Submitted by
symonne
a Downhiller
from brighton, england Date Reviewed: February 12, 2006
Favorite Trail:
The Pipe
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$450.00
Purchased At:
online
Strengths:
Bomb proof frame.
Weaknesses:
bushings make a horrible noise under load!
Similar Products Used:
Heckler, Bullit and asx.
Bike Setup:
Fox 36 RC up front, DHX 5 coil other smoking kit.
Bottom Line:
Good bang for the buck.............get one.
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Submitted by
P R
a Weekend Warrior
from Los Angeles, CA, USA Date Reviewed: September 29, 2003
Favorite Trail:
tech
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$1200.00
Purchased At:
supergo
Strengths:
geometry, weight, cost
Weaknesses:
Rear triangle will break and you'll be without a bike until you buy a new one
Similar Products Used:
Big hit, bullit, giantDh
Bike Setup:
typical, 8", boxer, 500# spring, ringle, sun
Bottom Line:
frame will break. Rear tiangle broke by dropout weld 3/4 of the way through the rectangular tube. I weigh 180 lbs and was on a large frame.
It is not designed to last if your going to utilize the bike for what it is intended. I rode it for 8 months.
Supergo's good customer service refunded everything as they should.
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Submitted by
Chris Kuhn
a Downhiller
from Colorado Springs Date Reviewed: September 4, 2003
Favorite Trail:
Jones Park
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$1095.00
Purchased At:
duh, supergo
Strengths:
price, reasonably beefy, oh and price. Supergo is pretty friendly when you have to return stuff.
Weaknesses:
I kind of wish it had a third travel setting of 8 inches, but 7 will do. It does brake jack badly compared to a bike with a floating brake. Oh yeah, and I cracked the frame..hehe.
Similar Products Used:
this is my 1st freeride/DH
Bike Setup:
in my DH setup: boxxer, race face DH cranks and BB, 8" hayes hydro in front 6" avid mech in back, MRP long range patrol chain guide with a little 22 tooth for climbing and a 36 tooth for the way back down, irc 2.65" kujos front and back, 105 road derailuer, bomshell wheelset, and XT 11-34 cassette (what can I say? I like to climb!) In my FR/dirtjumper/XC setup: Marzocchi Z1 QR20 with eta (40-130mm) 2.4" midwieght panaracers
Bottom Line:
Now that I live in CO I have had the chance to really test out this bike. I have taken my bike to the resorts here in CO and didn the chairlift thing. It hauls! I setup the rear shock in two ways. in my DH setting, I loosen the spring a lot to give me 35% sag, crank up the compression so it doesn't bottom too hard, and slow the rebound down so I down get bucked off. In this setup the bike tracks the turns well. You need some beefy rims if you want to cancel out the swingarm flex, afterall it is a single pivot. In the DH setup it wieghs in right at 40 lbs. not bad if you compare it to a kona or a norco (or anything that costs more!) In my FR/dirtjumper/XC setup it wieghs about 34 with the 5" Z1,2.4" tires, and the rear set at 6". I set the preload on the spring a bit tighter to get a 25% sag, turn the compression dampinging almost off and speed the rebound back up to mormal. So yes I did crack the frame, where the shark fin shaped 'shock mounts' are welded to the main triangle. But I now have a new frame from the friendly people at supergo. It has a five year warrenty, so whatever. Now that I work in a bike shop and can pro deal frames, my next DH will probably be someing else, and I'll just ride this one in the FR/dirtjumper/XC mode after that, which is still a sweet setup!
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Submitted by
Mr. Clean
a Downhiller
from Trabuco Canyon, Ca Date Reviewed: April 30, 2003
Favorite Trail:
Little Creek Mesa, UT
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$595.00
Purchased At:
Supergo
Strengths:
1. The price. I wanted to get a SC Bullit, but for half the price I scored this ride. 2. Durable. This bikes first real test was in St. George, and it handled drops with a 225 pound rider no problem. 3. Cable Routing. Easy to figure out the routing, and nice cable mounts. 4. Great tire clearance on the rear swingarm. Fits up to a 3.0 tire.
Weaknesses:
1. Poor quality paint job. Within one ride, my cable housing had already worn the paint down to the bare frame. 2. The rear shock. For the price, one shouldn't complain. I've already ordered a Romic for it.
Similar Products Used:
SC Bullit, Giant AC.
Bike Setup:
RS Boxxer 7 inch setting. Heim 3 guide, and Romic rear shock is on the way. 8 inch Avid Mechanical on the front.
Bottom Line:
You can't beat this deal. I broke my Giant AC, and while I was waiting for the warranty frame, I went out and bought this beauty. I'll be using her for DH racing, and Freeride. I already had the 03 Boxxer race, and just slapped her on the 67. The rear triangle on the frame is a bit flexy, but nothing to cry about. I've got a Romic rear shock ordered for her, and then she should be able to handle all I throw at her. She climbs well to, for a 38 lb bike. I am very happy with my purchase so far.
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Submitted by
P R
a Weekend Warrior
from torrance, CA,US-southbay Date Reviewed: February 28, 2003
Favorite Trail:
the snail trail, yomama, ca
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$1100.00
Purchased At:
SG
Strengths:
Great all around for less$$. Seems durable. pedals great.
Weaknesses:
no flat black color option; initial quality
Similar Products Used:
all the community bikes
Bike Setup:
Boxxer - Large, 7" - tall
Bottom Line:
Check the welds before purchase. First time around resulted in a frame with with cracked weld because weyless's weld process wasn't dialed. rear triangle by the dropout had a crack visible through the paint and weyless's quality department obviously missed it. frustrating.
SG replaced it witout making an issue as expected.
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Submitted by
p r
a
from South Bay Date Reviewed: February 27, 2003
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$1100.00
Purchased At:
SG
Strengths:
$$$
Weaknesses:
colors/name
Similar Products Used:
ridden many
Bike Setup:
complete/Boxxer
Bottom Line:
bought a frame and found a crack in the rear triangle weld - weyless's quality department should have caught it but they did not, pathetis attempt to cover crack as well. Check the welds before purchase. overall bike is col just look for initial quality flaws. SG replaced it no problem.
$ 1095.00
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