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Submitted by
RobertloveshisMC
a Downhiller
from LA,CA,USA
Date Reviewed: October 22, 2009 | | Favorite Trail: | Reseda trails | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | 2000 MC Shockwave | | Weaknesses: | Need help Rear derailler hanger bent! Should I buy the whole rear piece? Some1 Help!!! | | Bike Setup: | Awesome MC bike | | Bottom Line: | Love the bike but thats the only problem I have Bent rear derailler hanger | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
dave
a Downhiller
from Auckland New Zealand
Date Reviewed: February 18, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | I got it second hand | | Strengths: | super ligh but very strong too ,
full mono frame,
long travel 8-6" (you can get 10" if you put a longer shox in),
20mm axl upgrade (by razer rock racing),
| | Weaknesses: | It's not a big weakness dut the 6mm bolts in the sus link can bend, so you need to change every 6 months or so. | | Similar Products Used: | GT LTS.
Avanti Hot Dog.
It's my first DH/fr bike.
| | Bike Setup: | 02 shockwave in white ,01 white brother DH3, RaceFace crank set and XY seatpost, Hayes 8" F&R ,XTR/XT ,MRP ,521 front and 321 R rims, rear 20mm razer rock racing hub,Maxxis high roller 2.5 ,funn stem, kore bars, fsa pig headset, DMR jump seat, kiwin clip pedals, ODI grips........ | | Bottom Line: | THIS THING ROCKS. the sus works so well, it fells bottom less. IT's light, I'v got it set up as a dh bike and it's much lighter than a 02 giant dh comp and 03 Bighit !
It looks defferent but cool.
It would work sweet as a full-on freeride bike.
it pedals well too, not as good as say a V10 but when going up hill to DH tracks I'm stell riding wen fitter guys are pushing.
If you have the cash this is one sweet DH/FR frame. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Hans
a Weekend Warrior
from Altadena
Date Reviewed: February 13, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Secret | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | Steve's Bike | | Strengths: | The Shockwave is a very stable bike at fast and slow speeds, and has not had a problem with it. The steer stop is great, as well as the continuous cable routing | | Weaknesses: | Handling sluggish on tight single track | | Similar Products Used: | San Andreas, Intense Uzzi | | Bike Setup: | Foes Fork, RF cranks, XTR, Hayes, Easton components, Chris King, Nokian Tires, 33.5 lbs! | | Bottom Line: | The bike works well. I have it set up as an all conditions bike, triple ring, etc. No shift problems, and it can soak up all of the bumps in the road. Foes fork helps a lot since crown height is minimal as compared to Marzocchi. MC products are dependable and can take the abuse. I may not be the first one up or down, but I sure can bet I have the most fun! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John Suss
a Weekend Warrior
from Cooper City
Date Reviewed: July 19, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Markham Park | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$799.00 | | Purchased At: | cambria | | Strengths: | THIS REVIEW IS FOR THE TREMOR FR1 ! Incredible looks, manufacturing is excellent, fits like it was built for me. Very light but strong. | | Weaknesses: | brushed finish scratches easily....It's a mountain bike, who cares it adds character and memories of great rides with friends | | Similar Products Used: | SantaCruz Bullit--loved this as well | | Bike Setup: | XTR, CHRIS KING, ROOX CRANKS AND BAR, RACE FACE SEATPOST, MANITOU BLACK SUPER,MAXXIS, THOMSON STEM | | Bottom Line: | The bottom line is this is one badass bike, handles like a Ferrari, and handles the rough stuff extremely well. Great bike, I hope since MOUNTAIN CYCLE was bought by Kinesis that they don't change anything.....If you are a pro downhiller, it's not the bike for you ! everyone else should be super stoked with it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Pontus Ekbom
a Downhiller
from Stockholm/Sweden
Date Reviewed: May 17, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Åre/Jämtland | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$1200.00 | | Purchased At: | MC- | | Strengths: | Speed comfort, pedals easy, can handle 15+ drops. Da fukin best bike ive riden......weight-light as hell.
four bar linkage- it rocks! | | Weaknesses: | seat tower.....only if you trash the landing on a 15+.
