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Submitted by
Wayne
a Downhiller
from middlesbrough
Date Reviewed: October 12, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Fort bill DH | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | Bike Scene | | Strengths: | Strong as hell. Can b used for a wide range off applications, Downhill, Racing , Freeride i.e diving off any cliff u dare and even Dirt jumoing if your that way inclinged, i take it to yeovil djs all the time and as long as the lipps havent been built by bmx rat u can do any thing a 26" hardtail rider can. | | Weaknesses: | Dont get me wrong i love my steed but there are a few weeknesses. 1, if u have the 04 wiv the 04 6way swinger it practicaly impossible to adjust full on the frame, easy fix tho , get a 07 six way cheap off CRC witch needs no tools to adjust and makes life much better. 2, The back swing arm assy is built for huge cliffs not little patter rocks, theres so much bulk back there i takes alot ov force to get it moving, this is probly why it seems to hang up on rocks and steps. 3, The weight , ah wel eh. | | Similar Products Used: | Santa cruz V10 | | Bike Setup: | Basicly i dont belive in buying components with big brothers, i all ways go for the best on the marked, so the bike haz a very high spec. I dont know what the exchange rate is so i didnt put a price but it cost me £4500 to build from new | | Bottom Line: | If you want a bike that you can Fing thrash and not worry than the Demo 8 or 9 a are welly bikes to consider. oh yeah forget the demo7, wots the point in having all that extra weight for 7" ov travle, get an SX Trail | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
chris
a Downhiller
from america
Date Reviewed: September 23, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | old dusty | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$2000.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | none!!! | | Weaknesses: | i cracked it in the first month, absolute s#it, and theres nothing i can do about it | | Similar Products Used: | a hunk of S#it | | Bottom Line: | dont buy one!!! especially a second hand one | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
kyle jackson
a Downhiller
from new zealand
Date Reviewed: May 9, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | down hill | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$2000.00 | | Purchased At: | trademe | | Strengths: | the hole bike is mint part from subframe no flex solid tank jumps like a dream plush endless travel lands so smooth | | Weaknesses: | had for 3 months and was cleaning it and realised it had to crackes in the rear end behind the raer shock apart from that is a monster o and it pedals like a hardtail bit hard to pedal it tho | | Similar Products Used: | 05 bighit 3 | | Bike Setup: | stock part from shamino brakes 888vf2 | | Bottom Line: | mean bike get 1 gota b newa dan 04 tho a 05 or 06 | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Hux
a Downhiller
from East Side USA
Date Reviewed: February 3, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Killington VT | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Everything | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | Lots | | Bike Setup: | loads of stuff 2 much to list | | Bottom Line: | Everyone says it is 2 heavy but if you watch your build the weight is about 40 pounds which is about the going rate for a DH bike. My Demo is just about 40 pounds right now and it still could go on a bit of a diet. The bike feels very stable at speeds and it sucks up drops like they were a bump in the road. I love the bike!!!. I wish Specialized was still making them today. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Don Juan
a Downhiller
from New York
Date Reviewed: November 19, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$2200.00 | | Purchased At: | Ebay | | Strengths: | The, pivots, handling, and even the paint! | | Weaknesses: | The weight, and changing the setting on the shock sucks. | | Similar Products Used: | Santa Cruz S8, Transition Gran Mal | | Bike Setup: | 2006 - Medium Demo 9 pro (stock) | | Bottom Line: | Like others have said, the bike is plush, it rolls over everything, and cornering is pretty good too. The bike is stable in the and I've never bottomed the bike (I'm 190lb).
Besides the difculty with adjusting the shock, I think the bike is easy to maintain. All the parts are well built (big and strong).
Although the Demo is a little heavy, once you get it rolling it doesn't want to stop or slow down.
