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Submitted by
amp88d
a Weekend Warrior
from Gloucester, Massachusetts,USA
Date Reviewed: June 13, 2009 | | Favorite Trail: | G-spot | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$370.00 | | Purchased At: | Sears.com | | Strengths: | This bike has MANY strenths in fact i havn't had one problems with it yet also when i got the bike i figured it would be untuned and i would have to set it up myself. I was wrong all i had to do is mount the front tire and the handlebars and it was ready to ride. | | Weaknesses: | One of the weaknesses of this bike is the shocks. I weigh 225 lbs. and i can bottom them out with barley any force so if you're planning to get this bike plan on getting new shocks in the future. The only other weakness of this bike is the brakes. Now im not saying that they dont work im just saying that it takes a while to stretch the cables | | Bike Setup: | stock exept for a makshift frame protector where the chain allways hits. | | Bottom Line: | This bike is exellent for riders that have a low budget, dont ride every day but know how to ride. Bottom line this bike is very durable. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ruff Ryder
a Weekend Warrior
from pawtucket, ri 02861
Date Reviewed: September 14, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | F. Gilbert State Park | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Purchased At: | craigslist | | Strengths: | well built, high end parts (adjustable frt. shock, disc brakes), overall great all around for path or trails | | Weaknesses: | squeaky rear shock bushings, uncomfortable seat | | Similar Products Used: | Ironhorse Maverick | | Bike Setup: | added cyclepro bar ends, saddle bags, upgrade tires from 26 x 1.95 to 26 x 2.30 | | Bottom Line: | compare to my more expensive Ironhorse. this bike is right up there, if set up right. never had any problems beside the tire being to thin for downhill heavy trails. plus i paid next to nothing for it. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
ridestar
a Cross Country Rider
from england
Date Reviewed: June 18, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | new forrest | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$600.00 | | Purchased At: | evans cycles | | Strengths: | unbreakiable frame, good rear shock, wheels, good riding bike | | Weaknesses: | rst gila tl | | Bike Setup: | club roost bars and grips, wellgo red pedals,rock shox tora, avid juicy 3 | | Bottom Line: | good bike and has never let me down. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nathan Cunningham
a Cross Country Rider
from Kittanning, PA, United States
Date Reviewed: July 9, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Local Trails & Any 4 wheeler trail | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$289.00 | | Purchased At: | Dicks | | Strengths: | This is for the Wing Pro Elite 06: For the price I couldnt pass this bike up. Good suspension, drivetrain, tires, rims, brakes, headset, and seat. | | Weaknesses: | Rear shock could have a little more adjustment. Handlebars are a little cheap but they work. Disc brakes rubbed a little a first but after some fine tuning there fine now and work great | | Similar Products Used: | Mongoose Wing Super 06, or any midprived dual suspension mountain bike | | Bike Setup: | AlexRims, Ritchey Headset, Mongoose Pedals, WTB-Speed V Seat, WTB XTC Handlebars, WTB XTC Steam, WTB-Dual Compound Grips, Shimano Acera DriveTrain, KMC-Chain, Kenda-Komodo Tires, Tektro-Disc Brakes, CatEye-Wireless Computer,
Forte Ergo Carbon Barends, Hope Doctor Barplugs,
Salsa-Skewers, Grind OS Front Fork, KindShock-KS-290 Rear Shock, Dice-Valve Caps, Suntour-Crank, SRAM-Gears | | Bottom Line: | Bottom Line: For under $300 I couldnt pass this bike up, the way it came stock I couldnt complain at all for the price. Ive dumped about another $200 into it with a computer and aftermarket parts like: a new handlebar, steam, grips, endbars, barplugs, valve covers, better skewers, and a SRAM chain. But overall this bike preforms just as well as some $1200 dual suspension bikes Ive rode, ya things like the breaks, shifting, and weight might not be up to par with more expensive bikes but for me I it meets all my crosscountry and downhill riding needs. Great Buy!!!!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
graham horst
a
from annville, PA USA
Date Reviewed: April 27, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | anywhere i can get | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$450.00 | | Purchased At: | Dicks sporting goods | | Strengths: | the frame is amazing, unbreakable, the most comfortable with style and ability | | Weaknesses: | the brakes i have some problems, they stop me but not on downhill cources. so i am replacing them with hydralic brakes. | | Similar Products Used: | N/A | | Bike Setup: | all standard but i have replaced the tires and tubes.... but i have had it for more then 3 years now.....that is the longest a bike has lasted for me. | | Bottom Line: | Great bike, fun to ride looks great. the stock tires are great for me because i have about 12 miles to ride on the road before i make it to trails. it gives a smooth ride. it also preforms highly on the offroad trails | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
ValVe
a Weekend Warrior
from Moscow, Russia
Date Reviewed: March 22, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Strengths: | Durable frame
Rigid rear suspension mechanism | | Weaknesses: | Deraillers are crappy (Acera), rims are total crap either. Chain is an awful piece of sh*t, too. Front suspension is too soft. | | Bike Setup: | Shimano LX deraillers, trip computer, new grips, a good chain :) | | Bottom Line: | A totally unbreakable frame is a definite plus. Wheels needed a complete overhaul right after purchase, and now perform well. LX deraillers with the bike's native Acera shifters work nicely, and I like acera shifters more than, say, deore or something like that. I was going to replace the front fork with something more serious if it broke, but it just won't die, so it stays for now.
