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Submitted by
mtw
a Weekend Warrior
from Chattanooga, Tennessee
Date Reviewed: April 7, 2009 | | Favorite Trail: | All | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Purchased At: | bike shop | | Strengths: | its very tough, rides smooth, very stable, all around a good bike. | | Weaknesses: | it is a bit on the heavy side. | | Bottom Line: | I would buy another one if this one ever broke. all around a good bike. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dan
a Cross Country Rider
from Kissimmee, FL, U.S.
Date Reviewed: May 31, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Knobscorcher | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | Dumpster Mart | | Strengths: | Frame was designed and fabricated with an eye for extreme durability. | | Weaknesses: | Shifters, BALLISTIC forks, Brakes, Rims, Tires, and it is HEAVY! | | Similar Products Used: | Schwinn, Trek, Huffy, Cannondale, Scott, Mongoose | | Bike Setup: | Stock from the store. | | Bottom Line: | Found this bike sitting by a dumpster all abused. Thought it showed potential, and remembered seeing it on the trails in the past. I reminded me of my 57 Chevy. It looked cool, and from it's condition it looked like it took quite a licking. Gave it some TLC, added some new tubes and slime, adjusted the brakes and shifter, and have ridden it hard for the last 3 years with the factory parts. The tires are shot, and it will be receiving a much deserved series of upgrades. This bike makes for a fantastic sleeper. Do the research, ask plenty of questions from old-schoolers when selecting parts and mechanics. You will get what you pay for. Like anything, if you expect this bike to perform like a $3,000+ bike, you will have to pay the Piper. But once paid, it will give you many years of happyreturns on your investment, at a fraction of the cost. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
dave kalisz
a Cross Country Rider
from brighton MI
Date Reviewed: April 20, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | highland rec. | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$10.00 | | Purchased At: | friend | | Strengths: | strong frame | | Weaknesses: | everything but the frame | | Similar Products Used: | specialized FSR extreme, specialized enduro,gary fisher hooko eko | | Bike Setup: | rockshox dho fork ,easton stem,answer bars,fox float r shock, specialized strongarm crankset,xt shifters and derailers,magura louise disc brakes f&r (tig welded caliper tab on swingarm) sun double track wheelset,WTB seat,sette seat post | | Bottom Line: | I built this bike as a joke with parts I took off of my enduro and friends bikes when we would do upgrades. we work at a local bike store and are avid riders. The truth of the matter is this bike is a little heavier than my other bikes but its a fun bike to ride and it handles great | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
stu tracey
a Weekend Warrior
from calgary alberta canada
Date Reviewed: July 2, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | found in a dumpster | | Bottom Line: | People down the street got evicted...they are "packrats" and had to get a dumpster for most of their stuff, including this bike. Hey free bike 4 me. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Justin Dombrosky
a Weekend Warrior
from Huntington, IN
Date Reviewed: January 15, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Winona Lake | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | Wal-mart | | Strengths: | TOUGH!!!! Sweet Looks! | | Weaknesses: | slightly heavy | | Bike Setup: | mainly stock, a few mods | | Bottom Line: | This Bike is TOUGH!!!!! Fell of my bike rack on an Interstate highway goin 75 MPH and only had to replace the front brakes!!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Karl
a Downhiller
from Cheboygan, Michigan, USA
Date Reviewed: July 2, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$15.00 | | Purchased At: | pawn shop | | Strengths: | HOLY CRAP it is tough! I loved the forks. Some people say that it is too heavy, but i am a heavier guy, so this is a strength for me. i could do so much on this bike and for me it was easy to control. | | Weaknesses: | If you are a small person, it will be hard to control without either taking pounds off of the bike or gaining some weight yourself. I think of it as a dual suspension KONA HOSS, though it may be a little heavier.
