Submitted by
Joel bloel
a Cross Country Rider
from canada Date Reviewed: July 11, 2001
Favorite Trail:
rocky
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$570.00
Purchased At:
muskoka bicycle pro shop
Strengths:
good hill climbing, excellent shocks, great breaks, very light
Weaknesses:
tire to close to peddles
Similar Products Used:
norco katmandoo
Bottom Line:
This is a great bike for hardcore mountain bikers. the shocks are great, the breaks are awsome, easy going up hills too. This is just an overall great bike hands down. I give it two thumbs up.
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Submitted by
jean plourde
a Downhiller
from montreal,quebec,canada Date Reviewed: June 6, 2001
Favorite Trail:
bromont,quebec
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Price Paid:
$1000.00
Purchased At:
baggio
Bottom Line:
I have upgraded the bike. Now I have a manitou x-vertDC in the front + a fox vanilla R 4 inches travel in the back, the handle bar, the stem, the seat, the pedals, the wheels, in other words its a completely new bike
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Submitted by
pat ************
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from winnipeg canada Date Reviewed: November 2, 2000
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$1200.00
Purchased At:
kel's crease
Strengths:
good bike... brakes frame rim's seem to be fine but need to be trued.. awsome handleing except when tires get wet.. great geometry.. pretty light... basically good bike with crappy components.. would rather of had my kona hahanna back if sum azzhole didnt steal it from me...
Weaknesses:
can never get to shift properly??(seems to be imposible probably need new derailer) crank is the biggest pile of garbage... snap factory 1 twice.. both shox suck..sux in rain... and the damb drink holder sux.. it gets mangled if u bottom out rear suspention...
Similar Products Used:
garry fisher joshuaSWEET
Bike Setup:
rock shox jett 2 (front) rock shox deluxe (rear) rapidfire shifters good if they dont fall apart.. lotsa loose spokes.. need spoke wrench
Bottom Line:
great bike honestly but garbage components... buy 1 if u can cheap and replace everything except rims brakes frame etc...