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Submitted by
Matt Smith
a Downhiller
from Washington
Date Reviewed: August 17, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Victorfalls Trails | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$450.00 | | Purchased At: | next door (used) | | Strengths: | You wont be able to break the thing, frame, the head tube, area the kona clump stem, and the trupativ hussefelt. | | Weaknesses: | Just a tad hevy (34 pounds with extensiv up grade Manitou super x-vert and so on and so forth) | | Similar Products Used: | a lot | | Bike Setup: | the xxx cromaly frame, xt hubs, ryino lite rims, kona klump stem, nuke proof head set, tektro v brakes, richey razorback handle bars, and snafu top of the line pedles. | | Bottom Line: | great bike for the money, great jumper, can deal any thing you hand out, and disc ready. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jack day
a Downhiller
from Dorset
Date Reviewed: August 16, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$450.00 | | Strengths: | Solid frame and fork and wheels. Looks good and weight makes you confident. Good to ride and nice to upgrade. I could go on for ever!!!! and the price and cranks are good too!!. | | Weaknesses: | My frame got a crack after about 8 months but only cus i bin riding it hard and aparently it was a manufacturing defult so Kona sent me a new one. The one that cracked was an 02 frame. The pedals arent that grippy in the wet. | | Similar Products Used: | Trek Bruiser (oh deer!) | | Bike Setup: | 03 frame, FSA bb and head set, o3 psylo xc forks, Singlespeed, Halo Combat rear (soon front!)Continental rear tyre, planetx seat, outland pedals and soon hope minis. | | Bottom Line: | This bike is the best for under a grand. Kona has great after sales service. The bike feels nice to ride. The rigid fork is great but i prefered the feel of sus. It is up to youabout rigid or sus. I weigh 16 stone and have been doing big drops. Buy one! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
yoda cheese
a Weekend Warrior
from lincolnshire
Date Reviewed: November 30, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | sherwood pines | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$400.00 | | Purchased At: | arrow cycles | | Strengths: | spec= wheels n cranks (aint to bad ) i like the ride | | Weaknesses: | the look of the rear end worries ya abit when doin drops but keep smilin thats what i tell myself | | Similar Products Used: | various | | Bike Setup: | changed tyres to motorapters and put marzocchi bomber mxc's on | | Bottom Line: | yes good for people who would consider themselves not fully experianced but beond begginer | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Max
a Weekend Warrior
from Vancouver, BC, Canada
Date Reviewed: September 16, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Ned's (Seymour - North Shore) | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$700.00 | | Purchased At: | Jubilee Cycles | | Strengths: | I have already posted a review about this bike a couple of months ago, but I want to add something new I learned. If you want to hear good things look at my earlier post.
| | Weaknesses: | **** THIS BIKE'S FRAME SUCKS! **** REAR PART OF FRAME IS WEAK!!!!!!! the front looks damn solid, but the rear is wimmpy! I bent it landing hard of a 2 foot drop!
kona, here is a question: what's the damn point of making half of the frame strong, if the rest (rear) is crap?????
| | Similar Products Used: | don't ask | | Bike Setup: | default, except 5 inch Z5 bombers, and a 3rd ring + 3rd ring rock guard | | Bottom Line: | The bike is great for the price, especially the 5 inch bombers (1000 Cdn) if you are just starting out and need a good overall bike. But be warned, the rear of the frame is weak, and if you start to ride hard (3 foot drops) it will bend.
