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Submitted by
Sean
a Downhiller
from San Clemente, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: November 24, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Purchased At: | Friend | | Strengths: | Bullit proof frame and cranks, nice rims, single chain ring, 8 in rotors. | | Weaknesses: | Forks sucks and are to small, rear shock also sucks, cable brakes. Needs alot of upgrades. | | Similar Products Used: | kona stinky, gary fisher, Treks | | Bike Setup: | 2004 big hit spec, 2007 marzocchi super T rcv, hayes hydralic brakes, azonic outlaw rims, azonic: bars, stem, and seat. | | Bottom Line: | A cheap bike that has some good components, and some that suck. Great bike for mild downhiller. With new forks and rear shock its a bullit proof bike. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Will
a Cross Country Rider
from Georgia
Date Reviewed: September 7, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$400.00 | | Purchased At: | from friend | | Strengths: | Beefy. Looks great. The stock setup works well. I'm suprised at how well the MX1 brakes work. There's loads of stopping power. I haven't had to adjust anything on the bike after the first ride. The tires are grippy, and huge. | | Weaknesses: | ummm...Beefy. It's heavy, so stay away from uphills. I haven't weighed it but I've bulked up just from loading it for trips. The front fork (Mozo X5.5S) kinda sucks but I have no fear of breaking it in half. The rear shock is still working but needs to be replaced. | | Similar Products Used: | cheapo FS bikes from (insert toy store here), custom XC and DH builds, stock Klien Pulse Pro from the late 90s, stock 98ish Rockhopper | | Bike Setup: | stock...
Shimano Alivio shifters
Mozo X5.5S fork
X-Fusion Glyde Super shock
Truvativ Hussefelt Crank
Hayes MX1 cable disc 8"
Sunrims Ditch Witch rims
Specialized Roller 2.50s | | Bottom Line: | I got it for a good price since it was hardly used. It was a good purchase. If you ride this thing you will sweat. It's heavy but I've felt in total control at all times but deep sand. It needs some protection cause I keep bashing the big ring on stuff. The shock and fork are ok. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Radical Racer
a Downhiller
from England
Date Reviewed: July 7, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | whistler | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$4300.00 | | Purchased At: | bike shop | | Strengths: | Brilliant light weiht, easy to ride bike.Its easy to clean and good parts even when stock. | | Weaknesses: | bad breaks as standard (hayes mags) and the rear wheel is smaller which makes it hard to ride uphill or even on the flat. | | Similar Products Used: | Orange patroit 7+ upgraded | | Bike Setup: | fox 40 rc2forks, fox dhx 5 rear shok, sram x.o shifters and derailors, hope mono 6 front and rear brakes. the rest is standard. | | Bottom Line: | awsome bike, lighter than any orange downhill bikes, good looking and relativley cheap for what you get. I strongly advice it if you are looking for a downhill or extreme freeride bike. Best downhill bike ive ever riden. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
bob smith
a Downhiller
from homeless
Date Reviewed: April 16, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | any | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$9500.00 | | Purchased At: | bike store | | Strengths: | none | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | stock | | Bottom Line: | good bike!? | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
crazy beaner
a Downhiller
from san diego CA USA
Date Reviewed: October 9, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Laguna Mountains | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$850.00 | | Purchased At: | south bay bikes | | Strengths: | nice strong frame and great cranks | | Weaknesses: | kind of heavy, the fork sucks I broke it the second month I had it. Rear shock sucks ass, bottoms out on 3 foot drops and I only weigh 115 pounds | | Similar Products Used: | Diamondback xts moto | | Bike Setup: | stock | | Bottom Line: | Great bike for a beginner. Just need to change the fork and the rear shock. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
will
a Downhiller
from Anchorage Alaska
Date Reviewed: August 14, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$1100.00 | | Purchased At: | the bicycle shop | | Strengths: | strong frame, wide bars great for no handers, good for beginers. | | Weaknesses: | grip slips on handle bars, shock suck big time it's ok for small 2 foot drops anyting esle it bottoms out. | | Bike Setup: | stock 2003 | | Bottom Line: | good for beginers that don't do big drops | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ben
a Weekend Warrior
from Mukilteo
