: | Well, the copenents aren't the greatest, the whole chain system is pretty bad, fork, most of the copenents on there are from the HARO company. | | Similar Products Used: | Haro X2 and X3. | | Bike Setup: | I changed most of the things on the bike... heres the setup... Haro X1 frame, 2002 Marzocchi JR T. Pros, MiniMe MRP Chainguide, 2004 Sun Ringle R.P.M. XXL Wheelset, and I am still going to add some more copenents to the bike to make it better. | | Bottom Line: | This bike is amzing for the price of it. If you think your going to do dirt jumping, freeriding, or downhilling still get the bike and add more things and make it better like I did. And if you're going to put on a DH fork bring it to the place because it will not fit right unless you know about HARO bikes. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matt Goodling
a Cross Country Rider
from Allentown, PA, USA
Date Reviewed: April 10, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | parkway | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$650.00 | | Purchased At: | Action Wheels | | Strengths: | A great bike for the price. | | Weaknesses: | Manitou Six front fork + quad disk brakes | | Similar Products Used: | NONE | | Bike Setup: | Stock | | Bottom Line: | This is an awsome bike for the money. The tires are beefy and will keep the bike glued to the ground on tough climbs. The back shock is totally awsome because it has some dampening on it. I use this bike for uphill, downhill, and everything in between. This bike is a great deal for the price. The only weeknesses I've found are the fork which is dangerous and should be replaced immediately and the quad disk brakes squeek a little, but for the price, I can't complain. + you also get a deor rear derailer which gets the job done. Bye this bike, even in spite of the fork. You can't go wrong with the price. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Justin
a Weekend Warrior
from Lock 4
Date Reviewed: April 10, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Lock 4 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$700.00 | | Purchased At: | Sun and Ski | | Strengths: | It's an excellent choice if you are a "Weekend Warrior" that does't like to ride hard; too bad that's not me. It's a decent bike for a decent price. | | Weaknesses: | The brakes are horrible. The back brakes get the job done but the front brakes have given me trouble since day one. I also broke the front shock. | | Similar Products Used: | Trek 820 | | Bike Setup: | Avid front brakes. Redesigned front shock that Haro sent me because of their one year warranty. | | Bottom Line: | You get what you pay for. It's not a good bike if you want to beat the heck out of it; it's fine if you want to ride though the park some sunny day. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Alan
a Cross Country Rider
from Atlanta
Date Reviewed: April 7, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$700.00 | | Purchased At: | Galyan's | | Strengths: | I liked the design overall. The suspension design worked well. I never had a problem with the Deore components. Price. | | Weaknesses: | Front forks! It was a little heavy. The breaks froze up eventually. | | Similar Products Used: | Schwinn Rocket 1. My present bike. | | Bottom Line: | This was an OK bike for most of a year. I put about 800 miles of heavy trail use on the bike. I never did any drops on this bike. The front shocks ultimately lead to me giving the bike up. The Manitou Six could not hold up to my riding. They became sloppy and the first set finally broke. Manitou replaced them with an equivalant and they did the same thing. Finally the shop took the bike back and gave me a full refund. They said it was not designed for the amount of riding that I did on it. I feel like if it was upgraded to a better fork and maybe a better rear suspension it would have been fine. They just weren't willing to do that. It was a fun bike while it lasted but it would probably do best for riders of smooth trails.
I think the brakes would have eventually given me serious trouble and I would have upgraded to Hayes eventually.
