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Submitted by
racemb
a Weekend Warrior
from Columbia, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: November 26, 2009 | | Favorite Trail: | Perott's Ferry Flow | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$1200.00 | | Purchased At: | Cycle Masters | | Strengths: | Great value very strongframe, no problems with it yet, good color, good components , can be used for trail riding, DJ, DH, SS, FR, Great Bike! | | Weaknesses: | Paint chips easily, weight, SR Suntour front deraillur. | | Similar Products Used: | None | | Bike Setup: | Shimano Deore front deraillur, Bontrager King Earl crankset, Maxxis Larsen 2.35 tires, Shimano XT rear deraillur, | | Bottom Line: | Great all-around bike, great deal for the bike, durable, good looks, very versatile, nice bike! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
steve
a Downhiller
from Surrey, BC
Date Reviewed: October 28, 2009 | | Favorite Trail: | platinum | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$1500.00 | | Purchased At: | Velocity bikes | | Strengths: | great bike overall. Once tuned, the Parker II was able to take me places I couldn't go with my hardtail. After parting out my Kona, I was missing the rear suspension. A day of riding the hardtail would leave me in pain. Not anymore. | | Weaknesses: | A bit of slack in the rear chainstay.
weak stock driveline parts, go with diabolus and SRAM. | | Similar Products Used: | Kona Stinky Transition Bottletocket
Norco VPS Norco Shore
Norco sasquatch Specialized rockhopper | | Bike Setup: | Marz 55rc2 fork, diabolus cranks and BB, stroker brakes, cromag saddle and wide bar. | | Bottom Line: | Awesome bike for the money.
the warranty is great, I just hope I don't ever have to use it. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
madmax
a Downhiller
from pittsburgh pa USA
Date Reviewed: August 1, 2009 | | Favorite Trail: | 007, 7 springs | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$800.00 | | Purchased At: | biketek. (emoloyee) | | Strengths: | the bike is light and manouverable. i never rode the complete but i did keep the brakes, headset, bars and seatpost. now with bomber 66 and lighter wheels i use it as a full time freeride bike. it is steady in the air, and handles rock gardens and technical dh trails surprisingly well for a 5 inch travel bike.the domain is fully ajustable frim 115-160 mm of travel which should suit both dj and freeride. the guys at jamis are really chill and their warrenty system is amazing. and you cant bet it for the price. | | Weaknesses: | wheels are heavy but ridable. if your an abusive rider i would keep an eye on the shock. | | Similar Products Used: | several bighits, stinky's, specialized enduro, blk mrkt mob. | | Bike Setup: | 2008 jamis parker2 frame wit marzocchi bomber 66 rc2h, azonic outlaw front wheel, sun rims s-type laced onto an xt hub xtr r/ derr. sram attack shifter, shimano 105 road cassette.tioga pedals, carbon hs spacers, green interbike top cap, continental mountain king tires 2.4, raceface lock-on grips and truvativ hussfelt cranks. no front derr. just n e13 chainguide. stock bars ,e13 bashguard, seat and post, brakes and shock. | | Bottom Line: | i love this bike. i love the company. both for the good bikes and good prices and for their great customer service. i would reccomend it to anybody who wnts to do anything from all mountain to dh/fr and if you drop the fork to 115 it should be great for dj,4x, ds. i reccomend it both as a shop employee and as a daily rider | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Pat Podolski
a Weekend Warrior
from Canada (North Shore)
Date Reviewed: May 30, 2009 | | Favorite Trail: | Natural High | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$1000.00 | | Purchased At: | Friend | | Strengths: | Light,Nimble,Strong, No flex, solid in the air, Has taken big hits and large gaps. | | Weaknesses: | Paint chips very easy but if you actually ride hard who cares, Sr suntour derailer is junk took mine off and put on a chain guide, Cranks arent the toughest but put on Diabolous. | | Similar Products Used: | Norco 4by, Transition bottlerocket, Transition double.... | | Bike Setup: | Rock Shox Domain Extra stiff spring,Diabolous Cranks, E13 Chainguide, Axiom Pedals, Sun Rim S type.. | | Bottom Line: | Straight bottom line is this bike has got bad press for snapping the dropout but im 220 pounds and do big drops and jumps, It has never let me down very light tight and right, Jamis has top notch customer service so if you had an issue they will deal with it. If you want a cheap do everything bike this is the best bang for the buck hands down. Ive ridden it on some of the toughest trails on the shore and its been burly,some guys are amazed and think its a hardtail and I just laugh..