The bike is quite heavy, too. Not very good for bunnyhopping, etc. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Joel
a Weekend Warrior
from Southampton NJ USA
Date Reviewed: June 18, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | Ft. Dix Tank trax | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$750.00 | | Purchased At: | DIcks | | Strengths: | Affordable, shifter, disc brakes | | Weaknesses: | brakes drag a bit | | Similar Products Used: | Trek | | Bike Setup: | Stock | | Bottom Line: | Excellent for the money, nice riding bike... tough too | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Blake
a Weekend Warrior
from Mackay, Australia
Date Reviewed: June 9, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$699.00 | | Purchased At: | Toys 'r' us | | Strengths: | Frame is unbreakable | | Weaknesses: | Handlebars, grips, swingarm, crankset, brakes, rims, seatpost, suspension. | | Bike Setup: | specialized tyres, BBB handlebars, shimano acera rear deralier, shimano hollowpoint crankset. | | Bottom Line: | The parts on this bike are cheap theirfore they need to be replaced after a short period of time. my swingarm is bent and the deralier had to be replaced after it got tangled in the spokes. crankset stripped although it was always tight in a matter of months. bottom line, this bike is a piece of junk.. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Arthur Kautz
a Weekend Warrior
from Westminster
Date Reviewed: May 10, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | Little Dry Creek | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$488.00 | | Purchased At: | Dick's Sporting Goods | | Strengths: | Quiet solid operation. Actually, this is the 2006 model, the Wing Elete Pro. Front suspension doesn't bottom out easily - you really have to try to get it to bottom out. | | Weaknesses: | Disk brakes tend to drag a little - just enough that you can hear it, not enough to slow the bike down. Rear suspension could be a little softer or at least have a greater range of adjustment. | | Similar Products Used: | Other dual suspension mountain/all-terrain bikes and of course a street bike. | | Bike Setup: | Right out of the box plus added light brackets, toe clips (required a pedal change), Slime in the tires, bar ends, and later a small "computer" (otherwise known as a fancy speedometer). | | Bottom Line: | If you have ever ridden a cheaper model and then up-graded to something like this, you won't believe the difference. To be sure, Dick's can't set up a bike to save their life, but after you tweak the deraileurs and a few other things, it operates rather well. I could swear that it even rolls easier than my cheaper mountain bike. Real bottom line? If this got stolen, I would buy another one. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jimmy fro
a Weekend Warrior
from alabama
Date Reviewed: May 7, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | ------------------------------------------- | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Purchased At: | some online store | | Strengths: | All | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Bike Setup: | stock | | Bottom Line: | excellent | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Simon Bird
a Weekend Warrior
from Wollongong, NSW, Australia
Date Reviewed: April 3, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | dont really have 1 yet | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$380.00 | | Purchased At: | Wilsons Bikes | | Strengths: | The headset, and ahh... the handlebars, i cant think of much that is GREAT its all pretty average. Oh the rear shock is not felt as much as it has bottomed out :) Its also squishy to ride and easy to change weight on and stuff. Its a easy bike to wheelie on with its rear shock and all. | | Weaknesses: | The forks: Bottom out occationally.