Who should get this bike? more like who shouldn't? It's a fun bike, you can go fast and not worry about rocks, bumps or roots tossing you off-line. You can even race it, I did and placed top 3 all year. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jason Whitnell
a Downhiller
from London,England
Date Reviewed: August 25, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | All of them | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$3500.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | Big strong powerful frame with a superb active rear suspension | | Weaknesses: | As heavy as an elephant | | Similar Products Used: | Clubroost DH8,Cannondale Judge,GT CARBON LOBO,Saracen addiction, | | Bike Setup: | Demo 9 frame,manitou 6 way swinger rear shock with 5th element internals,Marzocchi Monster T's,Xtr through out,Hope mono 6ti brakes. | | Bottom Line: | Rode too many DH rigs too start picking the bones on the demo 9 but out of all of them i feel like i have the chance to be a better rider.The bike rides like it's on rails and the suspension on this baby just eats the trails.Bottom line it is not for the novice or to get you to work and back and if you did use it on the road be ready to be passed by old ladies because this suckers HEAVY........All in all a great DH rig and the best i have used so far it looks and feels like your dream woman/man but not for the faint hearted if you only ever get one bike make sure it's a specialized DEMO 9. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ivan Tancorre
a Weekend Warrior
from Bari, Italy
Date Reviewed: September 21, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | Monte Cimone | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$2500.00 | | Purchased At: | Bicimania | | Strengths: | Very low center of gravity,a lot of smooth travel, no pedal feedback, no brake feedback and many others... | | Weaknesses: | Too much weight, too much long! | | Similar Products Used: | Specialized Big Hit, Santa Cruz V10, Specialized Demo 8, Kona Stinky Supreme | | Bike Setup: | 888 RC2X, Sram X.9, single 36T chainring with truvativ boxguide, Mavic EX729 26x2.6" | | Bottom Line: | This bike require a great strenght to be driven but it's very very firm and stable even at high speed.
It's not properly a DH Bike but is better as Xtreme FR Bike | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matthew
a Downhiller
from New South Wales, Australia
Date Reviewed: August 19, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | Private Trade | | Strengths: | Strong frame, no flex, looks awesome...EVERYTHING | | Weaknesses: | None | | Similar Products Used: | Mongoose EC DH, Intense M3, Santa Cruz V-10, Karpiel Disco Volante, Specialized Big Hit | | Bike Setup: | 888RC2x, Manitou Swinger 6 Way, E-13 DRS... | | Bottom Line: | Its an AWESOME bike. Nothing is better than a Demo on a dh run. The BB height is fine if you're good enough to keep the pedals in the right position. The lower clearance is definetely outweighed by the better cornering. Weight? Nothing wrong with it. Its a DH bike! If its too light, you'll be bucked off. Don't get me wrong, I'm not some stereroid taking hammerhead. I'm a 55kg (110lb), 15 y.o. If I can deal with it, so can you. Lose the weight somewhere else.
The Demo rails every corner, easy to pedal (thanks to dual chainrings), very stable on air or ground. GET ONE ASAP! I'm even more stoked - it was so cheap the LBS may as well have given it to me.
The suspension is awesome, dynamic enough to cope with anything and make it feel like it wasn't even there. You can choose to take a good line through some rough stuff or just smash through it - either way, you'll still be fast.
