Submitted by
joseph
a Downhiller
from ny Date Reviewed: April 23, 2007
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Price Paid:
$220.00
Purchased At:
supergo
Strengths:
easton rad tubing, good geometry, price
Weaknesses:
if either matter to you: color and flex. Niether have stopped me from ripping up plattekill and mountain creek and hitting all the drops and jumps there in 2 years.
Similar Products Used:
haro extreme x2, kona stinky supreme
Bike Setup:
5th element coil, jr.T, avid juicy 5's.
Bottom Line:
I got the frame because it was too good of a deal to pass up and could use another step up in travel and better suspension to build it with. if you do not like single pivots this obviously isnt a good choice but since i do, it rides nasty dh's well and i have consistently jumps and drops up to 10 feet. basically, if you can afford better then do, but if not, the weyless wont let you down.
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Submitted by
a.t.o
a Downhiller
from west marin ca.usa Date Reviewed: September 19, 2006
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Price Paid:
$200.00
Purchased At:
online
Strengths:
cheap and good angles
Weaknesses:
well i guess im suposed to say it's got flex isues and it's heavy and the paint is weak and the welds are crap and the swing arm bent or cracked.but i cant,maybe im not as good as i thought i was. or maybe i know how to spot a trail bike when i see one,which by the short wheelbase would tell me that if i did'nt put a big fat shock on it and a big fat fork on it and big fat rims and tires on it and i was big monster myself it would'nt do what i whant it to do.it's a trailbike people.whant a big bad bike get a big bad credit card.
Similar Products Used:
santa cruz bullit
Bike Setup:
everything strong
Bottom Line:
bad ass trail bike with big jump ability,not big hits,big jumps.i love it and am faster than you,trust me.
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Submitted by
Einus peenus
a Racer
from suckabitofit, wa Date Reviewed: July 15, 2006
Favorite Trail:
grab yo ankles
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$100.00
Purchased At:
billy jo's cicle shop
Strengths:
great paint job and nice dacals too.
Weaknesses:
well now I would have to say that the whole darn front o the bicycle broke apart and put me on my back...........thats crap my friends.
Similar Products Used:
murry sprinter, huffy blazer and performance trail bear.
Bike Setup:
rock shox judy tt fork, aheadset, tektro rim brakes, huffy wheelset, huffy tires, mix and match parts.
Bottom Line:
This bike is just a pile of junk and I mean junk because i thort is was a good one from what my friends said........they were wrong and billy now has a busted lip and black eye because of all of this.
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Submitted by
disbury pete
a Cross Country Rider
from walnut creek, ca Date Reviewed: February 16, 2006
Favorite Trail:
Mitchell Canyon
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$999.00
Purchased At:
supergo
Strengths:
strong front triangle, nice paint job, strong pivots, great easton rad tubing.
Weaknesses:
Rear swing arm is now bent due to trail riding............and I mean trail riding very little jumping too.
Similar Products Used:
Giant Vt 1 with swinger 3 way air and Yeti asx.
Bike Setup:
king headset, pike race fork, spv coil shock (4 way), thomson front and rear, hope bulb wheels with single track rims, avid mech disc 8", michelin am-ex 2.3 tires, wtb power v black diamond saddle, hope seat collar etc.
Bottom Line:
Was a great frame till my 230lb frame put too much weight on the frameset and bent the rear swingarm.
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Submitted by
nolan weekley
a Downhiller
from rome, ga Date Reviewed: January 23, 2006
Favorite Trail:
the portal (moab,utah)
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Price Paid:
$400.00
Purchased At:
ebay.com
Strengths:
everthying
Weaknesses:
none that i have found as long as you build it right
Similar Products Used:
ellsworth
Bike Setup:
swinger 6 way, marzochhi z150, hayes dyfro 8 in rotors, xt all the way around, bomshell wheels (awesome wheels), bomshell hubs, truvativ crank.
Bottom Line:
this bike is the tank as long as you build it right. i love this bike i have taken it to moab for two years and it has held up to whatever i have given to it. i do downhill and everything between it is awesome. i have built this bike to take a beating and it has taken every bit. i love this bike it is the stuff!!!!!!!!
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Submitted by
Steven Flathers
a Weekend Warrior
from tustin, califofnia Date Reviewed: January 31, 2005
Favorite Trail:
whistler, whiting ranch, etc
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$1071.00
Purchased At:
supergo the store, not the website
Strengths:
This review is for the 2004 weyless 67 bike, long travel low price, 6 in front, 6 or 7 in rear, the components rock, all the goods, marzocchi z150 drop off forks, manitou swinger coil 4 way, Hayes 8 inch hydros, avid sram attack shifters, truvativ holzfeller crank set.