the Tires that came with it are flimsy, as are the rims. | | Bottom Line: | Get this bike if you can find it, it is a great bike for practicing, and if u can find a big hill, you will fly down it like crazy. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jesse
a Weekend Warrior
from Check, VA
Date Reviewed: August 23, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$50.00 | | Purchased At: | from a friend | | Strengths: | cheap, sturdy, soaks up bumps pretty well, shifts well once adjusted properly | | Weaknesses: | heavy! front shocks a bit spongy but you get used to it. water bottle located under the bike - still haven't mastered getting it out without skinning my fingers on the front tire, so i have to stop to drink. | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bottom Line: | This is a great bike for someone on a budget or someone just starting out. It's also a great bike to train on because it's so heavy - you've got to work to move this thing, and you'll feel like superman when you finally upgrade to a lighter model. It's also a good bike to learn maintenance and repair on, because as you get more serious (or as things start to wear out) you WILL be wanting to replace components. The guy I bought it from replaced the right side grip shifter with rapid fire, which works great. Not 100% sure how much is stock and how much is upgraded. I'm a pretty big guy (6'1" 240) and so far this thing's hauled my fat ass around with nary a complaint. Just don't use the front brake with the water bottle in. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mr.Snitch
a Weekend Warrior
from Hell , Mi.
Date Reviewed: August 8, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | The ones that say STAY OUT! | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | 10 | | Strengths: | Built like a tank. Hard to destroy the frame. Takes lots
of abuse..Low budget ride..that if properly upgraded
can rival rides costing far more | | Weaknesses: | Too heavy. full suspension for under 3 bills ? get real
you bozos...Nice potential..but the rest of the bike needs to be upgraded,as the stock fare,simply won't hold up to the constant riding and pounding..Moongoose is cooked! | | Similar Products Used: | Raleigh s-30, Schwinn S-20, Monngoose D50 | | Bike Setup: | replaced everything that really needed to be ..like Mavic rims, WTB Velociraptor tyres,etc | | Bottom Line: | Bought this clunker from a local junkie from Ann Arbor,
(12 miles from Hell, Mi ) for 10 bucks..rode it stock for a couple of years, left it out in the rain..etc..Imagine my amazement, as the M-Goose,refused to die..Since then, have gotten a nice Schwinn MT Bike..but have upgraded the bleep outta this old heavy clunker..and once you shave 'bout 10 pounds off it, with all newer parts, it actually is a great old bike to haul arse in and around Hell and yuppie Ann Arbor..Actually, not a bad example of a dump truck type Mt.Bike..I'm finding that more than a few bike dweebs are snagging these old D-40's, and retro fitting the blep outta them..go figger ! | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Skeletor Mousemeat
a Weekend Warrior
from Memphis, TN. USA
Date Reviewed: August 7, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | In and around the River | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$75.00 | | Purchased At: | pawn shop | | Strengths: | Good, solid frame, you can beat the living crap outta it.
Even back in the late 90's, decent frame, that rivaled
frames costing hundreds more.. | | Weaknesses: | Very heavy..like a friggin' tank...spongy original tires,
most of stock equipment was low budget, and after a
while, let you down...el-cheapo rules | | Similar Products Used: | similar budget priced Schwinn, Raleigh,Trek Mt bikes,
and a couple of high dollar ones..that could not hold up. | | Bike Setup: | This D40 is stock..yellow paint job,with red mongoose
decals..even yrs ago, bought it for a song | | Bottom Line: | A good ,low budget bike, with a solid frame, that you can beat it to death, and still comes back for more..After
destroying my Gary Fisher on a trail, pulled the olde yellow D40, outta mothballs..Will replace most of the original equipment, tires,rims,and more..probably raiding from my Fisher & Schwinn carcasses..i.e. rims,
tires, gears, SEAT, and more..as the city of Memphis is too !@#$ing cheep to keep up roads & bikepaths, so I really need a bike-that'll take the pounding..and some
instead of spending a couple of grand..and I can do this
for well under that budget..anything that I can't retro fit on the D40, I'll get from local bike shop, or Nashbar.. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matt
a Cross Country Rider
from Minnesota
Date Reviewed: June 9, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | The one with the no trespassing signs | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$130.00 | | Purchased At: | Wally World | | Strengths: | Frame is built to BEAT, nice price, and excellent upgrade-ability | | Weaknesses: | Crappy components, but I couldn't break them... | | Similar Products Used: | Number of cheaper hardtails and FS bikes | | Bike Setup: | Shimano STX shifters/levers, f derailluer, r derailleur, deore crankset, new seat, post, and weinmann wheelset | | Bottom Line: | I POUNDED this thing for 7 years while telling myself "when stuff breaks, I'll replace it." I couldn't break anything except the rear wheel(got a little too brave). Just lucky I guess. But now that I'm upgrading, I like it a lot more. Has potential to be real badass, and is built to take it hard. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
adam
a
from colorado springs, co, usa