high standover, im 183cm....would like it smaller | | Similar Products Used: | none.......this is the best! | | Bike Setup: | monster-T, rohloff speedhub, cris king steelset, hayes, dark-angel bar, D-wides, Seismic-4inch[the best], azonic-love seat, profile-SS cranks & BB, Easton- flat boy, hurrican SS-post, razor rock-stiffys+ more | | Bottom Line: | buy this one.... it really rocks..... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Albert
a Downhiller
from Sherbrooke, Que, Canada
Date Reviewed: February 2, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Everything at Bromont | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | direct from MC | | Strengths: | Crazy attention to detail, integrated fork bumper, replaceable dropouts, removeable front der. post, interchangeable seat towers, integrated bash guard/chainguide...
floating disc kit available (soon) from Razor Rock
Pedals very well for the amount of travel
| | Weaknesses: | creaks sometimes, have to keep the frame well lubed.
not worried about it though
high standover..I'm only 5'9" tall.
rear tire clearance is not sufficient in my opinion...will try a 24" rear wheel to fit a bit bigger tire in there.... | | Similar Products Used: | Balfa BB7 | | Bike Setup: | '01 Shockwave, '02 Shiver, Hayes, Roox Commander stem, D321's, Maxxis tires, Raceface Turbines, Koobi saddle, Thomson post, Black Widow pedals, Mountain Cycle integrated Bash Guard and Chainguide, King Headset | | Bottom Line: | Very nice DH bike, pedals well, good suspension, not too heavy depending on the setup, mine comes up to about 44 lbs currently.
I'd buy another one in a second!
Unbelievable service from MC so far. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
kris
a
from scotland
Date Reviewed: September 25, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$1000.00 | | Purchased At: | white mountain | | Strengths: | this is for a TREMOR frameset.its not listed so ive used this one instead.build quality is very good,you get a lot of welding for your money.crown bump stop is nice touch. | | Weaknesses: | the brushed version marks very easy,its just raw alu,no laquer,had probs fitting cranks,swing-arm quite wide,rear hanger bends real easy too (trust me) | | Similar Products Used: | stab,club-roost | | Bike Setup: | monster t,dmr cheiftain II cranks,hope f/r,mavic 521's,nokians,mostly azonic components after that | | Bottom Line: | this frame WILL/DOES drop jaws where ever you go. it is a work of art.although it doesnt have the travel of the shock wave i think the way it rides and the reactions it gets makes up for this.i wont be getting another bike for a long time.i hope! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
cameron johnson
a Downhiller
from chapel hill nc
Date Reviewed: August 10, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | the one i built | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$3000.00 | | Purchased At: | franklin street cycles | | Strengths: | stiff ,fast lookes awsome , 8 inch and 6 inch travel ,handles well and is balenced ,and no brake jack or pedel kick and can be sprinted and climbs | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | m1 ,rm9 ,domanatrax, turner after burnner dh | | Bike Setup: | shiver,race face isis ,519s 2.5s hayes 8inch 37lbs | | Bottom Line: | great dh rig that works like it should and can be sprinted | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Harhar
a
from Zwolle, the Netherlands
Date Reviewed: June 1, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$2250.00 | | Purchased At: | Mountain Cycle | | Strengths: | Like Mountain Cycle common, the strenghts are all over the frame, and good looking too, it turns more heads than a common M1 or others (sorry guys, this is truth). And it is pretty darn FAST and at high speed it is very stable to handle so buy it and go for the 60 Mph+ DH Coarses | | Weaknesses: | ?????? | | Similar Products Used: | Mountain Cycle San Andreas | | Bike Setup: | Manitou X-vert R, Fox RC the rest is still freeride stuff but saving for DH stuff, like a Stratos S8 and Hope Brakes | | Bottom Line: | Well what more can you tell about it, it is the bottem line baby you can'y go better than this, it handles everything you can throw at it and still begging for more. Oh, I wish I could give more chillies for Mountain Cycle products.