Brakes: My back brake is stuffed. but front is only a little contaminated :)
Rear swingarm: BENT from a friends jumping crash
Rear Derailleur: i got it replaced after it was thrown into the spokes.
| | Similar Products Used: | none :( | | Bike Setup: | Maxxis Holloy roller tyres :D
Shimano Deore XT Rear Deralleur
Motocross Grips | | Bottom Line: | This bike is very good to me because i do not take care of it. I like to do tricks that put incredible force on its frame and it still holds fine. It suits the jumps i do (BIG considering i did motocross) and great value for money as a cross country/ recreation bike. although a wannabe like me almost cried when i saw a mother riding a wing SUPER... so saying that, i think people with more experience should go for a stronger bike. (hardtail all the way i say) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Vidas
a Downhiller
from Lithuania
Date Reviewed: July 18, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Panevezys bike trail | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$700.00 | | Purchased At: | g.m. umarai | | Strengths: | Ride is very comfortable. For a corss country also small jumps (not higher then 0.5 meter) and light downhilling it is pretty nice bike. | | Weaknesses: | Front shocks are to small for higher jumps. Also front RIMS, I did it 8 form in about 3 weeks for my first crush. | | Similar Products Used: | K2, disco monkey | | Bike Setup: | New rims | | Bottom Line: | It is a good bike for the donhill begginer! | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jason Lynch
a Cross Country Rider
from ashland, VA., USA
Date Reviewed: July 26, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | poor farm park | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$260.00 | | Purchased At: | dicks sporting goods | | Strengths: | great brakes that work very well as long as you dont squeeze front too hard:,)great starter suspension to handle small jumps roots and rocks, good all around and cool look
| | Weaknesses: | seat stem needs immediate cutting as to not hit the suspension if you lower it, SEAT IS VERY UNCOMFTORABLE!! so it needs a gel cusion | | Similar Products Used: | Fuji mountain bike, specialized mountain bike | | Bike Setup: | stock, cut seat post, added gel cusion to uncomftorable seat | | Bottom Line: | AWSOME bike for the price, i havn't had problems with the rims, even after smashing into a tree and jumping up curves all the time, disk brakes work incredible in wet or muddy conditions, suspension is good, great beginner bike or even for a racer with some small modifications | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ryan
a Cross Country Rider
from Derby Ks USA
Date Reviewed: July 20, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | construction yards | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$340.00 | | Purchased At: | Dicks | | Strengths: | Strong. It's taken a lot of abuse. I ride it probably 100 mi. per week. I ride it a lot at nearby construction yards, my favorite is going down hills made of the dirt they dig out to make ponds. I'm yet to find terrain it can't handle. After some adjustment, the rear shifter is very smooth in all gears. | | Weaknesses: | The tubes the shifter cables go into. They don't let the cable slide easily. Also, I bent the front rim a bit when a neighbor kid ran into it going as fast as he could. | | Similar Products Used: | - | | Bike Setup: | Stock except shifter cables/tubes | | Bottom Line: | A good bike for the price. I got a good deal on it too. I'm hoping next year I can bring it to Colorado, there aren't many mountains in Kansas! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
James
a
from New Jersey USA
Date Reviewed: May 10, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$499.00 | | Purchased At: | Dick's Sporting Goods | | Strengths: | Very solid bike all throughout. Nice front and rear suspension, very comfortable bike. Disk brakes are very strong, and the EZ shifters are nice. Gears work very well, and feels lice all around. | | Weaknesses: | THE RIMS. I just bought this bike yesterday, and i went up a 2 inch curb at an angle at 20 MPH, and the rims bent on me! Now i have to buy new ones because once the rims are bent slightly, the disk brakes dont function properly and a metallic screeching is heard. | | Bike Setup: | Dual suspension | | Bottom Line: | A very nice bike worth its value, for anyone who wants to have the professional ride for a cheap price. Before riding, i strongly recommend putting new rims. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Clinton Hayes
a Cross Country Rider
from East Haddam, CT, U.S.A.
Date Reviewed: September 1, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Middlesex | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$399.00 | | Purchased At: | dicks | | Strengths: | it is a nice bike for the beginner to intermediate rider that is relativly new to the sport or has a limited $$$. I thought that the bike felt relativly light and playful while riding esspeially on the flats. it climbs neatly, really felt confitent on those big up's. | | Weaknesses: | the bike really fell apart on me after about 4 months. it might be just because it really is designed as a bigginer bike and i rode it into the ground like maby 2 10+ mile rides a week plus a race every weekend in the spring.
the disc brakes really fell apart, i had to move the front one to the back and buy a new front(avid mec.,nice brake).also the suspenion dosen't work so great anymore it is a very low quality RST. I had to replace my bottom bracket because that was fryed after bout 3 months. it didn't seem to be very high quality. Also the pivits and screws looen up a lot so check them after every ride. i had one of the rotor things on the rear derailer come right off. Also the derailer wigglesso make sure its all tight.