I would recommend the 2001 Kona Stuff (put some 5 inch shocks on it if you can afford them though) | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Andrew Biker
a Weekend Warrior
from Saanichton,b.c.,canada
Date Reviewed: August 6, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | organ downer | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$600.00 | | Purchased At: | russ hays | | Strengths: | thought was a strong bike(looks it) | | Weaknesses: | broke the frame right at the head tub, because of sh1tty welding | | Bottom Line: | i wouldn't recomend it for anything too serious,a bigginer might be o.k. with it but i only way 100 pounds!!!!I would not get another Kona, I have broken 2 now!! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
a Downhiller
from Honilewlew, Hawaiya
Date Reviewed: May 22, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$575.00 | | Purchased At: | Steady Wrench | | Strengths: | Chromoly all the way.. geometry makes it feel like a 26" BMX bike.. beautifully compliant ride you expect from a steel frame.. major gusseting at the head tube.. "Ritchey" dropouts!! baayyybeeee... | | Weaknesses: | While the standard saying goes, its not the bike, its how you ride the bike, applies, its apparent the stock parts were intended to be consumables.. | | Similar Products Used: | Balace aluminum.. Kona Chute.. Monte 26".. GT 24" cruisers.. | | Bike Setup: | Deore LX trannies front & back (w/ matching shifters).. profile chromo tubular cranks (for mtb).. Avid Arch rivals front & back w/ matching levers.. Convertible from Marzzochi Z3 100 & P3 Kona Chromo fork.. Salsa Ace stem and race face real seal headset.. changed the wheels to 36 hole 4X rhyno lites (black of course).. running maxis 2.3 semi slicks.. and change to IRC 2.5 gator backs if I go trail riding (or tioga 1.85 rear/ 2.3 front in mud.. tee hee).. you should not ride in the mud!! wtf.. I Neeeeed to ride.. and life goes on rain or shine.. eh? | | Bottom Line: | wow........................................Kona Bikes Rule... see below.. Period of silence for respect to Kona Bikes follows:
This bike feels like a 26" bmx bike.. I certainly do trails with this bike, and crash, but I am learning trials on it and just getting the feel of lurches (been working on that for almost a damn year), so you can imagine I crash with this bike quite a bit.. so I've had to change derailers, cranks (chains of course), cassets and chain wheels several times now.. Frame is real tuff and compared to what I usually ride, it is way light.. for example, just for the hell of it, I ran in a XC race (being the downhiller I am, I was in the begginer class), and I placed 4th!, on this bike with 1 less chain wheel in the front.. Of course some big time triple x, world wrestling federation type hulking dude on a Surly single speed in the expert class won the race in class and over all,.. or else.. and he didnt even bring a gun! If you are like those guys in canada who do the north shore trails, this is the bike you should get for the urban assault.. Its intended for out of bounds riding and hits its mark.. If you are more into street or freestyle, stick with a 20" like Kona's Mama or something like that.. otherwise this bike is the BOMB!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Max
a Weekend Warrior
from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Date Reviewed: May 8, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$700.00 | | Purchased At: | Jubilee Cycle | | Strengths: | Excellent over all bike! It's built very tough and simple.
Strong as hell frame and awesome shocks soak up jumps very well. I mostly do west-coast cross country which has a strong free-riding element (jumps 2-3 feet come often) and I never had a problem. I like the wheels and the handlebars (very good control and balance). The best thing about this bike is the price! bough it for $1000 Cdn (very few bikes around with similar setup for such a price). | | Weaknesses: | The stock tubes are awefull! I had to replace both within the period of 3-4 rides. Replaced them with heavy duty downhill tubes. Chain slaps around alot, I recommend you buy a stay protector before you lose all your paint. Everyone on this post is complaining about paint chiping of, I personally never experienced this and think that black paint is great just because it is so easy to paint over small scratches if they do occur. | | Similar Products Used: | Kona Stuff: also a very good bike (slightly lighter and with a more cross-country geometry, slighly better parts, but only 4" marzocchi shocks) | | Bike Setup: | mostly stock, but with Z5 5" Marzocchi shocks and 3 chain rings (+ a 3 ring bash guard). | | Bottom Line: | This bike is very good for the average mountain biker who enjoys both cross country and free-riding. Its generally light for its strong frame and large shocks and performs well on climbs. Its not a feather light cross-country racing bike, but with less weight there is less durability. I prsonally don't race much, and for me a bike that doesn't have to be fixed after every ride is much more important.
For free-riding it can manage well, but of-course its not a downhill machine. I don't do anything bigger than 3 feet, and anything within that range the bike can manage perfectly well. Overall great bike! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bob Jebidiah
a Weekend Warrior
from Here, On, Earth
Date Reviewed: March 18, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | Crappy shop | | Strengths: | Strong frame - otherwise, none. | | Weaknesses: | Frames aren't welded straight. Mine wasn't, and being the newbie that I was I didn't notice. When I did notice, I took the bike back to the (horrible) shop I bought it from. The frame was no where near being straight (rear triangle improperly welded), yet Kona says it's straight.
