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Submitted by
kevin s
a Downhiller
from portland oregon usa
Date Reviewed: 4/30/2007 4:28:02 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | falls city- ALL THE TRAILS |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $1 |
| Purchased At: | Private Party...... and a SCORE!! |
| Strengths: | EVERYTHING. To quote my man up top there, this thing BULLDOZES through anything...... This bike has redefined my riding. It rides like its on rails down the gnarliest of conditions.... flows like water over BIG stuff..... yet I can huck it like a hardtail..... cornering??? SHHFFF, forget it...... it RAILS the tightest! This bike is FAST, FAST, FAST and STABLE,STABLE,STABLE! Not too metion the sexiness of it..... I mean true craftsman designed and built this hog.... Have you seen the dropouts????? Oh, debating the upgraded floating brake kit? DON'T. Spend the cash, its worth it. A+++ across the boards in my book. |
| Weaknesses: | One and one only. The stays for the rear brake & rear derailer are mounted at the exact point of contact for dual crown forks to smash them...... not too bright there! |
| Similar Products Tried: | Brodie Diablo w/Shiver DC (not even close to the astrix ratings) Kona Coiler DeeLux (apples and oranges)(not to mention 20 pounds!) |
| Bike Setup: | Manitou Dorado DH MRD (front fork) Stratos El Jefe (shock) Holzfeller Cranks Giga Pipe BB x9 Shifter & Derailleur Hadley Rear Hub Diablous Chainguide Kenda Nevegal (2.5 rear/2.7 front) .243 Riser bars Azonic Shorty Dlux Sun Double Tracks 36 spk Hayes HFX9's (f&r) 8" mudcutter rotors (f&r) Azonic Hot Seat |
| Bottom Line: | For the $6K it cost to put this bike together, it rides like it should..... LIKE A RHINO ON CRACK! All of which starts with a platform worthy of WORLD class racing. These fellas have made a true downhill machine. Saving Grams? Move on. Saving Money? Move on. Saving Up? Keep going, its worth it. |
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Submitted by
david allen
a Downhiller
from anchorage,ak,usa
Date Reviewed: 7/29/2006 2:07:57 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | rabbitt lake |
| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Price Paid: | $4500 |
| Purchased At: | sunshi ne sports |
| Strengths: | super stable at speed, rear suspension is super plush and progressive, handles its self well in the air, extemley nimble for a heavier bike. |
| Weaknesses: | tires can be tricky to fit right, get a 24" rear or play with the tire size and spring weight. |
| Similar Products Tried: | cannondale gemini, devinchi johnson, yeti asx, marin quake |
| Bike Setup: | fox 40, saint crank, hayes nine, xt der., double wides, nokian gazzi 2.6. 47 1/2 lbs. |
| Bottom Line: | this is the fastest bike i have ever been on it floats over everything in its path, if your a real rider it can be pedaled up, cornering is easy the bike just goes where your looking. If you want to go fast its for you. |
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Submitted by
built4comfort
a Racer
from australia
Date Reviewed: 7/15/2006 1:20:41 AM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Price Paid: | $3599 |
| Purchased At: | LBS |
| Strengths: | stiffness. suspension performance. handling |
| Weaknesses: | none |
| Similar Products Tried: | dh team. BB7, sunday elite |
| Bike Setup: | boxxer air, saint cranks, juicy7 |
| Bottom Line: | this is a great bike, if you are no willing to follow the crowd and get an iron horse i suggest one of these. fantastic value and build quality is right up there too. best handling bike i have ever ridden |
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