Weaknesses:
difficult to tune the swinger, note to other idiots: the hissing you hear when you remove the shock pump is only the air in the pump. Made in tiawan, but then again what isn't these days. dont buy it if your a weight wennie
Similar Products Used:
giant warp ds1, my friends, crap, and iron horse sgs sport, nice
Bike Setup:
marzocchi z150 drop off forks, manitou swinger coil 4 way, Hayes 8 inch hydros, avid sram attack shifters, truvativ holzfeller crank set. wtb 2.5 weirwolf tires, wtb dual duty fr rims. weyless 67
Bottom Line:
best bang for the buck, add up the components it is well over 2000$, and a good, strong, light(relativly speaking). http://www.1x8ofhate.com/index.php?p=57, see image of my setup
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Submitted by
know it all and all again
a Weekend Warrior
from kansas city Date Reviewed: March 25, 2004
Favorite Trail:
the one you fly above
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Purchased At:
supergo
Strengths:
mine,s fine
Weaknesses:
none
Bike Setup:
2004 weyless 67 frame sherman firefly fork atom lab trail pimp wheelset xt disc brakes saint cranks and saint group drive train race face diablos stem and post and bars.
Bottom Line:
bottom line top line and some where in between. mine has held up with a 240 pound hell raiser on it and yes i have done more than 6 foot drops on it. the guy below me is talken about how much he knows about bikes and gaps etc.. baggen on anyone who goes this route and dosent even take into consideration that he's even baggen on himself because he knowing all that he knows about bikes and gaps and drops bought one himself. so hmmm guess he dont know as much as we thought does he. besides i ride this thing urban. trails and do jumps with it also. it has done fine for me it just took me a while to adjust to the minor flex in the rear. i use 2.6 inch tires on it now and the flex is no more plus the wide rims help out as well. i dont know why they dont make it anymore but o well i got mine and still love it. dont listen to what bernie mac says because like his name says he is a comedian and that was his last joke. if i were gonna break this frame it would have happend on a 10 footer with my big ars in the landing. and the rear shock is still sweet i just got it serviced.
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Submitted by
Bernie Mak
a Downhiller
from Portland, Oregon, USA; duh Date Reviewed: November 16, 2003
Favorite Trail:
The ones I make
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$750.00
Purchased At:
supergo
Strengths:
none
Weaknesses:
welds need to be stronger. The bike frame has lateral flex. The swing arm needs to be like the Orange if you want a stiff ride; almost all single pivot bikes are that way.
Similar Products Used:
YETI dh9, Ironhorse Pro, etc...
Bike Setup:
who cares.
Bottom Line:
Don't buy this bike because posers from florida hucking speedbumps and other posers are telling you about there 6 foot drops. The bottom line and the top line plus the middle (you'll get the joke if you read the other reviews) is that if you are trying to save money on a full suspension bike like this you probably don't have much experience riding downhill or freeride yet. Don't buy this frame if you are trying to get a good deal; you will end up with a broken bike and bank account. The reason why you will break the bike is because you are not smooth; like I wasn't. Instead buy the ironhorse sgs sport and from there make all the bike breaking mistakes you want, the frame will take it. Then when you are smooth on a 6 inch travel bike spend the money on a good i.e., yeti,foes,intense or turner, bike you will be much happier. I am not trying to be over-critical but you do not need 7 inches of travel yet if the weyless bike is for you. if you can do 4ft+ jumps with 25ft gaps step-ups and doubles you will know that a weyless 67 is not the bike for you.-sinceerly BERNDOGWILLIS
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Submitted by
bernard makowski
a Downhiller
from portland, oregon, America Date Reviewed: September 2, 2003
Favorite Trail:
braindamage
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$749.00
Purchased At:
supergo
Strengths:
If you are a poser rider, than this is the poser bike for you. It looks cool enough and has a kickass un-proven new shock from manitou; so if you want to look good and do nothing with your bike buy it you wont have to waste a chunk of change on a bike you aren't going to ride anyway.
Weaknesses:
Swingarm. Swingarm. Swingarm. That is what has broken twice for me; that is right I have broke two 67 frames both within two weeks of riding; 2003 and the new 2004 model. The dropouts did not even break which is pretty lame when you consider that they are bolted on to the frame with chainring bolts. Both of the frames ripped at the Tiawaneese weld jobs.