Buy them and you'll understand why the people from Mountain Cycle care so much to give us the best possible product money can buy... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Richard Sigsworth
a Downhiller
from Sheffield, Yorkshire
Date Reviewed: March 18, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Innerleithen DH Course, Scotland | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$3600.00 | | Purchased At: | fgrom a mate when it was 2 months old | | Strengths: | The Shockwave has to be the most drool-worthy bike on the planet. It really is in a class of its own too. Strength, weight, performance and reliabilty make the ownership experience very enjoyable and above all it's a very FAST machine. The effective suspension and the frame's stiffness make this bike grip like no other and sprinting performance is certainly good. I also like the fact that you can run this DH beast with a triple chainset, allowing you to ride off in search of good trails. | | Weaknesses: | To be honest, the only weakness this frame has is bottle cage bosses in a silly place-the rear wheel punches bottles out as soon as you set off and this means you can't take water with you during practice sessions on a course. Where elso could they have put them though? | | Similar Products Used: | GT LTS, GT lobo, Marin B17 | | Bike Setup: | Risse Champ forks. Cully's Prototype Twin Disc brakes & hubs, XT gears. Kooka, Ringle, Pace, Hope components. Tioga Factory DH Tyres. | | Bottom Line: | Wherever you ride the Mountain Cycle Shockwave, people are amazed by its looks. It stands out from even the most exotic looking bikes but we are not just talking pose appeal. The engineering exellence and craftmanship complements brilliant design and development. They have certainly payed careful attention to detail.
Ride quality leaves you with a big cheesy grin on your face because it is so predictable at speed, eats tree stumps for breakfast and is equally happy to sprint or tackle the technical stuff.
Unfortuinatley it costs a bomb! My second hand buy was a gem becuase the prevois owner had only used it for cruising around town on! If I were to buy one new, I could not give it 5 out of 5 for value becaue you could get a 160 mph motorbike for the same money. It gets 4 though becuase you have to bear in mind the exclusivity and all the work they've done to make it so good. This is a bike I don't see myself selling. Oh, and don't worry about scratching your investment-the paint is petty tough too! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
"p-nut"
a Racer
from Ilkeston,uk
Date Reviewed: March 6, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | KIS BSX track (unfortunatly now destroyed!) | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Price Paid: |
$2700.00 | | Purchased At: | bike dock (uk retailer) | | Strengths: | Stiffness,
Weight,
Looks,
and Suspension! | | Weaknesses: | slightly (a very small bit) weak subframe. | | Similar Products Used: | Raleigh RSP DHO.
Intense Uzzi DH.
Cortina Joyride. | | Bike Setup: | Small subframe,
Hanbrink G7 USD forks,
Shimano XTR cranks with MRP(38 tooth),
XTR throughout,
Hope DH4 Pro (red pad at rear).
Protaper Bars.
Easton Mag DH stem.
36lbs!!! | | Bottom Line: | The best spinter yet when pedalling, the bike will still soak up every bump. It is so progressive that I have only bottomed out the suspension twice after 15 foot drops from missed landings that went severly wrong! Such good high speed handling at high speeds and a easily contolable when in mid-flight! The stiffness is amazing with a 12mm rear hope hube bolted into DH dropouts. Also the fork bump-stoppers work a treat and saved the frame on a few occasions. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jim Calder
a Downhiller
from UK
Date Reviewed: November 10, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$2250.00 | | Purchased At: | MountainCycle UK | | Strengths: | Superb piece of engineering, relatively light, adjustable travel, replaceable/adaptable frame components (different dropouts, subframes, chainguide, bashguard, reactive brake system coming soon...), grease ports on the pivots...
Good standover height.
Feels like a four-bar link but without the inherent slop/weight/maintenance that a 4-bar would require.
Finally, and let's be honest: It looks INCREDIBLE.
| | Weaknesses: | VERY expensive and despite the fact that it looks bombproof, I have my doubts:
In a major crash I managed to buckle the mainframe about halfway between the headtube & where the subframe fits onto the mainframe. I did I write off a helmet & spend a night in Barrow-in-Furness Hospital after that one though...
Although on the plus side the nice insurance people got me a year 2000 model with valved grease ports on the pivots & a fork bash guard. | | Similar Products Used: | I've had two LTS's over the past 5 years, but nothing in the same league as this monster | | Bike Setup: | Hanebrink G7's Hope 4-pot DH front/Sport rear brake. Hope BULB/Mavic D321 front Hope Sport/D521 rear, XTR triple chainset, XT shifting (mechs & shifters), XT cassette | | Bottom Line: | It's expensive, but it's a damn good frame. You should have no problem getting spares.