Keep safe, have fun | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
justin brigandi
a Downhiller
from dallas, texass
Date Reviewed: August 1, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | exodus | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$2950.00 | | Strengths: | it is amazing components aer up to par. its super fast in rocks and tracks very well | | Weaknesses: | not at all | | Similar Products Used: | another demo 9 | | Bike Setup: | lots of shiz | | Bottom Line: | its not getting 5/5 for nothing. amazing bike | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
j briggs
a Racer
from dirty jersey
Date Reviewed: August 1, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | ripper | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$3500.00 | | Purchased At: | a bike shop | | Strengths: | it is super strong, cant smash derailor off. nothing flows like a demo | | Weaknesses: | ur kidding right | | Similar Products Used: | nothing compared | | Bike Setup: | E13 drivetrain maxxis tires riser bars | | Bottom Line: | its the flowiest(if taht is a word) DH bike ever. the faster it goes the better it rides. so DONT GO SLOW | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
nick
a Downhiller
from san diego
Date Reviewed: April 14, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | velocity | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$1900.00 | | Purchased At: | I/E bikes | | Strengths: | Smooth action from the rear suspension. Bullet proof frame. Laid back and agressive. Good setup stock | | Weaknesses: | When I bought the bike it had a 450lb spring in the rear. This was my first full suspension bike and I went big and didn't realize what I was doing to the poor rear shock and swing arm. I ended up bending the 4-way swinger, and cracking the inner triangle where the sock mount to it. I was able to get a new one waranteed from specilized. But without the warranty it would have been 600$. So beware your srping needs I guess. I now run a 650lb spring and I only way 180. And the 888rc is all busted up now but oh well, can't really count that against the demo. | | Similar Products Used: | Iron horse sunday team, intense, mountain cycle, Prototype (no name) | | Bike Setup: | stock. | | Bottom Line: | I love this bike, it really gives you confidence. I refer to my demo in the third person. Like "the demo will own you" and stuff like that. great bike | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
mick whitehead
a Downhiller
from cairns
Date Reviewed: March 28, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$5000.00 | | Purchased At: | chain reaction sydney | | Strengths: | strong frame, low centre of gravity, easy to move around on, good standover height. | | Weaknesses: | a bit heavy, slightly low bb. | | Similar Products Used: | kona stab primo, giant ac, giant dh team, specialized big hit. | | Bike Setup: | king steel set, 200 mm 888 rc, diabolus crank/38t, e 13 guide, pro tapers, odi rogue grips, azonic stem, dx 30 pedals, xt 4 pots/8" rotors, xtr shifter/derailleur, thomson seatpost, azonic seat, swinger 6 way/400lb ti spring, hadley hubs/mag 30's, minion st tires. | | Bottom Line: | my first big hit bike, the geometry is more on the freeride side as opposed to downhill. i took it to thredbo for new years and it made me faster every run, great bike. just wish it had a slacker head angle. bit of a pain to remove the shock, but easily done in around 5 minutes. for a non boutique brand bike that's mass produced, specialized has created a work of art. soon to be putting a boxxer world cup on to get the weight down. never heard of the demo 9's snapping, though i have heard of 05 model demo 8's snapping/cracking aroung the bb forging. i've had no problems in the 6 months i had mine, but who knows? good luck. mick. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mitch Fichtner
a Weekend Warrior
from Kamloops B.C Canada
Date Reviewed: March 20, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | Freight Train Whistler | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Price Paid: |
$100.00 | | Purchased At: | Sun Peaks | | Strengths: | None, it snaped on the first drop, and i dont meen to brag but im a smooth rider. | | Weaknesses: | Everything, noises, brake fade, suspention blow out. | | Similar Products Used: | None as bad as this, heck wall mart bikes are better. | | Bike Setup: | To expensive | | Bottom Line: | Buy the bike of you plan to ride it like a granny, if your looking for a real bike get a Rocky Mountain RMX. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Max Mo
a Weekend Warrior
from CN Italy
Date Reviewed: January 27, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | Italy shop | | Strengths: | Stiff, unbreakable, rear suspension is cool, smooth, no bottom out.
very very long, in fast downhill it is THE best.
very stable, it always saves your ass.
it's beautiful.
it can pedal very well.
it can use 26x3.0 gazza tires ON REAR!!!!! TWENTYSIX!!!!
very low center of gravity.
very good construction. half of the weight it's made by FORGED pieces. no cnc, FORGED!!! | | Weaknesses: | Can use only ISIS drive bottom braket.
You must unmount the frame to umount the shock
Rear shock (fox dhx5 it's the best, but i'm waiting for zocchi roco).