Warranty sucks. All the parts broke within 2 months (with the exception of the derailleur). Kona has poor customer care.
| | Similar Products Used: | Kuwahara Airies, very comparable in quality (because it was junk, but hey, the frame was straight). | | Bike Setup: | Krappy Kona. | | Bottom Line: | I will never buy another Kona bike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Me
a Weekend Warrior
from Here, Here, On Earth
Date Reviewed: February 6, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Some things. | | Weaknesses: | Kona, here's a tip: don't taper steel to an oval. My frame is now worthless because I tried to up a frame made of VERY SOFT wood, and now I have a big dent in my downtube. Ovalized steel is weak. Use a downtube protector if you even THINK of doing trials on this frame. Yeah, the frame is strong, but urban assault, which is what this bike is made for, requires the occasional up, even if you aren't a trials rider. Make sure you never try to up an obstacle over 2 feet high, you'll have a worthless frame.
Like I said, the frame is tough, can take a beating and keep on coming, but the ovalized tubing is just not a good idea, it makes the WHOLE frame stronger, but weakens the integrity of specific tubes.
I really like the bike, and the frame, but Kona needs to work on some things: 1. Don't ovalize steel tubes 2. USE A BETTER PAINT PROCESS FOR GOD SAKE. 3. Get someone intelligent to spec your bikes, and do research to see what other companies are offering at the same price point, for the same market segment. | | Bottom Line: | See Product weaknesses. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Steve
a Weekend Warrior
from Vancouver, BC, Canada
Date Reviewed: January 23, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$859.00 | | Purchased At: | lbs | | Strengths: | Fork: Z5 130 MM coil, frame, bars, grips, geometry. | | Weaknesses: | Wheels, could be half decent if they were hand built, but they're not so they suck, even for me I'm thrashing them and I weigh 150 lbs.
Salesman. Sold me a bike that was just too big for me, it felt good but not enough standover clearance (18"). Mountain Mix components are suck ass, already upgraded, except for derailleur. Cranks, flexy as hell, waiting for them to break so I can buy new ones. Paint sucks nuts, falls off like leaves off a tree in the fall. Pedals break easily, I snapped a tooth right out of the cage taking part of the cage with it. No rear disc tab = no 24" rear wheel, sucks. Welded on hanger bends easily, annoying. | | Similar Products Used: | Kona Stuff. | | Bike Setup: | Scab Frame, all stock except for Marzocchi Z5 130mm coil, titec berzerker dh saddle, cnc'd stem, SRAM 9.0 levers, SRAM centera shorty shifters, Zip tie chainguide. | | Bottom Line: | Great frame, mine needs to be smaller. Buy a extra small or a small. If I could go back I would've got a small. Salesman said it was fine for me, I think not, this was before I knew how important standover clearance was, jerk. Mountain mix crap sucks, needs to be thrown in the trash, falls apart too fast.
I'm not dissing the bike, but it could be a lot better for what you pay. Also, salesmen should reccomend sizes, not just let you take the first one you sit on. Once I progress a little, I'm dumping Kona for good. Frames are great, but the bikes cost too much because of the name and Kona's parts spec'ing is not very smart. If Kona were to smarten up a little bit, I'd buy another, but as it stands now I'm gonna stay away from them. When I ditch this frame I'm going w/ a .243 racing frame.
I still have a high rating for this bike, value is decent, and the frame is ungodly strong, you could run a Monster on this bike and not have to worry.
Value: 3 Because of junky components.