Date Reviewed: July 13, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$950.00 | | Purchased At: | Bicycle Centre | | Strengths: | The frame is sturdy, mostly has good components. extremely good bike for making it into a beast. after you have upgraded a couple parts the bike is amazing! | | Weaknesses: | The fork is horrible, in the first month the fork's seals were blown and the rebound adjustment on it hardly works. The rear shock is way too weak I can bottom it out off small drops and i only weigh 130 lbs. Also the pedals and the grips are crap because they are stock. The parts i ended up replacing; fork, rear shock, grips, and pedals. | | Similar Products Used: | Santa Cruz bullit | | Bike Setup: | 05' big hit spec, junior T, fox vanilla rc, kona jacksh*t pedals, odi intense grips, and the rest is stock. | | Bottom Line: | This bike is great for beginners but even better to build on. It is amazing for the price you would expect, but if you want it to be a beast you better be ready to spend some cash. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dwight Hopson
a Downhiller
from San Jose, Ca, USA
Date Reviewed: July 11, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | all the ones in Santa Cruz | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$900.00 | | Purchased At: | Trail Head | | Strengths: | Strong Frame, nice cranks | | Weaknesses: | Little heavey but not bad, i would say that the biggest weakness of this bike is the front forks. mine is a 2005 and it came with the manitou stance blunt forks, they have no adjustments to them except rebound speed. these forks are absolutly S**T | | Bottom Line: | Its a good bike just change the front forks | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dwight Hopson
a Downhiller
from San Jose, Ca, USA
Date Reviewed: July 11, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | all the ones in Santa Cruz | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$900.00 | | Purchased At: | Trail Head | | Strengths: | Strong Frame, nice cranks | | Weaknesses: | Little heavey but not bad, i would say that the biggest weakness of this bike is the front forks. mine is a 2005 and it came with the manitou stance blunt forks, they have no adjustments to them except rebound speed. these forks are absolutly S**T | | Bottom Line: | Its a good bike just change the front forks | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
evan ames
a Weekend Warrior
from sutter,california,usa
Date Reviewed: May 17, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Downieville downhill | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$900.00 | | Purchased At: | vans bike shop | | Strengths: | bullet proof frame and cranks.great if you have a tight buget 8in rotors | | Weaknesses: | the stock fork sucks and dosent have a 9 speed cog set and a finiky derular | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | put on a z1 fr a 9 speed cog and new derular and two front chain rings | | Bottom Line: | the bike is a good place to start for a beginner and if you have a tight buget you can afford it. it needs alot of up grades if you are going to do big jumps and drops on it. i droped off the bleachers at my high school on to an angled park bench from 15 . this cracked my fork | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kenne
a Weekend Warrior
from Idaho
Date Reviewed: April 2, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$700.00 | | Strengths: | Frame | | Weaknesses: | forks | | Similar Products Used: | all 05
demo 9s
demo 8s
big hit expert
big hit comp
norco's
kona's | | Bike Setup: | 05 back shock new fork | | Bottom Line: | ok at first i kept breaking parts bent my forks off a 20foot high drop the end for a few weeks then got a new mozo fork free now its not to bad today i was about the 5th person and the youngest to hit a 20foot long 10-15 foot high road gap i have so big bragging rights this bike is getting better the 05 big hit spec is very good even tho i have a 03 i would get a spec just because it is cheaper and when u get things fixxed it will be very good | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Shane
a Downhiller
from duluth,mn
Date Reviewed: March 30, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$650.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | bombproof frame-cranks-8" rotors- ended up replacing everthing else on bike | | Weaknesses: | everything but frame and cranks | | Similar Products Used: | 1 st downhill bike | | Bike Setup: | titec-el norte bars,and a knock scoper-marzocchi jr.t with x-firm springs-fox propedal with a 750 # spring- wtb seat-hadley front 20 mm hub -maxxis mobster tires- halo combat rims -fsa bash guard-mrp chain guide-odi intense lock on grips | | Bottom Line: | sweet bike if you completely overhaul it- but for a begginer it is a great bike- also cheap enough for you to ride until you can put the parts on that you want. I am thinking about upgrading to a monster fork- jr t does not perform how I want it to .But this bike rides well for urban, downhill, and freeride. I am very impressed!