36 hole rear hub (it's not easy to find a 36 hole rim) | | Similar Products Used: | specy s-works palmer
kona stinky primo
yeti dh9 (another goooood bike!!!!)
san andreas dhs | | Bike Setup: | Demo9 2004 frame, L size
magura big ego 185 mm
3.0 gazza front, 2.8 michelin rear
23.5 kg bike | | Bottom Line: | It's THE extreme freeride bike.
i made 1000 mt uphill trip, and it pedals well.
in downhill... nobody can find the limits.
drops? no problem.
single track? well.... take a M size, the L is very long
High speeds on rocks? wow! it's STABLE!!!!
low speed on rocks? it's good, only a little low center of gravity, can touch the pedal on ground.
do you want a "3 hour trip uphill, then downhill", "a day of pure downhill", "10 hours of 3 mt drops", "i do what i want, uphill, downhill, or both"? it is your bike.
and it is a specialized. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
T-A-G
a Downhiller
from Bountiful, UT
Date Reviewed: January 26, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$3600.00 | | Purchased At: | Bicycle Center | | Strengths: | Frame is by far the nicest looking frame made today. It is indestructible, but still sexy. The parts spec is OK, but that's what Ebay's for. The silver finish that came on the 2004 model never scratches regardless of how many yard sales and stupid lift operators is sees. | | Weaknesses: | Stock 888, Hayes and Swinger had to go. It's ridiculous the stock tires are so big and heavy and that the bike doen't come with a dual ring chainguide. | | Similar Products Used: | M1, IH SGS, Big Hit, Cuervo, RMX, Boxxer, Dorado | | Bike Setup: | I bought a brand new 2004 at the end of last summer and slapped on an 06 DHX and 40RC2 (night and day to stock, I don't care what you think) and Thomp 4x, along with new XT brakes, and E13 DRS. Looking forward to getting rid of the beastly tires before this summer. | | Bottom Line: | I probably have one of the nicest Demos out there and only paid $3550 after swapping out the 888 and Swinger for store credit towards the 40 and DHX. Go find one and do the same--you'll be faster, braver and happy as hell. It's so much nicer than the other bikes I've tried, it's not even fair to compare. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
spenny
a Downhiller
from Whistler B.C.
Date Reviewed: January 24, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | A-line all the way | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$4500.00 | | Strengths: | Amazing bike with amazing stock parts. Beutiful, tough frame that will handle anything with a plush rear suspension!! | | Weaknesses: | Only the pedals, but those wernt on my bike very long! | | Similar Products Used: | Foes the fly and mono, iron horse sunday, kona stinky primo | | Bike Setup: | All stock except the pedals and I have a dorado fork(i find it help balance out the bike better) | | Bottom Line: | Amazing bike for an Amazing price. You may not think so but it's worth every penny i spent on it. The only thing is i recomend the dorado to balance the bike better but only if you can afford it!! I throw this bike of anywhere from 25-50 footers and it lands like a dream!! bottom line, you havent lived until you have the 2006 demo 9. So if you DH or do harcore freeriding, you need this bike Luckily i got mine on a pre-release:D | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rob
a Downhiller
from NJ
Date Reviewed: January 1, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | Diablo Freeride Park | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$2000.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | 2004 model. components are top notch. frame is built like a truck. great geometry, strong and solid. makes you more confident. | | Weaknesses: | stock grips and pedals...maybe? it's tough to find one. I've added a chainguide (05/06 come with one), and upgraded some parts but that's only because I like to tinker with things. There's nothing on this bike that is weak out of the box. | | Bike Setup: | ODI Rogue lock-ons, Azonic A-Frame pedals, MRP Slalom 3 Fusion chainguide | | Bottom Line: | the last and only DH bike you'll ever need. the best of the best. expensive, but you can find a pretty good deal if you look hard enough. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
ian
a Downhiller
from bay area,cali,usa
Date Reviewed: December 27, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | pacifica | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$3200.00 | | Purchased At: | mikes bikes | | Strengths: | frame work is unbreakable | | Weaknesses: | heavy in areas | | Similar Products Used: | ironhorse DH | | Bike Setup: | zokie 888 RR, manitou 4 way, aka, stock all da way! except for my xtr. | | Bottom Line: | this bike is built tuff and rides like none other. takes hits from 12 to any foot jump. drop this bike from a copter and alls you get is a cd scratch. i rate this hunka metal a 5 on the chart! this bike will knock ur sox off! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