It's not specifically a downhillers frame, despite the fact that it looks like it should weigh a ton, it's comparable in weight to my 1998 LTS DS-1000.
It climbs well; or at least better that you'd expect.
It descends SUPERBLY. I've got the rear set to 6" and i've not topped it out yet.
Oh, for those who are suffering from creaking; remove the subframe, and slap some teflon grease all over the mating surfaces & on the four bolts that hold the main & sub frames together. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Harry
a Weekend Warrior
from Hong Kong
Date Reviewed: October 24, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Tai Mo Shan / Tai Tong | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$1400.00 | | Purchased At: | MC | | Strengths: | Good look, excellent designed swinglink, best accessories from Mountaincycle such as chainguide, bushguard, DH drop outand fork stopper, best customer service from MC too. | | Weaknesses: | The subframe is the weak point. Mine has creaking noice already. One more, the T-2 from RCR coming with frame is not in the same class of this frame. MC should give option for Fox or Stratos. The last, standover will be an issue if you have inseam less than 30". Beware of hurting your little brother. | | Similar Products Used: | Super 8, Specialized FSR | | Bike Setup: | Boxxer, Hope hub & brakes C2, | | Bottom Line: | This is the most versatile frame ever exist. You can use 6" suspension with triple rings and single crown fork for trail or freeriding. Then if you have moods, you can gear it up as a pro dh machine. Mine has a single chain ring of 36t and Boxxer in front. It weights only 38 lbs. It peddles better than my old FSR. It covers 95% of the trails that I used to go with my old FSR. But it flys down all the DH trails I used to craw or struggle to find the safest line down.
Comparing with Super 8, this bike peddles with less bob, (almost innoticeable), with less brake jack, with smoother travel.
My Super 8 replace my FSR only on the downhill side. But Shockwave replace them both.
Lovely bike. Maybe my last bike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
PETER SZCZUREK
a Downhiller
from BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA
Date Reviewed: September 11, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | KURWONGBAH | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$2500.00 | | Purchased At: | TC'S BIKE BARR | | Strengths: | SUPPA STRONG FRAME, AWSOME STRENGTH FOUND IN THE CNC MACHINING,HARDLY ANY FREE PLAY IN THE SWINGARM | | Weaknesses: | BROUGHT THE FRAME SECOND HAND SLIGHTLY CRAKED WELDED A BEAD OVER THE CRAK AND YOU WOULDNT TELL THAT IT WAS USED. GOT MY BRO TO GET A CUSTOM PAINT JOB , AND THE WHOLE BIKE LOOKS TRIK. | | Similar Products Used: | SAN ANDREAS, AVANTI | | Bike Setup: | RISSE FORKS,PRO STOP BRAKES,XTR,MRP,AZONIC. | | Bottom Line: | DESPITE BEING EXPENSIVE IT IS A WELL SORT OF BIKE. WITH THE GOOD GEAR ON IT MAKES IT AN ABSOLUTE DREAM TO RIDE ESPECIALLY OVER ROCKY GARDENS AND HUGE DROP OFFS.SET THE REAR SUSPENSION UP AND IT GIVES YOU HEAPS OF CONFIDENCE.ITS A BIKE THAT YOU WOULD FEEL SAFE DOING ANYTHING ON. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Booger Ward
a Downhiller
from Chico, CA (damn it's hot!)
Date Reviewed: June 26, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | The ridge behind SLO High School | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | Plush travel, adaptability (from 6 to 8 inches of travel in two seconds), responsiveness, a downhill bike that actually pedals. And of course the world class service from the crew at Mountain Cycle. | | Weaknesses: | Price? (What can you do)
Sealed bearings would be nice, word on the street is that they are on the way.