So bottom line if you want a cheap all around bike that you want to build up this is a good buy!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bryan
a Weekend Warrior
from Soquel, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: January 16, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$650.00 | | Purchased At: | The Off Ramp | | Strengths: | Strong frame, good beginner bike, some good components. | | Weaknesses: | shock sucks, bottoms off curbs. forks are alright but very heavy | | Bike Setup: | fox vanilla rc, mrp LRP | | Bottom Line: | this bike is excellent for beginners but is very heavy. but who says a downhill bike has to be light. great for a tight budget like a 13 year old. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jeff
a Downhiller
from Collegeville, PA, USA
Date Reviewed: December 1, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Purchased At: | localbikeshop | | Strengths: | good for the price. biffy frame. some good components like the stem and cranks. allaround good buy awsome for the begginer or a backup bike | | Weaknesses: | rear shock stinks bottoms out to easy, fork to heavy i put a 04 JRT on it and i lost a pound. shifters are cheep, AWSOME BIKE FOR THE MONEY THOUGH | | Similar Products Used: | specialized rockhopper fsr xc | | Bike Setup: | JRT, custom build chain guide, the rest is stock | | Bottom Line: | awsome bike for begginers, handles dicent size drops get bang for the buck. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
cameron kerndt
a Weekend Warrior
from elk grove
Date Reviewed: November 18, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | your mama | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$980.00 | | Purchased At: | bobs cycle center | | Strengths: | real sturdy nice jumper smooth ride | | Weaknesses: | heavy but a downhill bike aint ment to be light | | Similar Products Used: | cheap ass suspension bike this bike is about hmm.... 40 times better than my last | | Bike Setup: | 4.5in rear suspension and 7 inch in the front | | Bottom Line: | awsome good big beefy tires, very good ride , good bang for your bucks | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
boyer
a Downhiller
from bethlehem,pa, usa
Date Reviewed: September 16, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | i totally beat the crap out of this bike and i still have it. i'v hit a tree head on puttin me in the hospital and the bike was fine.good travel for the price | | Weaknesses: | the rear shock is a bit iffy. the spring is way too soft. i am 130 lbs of the size large bike and can bottom it out like nothing. already had to replace the shock once | | Bike Setup: | some race face components, custom rear wheel | | Bottom Line: | a decent bike if you need something as a spare or for an intermediate rider looking to catch some hangtime | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kenne
a Downhiller
from Boise
Date Reviewed: August 23, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$763.00 | | Strengths: | Frame | | Weaknesses: | Every thing other than the crank set | | Similar Products Used: | To much to count | | Bike Setup: | 2005 back shock, bash ring, | | Bottom Line: | In less that 2 months iv gone through 3 back shocks 1 front fork derallor hanger and a derallor this bike sucks now that iv beaten on it a while iv spend so much money on this bike I could of gotten my self a big hit expert but i think that specialize bikes suck so if u think that your better then a bigginer that dont get this bike you will have so much problems with it. My 2003 Giant bike that i got for $280 and isnt made to go off a curb held up better that this bike. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matt
a Downhiller
from New Canaan, CT USA
Date Reviewed: June 9, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$880.00 | | Purchased At: | NC Cyclery | | Strengths: | Great price for a DH bike. Good amount of travel in the suspention. | | Weaknesses: | My mozo front fork leaked fluid in the begining. i got it replacede for free under the waranty. comes with 6" discs. allittle on the heavy side. | | Bottom Line: | The bottom line. this bike takes a beating. have bottomed the forks multiple times on smaller and bigger stuff and theyre still good. For the price this bike is great. Easy starting bike and easy to add onto. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Hyacinth Rigaud
a
from Florida
Date Reviewed: June 1, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$1000.00 | | Purchased At: | Bike Tech | | Strengths: | Good for what you pay. Strong frame, can handle anything you give it. Handles jumps, drops, what ever you give it,pretty good. | | Weaknesses: | The rear shock, the coil is to weak. The chain keeps popping out whenever I hit something. A bit to heavy. | | Bike Setup: | MRP Chainguide, BMX seat, ODI grips, FUNN handlebar and stem. | | Bottom Line: | Awesome bike for the price. A good bike to start with if you don't have a lot of money, or if you just gor your bike stolen like me. Needs to upgraded, but good to start with. The frame will last you for a long time. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Col butler
a Weekend Warrior
from Christchurch New Zealand
Date Reviewed: May 14, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | lava flow | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$1000.00 | | Purchased At: | Papanui Cycles | | Strengths: | A very strong bike that keeps asking for more beatings | | Weaknesses: | The forks and rear shock are average | | Similar Products Used: | bighit comp | | Bike Setup: | stock settings but I am going to upgrade the suspension and seat | | Bottom Line: | I call my bike the beast because it takes everything I can throw at it without causing any problems.