Date Reviewed: May 17, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$220.00 | | Strengths: | looks really cool, and it was a good bike for three years | | Weaknesses: | derailer kept breaking! and it is pretty heavy | | Bottom Line: | Ok, this was an awesome bike, i have been a mountain biker for about three years now, and this year is when i got into a little more "hardcore" riding. I loved the look, and I even bought all the biking accessories to match it. Now like I said this year I got into a little more hardcore. I was riding at a local park/trail, and then I noticed a small probably 3 foot drop. So me, being fairly daring decided it would be a great idea to fly off it. Now my bike thought a little different. I ended up going off it and landing it quite nicely. BUT! That is just it I landed nicely my bike did not. My derailer ended up getting caught in one of my spokes and ripped off the frame. It also ended up bending my chain, breaking my spoke, and breaking my rear break. So if you really like the look of this bike and plan to do a little hard core mountain biking then you better change what looks cool. If you just want a simple good looking bike then this bike will work fine for you. Remember this bike ended up last me three years before I ended up with a real problem(you know, besides flats…stuff like that) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rich
a Weekend Warrior
from Merrimack, NH USA
Date Reviewed: July 28, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Around the town and at other places | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$150.00 | | Strengths: | Good durable frame as stated in almost every other review. Good beginer bike. | | Weaknesses: | Brakes. Had to repair the front ones because they snapped. Kind of heavy. Front shocks bottom out and they started that less than a month after I bought it. Chain slips. Every time I go up hill and try to go fast I am worried that the chain is going to slip and I'm going to land right on my croch. | | Similar Products Used: | No other full suspension bikes. | | Bike Setup: | Stock! New BAck tire and thats all. | | Bottom Line: | Good beginer bike. If you use hard trail bikes and want to try out a full suspension bike, this is good for you. For the moolah its good too. If you go on trails and ride every once in a while like me, you dont want to spend big bucks on a bike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
brad
a
from prospect park pa usa
Date Reviewed: April 26, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$279.00 | | Purchased At: | bjs | | Strengths: | maybe i am just dumb or something but my bike doesn't have any of these problems i like it. it had some problems out of the box but they were easy enough to fix | | Weaknesses: | seat blows
back wheel starts skidding really easily | | Similar Products Used: | other mongooses | | Bike Setup: | stock | | Bottom Line: | i like it may be my bike has a different stock set up then you guys (notice the price diference) but i enjoy it. it gets my were i want to go. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Andrew
a Weekend Warrior
from Thunder Bay Ont. Canada
Date Reviewed: December 5, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$230.00 | | Strengths: | veary strong frame good center of gravity and bult like a M1 tank!!!!!!! | | Weaknesses: | derailur needed to be replaced. no big problems | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | stock setup | | Bottom Line: | one of the best bikes out now it is nice and cheap be you get more than you pay for. no better (afordable) bike | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris Harl
a Weekend Warrior
from Tulsa Oklahoma
Date Reviewed: October 4, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Turkey mountain/lake McMurtry | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Strengths: | Very strong frame, and very heavy but most down hill frames are. This frame is built like a tank and can take a serous beating. on top of it all it has good looks. I would highly recomend this frame to build on as a down hill racer. why? because one it has the wieght, two it is built strong like a tank, and three it is cheap rather than spending 1000 dollars on a super nice down hill frame that your going to eventually bend. | | Weaknesses: | If this frame is to be used as a mountain bike or down hill racer, the first thing that needs to be done is strip all stock components that came with this bike. the reason for this is because all the components that came with this bikes suck. The rear and front derailer dont last a week, the front shock bottoms out on the water bottle, the rear shock makes a wierd squeeking sound, the shifters suck, and the brakes blow. | | Similar Products Used: | The only thing I can see similar is maybe a huffy. the difference is that I highly speak on the frame. | | Bike Setup: | Avid brakes, levers, shifters, rear and front derailer. Salsa rims shimano hubs with WTB tires. race face headset, seat post with WTB seat, and race face cranks. Rock shox Judy TT with 80mm of travel and a Sid air rear shock. Wellgo clip in pedals, and of course a new chain. | | Bottom Line: | the bottom line is that this frame has oppertunity to be a bad a** down hill racer or mountain bike, if the money is spent. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bryan Quirk
a Weekend Warrior
from IL
Date Reviewed: July 28, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Dont take this bike on a trail. | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | I't would take a tank to break the frame. Rides well for a couple weeks ten starts falling apart. | | Weaknesses: | Let me begin... both derallers, front shocks bottom out when flattening an ant hill, rear shocks make the make feel like you have bugs in your a**, oh cant forget the crappy shifters, the bike is so heavy I bent the rear axle & I only weigh 130, chain is CONSTANTLY falling off. Something bad happened to the rear freewheel (look it up) I threw the bike away before i figured out what went wrong | | Similar Products Used: | An old donkey with 2 fat drunk frenchmen on it's back | | Bike Setup: | S*itty check EVRY part before you ride it | | Bottom Line: | This bike is crap, you wont know this for a couple weeks after you ride it. I didnt take it on any trails. Just to & back from work on the road.