Bottom Line:
Don't buy this bike it will break, unless you could ride a rigid bike down your favorite trails and want a full-suspension bike. This is the truth, any one else who has rode this bike and said it was awsome is not a freerider; or they weigh under 135 pounds and are afraid of air. It may pedal good because of the 400$shock but subtract that from the overall cost and you have a slave-labor bike frame as valuable as munitions made in Germany by Jewish slave laborers; you get what you pay for. Oh yeah when you break the bike you will be expected to disasemble the bike and pay for shipping back to the warehouse; didn't cost me anything to take it apart because I know how to assemble them but it you have a bike shop do it your going to be pissed when they are charging you again to take it apart.
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Submitted by
dookie b
a Downhiller
from riverside ca usa Date Reviewed: September 2, 2003
this bike is smooth. i have had it for a bit over a month and did alot of riding in mammoth and big bear on it. it was very fast on the dh trails, and it sucked up 6 footers easy. my only complaint is brake jack. i would invest in a floating brake system for this bike if you intend to do dh on it. if your mainly using it for dropping i wouldnt worry about it. it looks good, feels good, and is cheap. buy this bike if you need good bike for a great price. dont buy this bike if youre worried about the bike snobs seeing you on a weyless. minus 1 chili for the brake jack.
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Submitted by
chris tanis
a Cross Country Rider
from independence mo Date Reviewed: August 16, 2003
Favorite Trail:
landahl park/urban
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$745.00
Purchased At:
the only place you can buy it
Strengths:
nice frame. decent welds. flat grey/black paint job. swinger shock a nice upgrade from last years rock shox. also no drivetrain noise once you take the plung.(no chain slap)
Weaknesses:
a small amount of flex in the rear but not bad at all.the frame is measured from front of top tube to rear of seat tube. not center to center.
Similar Products Used:
not schwinn or mongoose or gt
Bike Setup:
race face cranks five inch travel in front 6 inch in rear xt hydro disc brakes and sun rims with 2.6 inch kenda tires
Bottom Line:
i think for the price you pay you are getten a bargan. i have done lots of shopping and by far this is the best buy.(unless you buy a 98-2000 closout or used beater!!! it has smooth travel with almost no bobing on smooth sections. and you can set the swinger shock up any way you like it. im gonna test it out on some bigger drops tomarrow am and will repost once i see how it takes the real stuff but so far it has been a sweet ride on the trail but remember it is not a xc ride it is a sherman tank that will run over the guy infront of you and take the abuse of not so smooth a rider kinda bike. it will climb a hill but thats not what is intended for it wants to go down down down! the 2004 frame does'nt come with v brake bosses thuis year but who would use v's on this rig anyway! the color is much nicer than shown on the websight. it looks almost all black. the grey is very dark and it was almost mistaken as anodized grey with black. bottom line is if you cant swing the bullit buy this thing. for the price and the overall look and strength of this bike i would give it 10 chillies out of a possable 5!
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Submitted by
fritz Coulombe
a Downhiller
from Florida Date Reviewed: August 10, 2003
Favorite Trail:
Pacific crest trail north from the bridge of the gods. Also any in the Mojave desert.
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$749.00
Purchased At:
supergo.com
Strengths:
Rides like my yamaha! feels like a dirt bike and it makes my haro extreme, Gary fisher, and my KHS, look like kids bikes. I only have junk parts on it now besides a few good ones, but it feels like a kickin bike. I dont like the price as much as the 2003 price but it is a wey better bike than the 2003.I dont think there is another bike out there that looks as cool as the weyless 67 freeride 2004. It looks like pure death coming down a hill. Only problem is I have only small hills in Florida, I cant wait till I bring it out west.
Weaknesses:
Does not come with the 10 mm drop out stock. They are hard to bargin with, very strict on there prices. But after It was all set up it was not to bad considering a Haro cost more and is only half the bike, and a Haro does not look cool, a Haro looks more like a Huffy with shocks.
Similar Products Used:
KHS, Cannondale, Gary Fisher, Haro
Bike Setup:
Mostly old parts off my haro Extreme, but some new ones.Front shocks are 130mm travel dirt jumpers. I had some awesome pro's at Florida's Bicycle world set it up, And man did they make them junk parts look good.
Bottom Line:
The bottom line is that this bike is a very sweet ride, and it looks like a monster (gun Metal) Who ever thought of puting this bike in that color was a smart guy. He knows a cool bike when he paints one. Middle line is I will run over any bike freek I see riding on a Specialized Or Haro bike! If you ride one of them bikes then please where mad protective gear because all you will see is my weyless's rear tire ripping out off of your helmets viser.
$ 749.00
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