On the downhills it really dosen't absorb the rocks and roots very well, not smooth at all in that area. | | Similar Products Used: | dimondback x-10 | | Bike Setup: | stock w/time clipless(best clipless u can buy)and all the new stuff i talked about haveing to put on the replace the broken parts. | | Bottom Line: | i'm giving this 4 for the value because it is a great first bike for riders with parts that fit the price range and a overall light bike. Altough i am giving it a three for overall rating because of how it fell apart on me.
Bottom line is this is definetly not a downhill or trail bike of any sort. It is not for the rider who is used to great componets either. If u are a rider who has not riden on expensive stuff, like me when i bought it u won't notice any of my complaints. Hell, i didn't untill i tryed out friends bikes and got into the whole mtn bike world. I even did good in races with it. In the begginers division off course for my first year racing. If your not very experienced give it a try, i know you will like it.
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Submitted by
john bucko
a Downhiller
from contry(australia)
Date Reviewed: August 27, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | MOUNT LUARA | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$640.00 | | Purchased At: | trek cycles | | Strengths: | looks,prettylight frame,nice grippy pedals lots of attention in contrey(disk brakes) | | Weaknesses: | componentry sucks, but it does the job, shock very spongy, comes with thin tyres. | | Similar Products Used: | diamondback ? hard tail | | Bike Setup: | wire speedo(vdo)pump bracket and rear mud guard | | Bottom Line: | mate, this bike can take a major beating and is great for a downhill comp bike or just a fun bike, it can bounce with spongy springs but thats not always good. componenty poor and the disks take for ever to set as you want them.
since im 14 i tend to make the bike go to its limits. i recemend this bike to anyone who want to be a downhiller. but change the componentry as soon as you can, i havent. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
corey
a Weekend Warrior
from San Diego
Date Reviewed: August 20, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$370.00 | | Strengths: | looks, price, most components pretty good quality, great ride. | | Weaknesses: | the rims! i tacoed the front rim with very little effort, approx 4 hrs after purchase, in a sandy wash. after replaceing front rim, totaled the rear rim on curb same day.
| | Similar Products Used: | Diamondback coil | | Bike Setup: | stock | | Bottom Line: | great out of pocket bike, but plan on replacing rims shortly after purchase. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ben B
a Weekend Warrior
from Brooklyn, NY
Date Reviewed: August 16, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$375.00 | | Purchased At: | bicyclebuys.com | | Strengths: | Overall solid bike, and i love biking, nice shifting, with the EZ-Fire, and suspension is very smooth. Bike turns alot of heads. | | Similar Products Used: | Cannondale, Murray(POS) but lasted a long time. | | Bottom Line: | The seat takes a little to get use to but i am sure that could be fixed with a "GEL" cover. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Eladio
a Weekend Warrior
from Brooklyn, NY
Date Reviewed: July 6, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$450.00 | | Purchased At: | Belitte Bikes | | Strengths: | Solid bike holds up to a good pounding (200+ rider) I've always liked Mongoose bikes even though they're no longer top of the line bikes. | | Weaknesses: | RST shocks (front and rear)a little too cushiony, I've had to adjust the preload to the max.They've since been replaced. | | Bike Setup: | WTB moto raptor 2.4", race face diablous neck, easton bar, rock shox Duke w/lock out, rock shox super deluxe rear shock, Rhyno DH rims and XTC hubs, just purchased Hayes hydraulic disc brakes. | | Bottom Line: | A good begginer's bike. When upgraded with quality parts it becomes competitive with more expensive bikes.Disk brakes are great, but rims lasted about 3 weeks. Too bad its a little heavy, but so am I. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brian
a Downhiller
from long island, NY, USA
Date Reviewed: May 21, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$380.00 | | Purchased At: | local bike shop | | Strengths: | this is my first MTB and so far it has been a good experience. good suspension, nice brakes.good bike all around | | Weaknesses: | none so far | | Bike Setup: | stock w/ shimano M515 pedals | | Bottom Line: | good all around bike as far as i can see. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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