Overall: 5, because of the frame, only thing that makes this bike worth buying. Get frame only and make sure you get a 15" or smaller. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jordan Clarke
a Weekend Warrior
from Victoria, BC, Canada
Date Reviewed: December 7, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Downtown Vic | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$400.00 | | Purchased At: | Neverland Cycles | | Strengths: | + Made from indestructible Kona XXX Chromoly
+ Huge gusset at the headtube ensures strength
+ Good geometry
+ Very beefy tubes | | Weaknesses: | - No rear disc tab
- Rear tire clearance, the biggest you can fit is probably a Maxxis Mobster 2.5 | | Similar Products Used: | None | | Bike Setup: | Scab frame, KJF rigid fork, 2.35 Maxxis High Rollers front + rear, Bontrager Crowbars, Zac19 rims | | Bottom Line: | A great do-all frame. Has the potential to be up there with the best steel frames like the MinuteMan as long as a rear disc tab and increased tire clearance is added. The lack of a rear disc tab is probably the one reason this frame isn't more popular than it already is, but it doesn't bug me that much, although I will eventually sell this frame in order to get dual discs and bigger tires. The bottom line is though, that it is the perfect starter freeride frame and has incredible strength and quality. Buy one if you're looking to get into freeriding, or if you're already a freerider who owns a big full squish and you want an urban play bike, pick it up as well, you'll enjoy it | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
dc
a Downhiller
from hillsboro or usa
Date Reviewed: November 8, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | your momma | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | Olson's Bikes | | Strengths: | kinda beefy, huckable | | Weaknesses: | the back end is kinda wussy, but holds up ok, NO DISC MOUNT! thats the part that sucks. little tire clearence, but could probably squeeze a 2.4 but would track better witha 2.4 up front and a 2.25dh tire in back. | | Similar Products Used: | cove stiffee fr | | Bike Setup: | 2000 z1 qr20 5", lx xt, tv chain guide, kona bulge cranks, tektro v's, grimeaca sys 8 up front, rynolites. Total jumping set up | | Bottom Line: | great for the $$$. Just put some magura hs33's on the back and some hayes up front on a 5" fork and you have a mean dirt jumper, ds or fr bike. It feels good, but is alittle weighty compared to a aluminum frame, but this will last alot longer. I think that kona also backs it witha 5 year warrenty too. But for the money you cant find a better frame. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nick B
a Cross Country Rider
from Providence, RI, USA
Date Reviewed: October 11, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Coaster, Big River RI | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$600.00 | | Purchased At: | Providence Bicycle | | Strengths: | Good seat, beefy stem, nice geometry, | | Weaknesses: | Customer Service Sucks, Rims heavy and weak, Poor machining on most parts, almost no tire clearance, paint flakes off with a finger nail, TruVativ cranks rot, front skewer broke, handle bar flex scary-like, and the component group is an insult for the money...comperable bikes run atleast deore for the money, oh yeah, and did I say Customer Service Sucks! | | Similar Products Used: | Balance 350AL converted to dual-rigid | | Bike Setup: | Stock, but replacing the heavy/weak wheelset with a heavy/strong wheel set, trimmed knobs to clear seat-stays | | Bottom Line: | I'd rather have a sucky bike with a Customer Service Rep who cares, than this bike with a Rep that blows me off. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Steve
a Weekend Warrior
from Vancouver, BC, Canada
Date Reviewed: October 7, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | woodlot | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$860.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS, 860 cdn | | Strengths: | Strong frame, rock ring, fork it came with (Z5), rideability. | | Weaknesses: | Cranks, drivetrain (shifts fine, just problematic on other bikes, so I'd assume this bike too), stock rims (out of true after first ride), ___PAINT___ (read below) | | Similar Products Used: | Stuff | | Bike Setup: | Stock Kona Scab, Marzocchi Z5 130mm, getting front disc soon, and some hussefelts. | | Bottom Line: | Great bike for the money, came with a Z5 fork which can take a good hit. I'm really choked about the paint though. I got the bike home and it had two chips in the paint right in the middle of the downtube (looks really bad). I've already ridden the bike (this is my 2nd day with it) and can't do jack about the paint chips, which really pisses me off. Also black is NOT a good color for a freeride bike, yeah, sure it looks nice and all, but black shows EVERYTHING.
