Submitted by
matt
a Downhiller
from montreal,quebec,canada
Date Reviewed: 4/23/2007 2:03:04 PM
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| Duration Product Used: |
Less than 1 month |
| Strengths: |
light,low centre of gravity,stiff,very unique suspension design,corners like no other...general looks. |
| Weaknesses: |
no iscg tabs,pedal bop,floating brake caliper not well thought out. |
| Similar Products Tried: |
brodie thumper,kona stinky,norco a-line,norco team dh,devinci 8flat8. |
| Bike Setup: |
boxxer world cup,dhx 5.0,juicy carbon,hope pro 2 hubs,syncros dps 32 rims,funn handlebars+pedal+seatpost,minions,e-13 chainguide and stem |
| Bottom Line: |
after two rides i can tell you that this is the best bike i've owned...the suspension feel is so progressive and mixed with the low centre of gravity makes it very composed and balanced,i'm still in the process of finding the best shock setup but i think that the factory 300lbs spring is a little soft for me.all in all this bikes a real dh beast but there are a couple things i don't understand first-no iscg tabs...a frame of this quality should come standard with iscg tabs this is a non-sense and we had to machine the iscg adaptor (thanks to e-13) to fit the suspension pivot...
second-for a bike this price and it came as a surprise to me after the first wash,the suspension hardwear bolts are not even stainless,so after the first wash the were rusty...how much can 4 stainless bolts cost?
the negative aspects DOESN'T affect the unbelievable performence of the f5 but are a bit confusing in terms of life expectency of the frame...
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