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Submitted by
Nitzan
a Weekend Warrior
from Israel
Date Reviewed: February 27, 2009 | | Favorite Trail: | Shokef | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Purchased At: | 2nd hand | | Strengths: | 2:1 suspention ratio.
Feels more then a 4" frame more like a 6"er.
very strong frame. Gives you lots of confidence to go nuts with it.
Float R shock works great once adjusted properly.
Can get up 160mm forks.
I had about 6 bikes so far, and I never felt more at home, amazingly comfortable.
Very responsive handling.
Considering its a Park/DJ/4X/SS bike, its climbs very well.
Price. | | Weaknesses: | the frame came loose in the back end (near the rear wheel) a few times, need to pay attention to it.
Also had a problem with the sleeve in the middle of the rocker, remade those parts by my self, works great now. | | Similar Products Used: | Kona Stuff 06, Kona Coiler 05, Transition Dirt Bag...
I also own an Ellswoth Rogue. | | Bike Setup: | Jamis Parker II frame 08
Fork: Rock Shox Pike Team 05
Shock: Fox Float R
Brakes: Magura Louise BAT 08
Handle Bar + Stem: Truvativ Husseffelt
Crank: Hone
and so on... | | Bottom Line: | A great choice to those with low budget.
you can build it light or heavy depending on ur style, i think 140mm is the best for this frame, rode it on a 160mm and felt its a bit out of balance.
Would recommend it to about anyone who's fed up climbing with long travel bikes, like me.
Used to ride with my 8"er everywhere, now with the Parker I go faster and has less fatigue. Can have longer rides and more fun.
great for trails and jumps everywhere.
In a nut shell, very very recommended. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
kevin martin
a Racer
from winston salem nc
Date Reviewed: May 12, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | all of the US and canada | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$1650.00 | | Purchased At: | my bike shop | | Strengths: | strong handle well | | Weaknesses: | front derailur could be upgraded and a bigger or smaller fork (depends on rider) | | Bike Setup: | everything stock | | Bottom Line: | good racing bike and jumping bike | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
brett watiney
a Weekend Warrior
from south florida
Date Reviewed: December 18, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | gunrange | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$1685.00 | | Purchased At: | active cycles | | Strengths: | everything ridiculous for the money, indestructable, and really fun to ride | | Weaknesses: | none, makes me do things that i wouldnt even think about doing with my old bike | | Similar Products Used: | mongoose xr 250 | | Bike Setup: | stock | | Bottom Line: | just last week i wiped out nasty i bailed doing a 20 foot jump ; i still dont feel that good but my bike still looks brand new! the only thing wrong with it is a slightly bent handlebar, wich i hope cud b stratend out | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
marc
a
from guilford, connecticut
Date Reviewed: December 12, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | bang for your buck. VERY similar geometry to much more boutique-y brands like the transition bottlerocket or the sinister gruitr. for the price of either of their frames you can just about have this entire bike. | | Weaknesses: | sr suntour front derailleur? come on jamis, toss a deore on there... don't be too cheap. | | Bike Setup: | swapped the pedals for some crank bros egg beaters and put a kenda nevegal/blue groove combo instead of the stock WTB weirwolfs... they're just better suited for the trails in my area. | | Bottom Line: | an amazing bike for the price. i'm not a dirt jumper or freerider or what have you, but this is a really good all-around trail bike. if you don't need crazy amounts of travel, you'll have fun on this bike. you have to hand it to jamis, they're really upping the ante this year. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chaun Earl
a Weekend Warrior
from Idaho Falls, ID, USA
Date Reviewed: November 28, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | streetriding | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$1650.00 | | Strengths: | Awesome all around bike that works for any riding possible, Fork can be dropped down for some serious dirt jumping, or maximized to race downhill, weighs only 36 pounds and feels like it too. All of the parts are top quality for the money put down, I am 200+ and the air shock is still perfect | | Weaknesses: | Paint isn't the best thing out there, but still good. Frt derailer is a SR sun tour! But I took mine off. Some chain slap when dropping stairs | | Similar Products Used: | Trek session 77, Specialized P3 | | Bike Setup: | Domain 302, Shimano DXR cranks, Halo wheelset. Fox Float R, (I might change to a ROCO coil if the airshock doesnt hold up) | | Bottom Line: | The sweetest bike for the money, and Jamis is awesome to deal with over the phone, It is a rider owned company, The first thing the guy said on the phone when I said that I had an 08' Parker II was, "Dude, how do you like it? I want to get one here soon!" He was way enthusiastic about what he helped build. I give my full recomendation to anyone who wants a medium travel enduro bike! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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