I have had some miner problems but basically I have broken more bits then the bike has..
It is good value for money and an enjoyable ride.
I would recommend this bike to someone who wants to ride over jumps and drops offs without having to worry about thier bike falling apart.
This bike is also for the rider who has a tight budget and who wants to get fit riding up hills | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kenne
a Downhiller
from Idaho
Date Reviewed: May 11, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Backyard | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$763.00 | | Purchased At: | Kens bikes | | Strengths: | great frame, brakes, rims, wheels. everything but the back coil spring love the rebound because if you have a hard spring you can make it so that you dont get throne off and fly in the air over your handle bars. | | Weaknesses: | the rear shock because the coil spring isn't hard enough. Other wise it is the bomb. | | Similar Products Used: | giant boulder se 2004, 2004 BH expert test rode, 2004 BH spec this bike shucks test rode my 75lb bro could bottom out the forks and back shocks. | | Bike Setup: | stock but with a 700lb spring and im putting a bashring and some Stans No Tubes in it because I go through to many tubes. | | Bottom Line: | This is the best bike that I have tryed out it is great a downhilling and great a freerideing have done big drops to flat like 8-9feet because I had to much speed and I missed the landing and after I put the bigger spring I havent bottomed out yet so if your on a budget get this bike or if you have the money but you dont want to buy the 2000+ bikes because you want to see if you like this stuff get this bike you wont be able to beat this bike up. But it might beat you up. After a month of testing I will get back to wright another reviewand have this one removed about this bike and if it holds up to drops off of roofs and other stuff so if you can get this bike get it because it is better than some 2000+ bike out there. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ramon Ramirez
a Weekend Warrior
from Caracas, Venezuela
Date Reviewed: March 15, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | local mountains | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$780.00 | | Purchased At: | Mi Bici | | Strengths: | Great freeride bike. Very good tires, rims, cranks, headset. The frame and fork are undestructable. The brakes are good and do the job and never desappoint you. The fork and shock works well for me (I am a 155 lb. rider) and really can support big hits (big for me, 6.0 ft) and very hard punishment, on the landings you will feel like nothingh but a soft and confident contact with the ground. It is a bike that can be ride and climb small mountains but just for reach the top and enjoy at maximum when you begin your downhill and jumping seasson. | | Weaknesses: | First, the Saddle (Seat), this is the first change you must do, it is really hard and uncomfortable. Second, The bike is a little bit heavy but you can get used to if you mind yourself that weight means strenght and that you are riding a freeride bike. Third, the BB height is a little bit short, so if you dont watch out you can hit the ground with the pedals on some obstacles over very tight roads (but nothigh to worry about). | | Bike Setup: | Crankbrohters pedals. | | Bottom Line: | This bike should be bough by anyone who wants to begin the freeride and downhill style. Its price is very good and it is worth. You can not get another bike like this for the same price. I agree that the components can be upgraded, but if you want to begin into this style, this is the bike for you. When your budget allows you, you can upgrade this bike and transform it in a expert-profesional bike, but until that moment, ride hard, jump high. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
George Schley
a Weekend Warrior
from Georgia
Date Reviewed: January 12, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | power lines | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$880.00 | | Purchased At: | roswell bikes | | Strengths: | this bike is very durable and has a 500 pound coil so you could never bottom it out | | Weaknesses: | needs bigger tires | | Similar Products Used: | santa cruz heckler | | Bike Setup: | marzocchi mx comp, single track ditch witch weels | | Bottom Line: | this is a really good bike for going of really big ledges because it would be really hard to bottom it out | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
tanner dunivent
a Downhiller
from olalla, wa, USA