Haro has upgraded the bike and made it much stronger for 2004 but it is also very heavy. It is more of a downhill bike than the 2003. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
J. Chong
a Cross Country Rider
from Fridley, MN USA
Date Reviewed: March 10, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Riverfront Park trail | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$600.00 | | Purchased At: | Erik's Bike Shop | | Strengths: | My X1 came in a silver/red finish which I thought was quite attractive. The included tires worked quite well for most surfaces I rode on - especially snow. | | Weaknesses: | The OE Manitou Six fork is not very good. There is a lot of sticking during compression/rebound and on occasion, the fork froze up and did not compress no matter how hard I pushed on it. The Quad disc brakes took a bit longer than I expected to wear into their pads and braking power is decent. Don't get the brakes wet as they lose a lot of stopping power and make a loud squealing noise. Also, the bike is a tad on the heavy side. | | Similar Products Used: | Raleigh M80 | | Bike Setup: | Marzocchi MX Comp w/ETA, Magura Julie disc brakes front/rear | | Bottom Line: | The only parts I was unhappy with are the fork and brakes. I have switched to a set of Magura Julies and a Marzocchi fork, which makes my bike and me much happier. To be honest, for the amount of money I spent replacing the aforementioned parts, I could have bought an X2. However, it is fun to hop-up a bike and watch it evolve as time goes on. The tires worked great for me since I live in an area where snow is present about 5 months out of the year. Just lower the pressure down to around 25 PSI and the tread bites deeply into hardpack giving excellent traction. Running on a hard, dry surface is a different story. The tread is too widely spaced and knobby which results in a humming/vibrating ride. Overall, being a college student with limited funds, I feel the X1 is a good bike for the money, despite the crappy fork and marginal brakes (you get what you pay for). However, the frame is a keeper and will continue to be the focal point of more upgrades down the road. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Josh Calderon
a Downhiller
from Redding, CA
Date Reviewed: February 27, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | South Fork and French Gulch | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$750.00 | | Purchased At: | Sports Ltd. | | Strengths: | Tires were half-way decent. Sidewalls were extremely thin, almost like rags. Probably good tires if youre an XC rider for weight issues and tread pattern. Handlebars never broke, even through some harsh crashes and riding, also I'm a bigger guy. | | Weaknesses: | Rear shock blew out, broke bottom bracket, snapped left crankarm, cracked stem, rims bent easily, broke swingarm on welded area, frame cracked by pivot point, broke fork.... | | Similar Products Used: | Haro Escape X-2 (much better so far) | | Bike Setup: | Came with X-fusion rear shock, Truvativ 5d cranks, Alex rims, Manitou Six fork, Haro stock stem and handlebars. | | Bottom Line: | If you're someone who wants a great bike for XC, consider this bike, BUT if you're doing ANY kind of jumping, downhill, freeride, urban assault or anything which makes your bike come 2 or more feet off of the ground, THIS IS NOT A GOOD BIKE AT ALL!!! It was nothing but trouble, I ended up build the bike all over again from the ground up, not because I wanted to, but because the parts broke, bent, or failed. I was one of those people who have an extremely limited budget, but should've waited even longer and got a real bike. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Cole
a
from Durant, OK, US
Date Reviewed: February 17, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$400.00 | | Strengths: | ? | | Weaknesses: | The bike needs tons of maintenance. The quality of the parts are very weak. Heavy. | | Bike Setup: | Stock | | Bottom Line: | Only buy if you are poor and need a bike to ride in your front yard. Do not buy if you are going to ride any jumps, street, or anything fun. I am very disappointed in Haro...
This is the 2nd Haro EX1 I have purchased. The first one the frame cracked in half along with the rear swing arm… Haro replaced the bike under a some wrnty. for 400...Also trying to have Haro replace anything is a pain. In the end - DON’T BUY... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
eric
a Weekend Warrior
from sacramento, ca., usa
Date Reviewed: November 26, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$699.00 | | Purchased At: | river city bicycles | | Strengths: | Good frame and most components | | Weaknesses: | Brakes and forks | | Bike Setup: | Marzocchi bomber mx pro... Will be changing to hydraulic discs soon - stock otherwise. | | Bottom Line: | A great bike for the price - rides well and most stock items work well. Good shifting, rear shock seems to do the job, etc., but get rid of the manatu forks and the quad discs a.s.a.p. With the slop in the manitu forks, I never could keep the quad discs adjusted. The forks are dangerous, do not respond, and have so much striction that they never came all the way back to the top. Also, get dual piston discs so there is no need for the rotor to flex and wear the pads unevenly. The overall rating is mainly due to the front forks. Do yourself a favor and have your bike shop order it with upgraded forks at the least. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
chris
a Cross Country Rider
from Albuquerque, NM
Date Reviewed: October 26, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | tunnel canyon | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Strengths: | for the money the extreme series of duallie's have alwyas been a great deal | | Weaknesses: | Again, for the money it's really hard to fault... | | Similar Products Used: | older extremes, enduros, rockets, big hits, liquids, hecklers, xlts, idrives | | Bike Setup: | stock | | Bottom Line: | I was in this shop checking on the latest info on the 04 bikes comming in and they still had an x1 and an x3. So for fun I took out both of them, the x3 was spec'ed better but pretty small for me so I took the x1 out too. Granted it was just a parking lot test, thought there is a two and a half foot drop from the loading bay in back of the shop so I did at least get to feel how it is in the air briefly. But the quick and dirty is these bikes are really sweet for the cash. I felt way more confident droping with this bike than my XC bike that I love.
