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Submitted by
xist
a Racer
from cali
Date Reviewed: November 6, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | g spot | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$770.00 | | Purchased At: | simi bikeworks | | Strengths: | geometry is sick, love the style n feel to it | | Weaknesses: | its a little bit heavy but got use to it n throw it around like nothing | | Similar Products Used: | specialized big hit | | Bike Setup: | truvative cranks n headset specialized armadillo hesmisphere street tires , | | Bottom Line: | just get up n ride , don't let your bike sit and the tires deflate and get a flat spot... | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Plats
a Weekend Warrior
from Austin, Tx
Date Reviewed: August 6, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Walnut | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$1050.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Bike practically jumps for you | | Weaknesses: | None found yet | | Similar Products Used: | 15 inch fully rigid Giant bike (wife's bike turned DJ'er) | | Bike Setup: | OEM | | Bottom Line: | Got a 2008 P2 Aluminum, I am an older guy wanting to try DJ'ing and urban riding before the clock runs out on this type activity. I messed around with pump tracks and DJ'ing on wife's 15 inch mountain bike, it did okay. Had my eye on this P bike for some time, it essentially had many similarities to my wifes bike's geometry and I was not sure if I should get it. Anyway, wow, this thing jumps on autopilot and makes the wifes 15 inch MTB feel dangerous in comparison. Someone over at Specialized spent some time dialing on this bike to make it an autojumper. I am a beginner at DJ, and this is my first DJ bike, all I can say is I am very happy with the purchase. Don't let the P Bike haters steer you away from this bike, if you taco the wheels, just get new ones. I will say that this bike seems very dialed for DJ'ing, not so sure it is a great pavement trick bike, though (manuals are very difficult on this bike). But, I mainly bought it to jump, and it seems to do this very well. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Andrew
a Downhiller
from Santa Cruz, CA
Date Reviewed: June 15, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Bloodletter | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$400.00 | | Purchased At: | Used off craigslist | | Strengths: | Solid. This thing feels like a tank. I do some DJ but mainly downhill trails around UCSC and Wilder. I love the geometry of this bike. It's easy to handle and steer. Manuals and bunny hops are so easy now. I could never bunny hop before I got this bike, and granted I'm not the best in the world at it, I can now hit a jump and launch off it with more confidence. | | Weaknesses: | The weight I guess. I weigh ~160lb, the first few times I rode it up the hills to go on rides were very hellish. I'd gotten up those hills before with no problems, but this bike is definitely heavy. I got used to it though. After about 4 rides, I fly up hills without even thinking about it.
The fork (Marzocchi EXR Comp) is lame. I'm in the market for a new one right now. It doesn't soak up anything really, I feel like I have a rigid fork...that's with all the air out of it. To its credit, I haven't checked the oil levels or anything, but I want a bit more travel for downhill stuff anyway. | | Bike Setup: | '04 Specialized P2, Marzocchi EXR Comp | | Bottom Line: | I love this bike. It's brought me from a brake-riding luzer to actually being able to enjoy the trails around here. I'm not afraid of smaller jumps, I'm working my way up to bigger ones, and I can really let this thing rip on single-tracks. The tires grip everything and put a lot of confidence into my turns.
Yeah, yeah...it's heavy, but if 4 or 5 extra pounds really bothers you that much, go on a diet. The fork is crap...I'm not the only one, many people don't like this fork.
Bottom line: This bike is good for urban. This bike is good for light downhill. This bike is good for jumping. I got it because I wanted a bike that handles everything I throw at it...so far, I'm not disappointed at all. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tim Havelka
a Weekend Warrior
from Kingwood, TX
Date Reviewed: June 1, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Huffman | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$799.00 | | Purchased At: | Bike Barn | | Strengths: | Frame is sweet, love the geometry, great components, it shifts smoothly and stops on a dime. Bomber DJ2 is a sick fork. | | Weaknesses: | The weight, oh god the weight. This thing is heavy | | Similar Products Used: | Kona Stinky, trek Jack | | Bike Setup: | stock | | Bottom Line: | Killer bike, but the weight is a problem. I think it is a bit more expensive than it is worth. The tag was $1043 but I haggled it down to $799. It is definitely agreat bike for a new DJ'er. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
odb
a Weekend Warrior
from milwaukee
Date Reviewed: May 8, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | geometry is insane. | | Similar Products Used: | azonic ds-2, relic, specialized big hit, treks, haros, stuff | | Bike Setup: | manitou sherman/ stance hybrid fork, full xtr, 20mm d321 front, sram 9.0 levers/ bb7 brakes, sic camo bars, el norte stem (buy it), | | Bottom Line: | i bought the short frame off ebay with the stock cranks and the hybrid fork. i wouldn't ride another hardtail for urban/ dirtjumping. the frame geometry is insane. low center of gravity and the rear wheel sitting just about under the seat this thing has amazing balance and is super solid. buy it, spend the money on decent parts and beat the piss out of it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Eric Moniz
a Downhiller
from E. Taunton Ma.