Date Reviewed: January 10, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$850.00 | | Purchased At: | old town bicycle | | Strengths: | I think specialized really gave you alot for what you paid for it. | | Weaknesses: | could have made the back tire harder to accadentally come out | | Bike Setup: | stock | | Bottom Line: | this is a good bike for some one who can't spend over a thousand dallors and wants a full suspension bike with over five inches of travel and disc brakes | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike
a Downhiller
from Portsmouth, NH, USA
Date Reviewed: November 30, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Wistler | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$880.00 | | Purchased At: | Exeter Bike Shop | | Strengths: | the frame | | Weaknesses: | it's components but upgrade! look at my bottom line 2 get more detales | | Similar Products Used: | fuji d2 | | Bike Setup: | definately not stock | | Bottom Line: | okay hear me out on this, the bike has a very good frame. the components on it are pretty bad but UPGRADE! i took the brakes out and put hydros on. changed the fork to a marzocchi drop off triple, replaced the rear shock with a fox vanilla r and put on a 700lb. spring, i put all LX components on it, new hubs 2 saints 2 b exact, and the bike is kick ass i can do amazing stuff on it so just upgrade! you will think it is better than your girlfriend. this bike excelent 4 downhilling/freeride if you do | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Andy Payne
a Downhiller
from Melbourne, Vic, Australia
Date Reviewed: November 8, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | City trail | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$765.00 | | Purchased At: | Walkers Wheels | | Strengths: | This is a great bike,it is really cheap, has great strong components like cranks, rims, frame, suspension, stem and hubs. | | Weaknesses: | You need to buy a new spring for the rear shock. The mozo's arn't that good but they still do the job. other than that this is an awesome bike. | | Similar Products Used: | Sintesi bazooka. | | Bike Setup: | Every the same since when i bought it besides new spring. | | Bottom Line: | If you want to get a nice cheap bike you should buy this bike. It's strong and it can take anything you do. It's got a nice small frame so it's good for small kids. I love this bike and think it's awsome. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Hunt
a Downhiller
from El Paso tx usa
Date Reviewed: October 28, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$900.00 | | Purchased At: | ride on Sports | | Strengths: | Price and durability. I hear people complain about this bike, but ive put it through some abuse and it rides away fine. I've hit about six and a half foot drops to flat. A little rough, but doable. | | Weaknesses: | The rear shock bottoms easily and a new spring is recomended. The mozo forks have surprised me in their durability but plan to upgrade soon. The chain always slips and the cranks suck. | | Similar Products Used: | iron horse dh, specialized enduro | | Bike Setup: | stock | | Bottom Line: | Great bike with decent travel. I plan to have my wealder friend readjust the shock mount position to resemble the bullit. Buy this bike and upgrade. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Phil Kobek
a
from Scottsdale, Arizona
Date Reviewed: October 21, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | South Mountain | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$747.00 | | Purchased At: | Ebay | | Strengths: | Some Ok components, the Rims, bars and stem, cranks, pedals, deraileur's ok even though i snapped mine. | | Weaknesses: | Lots, my whole back end of the bike is screwed up, the swingarm, my wheel (not the rim jsut the spokes, hub and tire) The Suspension is horrible, The mozo's aren't THAT bad, but they are pretty bad, i have bottomed them plenty. The shock is horrible as well (and thats tightened all the way), when i first got it i could bottom it off curbs, i ahve adjusted it a little but i can still bottom it over small jumps and REALLY small drops, were talking like 3 or 4 feet it bottoms, i have done bigger without it totally breaking though. About a week after i had it my deraileur got caught in the spokes while riding on the rode, bent some spokes, tore the chain apart, and mangled the deraileur. I have had lots of problems with this bike, another thing is that it makes many noises, from the frame flex, to the discs constant rub (not the bikes fault) The main reason why this bike sucks is because it is made in Taiwan! The seat sucks and rips really easy, plus i bent the seatpost and the thid ring takes NO abuse, it just bends. I also cut the deraileur cable, from a seperate insident. The bolts also fell out of the deraileur hanger and then the hanger b |
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