A Bullet with the same parts spec would run you about four times as much!!! Now I grant you that the Bullit frame is much better, but for the cash you just can't go wrong in getting a decent entry level drop/play bike. What would really be cool to do is to take a decently spec'ed bullit, and then take an extremem frame and build it up with the exact same parts spec down the the shock and all and then do a comparo between the two! It would be really interesting to see how much the parts spec has to do with how the bikes handle and feel.
And the 04 models with the hydro top tubes and integrated head sets and redone rear shock mounts should be even better!!
This is deffinitly a great bike for the money in it's niche | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
dan brown
a
from elgin
Date Reviewed: October 15, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Strengths: | none | | Weaknesses: | the componets on the bike all s@ck they are weak and break easily. I totally bent the rear rim and cranks while never dropping over 4 ft. I really only did 50-100 SMALL drops and this bike is no more. | | Bike Setup: | stock | | Bottom Line: | DONT DO IT go out and get a real bike! If you want a bike to ride to class and look cool than this is the bike for you but if you want to use the bike as it is advertised than realize that within 1 year or A LOT LESS that you wont have a bike. I really wished that i would have never WASTED my money on this flaming pile of SHET. I have had to walk this bike many miles out on the trail when it decides to break. SAve your money and get a bike that you can depend on. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
mike jones
a Weekend Warrior
from Wales
Date Reviewed: October 5, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$900.00 | | Strengths: | Great frame, wheelset, and value for money. It looks the part too,especially in silver and red. | | Weaknesses: | The brakes suck badly, I upgraded to Deore hydraulic discs ,they are much better.
The stem is too short as well. | | Bike Setup: | Standard, apart from@Deore disc brakes and longer stem. | | Bottom Line: | A great bike for the money. Will handle most things you can throw at it, just dont go hucking off cliffs or hardcore downhill racing.
A few upgrades (brakes,stem,pedals) and you will have a great bike for freeriding or just messing about at a great price.
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Submitted by
Tabs
a Weekend Warrior
from Dallas,TX
Date Reviewed: September 13, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Breaks At Bar H | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$470.00 | | Purchased At: | Oshman's Supersports | | Strengths: | Good specs for this price range very plush suspension | | Weaknesses: | frame sucks major! i hopped a curb and when i landed the spot where the rear shock absorber connects to the frame broke off this left a whole about the size of my fist in the downtube this was only after a year of use and i had done occasional 5 foot drops but this bike is advertised as being capable of that sort of thing the downtube is extremely thin when i looked at the inside where the hole was, when it broke the rear shock also got ripped apart and spewed oil all over me and the rest of the bike | | Similar Products Used: | i now have a specialized hardrock pro but its a hardtail and much better i might add | | Bike Setup: | stock specialized hardrock pro...well i put in slime tubes if that counts as an upgrade :) | | Bottom Line: | you can get this bike if u want but there are much better bikes available for this price specs arent everything the frame is also very important this frame is as weak as an xc bike but as heavy as a freeride so its basically good for nothing | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brian OConnor
a Weekend Warrior
from Salt Lake City
Date Reviewed: September 8, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Moab trails | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Price Paid: |
$599.00 | | Purchased At: | Boutiful Ut | | Strengths: | Overall, the components on this bike are good for the money. The front fork issues everyone is complaining about was the result of a manufacturers shipping defect. For about six months people were getting weakened forks because they were shipped/packed wrong. This is no longer a problem. | | Weaknesses: | What caused me to avoid buying this bike was the fact that there is no good place to put a water bottle. There is only one place for a bottle and that is on the bottom where mud will cover the bottle. Bad design here. Most of my rides are one or two bottle rides, and with this bike, I would be forced to use a camel bak all the time. Not good. | | Bottom Line: | Solid value for the sheer quality of hardware your get. But the water bottle design flaws force me to not recommend it, even at $599. It's just not practical. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kenny Miller
a Racer
from NEW YORK
Date Reviewed: August 10, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | RCA (NY) | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$750.00 | | Purchased At: | ROCKY POINT CYCLES | | Strengths: | GREAT BEGINNER BIKE AS I STARTED WITH IT, GREAT SUSPENSION on my model (1999-2000 i beleive) | | Weaknesses: | Swing arm problems, fixed fairly easily but losens very easily ( have to carry tools all the time) | | Bottom Line: | GREAT BEGINNER BIKE for a not so large rider, More experienced riders i would advise to pony up the doe and buy i better overall bike Gary FIsher or Rocky mountain | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Skiva Punk
