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Submitted by
Lee
a Weekend Warrior
from U.K
Date Reviewed: September 7, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Garbon | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$600.00 | | Purchased At: | Wellbase | | Strengths: | strong frame and forks, great handling, | | Weaknesses: | Seat is uncomfortable and looks rubbish, rims are heavy so the acceleration suffers and chain device is no good | | Similar Products Used: | Kona stuff
Base 26 | | Bottom Line: | Great bike if you are just starting out mountain biking totally bomproof frame an forks just replace the bits as they wear out | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
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josh oosterveld
a Weekend Warrior
from sherwood park,alberta,canada
Date Reviewed: May 16, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | some where in the river vally | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$760.00 | | Purchased At: | river vally cycle | | Strengths: | strong frame,can take almost every thing you throw at it | | Weaknesses: | only 4 inches of travel other than that there is non | | Similar Products Used: | kona stuff,kona roast | | Bike Setup: | marzochi z.4 with avid mechanicle disk breaks,deore deralure and travative hussfelt cranks | | Bottom Line: | this bike is the best bike I have ever owned it is sooo strong and can take almost annything.if you like going off drops 5 to 15 feet this is the bike for you. buy if you need a bike for going off 20 to 39 foot drops buy a bullit. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jack
a Downhiller
from Whistler
Date Reviewed: May 9, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | A-Line | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$700.00 | | Strengths: | Really nice tight frame. Nice strong wheels too. | | Weaknesses: | Brakes and forks. Brakes where totally crap, needed hydraulics. Forks broke in two while doing trails, replaced with warrenty. | | Similar Products Used: | Brodie electro | | Bike Setup: | dirt jumper forks, hope hydraulics, the rest is as stock | | Bottom Line: | good, light, tough bike. Just change the brakes | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dan
a Downhiller
from Exeter
Date Reviewed: March 30, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$800.00 | | Purchased At: | The bike Shed | | Strengths: | Good forks. Tough frame. Easy to ride on tough tracks | | Weaknesses: | The disc brakes can come lose after a while | | Similar Products Used: | Kona Roast, Stuff. | | Bottom Line: | It is a brilliant bike with some perfect bits. I also really like the suspension with Marzzochi dirt Jumper 2 forks it is the best bike i have tried and also i tryed the Santa cruz Charmeleon and it easily beat that. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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bob franky
a Weekend Warrior
from london
Date Reviewed: January 6, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | (your mum) little chalfont | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$650.00 | | Purchased At: | yellow jersy | | Strengths: | it kicks ars and is better than any outher i hav ridern the frame is ridged as you like and the rims are so strong | | Weaknesses: | is there any? (er no) could be lighter thogh | | Similar Products Used: | p1,p3,misile(that comes close) | | Bike Setup: | dirt jumper 1, hope dh4, and hoping to go all xtr | | Bottom Line: | try and beat this and if you finde some thing beter (IF) i will still kick your ars on it, but get it if you like hard core riding. and it tables like a dreem | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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jeremy linke
a
from col oh
Date Reviewed: January 4, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | everywhere but wood ramps | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$1000.00 | | Strengths: | strong frame solid to land builds confidence to a rider can use bottum bracket for bmx | | Weaknesses: | not good on wood ramps takes alot of money to replace parts that are just to heavy hard to wall ride cant figure out the problem with brakes | | Similar Products Used: | giant nsr gt road bike | | Bike Setup: | wtb rims raseface stem and handle bar plus dh chain ring mrp chain guide azonic crank arm xt brakes | | Bottom Line: | good parts good bike if you want a solid bike to ride but i have to keep doing maintenese on it all most worth the trouble | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Pop Quizz
a Weekend Warrior
from Germany
Date Reviewed: December 31, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | SkiJump bridge at schwartzwald | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | 1400.00 | | Strengths: | Great pakage, great parts/price. Killer looks, stiff/durable as hell, great fork (DJ2). | | Weaknesses: | Little bit too steep angle in front, 8 gears too many, too big back tire, should be 24"
| | Similar Products Used: | Le Toy III, Da bomb. | | Bike Setup: | Basic, just some small adjustments here and there. | | Bottom Line: | damn good bike for beginning urban assault career. Learning the basics and sucking in the free riding ideals. Full recommendations for a great entry-level ride. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Tom Engy
a
from Gillette N.J.
