Submitted by
carl thibodeau
a Cross Country Rider
from montreal,quebec,canada Date Reviewed: November 5, 2006
Favorite Trail:
kingdomtrail vermont
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$1000.00
Purchased At:
sport aux puces
Strengths:
the frame is very stiff and sloped witch makes it an excellent climbing machine. it came with mavic cross ride wheels, juicy five disc brakes, ritchey components, i beam seat, marzocchi bomber fork with lock out and hutchison scorpion kevlar. it is a steal for the price with that much high quality equipement. The bike is super responsive in single track, very precise. It is not made for d/h it is a pure x-country bike. The frame is the same as the exc 1.0 witch sells for 2400$.
Weaknesses:
the only probleme i had with the bike is the ibeam seat came loose and i can't tighten the bolt any more ???
Similar Products Used:
gary fisher mt.tam, procaliber. specialized stumpjumper.
Bike Setup:
mavic cross ride, fsa cranks, sram 7.0 rear deore front, ibeam seat post and seat, juicy five disc breaks, marzocchi bomber comp all other components are ritchey logic.
Bottom Line:
for an excellent hardtail x-country that won't brake the bank, you can't beat this one.
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