Date Reviewed: April 6, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | massasiot state park and some local jumps | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$350.00 | | Purchased At: | off a friend | | Strengths: | this bike is extremely reliable and durable if you treat it right...the suspension is amazing...the disk brakes are near flawless...the rims are great, just make sure you true them if you buy it from the factory...not to mention its great balance point and perfect manuals | | Weaknesses: | my derailor snapped off a rock | | Similar Products Used: | specialized rock hopper
specialized p3 | | Bike Setup: | everything stock besides my seat (DUO ROGUE STATUS PIVOTAL SEAT) my brake levers (ODYSSEY M2 LEVER) and my derailor (SRAM X.0) | | Bottom Line: | this bike is insane
-people who should deffinatley get this bike are people that are already somewhat experienced riders or people that love dirt jumps
-people who shouldn't are people that ONLY ride street and never jump | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
shane doyle
a Weekend Warrior
from fort mac alberta cananda
Date Reviewed: January 31, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | everywhere | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$699.00 | | Purchased At: | my buddy | | Strengths: | good at manuels sturdy frame,stylinsh, | | Weaknesses: | weak rims tires slip on dirt | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | all stock | | Bottom Line: | i dunno i think i should sell it and get a banshee scratch i hear there great help me out what do u guys think? or i could just buy the scratch and take everything off the p.2 and equip it on the scratch. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rob T
a Downhiller
from Harwell
Date Reviewed: November 22, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Drayton | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$750.00 | | Purchased At: | Specialist cycles | | Strengths: | Virtually indestructable frame, headset, decent forks, gears | | Weaknesses: | Low BB, Crankset, Pedals, Wheels | | Similar Products Used: | Customised Saracen X-ile, Kona Cindercone, Customised 24/7, Customised Barracuda Rage III, Kona Stinky | | Bike Setup: | Marzocchi DJ Pro, 24/7 Crankset, Shimano Deore front and rear, Halo SAS rims, Try-all bars, 24/7 single speed kit | | Bottom Line: | Great bike to throw about, virtually indestructable frame, great balance: easy to manual. Change the rims, the forks and the brakes and you've got a brilliant reliable bike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
sam tomass
a Weekend Warrior
from tokeyo
Date Reviewed: October 25, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | mi back yard | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$99999999999.00 | | Purchased At: | evan cycles | | Strengths: | frame forks crank dreliour gears brakes n every thing elts | | Weaknesses: | nothing | | Similar Products Used: | kona stinky orange 224 | | Bike Setup: | stock | | Bottom Line: | buy 1 der mint | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
andrew hinds
a Downhiller
from england
Date Reviewed: October 7, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | delamere forest | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$900.00 | | Purchased At: | cyclestore | | Strengths: | great solid frame, light wieght, brillant set up, good size and great for street, dj and just generallry rippin | | Weaknesses: | disc brakes can sometimes fail me on endos | | Similar Products Used: | also have a kona shred, p2 beats | | Bike Setup: | muzzochi DJ1's and halo rims on the p2 | | Bottom Line: | i reccomend this bike to anyone, very simular to the p1 but i think its much better with more gears. can easily be switched to single speed if you'd like to, light wieght and lasts for ever. newest p2 i shall be gettin within the next month and my old one will be on ebay for around £200-£300 so check it out
overall an amazing bike thats doesn't brake the bank | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
howard
a Weekend Warrior
from dorking surrey england
Date Reviewed: September 23, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | leith hill | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$1000.00 | | Purchased At: | evans cycles | | Strengths: | frame handlebars pedals crankset derailer | | Weaknesses: | cassette goes quickly forks always had problems with on the 2005 model | | Similar Products Used: | p2 2006 | | Bike Setup: | changed chain ring to dmr saturn n bottom bracket to an fsa one changed cassette to a scram 850 and changed forks to drop 4s | | Bottom Line: | good beginer bike 4 dirt jumping very responsive | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nick Burcham
a Downhiller
from Sydney, NSW, Australia
Date Reviewed: September 9, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Red Hill | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$990.00 | | Purchased At: | Supreme Cycles | | Strengths: | Frame and forx r gr8 but the pedals r bad. | | Weaknesses: | pedals. fat drops | | Similar Products Used: | diamondback Apex!! | | Bike Setup: | wellgo pedals, dirtjam pro sl Marzocchi, 6' rotors hayes sole. | | Bottom Line: | Awsome dirt jump and freeride bike....
