Submitted by
Vince
a Downhiller
from Las Vegas Date Reviewed: May 13, 2007
Favorite Trail:
Bootleg Canyon
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$1700.00
Purchased At:
moutain bike review classifieds
Strengths:
Sucks up anything you can through at it. Any rock garden or any drop.
Weaknesses:
none
Similar Products Used:
Kona Stinky Deluxe
Bike Setup:
Marzocchi 888, roco rc
Bottom Line:
This bike has brought so much more confidence to my riding. My hands use to kill after a day of riding on my old bike, now its like nothing everything is so smoot. I love this bike it is such a joy to ride. I purchased the bike from one of the team riders in Colorado and he was awsome, he even set up the bike for me before he sent it. I can't say enough about this bike. If you can get one do it you will be happy you did.
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Submitted by
Britt
a Downhiller
from Corte Madera, CA Date Reviewed: January 16, 2007
Duration Product Used:
Tested or demo'ed only
Strengths:
Strong No flex in the rear lickage Great bump absorbtion Bottomless
Weaknesses:
Nothing I noticed
Similar Products Used:
Demo 9, RMX Team, Stinky Delux, VP Free, Bullit
Bike Setup:
888rc2x, full saint, DHX 5.0
Bottom Line:
This is an awsome bike. The rear suspension is extremely plush and will smooth out any trail you ride, but it doesn't bottom out on drops either. The bike has great attention to detail, and the engineering that has gone into designing and analyzing the frame is the best. It is a bike that will allow you to push your limits but never break or buck you off. As soon as I can sell my current DH rig I'm buying on of these.
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Submitted by
Mike Kass
a Downhiller
from Marin Date Reviewed: October 25, 2006
Favorite Trail:
the one you don't have the stones to ride
Duration Product Used:
Tested or demo'ed only
Strengths:
Rear end stability, needle bearings, angles, plush-a$$ rear end.
Weaknesses:
chain growth - doesn't peddle on the flats as well as some other DH rigs I've riden. A little on the heavier side of DH rigs.
Similar Products Used:
Versus Blitz, Giant Faith, Giant Glory, Marin POS.
Bike Setup:
Full DH with Fox DHX 5.0, 888 RC, GAMUT, XT, KENDA, Formula K24 brakes.
Bottom Line:
This bike is super sick. Handled the roughest terrain in the galaxy. We tested these rigs on trails that make northstar look paved. Super stable, super plush, felt like I was glued to the ground. The rear end is as plush and stable as can be, how you build the rest of the bike is up to you. If you wanna ride or race DH and you want the highest level of engineering and design in a frame then this is the rig for you.
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Submitted by
brian
a Downhiller
from marin Date Reviewed: October 23, 2006
Favorite Trail:
the trail you dont know
Duration Product Used:
Tested or demo'ed only
Strengths:
The trigger rips it up!!!!!!!!!! I railed my favorite tam trails on the trigger and can say that rear end is stiff and the geometry kills it through the fun stuff. Ive tried other bikes but they dont handle like the trigger.
Weaknesses:
Go ride it maybe you can find something cause I didnt
Similar Products Used:
giant glory ,commencal,turner
Bike Setup:
Like they have it on the website
Bottom Line:
The rig kills it whatever you want it can do with ease.
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Submitted by
Aaron
a Downhiller
from Vancouver B.C. Date Reviewed: August 12, 2006
Duration Product Used:
Tested or demo'ed only
Strengths:
wow, i just demo'd this bike for a day up at Whistler and it was NUTS! The thing is equipped with a 1.5 headtube, greaseable needle bearings, stiff a** rear triangle, and a monster of a rig. It was a lot lighter than it looked, and soaked up the rock gardens, drops, and everything else i threw at it. No Creaking either!!!!!
Weaknesses:
none from waht i demo'd
Similar Products Used:
there are many...believe me, this one really stood out.
Bike Setup:
Marz 888, Fox DHX 5.0, Juicy's, Saint,
Bottom Line:
Definately a bike worth considering for freeride and downhilling. The bike I rode had an awesome build that complemented everything about the Trigger and it's performance. The guys at Versus really have a rock solid rig here, and with its needle bearings and solid design, it's def. going to be my next rig. Give me till the end of summer!
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Submitted by
Matt
a Downhiller
from Leadville, Colorado, USA Date Reviewed: July 17, 2006
Favorite Trail:
any new trail
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$3500.00
Purchased At:
ATG
Strengths:
Super stiff (one piece bb and lower pivot), 1.5 head tube, full length seat post, ICGS05 mounts
Weaknesses:
color options
Similar Products Used:
V10, Super 8
Bike Setup:
04 888 RC, 06 Roco w/550#TI Spring, Hayes Mag, FSA Maxmius Cranks, E-13, Sram X-9, Azonic B-52 Bars and Maxxis Minon fronts on both front and rear supper tacky mounted to atom lab trail pimps.
Bottom Line:
With a 32 tooth front I can ride almost any trail around leadville at 10,200 feet. The bike weighs in at 42pounds and climbs amazingly well. It rails corners and with the high bb height I never worry hanging up over rocky terrain. You can run a front derailure but I do not think you need it. This is a versitile freeride bike that I downhill race as well, oh yeah, throw in that occasional epic too.
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Submitted by
ColoradoCoreMTB
a Downhiller
from Front Range CO USA Date Reviewed: July 13, 2006
Favorite Trail:
Squirrel Master
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$3899.00
Strengths:
Burly design; Extremely stiff rear end computes to railing corners; Needle Bearings w/ external grease ports, easy to maintain; 1.5 Headtube, low stack height, more head angle adjustability; No bob with Roco RC 550# and a smooth cadence; Full length seattube, climbs and descends; Two travel options; High BB means less hangups, easy to pedal in gardens; Excellent manual and balance point
Weaknesses:
? Colorways ? Ano ?
Similar Products Used:
Kona Stinky, Giant AC, Giant DH, VP Free, Session 77
Bike Setup:
Marzocchi - Maxxis - Hayes -CrankBrothers
Bottom Line:
A rig that can be anything you set it up to be. DH Race - Freeride - Slopestyle - Do It All. Unique; Tough; Sexy. I love mine. Can't wait to go tear it up! See you on the trail.
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Submitted by
kashi lee
a Downhiller
from los angeles,ca Date Reviewed: May 30, 2006
Favorite Trail:
any colorado trail
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$4000.00
Purchased At:
versus
Strengths:
needle zerks at piviots, super stiff, rails corners, great for dh race bike or just ripping local dh trails, and it looks great built up
Weaknesses:
haven't found any yet
Similar Products Used:
giant dh, yeti asx, kona stinky, giant reign.
Bike Setup:
66 rc2x fork,hayes mag brakes, truvativ holtzfeller bars and cranks, dt swiss fr wheels, maxxis tires, crank bros pedals, thompson stem, sram xo derailer and shifters
Bottom Line:
sick bike for the money.bottom line is i have ridden alot of dh bikes and you will be happy with this bike. support a small company that has a ton of passion for bikes and go buy one from your LBS.
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