If i could take chilis away i would.... I'd then eat them cause I just LOVE chili peppers! | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Vin
a Cross Country Rider
from Ct
Date Reviewed: July 25, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Good looking, Fairly comfortable, Dual suspension, only cost me $150 brand new | | Weaknesses: | Chain slipped off already (bought 7/24/00), Difficulty shifting onto 2nd sprocket | | Bike Setup: | Stock | | Bottom Line: | My chain on my other bike also slipped off, so nothin major. For me, it's an excellent bike for it's price. $150 well spent | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
cortney
a Weekend Warrior
from OHIO
Date Reviewed: June 20, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Durable, Takes alot of Abuse. Eye catching and is
el-cheap-o | | Weaknesses: | VERRRRRRRYYY Heavy, week shocks HORABLE DERAILER and back tires, Hard seat. Gears grind when you shift to top And i had to replace 2 new chaines in 1 year. | | Similar Products Used: | None | | Bike Setup: | Gel Seat | | Bottom Line: | This bike is Cheap and dosent last long. for the money it is cheap but for the repairs it ends up being a very expensive bike. Most bike shops dont carry their products. BETTER BIKE IN A YUKON GIANT very LIGHT AND DURABLE AND MORE WORTH ITS MONEY!!!! TRUST ME | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jeff
a Cross Country Rider
from Nashville, TN
Date Reviewed: May 24, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Solid Frame to build on. Eye appeal. Good feel and balance. Good price. | | Weaknesses: | Rest of the bike is junk! Ballistic Suck Shox! El CheePPP components! Everything must be upgraded.... | | Similar Products Used: | 1972 Triumph! Wrecked it! Frame was good but everything else was finished. | | Bike Setup: | Mavic 138 rims, Shamano LX hubs, Converted to shamano 9 speed drive train, WTB Velociraptor tires, with Rock Shock Judy Fork! Got a few more things to upgrade, but this baby is fine and mine!!! | | Bottom Line: | Hey, if your lookin' for something to build..... GO HERE!!! Great bike to upgrade, and as you go you can feel the improvements. Way kewl bike for way kewl sport!
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Submitted by
Adrian
a Weekend Warrior
from Muscle Shoals Al USA
Date Reviewed: April 28, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Durable | | Weaknesses: | Heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy heavy | | Similar Products Used: | other mongooses | | Bike Setup: | stock | | Bottom Line: | o.k. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Michael
a Cross Country Rider
from IL USA
Date Reviewed: March 26, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Can't say | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Very strong, decent equipment, smooth ride, nice looks,nice and cheap!!!!!! | | Weaknesses: | Very,very,very,very,very,very heavy, poor rear de-railer | | Similar Products Used: | Next ultra-shock | | Bike Setup: | Stock, except for a new steel rear wheel | | Bottom Line: | Not too bad for the bucks, but there are better out there.
You get what you pay for, and holds up well to abuse, but don't stress the rear wheels too much because the hubs are cheap and will break.
A good trailbike, but not for high jumps.
