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Submitted by
Andy
a
from New York, New York
Date Reviewed: July 21, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$230.00 | | Purchased At: | Metro Cycles | | Strengths: | surprisingly fast bike, good for commuting and mid-distance rides on the weekend | | Weaknesses: | Heavy, wish the frame were cromoly, rather than hi-tensile steel | | Similar Products Used: | Raleigh, Schwinn, Cannondale | | Bike Setup: | Stock, except for aluminum BMX pedals, light weight seat, rack | | Bottom Line: | I have ridden this bike for over three and a half years in New York City, on 2x weekly rides to work down the west side bike path, many laps around the park, and on shorter tours outside of the city. The bike has been amazing considering what I paid for it. It is surprisingly fast for a city bomber, the handling is good though a bit skittish at higher speeds. It is comfortable, though my back will hurt over 15-20 miles. Components have held up well, cheapie shimano derailers have nevertheless worked great. Only replaced rear tire and brake pads. I got a cyclocomputer 8 months ago, up to 1035 miles thus far, but this doesn’t include the more than 2.5 years before that. This bike has LOTS of miles total, no breaks yet. Fingers crossed. Great Bike. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dan
a Cross Country Rider
from New York, New York, USA
Date Reviewed: March 28, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | The Streets | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$220.00 | | Purchased At: | Metro Bicycles | | Strengths: | Price | | Weaknesses: | Derailleurs and crank are JUNK!, Bad seat. | | Similar Products Used: | Only better bikes | | Bike Setup: | Stock, plus aftermarket seat | | Bottom Line: | I thought "for $220, who cares how good this bike is!" I learned why bikes cost a lot more. So I knew it'd be a bit heavy. It is made of steel. I'm little and had a small frame, so it really wasn't that bad. I also figured that if I really got into biking, I'd want to spend much more on a bike anyway. For a cheapo beater, I guess this is is a safe bet. I found I really liked riding very hard, and saw that this bike couldn't handle it. The derailleurs were not acceptable. Even after I had them adjusted, I's change gears and pedal 3,4,5 times as the gears wouldn't shift. I often had to change my mind about which gear I wanted rather than changing my gears! The crank also wasn't up to muster. Since you'd be spending hundreds on replacing these components, better you get a bike worth a few hundred more. It's a far wiser way to spend your money. That way you'll get a much better frame AND much better components. DON'T BUY AT METRO BICYCLES! The low price you pay now isn't worth the absence of advice and inability to help you in the future. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Adam Nault
a Downhiller
from Lake Hughes , California , USA
Date Reviewed: July 29, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | The one I made in the steep rocky mountains | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$225.00 | | Purchased At: | Harris bike Works | | Strengths: | Cro-moly frame is a good shock absorber,can use as a downhill bike,very strong, good design, room for 2 water bottles, great price, comfortable ride, all around great bike | | Weaknesses: | better pedals | | Bike Setup: | factoy setup | | Bottom Line: | bought to ride to and from my school then moved to Lake Hughes points and became crazy, out of all my nasty crashes the pedals are the only part on my bike that ever broke | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kevin Faughnder
a Weekend Warrior
from Fort Knox, KY USA
Date Reviewed: May 22, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | N/A | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Purchased At: | Outdoor Ventures | | Strengths: | Great price
Very comfortable ride | | Weaknesses: | None that I've detected | | Similar Products Used: | Schwinn, Cannondale, GT | | Bike Setup: | Factory setup | | Bottom Line: | I bought the bike to ride with my family around the neighborhood. I didn't want to spend a lot of money, but wanted a good bike for the money I did spend. I'm a tall person, so the 800 Sport fit me nicely. The bike changes gears well and is very easy to ride overall. The plastic pedals, lack of a shock and other expensive components doesn't bother me because I don't need them for how I will ride. I think anyone wanting a decent bike, at a very reasonable price, would be well suited to try the 800. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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