cam mac
a Downhiller
from chilliwack b.c. canada
Date Reviewed: December 8, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | dirt merchant | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$2200.00 | | Purchased At: | Shop | | Strengths: | Everything sooooooo beautiful. frame is the best frame in zeee world | | Weaknesses: | nothing at all besides the gay pedals | | Similar Products Used: | stinky, bighit | | Bike Setup: | all stock excpet E-Thirteen chain guide and specialized pro mag pedals | | Bottom Line: | Get it, it is the dopest ride out there. the best riders in the world ride demos (berrecloth, romaniuk, strait)
there are beautiful | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
ipushmycar
a Downhiller
from Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Date Reviewed: November 24, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Twisties | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$4200.00 | | Purchased At: | Bow cycle | | Strengths: | Ultra plush suspension | | Weaknesses: | I had this bike for just over 4 months and I hit my favourite drop on my trail (12 feet high) My goddamn frame snapped! I Think it might have been a defect but they should check for that | | Bike Setup: | Kona roast frame, azonic three piece crank,Marizocci dirt jump 2 fork, west coast chopper pedals, race face cranks, avid juicy 7 disc brakes and a custom handlerbar. I dont play around. | | Bottom Line: | dont buy it unless you want a bike that will snap on you I want my frickin money back! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ian
a Downhiller
from Reno, NV
Date Reviewed: November 14, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Karpellis | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$3400.00 | | Purchased At: | College Cycles | | Strengths: | Bomb proof frame, great high speed trackability, even in the soft, good turn in, SVP shock, great dropper frame | | Weaknesses: | Heavy, but its a DH bike. Who sends a DH bike with light springs in the fork and on the shock? Pedals are total crap, but they were on the bike for all of 20 minutes. Also, had to add a chain guard, lose the front derraliure, and the tires have to go.
Also, wish it would have come with the RC instead of the RR. RC is just a better fork. | | Similar Products Used: | Azonic Eliminator, SC V-10, Kona Stinky Delux | | Bike Setup: | Heavy springs in the 888, 550 on the SVP, shaved the seat post, lost the front Der, went to a 40 tooth blackspire ring up front. | | Bottom Line: | This is what a DH bike SHOULD be! Yesterday did a 14 mile DH, which other then the fact that my fat baby bike comes in at 48lbs, and doesn't go up hills longer then what you have speed for, it was pefect. When everyone else was having to deal with the 3' drops, I just pointed it over, and away we went like there was nothing there.
Jumps like a champ, and lands even better. The tires that come with it have very little side bite, so I have met the ground more then once on a wash out. Some Nokians will fix that. Love this bike, going to be a great North Star queen! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
corbin
a Downhiller
from Issaquah, WA, USA
Date Reviewed: October 15, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | dirt mirchant to lower a line | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$3200.00 | | Purchased At: | Center Cycles | | Strengths: | super beefy frame, good specs, very plush suspension | | Weaknesses: | pedals, still need to swap them out for my a frames, and ive herd bad things about the cranks, and it has no chain guide | | Similar Products Used: | big hit spec, ironhorse SGS expert, kona stinky | | Bike Setup: | all stock so far, just new pedals | | Bottom Line: | this bike is insanly nice, i havent had the chance to put it to the real test yet, since ive only had it for about 2 weeks, but so far i absoultly love the bike, its super plush and sokes up EVERYTHING, it floats over drops and down trails, riding down stairs all you hear is thud thud thud, this bike is to awsome for words, if you have the money, get it! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
mats
a Downhiller
from sweden
Date Reviewed: August 6, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Le Pleney, morzine france | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$2400.00 | | Purchased At: | Evans cycles UK, online | | Strengths: | Smooth hucker & railing DH-machine. It works just as I want it, the bike disappears underneath me and I just float down the trails. Seems pretty durable.