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Submitted by
Mike
a
from Skowhegan,Maine,USA
Date Reviewed: March 21, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | Price, Warrenty | | Weaknesses: | Weighs a ton | | Bottom Line: | A great bike for the price but not completly a great downhill racer. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Paul
a Weekend Warrior
from strongsville,ohio,usa
Date Reviewed: February 26, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | kick ass down hill capabilitys,easy shifting,geared well,
fast on road and off,eye catching looks,great value for under 300$ fs | | Weaknesses: | bad seat,handles like a dumptruck, bad mud tires | | Similar Products Used: | giant,trek, | | Bike Setup: | self sealing tubes, tube guards,kool stop brake pads,aluminum bar ends,comfort grips,aluminum pedels | | Bottom Line: | good built strong bike for the money but you don't see it at races do you | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ash Pottenger
a Weekend Warrior
from Melbourne Victoria Australia
Date Reviewed: January 24, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Main Yarra trail | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Beefy frame, built well, good looks, | | Weaknesses: | Gear misshifts, hard seat, bad tread on tires, wheel hits dirnk bottle holder when shocks retract, | | Similar Products Used: | Shogun TRX | | Bike Setup: | Stock | | Bottom Line: | Worth the money | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mark
a Weekend Warrior
from Kansas City, MO
Date Reviewed: September 23, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
My college campus | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
Cheap as hell for all that you get. Great looking bike. | | Weaknesses: |
The seat causes unbearable pain on my ass. | | Bike Setup: |
stock | | Bottom Line: | If you spend more for an entry level full suspension bike, you should be hit in the head with a tack hammer. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
ken
a Weekend Warrior
from Houston, Texas
Date Reviewed: September 20, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
memorial | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
Good overall frame, good suspension, smooth shifting, easy upgrades, cheap price. | | Weaknesses: |
Cheapy brake components, cheap pedals/shafts, crappy seat, a liitle on the heavy side. | | Similar Products Used: |
Haro, diamondback | | Bike Setup: |
All stock exept for newgel seat, ONZA ULES grips and Cat Eye ENDURO 2 cyclocomputer. Removed all those silly reflectors and kickstand for weight purposes-this bike is kind of heavy. | | Bottom Line: | Really great bike for the price, highly recommened. I used to ride for Team Mongoose BMX North America back in 1987-The bikes were awesome back then and they still are! Get one!! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
steve
a Weekend Warrior
from lakeland nj
Date Reviewed: September 14, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
freak trail | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
hard strong frame, like a tank. good for hardcore riding. | | Weaknesses: |
none really i have to find yet. | | Similar Products Used: |
c'dale lefty | | Bike Setup: |
all i added was a gel seat cover | | Bottom Line: | my c'dale died, that was 2 grand killed on the pos, and i get this tank for a bike that i thought i would throw away and i needed it till i get my next bike, and it doesnt look like ill be needing another bike........ | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
mark
a Cross-Country Rider
from n/a
Date Reviewed: August 28, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
my back yard | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
very cheap, wonderful quality, good frame geometry, good suspension, after tune up gears shift peachy. nice breaks and nice paint job. | | Weaknesses: |
bad pedals, hard seat, very low profile bike, should be made more popular. | | Bike Setup: |
gel seat, new Oddysey triple trap pedals. | | Bottom Line: | this bike, for 230, hauls donkey. i have never seen a more beautiful bike for under 500. rock on Mongoose. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kurtis Elmberg
a Cross-Country Rider
from Barronett, Wisconsin
Date Reviewed: July 16, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
Dual Suspension, 21 speed, great brakes, | | Weaknesses: |
Higher gears grind (Hopefully a full tune-up will fix this problem), bad tire tread pattern, and cheap plastic pedal shafts. | | Bike Setup: |
Mountain Bike, Ballistic Shocks | | Bottom Line: | Great for what I paid for it ($210). A few cheesy parts. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ren Pia
a Weekend Warrior
from Stamford
Date Reviewed: June 20, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
Entry level full suspension for low price, good frame design. | | Weaknesses: |
Cheapy components, gears, etc. Mishifts often. Heavy. Seat sucks. | | Bike Setup: |
Stock. Added a gel seat cover. | | Bottom Line: | For the price this is an excellent entry level FS bike for casual riding and light trail riding. It is good looking although heavy and the components are lo-end. The frame is a good basis for component upgrades after putting up with the stock crap ones after awhile. Still, its worth the $220 I paid for it. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nick Hill
a Weekend Warrior
from Mechanicsville, VA
Date Reviewed: June 15, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Poor Farm Park | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
Dual Shocks, good frame, cheap for its quality | | Weaknesses: |
heavy, Ballistic not Rock Shox, cheap gears | | Similar Products Used: |
None | | Bike Setup: |
Mountain Bike | | Bottom Line: | Cheap for its quality | | Overall Rating: |
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