Gold colored linkage and swingarm, no more disco George!!! | | Similar Products Used: | Santa Cruz Super 8, Karpiel, and of course the ever present Intense M1.
| | Bike Setup: | Manitou X-Vert carbon fork, AC hubs, Pro Stop, XTR, RaceFace,MRP World Cup chainguide,Pro Tapers. (35 Lbs!!) | | Bottom Line: | Spend the coin and set up a true World Cup DH bike, if you think you can handle it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
George D
a Weekend Warrior
from San Luis Obispo
Date Reviewed: June 2, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | tunnel | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | loooong travel. Steerer stop! Chainguide, bashguard, replaceable dropouts!!! | | Weaknesses: | $ | | Similar Products Used: | San Andreas, Karpiel, Santa Cruz 8 | | Bike Setup: | DH, Answer Carbon Xvert, ProStop Disc Brakes F&R | | Bottom Line: | This frame rocks. 8" for killer drop courses, or 6" for the pedalers. I won the sport class at the San Diego Sage brush safari on this rig. Long course, with climbs. (8minutes!) Passed guys riding M1's, hardtails, FSR's, etc. The ShockWave pedals like a demon, and eats up all the rough stuff so you can keep pedaling. DH dropouts work great for high speed stuff, but are a little slow for Singletrack. My rig is running at 37lbs right now, pretty damn light for a DH'er.... Small subframe (I'm 5'9") Bought the standard first, but switched to the small for dropoff clearance. Overall, this is the best DH bike I've ever ridden. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brett
a Downhiller
from Klamath Falls, Oregon
Date Reviewed: November 28, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Technicality | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
Everything | | Weaknesses: |
None | | Similar Products Used: |
Cannondale DH
Intense
Santa Cruz Super 8
Storm H1 | | Bike Setup: |
Hanebrink Prototype
XTR/Kooka Razor
Hope four piston disc brakes | | Bottom Line: | This bike rides awsome. It's responsive and has super plush travel. This is truly a world cup level bike. It can handle anything you throw at it. I have the team model which has nine inches of travel instead of eight. I can set this frame up with a lot of sag and still not bottom very easy, real progressive. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Colin Williams
a Downhiller
from Manchester, England
Date Reviewed: November 12, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
lecky hill | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
Super smooth travel and loads of it. Totally strong, more interesting than all the Intenses out there. Lots of adjustment | | Weaknesses: |
Mountain Cycles own chain guide designed for this frame breaks very easily. Seat tower tends to come loose, if not checked regularly | | Similar Products Used: |
Lobo, M1, Lawwill 6, Stab Dee-lux | | Bike Setup: |
UD-180, Hope Discs Raceface bits. Mr Dirt Gizmo Chaindevice | | Bottom Line: | Buy one, but get decent forks to make the most of the frame. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Eric Oien
a Weekend Warrior
from Paso, Ca
Date Reviewed: September 28, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Morning Glory | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
This bike rocks!!! i have never ridden such a smooth bike in my life. great steering, great sprinting in or out of the saddle. low maintenance with sealed grease ports | | Weaknesses: |
kinda expensive, but worth it. | | Similar Products Used: |
Intense
cannondale
trek | | Bike Setup: |
stock frame with hanebrink forks, xt kit, mountain cycle chain guide system | | Bottom Line: | i love this bike. i will buy from Mountain Cycle for years to come, those guys are helpful and really make the best bikes. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Hollywood
a Downhiller
from Gold Coast, Qld
Date Reviewed: August 15, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
Engineering design
Looks
Performance | | Weaknesses: |
??? | | Similar Products Used: |
GT Lobo
Giant ATX1 | | Bike Setup: |
Rockshox Boxxer
Hayes | | Bottom Line: | Nice ride, extra smooth thru the extreme stuff, very stable at speed, maybe the guy from South Australia who broke the sub frame didnt have it tight enough, thats the only way it can break. This bike is perhaps the best designed downhill frame that a privateer racer can buy. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
c marshall
a Downhiller
from south australia
Date Reviewed: July 10, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
rackdale | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
suits tall riders,
works really well. | | Weaknesses: |
very weak seat tower joint to main frame. | | Similar Products Used: |
sans | | Bike Setup: |
risse champs,fox tc,hed rims. | | Bottom Line: | the bike worled really well over the rough stuff but going over a drop off my foot slipped off the pedal and the seat tower snaped of completely damaging the main frame and seat tower, great bike but the bike needs more strength in this area. | Overall Rating: |
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