| | Weaknesses: | No weakness but can’t take bigger rings than 42 teeth | | Similar Products Used: | Bullit, Heckler, Stinky | | Bike Setup: | Demo9 frame, 2005 888RC, hope mono 6 ti front, M4 rear | | Bottom Line: | I like to mention how much I like the two different rear shock settings U can use, both are awesome and I like that there are a big difference in handling between the two settings. With the piggyback downwards in the frame U have a huck-bike taking every hit imaginable, high bottom bracket for rough freeride trails. Then switch the rear shock around and U have a DH-racer that corners like a dream. With perfect low center of gravity, just about the right bottom bracket height just to hit the ground occasionally. I’ve had the privilege to test my new bike for the season for 4 weeks in the portes du Soleil area in france/Switzerland, everything held together nicely. I still cant notice any play in the rear linkage. These trail are tough on the wheels though, and your fingers. U might consider going for the Demo8 instead if you don’t need as big a difference between huck and DH-mode and already have a sturdy 135mm rear wheel as the demo9 uses 150mm rear hub.
I am 6 foot 3 and bought the M frame and it is perfect for me. The frame is perfectly complemented by the Marzocchi 888RC 200mm fork, maybe I will buy the new lower arches for it for next season, but I honestly don’t need any.
Buy a demo8/9, U can thank me later…
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Submitted by
Tom Hurc
a Downhiller
from Adelaide, SA, Australia
Date Reviewed: May 30, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | Frame, Forks, Shock, Rims, Ect | | Weaknesses: | Handle Bars, Pedals, Grips, Cranks, | | Similar Products Used: | Big Hit Comp, Big Hit Expert, Big Hit DH, Norco Team DH, | | Bike Setup: | Demo 9 Pro, Manitou 4-way, 888 200mm, Da Bomb Chain Device, Da Bomb Skint Oversized, Michelin Tires, | | Bottom Line: | BUY THIS BIKE, AS IVE USE IT MORE, IVE REALIZED IT HAS TO BE ONE OF THE BEST ON THE MARKET | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ryan Wolf
a Downhiller
from Columbia, SC
Date Reviewed: March 31, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Big Creek | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$1500.00 | | Purchased At: | Independent Re-seller | | Strengths: | The bike is probably one of the best bikes I have ever been on. I have ridden everything from my brothers Epic, Stumpjumper, to a Scalpel 2000 Lefty Max, and then crossing over in the DH scene with a Clark Dirt Jumper and I must this bike takes the cake on any bike that is on the Market today. The Frame is built to withstand any thing you can throw at it. There is no FLEX at any given point in the Frame, the frame set up itself flows with the dimensions of the rest of the components on the bike. The suspension, I dont think there is a comment needed, do you? The scary part about this bike, on my prior Dirt Jumper there were certain stunts that I was unable to do. With the DEMO 9, it makes stunts looks way to easy, and it makes me look as if I am a professional rider, thats how good the bike handles. | | Weaknesses: | ARE YOU KIDDING?? Only beef I have with Specialized is not with the bike, but can specialized specially make a RACK that will hold this beast? 99% of the clamp arms I use for my roof rack dont fit the frame of the bike, even the ones made for DH Rigs. I am forced to jimmy rig my old trunk rack to transport the bike. (whatever works) | | Similar Products Used: | Ridden a friends Big Hit, Demo 8, and a couple of Dirt Jumpers | | Bike Setup: | The FRAME IS GODS GIFT TO THE DH BIKER. The suspension is UNREAL, saved my ass on a couple of occasions. 888 RC 200mm in the front, 9.5 inches in the back, who could complain. Black Spire drive system set up, 2.7 inch S-WORKS tires | | Bottom Line: | GREAT BUY FOR THE MONEY. I got off lucky only have to spend 1500.00 for my 2004 Demo 9. Quite possibly the deal of the century. The guy who sold it to me needed cash and as soon as he told me about selling the bike for that amount, the res |
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