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Description:
- 140mm rear travel, designed for 140mm travel fork and custom tuned Fox RP23 rear shock
- 6.8 pound (3084g) frame weight with Fox RP23 shock, medium size
- 6061 T6 aluminum front triangle and rear end with forged aluminum links and dropouts
- Optimized wheel path to provide minimal chain growth and linear action
- Low stand over height with plenty of seat post adjustability
- Three sets of bearings for frame means easy service
- Single under-down-tube water bottle mounts
- Available in small, medium, large and extra large
The Snyper 140 frame comes equipped with the Fox RP23 shock and is anodized black only.
Price listed is for frame only, also available as a complete bike
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Submitted by
Jeff D.
a Weekend Warrior
from Englewood, CO
Date Reviewed: June 1, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | Lair of the Bear | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$3650.00 | | Purchased At: | Treads Bicycles, Lakewood, CO | | Strengths: | First, thanks to Treads in Lakewood, CO for setting me up with my new sweet ride! Those guys over there are great to work with.
Now, onto the bike. What a fantastic climber and descender! This bike does it all well. This bike inspires confidence in all that ride it! It is light enough to ride all day, but beefy enough to handle the descends. The frame is laterally very stiff so it just rails corners. You point it where you want to go, and the bike instinctively follows. Its like ESP. I have actually found myself purposly aiming at rocks just to let the well designed, single pivot, suspension soak up everything. This bike rocks! Great job Tomac! | | Weaknesses: | I'm not a big fan of the Avid Juicy brakes. They work great, but not my style. | | Similar Products Used: | 1998 Gary Fisher Big Sur. 2001 Trek Fuel 98. 2007 Gary Fisher HiFi Pro. | | Bike Setup: | All stock. XT shifters and f. der. XTR R. Der. Truvativ Noir Crankset. Fox 32 Float RL 140, Fox RP23, FSA Wheels, Kenda Nevegals (excellent tires), Easton Monkeylight bar, Thomson Stem & Post. | | Bottom Line: | The magazines are right! This bike rocks. It will immediatly instill a sense of confidence you have never experienced. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Wade Washburn
a
from Denver Colorado USA
Date Reviewed: May 15, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | Two Elks | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Price Paid: |
$3699.00 | | Purchased At: | Treads Bicycle Outfitters | | Strengths: | Overall, I am stoked the 2008 Tomac Synper. A well thought out suspension design and geometry from a Jedi Master, you know this bike is a winner. Treads in Lakewood Colorado set me up with a great demo ride. I decided I'd give it a lengthy ride for the review, so I wanted to put over 20 in the cockpit. I suceeded at that by riding Shingle Mill to the Colorado Trail for a 27 mile lollipop. Impressive climbing ability, Agile geometry, Weight (27.5 no pedals), & Lateral stiffness made for a great ride. I could attack uphill rooted, rocky climbs and hold my line with ease. The properly tuned Fox suspension climbed great with the propedal off, let alone with it on. The Synper responds to out of the saddle sprints and feels very well balanced in the air. With a more linear spring curve it seems to have bottomless travel. Point it downhill and it will positively hold its line. You'll be looking to boost off every Rock and Root. With all that said, I can honestly say the best aspects of the bike for me was the trail carving and railing that could be done. I found myself hooting and howlering in the woods as I darted down the buff single track. Do yourself a favor and check out the Tomac Synper 140. | | Weaknesses: | Umm, A+ after my 27 mile demo ride. Best Trail Bike (5") I have ridden thus far. I was ready for more at the end of my long ride. Low weight and efficient power transfer made for great energy savings. Ask me at the end of the year | | Similar Products Used: | Trek Fuel EX, Giant AC, Giant Reign, Cannondale Prophet, Gary Fisher HiFi, Haro X1 | | Bike Setup: | Tomac Synper 140 1 | | Bottom Line: | Tomac is back with an impressive bike. The Synper 140 1 Trail Bike is solid contender for all bikes in this travel range. Look out, it wants to challenge for the win. Perfect Super D race bike, Trail Bike Rider, weekend warrior, and even would work well for the occasional XC race. The perfect bike to rail on. Uphill or downhill. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Josh
a Downhiller
from Santa Cruz
Date Reviewed: April 14, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | Anywhere in Santa Cruz | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | With a frame designed around the Fox RP23 rear shock, this bikes suspension is amazing. With pro pedal on, the bike climbs like a champ with little bob on the hard/steep climbs. The frame also allows for a nice long seat post for those who like to climb. Going downhill, the bike is easy to maneuver and loves anything from tight technical trails to full on high speed downhill trails. The bike has a low stand over so you car really control it when you need to. If you are looking for a GREAT all around bike, this is exactly what you are looking for. | | Weaknesses: | None. | | Similar Products Used: | Santa Cruz Heckler, SWD 6-Gun, Iron Horse MKIII | | Bike Setup: |
-2008 Tomac Snyper 140 (Large)
-2008 Fox Float RP2
-2008 Fox 32 Float R
-XT rear derailer
-Avid Juicy Fives
-Sun Ringle Disc Jockey with Ringle hubs
-FSA XC-280 Riser bars
-FSA Gravity Light cranks
-FSA Gravity single ring bash/guide
-Diamondback magnesium pedals
My build weighs 30lbs complete. | | Bottom Line: | I have been riding this bike since December 2007. I have done everything from cross country to full on downhill on this bike and it loves it all. The bottom line on this bike is that its my do-all bike. It can really take everything I can give it (with me being 210 lbs - take that carbon haters haha). This was the best bike purchase I have made in the last 2 years. Period. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jim Roff
a Downhiller
from Highlands Ranch, CO
Date Reviewed: November 16, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Buffalo Creek-Big ride | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | The Tomac Snyper was well designed.. Its a single pivot, which means less bearings to maintain, A great geometry which makes it easy to tackle tough climbs and also allows you to be very aggressive on the descents. The bike is very well ballanced and I felt very comfortable jumping high speed into Rock gardens on my first ride. The Snyper comes stock Avid Juicy's and 8" rotors front and rear which slows the bike quickly with a squeeze of the index finger.The rest of the parts packeage is fantastic and ready for abuse right out of the box.. | | Weaknesses: | I havnt found a weakness yet | | Similar Products Used: | Specialized Enduro
Trek Fuel EX 9.0 | | Bottom Line: | This bike kick butt.. and if your looking for a 5" travel bike that can handle whatever you throw at it, then do yourself a favor and checkout the NEW Tomac lineup... I was a little concerned because of the Tomac bikes of the past, but this is a completlely new company, from the ground up. This bike relly delivers... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Richard
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from Orange County, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: August 19, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Solid ride that flows through bumps and is rigid on climbs. | | Weaknesses: | None so far. | | Similar Products Used: | Tomac 98 Special | | Bike Setup: | Fox Float RL 140 | | Bottom Line: | I purchased this bike after my Tomac 98 Special frame broke. I have to say that at first I was weary of Tomac, since I was not pleased with the defects on the 98 Special frame. But I found out through various friends in the know how that Tomac is trying to recreate its image and are focused on producing top quality performing bikes similar to their grass root days.
This bike is a bit heavier and more suspension than I was used too, but surprisingly the bike climbed well, (thanks in part to the lockout on the front shock). I have ridden the bike five times so far on various trails from all out cross country to all mountain. I am pleased with the performance, the bike was solid on climbs and ate up the downhill sections. I would definitely reccomend this frame for anyone out there that has a mediocre bike that is ready to invest in the next level, the performance is outstanding and definitely worth the investment.
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