Submitted by
Clifford Josey
a Weekend Warrior
from Medford Oregon Date Reviewed: August 29, 2006
Favorite Trail:
Any Whistler black diamond
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$2000.00
Purchased At:
Bear Creek Bicycle
Strengths:
Stiff, Stealth, and Rocky Mountain quality...
Weaknesses:
Tall seat tube measurement for a large.
Similar Products Used:
Rocky RM7, Older Switch, Kona Stinky, Big hit.
Bike Setup:
Marzocchi 66 rc2x, Saint cranks and brakes, Gamut 34t guide, Thompson stem, Diabolus bars, SDG I-beam seat and post, Hugi FR hubs with Tioga rims (crap) Kenda Nevegals
Bottom Line:
I owned a 2001 RM7, The leap in technology from that bike to this one is amazing. The same travel, with better standover and a much more solid rear end. The 66 rc2x works great. The whole bike is like a mini DH ripper that jibs off anything. The S3 complete would've been a much better deal, but I had a lot of the parts anyway. This is the best evolution of the Switch yet.
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Submitted by
Simen
a Weekend Warrior
from Slovenia Date Reviewed: July 17, 2006
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$2500.00
Purchased At:
IDsport
Strengths:
Frame is flawless, nice details, strong, powder coating is resistant to scratches
Weaknesses:
Heavy but it's a HC freeride bike
Similar Products Used:
None in this class
Bike Setup:
X9, RF stem, 729/Nevegal/XT, Ringle, Marzocchi 66 light ETA
Bottom Line:
This bike can do everything. I lower the fork for steep uphills, rev the propedal on DHX 5.0 and it climbs surprisigly well. Down hill is one plush, bottomles ride. No flex just solid feeling. I use XLs/Fat Albert/Big Betty for epic rides to save some weight.
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