Submitted by
hill billy
a Cross Country Rider
from the world Date Reviewed: November 8, 2002
Favorite Trail:
road to ruin
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Price Paid:
$19354.00
Purchased At:
wall mart
Strengths:
This frame is grat fore a begiiner/927 year olde such as myself.LIgte and streong
Weaknesses:
DO NOT BREAK A DERAILER HANGER OR FACE THE CONSEQUENCES(HORRIBLE PRODUCT SERVICE)
Bottom Line:
NO STINKIN FLAMIN CHILLIS
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Submitted by
Rich
a Weekend Warrior
from Loveland,CO Date Reviewed: February 21, 2001
Favorite Trail:
Apex, Golden CO
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$329.00
Purchased At:
wwwJensonUSA.com
Strengths:
Great looking frame, at a killer price. Very light to me. Replacable drop out, and cable routing on top not underneith.
Weaknesses:
The frame needed to have the seatpost tube reamed out, from weld distortion. I have had an impossible time finding someone to do this, and Jamis's WEB site has broken links to contact them, plus no phone numbers in the root of their page.
Similar Products Used:
Trek 950
Bike Setup:
Jamis Komodo 2000 frame, XTR V-brakes, XT Shifter/brake combos, Kore Lite2 seat post, etc...
Bottom Line:
Looks like a great frame, and should be built by this weekend, if I can get the seat post reamed to 27.2 like it was supposed to have been, everyone says this is a killer bike and gives it great reviews, I can't wait to ride it.
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Submitted by
John
a Cross Country Rider
from Claremont , Ca. USA Date Reviewed: March 23, 2000
Favorite Trail:
Clarmemont Wilderness Park
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
Excellent Price ($1200). Specs blow away all others. Light weight for price.
Weaknesses:
None
Bike Setup:
Stock (see Jamis website for details)
Bottom Line:
I looked at all the major hardtails under $2000.00. No one competes with Jamis on price/performance. More important- this is a fun and fast bike to ride. Its not too disco looking either (hello Specialized).
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Submitted by
CrazyMexican
a Racer
from Oakland, MD Date Reviewed: October 9, 1999
Favorite Trail:
Snow Shoe Resort
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Strengths:
I have had this bike for over a year now and i have kinda tricked it out to my likeing and it is the strongest and most comfortable bike i have ever ridden
Weaknesses:
Only weakness i have found is how many friends you will make mad because they can keep up with you :)
Similar Products Used:
99 Jamis Dragon 98 Jamis Dakota AL
Bike Setup:
My bike has a Sx-Carbon front shock full XTR a chris king headset and a chris kind wheel set both things are red and a Giro Nisean seat
Bottom Line:
This is a beast in climbing i can climb all day with this monster and enjoy it although i have put some money into it it is still an great stock bike for the money
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Submitted by
tom
a Racer
from manchester nh Date Reviewed: September 9, 1999
Favorite Trail:
as*hole camp
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Strengths:
with the frame at 3.75 pounds it's strong and durable.
Weaknesses:
at 3.75 pounds it's a little heavy for a race bike.
Similar Products Used:
alite 4000
Bike Setup:
marzocchi superfly, king front hub, hugi rear, 517's laced single cross front double rear, the rest xtr, thomson seat post, riser bar, selle italie flite, 636's, irc mythos rear, wtb enduroraptor front, aheadset, race face stem.
Bottom Line:
this is the same tom from below. this bike is good. my setup weighs in at just over 22 pounds for real. easily 21 with lighter pedals, lighter front tire, a straight bar and lighter tubes. i'm 195 pounds and i race pretty hard. it handles great, everyone that get's on loves it, it just feels the way a bike should. plenty stiff and definately strong. i've got about $2200 into it. after 1 year and 1500 miles of complete off road abuse it has definately made me happy. handling 5 chillis price 5 chillis looks 4 chillis, i haven't ever had to deal with jamis so i don't know how service is. the dropouts are breakaway, i've gone through 2 at $15 a piece it's an adequate frame from novice to expert.
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Submitted by
Jeff Ridgefield
a Racer
from K.C. Date Reviewed: July 27, 1999
Favorite Trail:
fire starters hill
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
SX-Ti XT/ XTR Sun o Lite Wheels Frame [easton]
Weaknesses:
none so far
Similar Products Used:
99 c-dale f1000 jamis dakota
Bike Setup:
stock w/ hayes disks [fr. & rr.]
Bottom Line:
i shouldnt really call myself a racer yet. Ive been doing it since 97 with 7 races under my belt. I chose the komodo over the f1000 for spec reasons. I LOVE THIS BIKE. It is one the best feeling bikes i have ever ridden.
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Submitted by
stevo
a Weekend Warrior
from cincinnati OH Date Reviewed: July 9, 1999
Favorite Trail:
the graveyard
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Strengths:
time atac pedals! strong, light frame, nice welds.
Bike Setup:
manatou sx ti
Bottom Line:
i ride this bike with a suspension seat post, with that and the front fork the ride is quite comfortable. i find the performance of the bike is always consistent. i feel real confident in this bike. i also love the float in the pedals. all around; i feel me fluid and less rigid on this bike compared to a few others that i've rode.
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Submitted by
Freakshow
a cross-country rider
from Maine Date Reviewed: January 10, 1999
Bottom Line:
I just got a pre-production Komodo frame from Jamis bikes. The guy above me has to be talking about last years bike since as of now there are only 20 in existance... This bike has the largest chainstays I have ever seen!!! I bought the frameset and built it up with my parts and this thing is light!!!! 21.5 pounds!!! Although my frame was made by Kinesis for jamis I expect the production frames will be equally as nice!!!
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Submitted by
tom
a racer
from manchester new hampshire Date Reviewed: November 7, 1998
Bottom Line:
i like the komodo, i've been racing on it since august. it's definatly durable, it's survived some good crashes without a dent or crack or anything but a scratch. i don't have the regular package though, komodo frame, race face crank, atom bomb up front, sun rhino lite rims, xtr shifters brakes, derrailers, bottom line the bike works good i like it. it's stiff and light, better handling than my old fisher and diamonback five stars for performance, four stars cause they only had it in ball burnished and i wanted white.
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