Other than that the bike is sweet, buy this bike if you want a bike that can take a solid hit but don't have the money for all the best stuff (right away anyway). | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Adam
a Downhiller
from Canada
Date Reviewed: September 16, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Purchased At: | Canadian for the frame from River Valley Cycle | | Strengths: | Freeriding is sweet on this ride, balance points are nice | | Weaknesses: | weight (compared to last bike) | | Similar Products Used: | Kona Nunu | | Bike Setup: | Scab frame, Z4 forks | | Bottom Line: | This big is a awesome ride, for trials downhill, or free riding, i have the 15" frame and its sweet!! The paint is wicked and the extra gusset helps out because i had the Nunu and cracked the frame. Its and allround nice ride Doing anything | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Daniel Loves tits
a Weekend Warrior
from toronto
Date Reviewed: September 15, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | anythin dirt | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Purchased At: | Dukes | | Strengths: | Great frame!!!!! AMAZING for trials and it can take a massive beating. | | Weaknesses: | brakes could better.....stack parts arent the best ..but if suped properly it can be an amazing ride. | | Similar Products Used: | Unfortunatly.. a ... CCM...excel :( | | Bike Setup: | mostly stock....JUDY xc fork ..magura discs.... | | Bottom Line: | This is one of the best bikes you can buy if you are a beginner to biking or a beginner to trials......i would suggest thta if you are gonna buy this bike than you should get some upgrades. The reason is that some of the stock parts arent very good. If you are willing to put an extra 5 bills into the bike you can make it awsome. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Thibault Biron
a Weekend Warrior
from France
Date Reviewed: August 14, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Everything that cames under my wheels | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$800.00 | | Strengths: | Very good frame, almost no flex, can handle drops, tricks and crashes :)
Fork is nice also for trials | | Weaknesses: | Perhaps the equipement but for that price it's OK | | Similar Products Used: | None | | Bike Setup: | Kona Scab frame, marzo Z5 coil 100mm fork, Truvativ Hussefelt DH cranks with Roox chain animals chainguide, Sun Mammoth rims, Nokian Gazzaloddi 2.3 tyres, XT v-brakes, Pro Taper handlebar, SDG Satellite saddle, Speed Stuff fender | | Bottom Line: | Very nice bike, I use it for urban assault, trials and dirt, but I also ride it to commute (30km/day).
At first I have a full suspension bike (Scott Octane with Z1 Drop Off), but I bought this rigid bike in order to improve my riding, to learn tricks and to learn the basis.
I can say that I'm not disapointed, this bike is great, strong, I can do jumps and drops, and with the rigid fork it's OK for trials, now I know more riding technics and it helps me improving my riding wih my full suspension bike !
I can recommand to anyone that want to improve his riding to try this kind of bike !
With the cool Kona geometry you can do anything you want, this bike is very funny. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nick
a
from rescue Ca usa
Date Reviewed: August 11, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$578.00 | | Purchased At: | epic cycles | | Strengths: | frame frame frame! It comes with good wheels and rims, soild hubs and a cool rigid fork. Also like the bars and stem. Great bash ring
| | Weaknesses: | Component group isnt great, but it was easy to upgrade. Heavy, but what do you expect for cromo. | | Similar Products Used: | roast, chameleon | | Bike Setup: | white bros 118mm travel fork, xt rd, xtr fd, avid brakes and the rest stock. | | Bottom Line: | It is a great bike, easily upgradable. I use it for slalom, down hill at the ski slopes, urban,(trials and urban assualt, and even have ridden it 7 miles to work. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Terry Brinton
a Downhiller
from Coeur d'Alene ID usa
Date Reviewed: July 23, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | cave trail, dirt jumps, urban | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$550.00 | | Purchased At: | Vertical Earth | | Strengths: | Strong! Tight and lively little hardtail. I really like the black paint. I race DH on this bike. | | Weaknesses: | A few of the stock parts broke on me, but they were ones that I was going to upgrade anyway. | | Similar Products Used: | roast, p3 | | Bike Setup: | '01 Z5's, kona bulge cranks, truvative chainguide, mammoth rear rim, irc kujos, tomac bars, snafu levers, avid ar50's | | Bottom Line: | This is a kicka$$ bombproof setup. I switched from a full suspention rig (99 k2 flyin monkey) and i have way more fun on this bike. I also race it in sport downhill and it does pretty well. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
super t
a
from alberta
Date Reviewed: July 21, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | its soo tuff!! and suuper cheep....you cant beet this bike even for a little more money | | Weaknesses: | ummmmmm shifter/lever combo.....breaks are kinda weak but nothin that cant be set up | | Similar Products Used: | brodie bruza...trek bruser... | | Bike Setup: | stock but put hussafelts on er | | Bottom Line: | this bike is soo tuff....ive dont like everything on it...did stairs that are 6 feet high to flat...and yea it hurt the sholders a bit but the bike is fine...ive done everything the guys around here on big full susp. downhill bikes do on my scab....and on my big bike too of course...but the scab is just a tuff bike to play on | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sean
a
from Toronto
Date Reviewed: July 21, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | the don & urban asault | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$1500.00 | | Purchased At: | cyclepath on bloor in toronto CA | | Strengths: | killer frame. comes stock with nice enough wheels and ok components, for what you pay. and of course, it glows! | | Weaknesses: | its little on the heavy side, but for the strength and price i cant complain. i made the mistake of keeping the stock truvativ fireX cranks, they blow.(2000 scab so i didnt get the splined BB or the jump fork) | | Similar Products Used: | rocky mountain hammer set up for freeriding | | Bike Setup: | xt/519 wheel set, magura rim brakes, LX RD, XT FD, LX shifters, tiogga dh 2.3s, | | Bottom Line: | i know its not really the same bike as it would be off the floor but as it is i love my scab. It can urban asault, trail ride(granted its a little slower being ridged), and it plays a nice little trials bike. not to mention that its just short of bomb proof.