Date Reviewed: November 19, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$850.00 | | Purchased At: | High Gear Cyclery | | Strengths: | almost every thing | | Weaknesses: | seat,chane gides,chane ring,and front brake becals it is to thin and can be replased for under $60 | | Similar Products Used: | P3 | | Bike Setup: | all stock except seat chane ring and gides | | Bottom Line: | it kicks asssssssssss thaer is nothing i havent jumped off in my toun from ledges to roufe tops up to 20 feet with no landing ramp. the one time i pushed the bike a litul to far was when i tride to clear a 17ft rouf gape with a 9ft drod i kased it i chipt the whel wall just barly and bent the front disk. I wasen't that luky i broke 4 bones in my hand and ankl enyway the bike survived in grate codision. it is realy the best bike i ever riden that causts under a thousend. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Andrew Linth
a Weekend Warrior
from Bellingham, WA, USA
Date Reviewed: November 1, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Chutes and Ladders | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$1000.00 | | Purchased At: | Kulshan Bicycles | | Strengths: | Incredibly strong! It can't be broken. Frame, fork, wheels, brakes and crank are all excellent. | | Weaknesses: | The seat and chain rollers suck! Take them off. | | Similar Products Used: | Many | | Bike Setup: | All stock with the exception of a new 32 tooth front ring that I sandwiched between two Race Face bash guards. It is now totally indestructable. A JR.T would really make this bike bomb proof. | | Bottom Line: | It is a great bike. It's 32 lbs of bomb proof equipment is heavy, but there's no stronger hardtail on the market. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Craig
a Weekend Warrior
from ma
Date Reviewed: October 26, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Price Paid: |
$1000.00 | | Purchased At: | nowhere | | Strengths: | The bike sucks treks suck if you wantagood bike get the foes zigzag | | Weaknesses: | everything | | Similar Products Used: | Foes Zigzag hardtail and dual i own the dual | | Bike Setup: | Fox fork Raceface prodigy dh cranks raceface bars fox rear shock | | Bottom Line: | foes rules trek sucks | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bryce Watkinson
a Weekend Warrior
from Mt. Vernon ,Washington, USA
Date Reviewed: October 11, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | A-line at whistler | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$800.00 | | Purchased At: | Shagit Cycle Center | | Strengths: | The marzzochi fork, the rims and wheels, Avid Mechanicals, basicaly the whole bike. The bike was ran over by 3500 pound truck and the frame didn't even bend. | | Weaknesses: | There are none! | | Similar Products Used: | None | | Bike Setup: | Totaly Stock! | | Bottom Line: | The bike kicks ass and can withstand any kind of abusing! If your the kind of person that likes doing big jumps and drops then this is the bike for you. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
matt
a Weekend Warrior
from Ny
Date Reviewed: August 16, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$1100.00 | | Purchased At: | the bikery | | Strengths: | my sisters friends jumps off roofs atleast 10 feet high and it is still alive | | Weaknesses: | the seat when you buy the bike get a different seat | | Bottom Line: | i dont actually have the bike but my sisters friend has had no problems with it | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
john jacobgingleheimerschmitt
a Weekend Warrior
from boston
Date Reviewed: June 28, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$700.00 | | Purchased At: | international bicycles | | Strengths: | frame, rims,avid mech. disc, marzochi forks all beg to be abused! | | Weaknesses: | the seat(replace this first off unless you plan on not having any children!!) broke it in a day, the chain guide is poo.... buy a granny gear ring and get a front derailer...and shifters,the brake levers are ok ....untill they need to be replaced, did I mention the seat???....blahhh!! | | Similar Products Used: | brisa trials | | Bike Setup: | all stock except avid brake levers,lx shifters and front derailer, pirana bash guard...and a NEW SEAT!! | | Bottom Line: | THIS BIKE BEGS TO BE DROPPED OFF BIG WALL'S !!! abused.... my first "duel" bike and i cant say enough good things about it ! replace cheap parts as you brake them(there's not to many)a lil on the heavy side but thats what makes it bomb proof...look's mean as well | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
S. Train
a Downhiller
from New Paltz, New York
Date Reviewed: May 9, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Bonticue (new section) | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$1500.00 | | Purchased At: | Cycle Path | | Strengths: | it dont brake, it bunny hops really high | | Weaknesses: | bit heavy and marzochi disc tabs broke, it wasn't cool. i also had to put a bash ring on it imedietly. also the crapy bontrego seat that trek gives you sucks, i broke that in like a day | | Similar Products Used: | bikes | | Bike Setup: | avid mecanics, marzochi z4, truvitive hussles, other crap that didnt brake yet | | Bottom Line: | It kicks ass. i'm like 270, and all i've done is busted a chain ring and disc tabs. the tabs were defective anyway, Marzochi is replacing the bottoms for free. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Charles Britt
a Downhiller
from CHAPEL Hill N.C.