a
from Ft. Lauderdale
Date Reviewed: July 18, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Oleta | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$700.00 | | Strengths: | Sturdy, pretty | | Weaknesses: | Fork, a bit heavy | | Bike Setup: | Stock, upgrade fork | | Bottom Line: | This bike rocks. I wanted a value bike that I could trail on. This is the one. One the fork breaks, Haro will give you an upgrade, or just get one yourself. Bike is reliable and fun, as long as you aren't going to downhill x. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jordan
a Cross Country Rider
from wyckoff, NJ, USA
Date Reviewed: June 29, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | taco bell/ white castle | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$699.00 | | Purchased At: | Ridgewood Cycles | | Bottom Line: | This bike is probably the best biginer bike u can get... an afordible price and its good............ the bike is strong and light, at only about 30 pounds...... if u stuck a cannondale sticker on this you could probably sell it for over 800 or 900 dollers... this company doesnt rip u off at all..... if ur a bigginer and ur looking for a bike u can use even when u get resally good, this is the bike to get | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Justin
a Cross Country Rider
from Ocala,fl USA
Date Reviewed: June 17, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Santos | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$775.00 | | Purchased At: | Striets schwinn | | Strengths: | Good handler, cranks, seat, wheels are pretty good | | Weaknesses: | like everyone else, my fork broke,heavy,tires are squirmy | | Similar Products Used: | Giant xtc, Giant rincon | | Bike Setup: | stock except 858 pedals | | Bottom Line: | This bike is pretty awsome. I know it's cheap but it handles well even though it's heavy. The tires are a little much and somethings flexing up front. The brakes take a while but end up working well. My freaking fork snapped-there should be a recall. Believe it or not I highly recommend this bike, it's a lot of fun. Just take my advice and sell your fork when you get it and get something better. At least it's consistent lol. God bless | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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CrazyPenguin
a
from Pittsburgh PA
Date Reviewed: May 31, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$600.00 | | Weaknesses: | stock bottom bracket and cranks not the best thats for sure,
| | Bike Setup: | manitou six(f), X-Fusion(r) | | Bottom Line: | not too impressed with the Quad QMD-5 Disc Brakes but they do stop pretty well .. not too keen on the Shimano Alivio stuff gonna upgrade to Deore XT dont see the need to goto XTR on this bike since it is just my training bike.. but for the price this is a good deal... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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chris
a
from conyers,ga
Date Reviewed: April 25, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$700.00 | | Purchased At: | lifetime bikes | | Weaknesses: | bottom bracket is a piece of trash | | Bottom Line: | Good bike for the money,upgrade the forks and the bottom bracket | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Jim
a Weekend Warrior
from Newton, NC, USA
Date Reviewed: April 23, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | dirt | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$600.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Well built with decent parts. This bike seems to ride and handle well beyond the price of the bike | | Weaknesses: | Manitou Six is a poor fork. Way too much stiction. What happened to the grease ports that the manual claims that are on this shock so it can be greased to help with the stiction problem? | | Similar Products Used: | First generation Gary Fisher Sugar 3 | | Bike Setup: | Stock......except for the XT rear derailer, Woodman 50 mm stem, SDG saddle, BlackSpire bash ring and Marzochi DJ II fork. | | Bottom Line: | It didn't take long to decide the stock fork had to go. Since I got a good price on the bike I didn't mind spending the extra money. The X-Fusion shock has been a pleasant surprise. I wouldn't have had it as my first choice, but it has proven to be a very good performer. The other changes I made were parts from my spare stuff laying around the house. The ride and handling of the bike are great and I'm a big boy at 250 lbs. The Quad mech. disc brakes took a while to come around, but after break-in they perform just fine. I had expected a lot of pedal induced bobbing with this long travel setup...so far I have been shocked at how low the bob is. The bike climbs good for a heavy dual suspension bike. The ride is very plush. This makes for a good rough trail cross-country bike. I wouldn't recommend it to a hucker,however; if you are looking for a good bike for the nastier trails that won't put you in the poor house this is a bike worth considering. I like mine! Four chilis would have been 5 with a better fork. 3 for overall is no 'dis'. The bike is what the bike is....a good value. It's not the best, nor is it the worst; it's just a good solid value. Today that is hard to find. Thanks Haro!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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T jizzay
a Weekend Warrior
from Lake Mizzary in the southland