Get It. Its awsome........ | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jonny thunder
a Downhiller
from lightning city
Date Reviewed: August 28, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | moo pond(all uphill, big 1000000 foot drop at the end) | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Price Paid: |
$900000000.00 | | Purchased At: | stinky indian reserve(the dudes hair has to be 20 feet long) | | Strengths: | poop | | Weaknesses: | poop | | Similar Products Used: | norco is dum | | Bike Setup: | cr-mo | | Bottom Line: | no p.3's left at my local bike shop, so i got a cr-mo off a indian! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jonas Storm
a
from Norway
Date Reviewed: August 5, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$1550.00 | | Purchased At: | local bike store | | Strengths: | Great fork. The adjustment of the rebound is just awesome! Good and strong frame with great geometrics. By far the coolest looking bike out there! | | Weaknesses: | Brakes, wheels and gear shifter | | Bike Setup: | 2007 cr-mo stock | | Bottom Line: | Great bike which is awesome for urban street riding and dirt jumps. Thanks to the great geometrics of the frame you can do manuals for ever. I really love the bike, but I have now ordered single speed parts and hydraulic brakes. To damn tired of breaking the shifter. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
dan
a Downhiller
from uk
Date Reviewed: July 23, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | bingo bop | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | great frame, fun to ride, chuckable | | Weaknesses: | the forks, the cranks, the grips, the wheels and the pedals. Not the best cross-country bike! the BB is way too low. | | Similar Products Used: | kona stuff, 24 seven slacker | | Bike Setup: | pikes, halo SAS, hayes hfx9, singlespeed | | Bottom Line: | This is a great bike. It is just so easy to chuck around. It can handle just about anything as long as you change the forks and the wheels. It has great balance in the air and corners like no other bike. I take min 4Xing then head off to the DH. It's alright for some of the XC trails but don't expect to go up steep hills. You can expect to blast down them. An amazing bike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Curt Hartshorn
a Downhiller
from Amherst
Date Reviewed: July 7, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Highland mountain,nh | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$1050.00 | | Purchased At: | Goodales Bike SHop | | Strengths: | Strong | | Weaknesses: | Cranks | | Bike Setup: | stock | | Bottom Line: | its a 2007 which is a huge improvement from the earlier models. bike is pretty sicknasty. I use it for downhill, and once you get used to hardtail its not so bad (your ankles feel it at the end of the day though). Hasn't failed me yet. Ive only been on two trips to the mountain. Cranks are pretty sqeuaky though. replace the cranks and its decent. If you are an experienced rider, you should be able to adapt to this bike with no big issues. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Curt Hartshorn
a Downhiller
from Amherst
Date Reviewed: July 7, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Highland mountain,nh | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$1050.00 | | Purchased At: | Goodales Bike SHop | | Strengths: | Strong | | Weaknesses: | Cranks | | Bike Setup: | stock | | Bottom Line: | its a 2007 which is a huge improvement from the earlier models. bike is pretty sicknasty. I use it for downhill, and once you get used to hardtail its not so bad (your ankles feel it at the end of the day though). Hasn't failed me yet. Ive only been on two trips to the mountain. Cranks are pretty sqeuaky though. replace the cranks and its decent. If you are an experienced rider, you should be able to adapt to this bike with no big issues. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
SW Rider
a Weekend Warrior
from Chandler, AZ
Date Reviewed: June 19, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$420.00 | | Purchased At: | Craigslist | | Strengths: | Inexpensive, good components, strong. Front ring guard! | | Weaknesses: | Shocks are weak but not bad for the price. | | Similar Products Used: | Motobecane Fantom Comp DS | | Bike Setup: | Stock | | Bottom Line: | Strong, relatively light, super fun bike! I'm a beginner with BMX experience from when I was a kid. This bike reminds me of the good times with my friends on my BMX where we could ride on the street and then take it off road for exploration. The little boy (or girl) in you will love it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ryan
a Weekend Warrior
from Canada
Date Reviewed: June 10, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Beer Run | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | Pink bike | | Strengths: | It's small, it's strong and it's light. Comes with some good parts. | | Weaknesses: | Some of the stock parts are kinda bad. | | Similar Products Used: | Kona Stuff | | Bike Setup: | All stock buut I switched to Kenda Nevegal and Avid Juicy 5's | | Bottom Line: | Great bike! Strong, small and light is the main props about this beast | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jonny lewis
a Weekend Warrior
from RSA