Date Reviewed: April 21, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | urban | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$900.00 | | Purchased At: | Franklin street cycles | | Strengths: | fork, brakes, wheels, frame all super strong. good tires | | Weaknesses: | the seat,chain guied. | | Similar Products Used: | p3 | | Bike Setup: | stock | | Bottom Line: | WOW, this bike is pure fun, the wheels are sooo strong.if you like to jump and drop. this is for you. It is a bit heavy but who cares. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brandon van Leuven
a Cross Country Rider
from Grand Forks, ND
Date Reviewed: April 19, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | San Juan Trail in So. Cal. | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$950.00 | | Purchased At: | Ski and Bike Shop - Grand Forks, ND | | Strengths: | Fun bike for drop-offs and stair gap jumps. Solid frame and wheelset beg to be abused. The Z4 is also a good spec choice for this bike. This is my first Marzocchi fork and so far I am very impressed with it's performance. It's stiffness and 100mm of travel suits the Bruiser well. | | Weaknesses: | Avid brakes work well when dialed in. HOWEVER, the lock ring mechanism in my rear brake blew out on the first day requiring me to send both brakes back to Avid for rebuild. Also, Promax levers are cheesy and do not work well with Avid calipers. | | Similar Products Used: | None, this is my first Hucker. | | Bike Setup: | Completely stock. (so far) | | Bottom Line: | A great bike for tooling around town and testing your skills and bravery on. If you are looking for a good all-round bike, this is not the one for you. It is heavy (32lbs.) and very slow with those 2.35 knobbies. But if you want a bike you can beat the crap out of and not feal bad... this is the way to go. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Corey Clark
a
from Enosburg Vermont USA
Date Reviewed: April 16, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | urban and fast single track | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$750.00 | | Purchased At: | First Trax | | Strengths: | Powerful Rims and tires and the one of the strongest hardtail frames around. Avid disc brakes are great!!! | | Weaknesses: | not much for weaknesses accept the pedals and the chainquide which i have already upgraded | | Similar Products Used: | none others no need to! | | Bike Setup: | added Sun Ringle platforms and with a better chainguide and still have the Z4 | | Bottom Line: | if u want a bike with a strong frame and that will take a beating and still want the hardtail for stiffness then the bruiser is a great bike for you. This bike can take a hell of a beating and manuals like a dream. Great bike to get if u want to get into more freeriding. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jay
a Downhiller
from Oregon
Date Reviewed: February 19, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Urban | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$950.00 | | Purchased At: | cycle sport | | Strengths: | Frame, wheels and almost everything else. | | Weaknesses: | Truvativ cranks. They creak like mad and the pedal threads stripped out really fast. Headset comes loose kinda easy. Only comes in one color. Truvativ chainguide and the seat sucks. | | Similar Products Used: | crappy bikes | | Bike Setup: | All stock except for raceface crank, bmx seat, Kujo 2.65 front tire and shimano hyraulic front brake | | Bottom Line: | The bike is extremely solid. The cranks lasted awhile before they broke. I'm just upgrading parts as they brake. Highly reccomend getting this bike except if you live in Ashland...we dont need something similar to the P.3 epidemic happening with the bruiser. Awesome bike for the value and price. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mojo
a Downhiller
from Calgary
Date Reviewed: January 2, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | anything good | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$1000.00 | | Purchased At: | dynamic cycle | | Strengths: | everything!! geometry is just right and manuals like a dream. strong wheels, strong bars, strong everything. best mechanical disc brakes ever | | Weaknesses: | the seat is a pointy brick. it's one of those stupid xc seats that hurt. also the formula hubs don't last that long either. the truvativ chainguide also sucks. I went through a few of them before completly taking it off | | Similar Products Used: | tried a p3 but didn't like it | | Bike Setup: | mostly everything's stock except the seat which is an NRG DH, I replaced the truvativ chainguide with a welfare plus chainguide, and I'm getting a jr.t | | Bottom Line: | it's an amazing bike if it's built up right. it comes with some crap parts like the chainguide and the seat but for $1500 cdn it's a great deal | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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