great for any body, but suits urban and trials best in my opinion.
did i mention it glows! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rob Marion
a
from Peterborough,Ont.
Date Reviewed: July 8, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | urban assault | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$599.00 | | Purchased At: | Ride On cycle | | Strengths: | Strong beefy assed frame,awesome wheel set up and good component selection. Great value! | | Weaknesses: | Kona jump fork.(I know it's built really well and not too many people have bent or broken them but I bent mine out by about an inch in the first month)This fork isn't only made to go big.(not god for 6 feet and up to flat land) | | Bike Setup: | Stock with a Funn big grab saddle,XT rear deraler and salsa grips. | | Bottom Line: | This bike kicks ass! It has a good value for it's price and you can do almost anything on it. Built tough to take punishment. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Roo
a Weekend Warrior
from Oakland, CA
Date Reviewed: June 13, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Strengths: | Strong Frame, Great Wheel and Tire set-up....PRICE! | | Weaknesses: | Rear Tire Clearance no Disc Tabs | | Similar Products Used: | KHS B_t_h, Dimondback Reactor, Specialized P3 | | Bike Setup: | Thompson Elite Post,Ionic brake boosters,'01 Judy SL 100mm | | Bottom Line: | Fast becoming my ride of choice. I have a more expensive bike with gucci parts, but the Scab out shines it in every aspect except climbs.
All the talk about cheap components is just whack, the bottom of the line Alivio set-up shifts on point every time, and runs through the gears every bit as precise as my Race Face/XT specd' BC built Fully.
Perfect second bike & confidence inspiring jump rig. Go get one and see for yourself. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Anthony
a Weekend Warrior
from Ft Mcmurray, AB, Canada
Date Reviewed: June 10, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Active Cycle | | Strengths: | Gussets. Wheels/Tires. Ring of fire bash ring. | | Weaknesses: | Mountain mix components could be better. | | Bike Setup: | '01 SCAB. manitou sx-100. | | Bottom Line: | Good strong jumpin' fun. Awsome DS hardtail. Hardly any flex and can handl big hits. Although I have already replaced a bent chainring I have had no trouble. Will likely be upgrading derailers and maybe brakes. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Billy Joe
a Cross Country Rider
from Sebastopol, CA
Date Reviewed: June 8, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$550.00 | | Purchased At: | - | | Strengths: | Sturdy, very sturdy | | Weaknesses: | from chainrings - had to replace both of them within the first two weeks | | Similar Products Used: | - | | Bike Setup: | right now, it's stock, but i'm planning on putting a RS psylo SL on soon | | Bottom Line: | seems to be a great bike, at least for what i ride... it's probably a littloe to heavy to be a really competeative XC bike, but that doesn't mean it can't be done! so far, it's been a great bike for urban, XC, some DH, pretty much andything you throw at it. 4 only because of the chainrings... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
mike
a
from vancouver
Date Reviewed: May 28, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | frame, gussetts, price, bad a$$ black paint, wheels, price, | | Weaknesses: | shifter/brake combo, tires, rear clearance, no rear disc tabs | | Similar Products Used: | chameleon, minuteman, holeshot, chute, reaper, arrow | | Bike Setup: | scab frame, jr.t qr20, gazzalodi front, tioga rear, tioga dh seat, hoffman bmx stem, big bars, oury grips, primo flats | | Bottom Line: | so far so good, nothing broken yet, needs to be tightened up with shorter stem, and big fork, too steep with rigid fork. overall awesome ride for the money | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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