Date Reviewed: June 6, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | my local trails | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$650.00 | | Purchased At: | pinkbike | | Strengths: | this bike is awesome,it can take any thing you throw at it.its also pretty light for a strong bike. | | Weaknesses: | none as mines got loads of new stuff, and just right for anything from dh 2 dirt and street. | | Similar Products Used: | kona shred,tomac omen,identiti dr.jekyll | | Bike Setup: | dirt jam forks,long frame,24seven suicide bars and stem,ditch witch sun rims,maxxis high rollers. | | Bottom Line: | an awesome bike,strong but at the same time light,perfect for dj and street.buy it if u can rip but dont if your a begginer. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Royce
a
from Asheville, NC USA
Date Reviewed: June 4, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$650.00 | | Purchased At: | Bike Works | | Strengths: | solid fame, awesome looking, components are pretty nice (except brakes), overall a really nice bike | | Weaknesses: | mechanical Hayes don't work well; the Dirt Jam fork I'm not very happy with, but I think that it needs some more air, and the rims don't seem very strong. For how small it is, it is a bit heavy, but mostly because it is built so strong | | Similar Products Used: | Kona Stuff | | Bike Setup: | all stock except Specialized Mag pedals (highly recommend) and Holy Rollers | | Bottom Line: | Great bike. I found this one never used for $650 (its a '05) and I love it. It takes any abuse you can throw at it. I am replacing the brakes soon to Avid Code in front and Juicy 7 on the back, which is a little overkill, but I'm a bigger guy. But if you get some good brakes, then this will be an amazing bike. I'm not very partial to the Dirt Jam fork, but I think that I need to tune it a little more. The newer models have the nicer Dirt Jumper fork though, so thats good. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
chief miss 3 teeth
a Downhiller
from chug land
Date Reviewed: May 18, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | my indian reserve smells bad | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Price Paid: |
$1.00 | | Purchased At: | i traded with a white man for a beever skin | | Strengths: | it sucks | | Weaknesses: | stinky natives ride them | | Similar Products Used: | moose | | Bike Setup: | i cant affored anything | | Bottom Line: | im a stinky native and i hate water. i refuse to bathe or cut my hair. me and my people stink | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bradley Mitchell
a Weekend Warrior
from alberta
Date Reviewed: May 14, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$700.00 | | Purchased At: | unitedcycle | | Strengths: | It is a awesome bike. It is great for nailing the sweetest dirt jumps or even the smallest wood jumps. | | Weaknesses: | i did not find any weaknesses | | Bike Setup: | marzochhi dirt jump forks,specialized/alex wheels,stout truvative cranks,bash gaurd and chainguide. | | Bottom Line: | great for riding anywhere and will last a long time. if you enjoy hitting drops and jumps buy it but if your just a begginer i wouldnt suggest it to you. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kenzie
a
from Vancouver Island, Canada
Date Reviewed: May 7, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$1000.00 | | Strengths: | I love everything about this bike, the weight, the size. I have a small short frame because I'm a smaller girl. I did ditch the stock fork, rims and pedals. It works great and I can ride it downhill, street or dirt jumping. | | Weaknesses: | For me the stock fork was too stiff so I switched it up. | | Bike Setup: | 2006 P2 frame with 05 Pikes. | | Bottom Line: | My favourite bike ever. Its so versitile for whatever I feel like riding. It does suck a bit for cruising around town with but thats not what its meant for. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
koki
a Cross Country Rider
from varn bulgaria
Date Reviewed: April 5, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Bottom Line: | i just want to ask which is stronger the specialized p.2 or p.2 cr-mo | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ryan
a Weekend Warrior
from Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Date Reviewed: March 25, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | concrete and dirt | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$1200.00 | | Purchased At: | Oakville Cycle | | Strengths: | frame, forks, crankset, boxguide,the geometry is amazing for dirt jumping and street riding, very light and easy to pull off tricks. | | Weaknesses: | brakes suck, rims will get warped after only a few days of hard riding | | Similar Products Used: | Kona Cowan, norco bigfoot, norco 125 | | Bike Setup: | stock | | Bottom Line: | I got the new 2007 P.2 and the paint job is sick with the navy blue and skulls. The bike is really good for dirt jumping and street and with it being so short of a frame it's easy to pull 180s and 360s. Its low stand over hieght allows you to manual for days. The specs are good for the price but the brakes suck and the rims will bend after a few rides. The dirt jumper 3s work really good also and the rebound adjustment worked better than I thought it would. Buy this bike its amazing! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
rusty shackleford
a Weekend Warrior
from los gatos CA
Date Reviewed: February 19, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | los gatos creek trail | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$1100.00 | | Purchased At: | trailhead | | Strengths: | i love the frame its light and strong. the tires are okay | | Weaknesses: | the suspension broke, but im a heavy guy, 200 lbs. | | Similar Products Used: | p1 norcotwo50 | | Bike Setup: | stock | | Bottom Line: | this bike is the best bike i had. its the aluminum one, way better than cr-mo. get it now | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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