Date Reviewed: April 1, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | soldier's creek | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Strengths: | Good parts spec for the price . The feel of the bike gives confidence . Doesn't feel heavy . | | Weaknesses: | Only grievance is that the fork kind of sticks a little when it rebounds . It would probably end after it's been worn in , or maybe adjusted right . It doesn't really effect the way the bike will handle though . | | Similar Products Used: | Never used a full squish before . | | Bike Setup: | x-fusion rear (rebound adjust) , manitou six super , go to the haro website for specs harobikes.com | | Bottom Line: | Tested in parking lot yesterday . Like the feel of it , I'm 5'6' and it was a 17.5" frame , I would need a 15.5" . Little curb drops were fine , don't know how it would handle a 4 footer or jumps , but it seemed beefy enough and the suspension was set up good . Seems like it would be able to take some good urban thrashings and drops under 5 foot . It's not an xc race bike , maybe an xc bike that can take a beating though . My cus is gettin' that bike , that's why I tried it . I'm gettin' an x2 , so we'll match and be stupid . We ride tech. singletrack and small Florida freeride along with some urban , and both of us liked it . Like I said , he's getting an x1 and I'm getting the x2 . | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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cory
a
from omaha, ne, usa
Date Reviewed: March 28, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | urban | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$700.00 | | Strengths: | Great bike for the price, lots of travel. | | Weaknesses: | The forks | | Similar Products Used: | Hardtails only | | Bike Setup: | Answer forks, truvative cranks, X-fusion rear shock. | | Bottom Line: | If you decide on this bike, expect to upgrade the stock forks. Mine broke after 1 week of riding, which I then upgraded to a Marzocchi DJ III, which is great. Or do the next best thing and buy the X-2 or X-1. But overall great bike for the price. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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SinStar
a Downhiller
from Denver CO
Date Reviewed: March 24, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Cheap good way to start out to see if you like the sport | | Weaknesses: | I got my money's worth out of it so not any weakness | | Bike Setup: | Upgrade the rear shock!!!! | | Bottom Line: | I rode the hell out of this bike did tons of things it wasent made for I finally cracked the frame at the Pivot point totally ripped it out and it was off a 7 ft flat drop and I was riding tons of aggresive street and freeriding on this bike before it happened. I got my moneys worth I recently upgraded to a Santa Cruz bullit and I am so happy I did | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Justin
a Cross Country Rider
from Scottsdale, AZ, US
Date Reviewed: March 13, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | south mountain | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$650.00 | | Purchased At: | Airpark Bicycles | | Strengths: | Great bike. Needs lots of upgrades. Not good for a big hit bike. | | Weaknesses: | The fork and brakes suck. Also derailleurs aren't very good. | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | Marzocchi MX Comp, Avid Mechanical disk brakes, Ultegra rear derailleur, LX front derailleur, race face bash ring, XT cassette. | | Bottom Line: | This is a good trail bike. It just needs a few upgrades. Great for beginner bike, but if you are into riding trails I would just save up for a better bike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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John Terrain
a Weekend Warrior
from San Antonio, Texas USA
Date Reviewed: March 13, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Local Park | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$600.00 | | Purchased At: | Local Sporting Goods | | Strengths: | Good Trail Bike. 5 inches of front and rear travel. Disc Brakes not bad for stock. Well balanced suspension for the price. | | Weaknesses: | Not able to handle too much abuse and continuous hard riding. | | Similar Products Used: | Diamond Back Hard Tail | | Bike Setup: | All stock | | Bottom Line: | Excellent bike For someone not wanting to spend alot of money on a full suspension bike with disc brakes. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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george clark
a Weekend Warrior
from dallas.tx. us
Date Reviewed: March 4, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$679.00 | | Purchased At: | local bike shop | | Strengths: | all around pretty good for the price, front shock im not to fond about it. disk breaks are not too bad. sturdy. good handeling. sturdy. good confidence builder | | Weaknesses: | shock. breaks | | Similar Products Used: | k2 razorback 4.0 | | Bike Setup: | deore | | Bottom Line: | would recomend it for the price. deff test ride when looking. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Ryan Heiser
a Weekend Warrior
from PowaY
Date Reviewed: February 26, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | aNYWHERE | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$700.00 | | Purchased At: | Got It for christmas | | Strengths: | It is a good frame but my disk brakes are junk | | Weaknesses: | The raks and fork i WILL UPGRADE ONCE I kNOW WHAT TO GET | | Similar Products Used: | Huffy | | Bike Setup: | Stock | | Bottom Line: | This is the best bike ive ever had | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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