Submitted by
amirh1
a Downhiller
from Sunnyvale, CA, USA Date Reviewed: October 13, 2009
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$3000.00
Purchased At:
Performance Bicycle
Strengths:
Top components for price, excellent responsiveness in jumps, pedals better than anything in its category, soaks up rough terrain like it's pavement. Geometry also supports racing. Bike will take abuse and crashes and just keep on going (believe me, unfortunately I've verified that).
Weaknesses:
A bit heavy for a racing bike. Juicy 7 are okay but not top-of-line.
Similar Products Used:
Demo 8
Bike Setup:
2008 model, All stock except brakes - replaced with Avid Code.
Bottom Line:
This is, and will still be, best value bike out there! It does what other $6000 do, and sometimes better. Especially jumping and pedaling this will beat most 8" bikes out there, and the Boxxer Team and Vivid 5.1 are sick and work great together.
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Submitted by
bobbyjones1205
a Downhiller
from granada hills,california Date Reviewed: August 16, 2009
Favorite Trail:
aliso canyon
Duration Product Used:
More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$1999.00
Purchased At:
performance bikes
Strengths:
i'm 230lbs and it can take all my weight at rugged terrain going dowhill
Weaknesses:
none
Similar Products Used:
glory dh
Bottom Line:
awesome piece of toy..waiting for the next model..
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Submitted by
Cartman
a Downhiller
from Sydney Australia Date Reviewed: September 4, 2008
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Strengths:
Frame stiffness, no pedel bob, geometry from the front head angle for the fast sections to the linkage system that hold the rear wheel on the ground no matter what you hit, will take 10 ft drops when free riding or smashing thru rock gardens when racing
Weaknesses:
A little heavy when stock, pivot bolts
Similar Products Used:
Glory, Faith, other hard tails
Bike Setup:
Codes with 6" rotors, E13, DA Bomb wheelset, Funn direct mount stem
Bottom Line:
This bike is the best thing around, it does take a bit to get the best out of it with smooth cornering but once that is under control off you go.
The pedel eficiancy is excelent with the 4 link pivot system, componants for the price are exelect.
Going from a freeriding Faith to the ECD the frame stiffness is notacably stiffer than the Faith and gives more feedback and confidence to push into corners harder.
The pivot bolts are crap though, you need constant attention and tighteningm that is if they have not snaped first, replace them and then there is no more issues
I would definatley purchase another one but from what i hear is they are going to stop making them
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Submitted by
Rob
a Downhiller
from Borders Scotland Date Reviewed: December 17, 2007
Favorite Trail:
The Matador
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Purchased At:
Aire Valley Cycles
Strengths:
As said in nearly every review, this bike is great bang for your buck. Great at pedalling,jumps all that shizzle. looks different to the usual suspects.
Weaknesses:
As a learning curve I've just found out that the MRP chainguide doesn't work with the external BB found on the 06 ecd. Looks like I will need to find some brass to get an e13
Similar Products Used:
Orange 224 / Giant Glory Zero
Bike Setup:
default. I changed the grips to Odi lock ons, handlebars are funn fatboy 1.5 riser - which I want to change to get the front a bit lower
Bottom Line:
I love this bike, I've had no problems with it and would really recommend getting one if you're on a budget.
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Submitted by
L.G. Fuentes III
a Downhiller
from Torrance, CA Date Reviewed: July 19, 2006
Favorite Trail:
Westridge
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$3300.00
Purchased At:
Mongoose Tribe
Strengths:
Turns, turns, turns, turns, then pedals, pedals, pedals, pedals! Spec'd to race out of the box, light, and clean paint job.
Weaknesses:
MRP Chainguide. E13 is the way to go.
Similar Products Used:
Ironhorse SGS, Intense M3, Foes, Turner
Bike Setup:
Stock, except for new A-Class Kaprun wheels, Xpedo pedals, Duva lock-on grips, Sunrace Ti-nitride cassette, and Nokian Gazzi-G DH tires
Bottom Line:
This bike hands down is the best deal out there. Believe the hype. It sprints like a dream with very little pedal-bob, eats up all the big stuff at speed, and jumps very nimble. Unless someone is paying you to ride a $6000 over-hyped Foes or Intense, save your money, buy this true racer, and get yourself a second or third bike!
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Submitted by
duran muminoff
a Downhiller
from toronto ontario canada Date Reviewed: July 7, 2006
Favorite Trail:
beach wood
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$3300.00
Purchased At:
sports chek
Strengths:
great turns amazing at drops
Weaknesses:
sumtimes a lil slipery after rain
Similar Products Used:
super cycle holagin
Bike Setup:
stock
Bottom Line:
its good for raceing downhill croscountry and jumps
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Submitted by
Mark Bruno
a
from Lomita, Ca. USA Date Reviewed: June 24, 2006
Favorite Trail:
PV
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
Feel good in the turns, can take big hits and is very responsive. Rides like a light weight BMX bike with shocks.
Weaknesses:
None.
Bike Setup:
As is, stock.
Bottom Line:
If your looking for light weight DH bike that handles great in the turn and that can suck up the big stuff this is the bike. Ultimate Race Rig.
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Submitted by
pj noto
a Downhiller
from marlboro Date Reviewed: May 22, 2006
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