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Submitted by
Boogie Man
a Downhiller
from Diamnond Bar
Date Reviewed: 1/18/2008 10:49:16 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Wintercreek |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $3500 |
| Purchased At: | Foes direct |
| Strengths: | Strong..no way you can break them. Unbelievable cornering & very nice pedaling. If you like Dh...that's the ONE! One of the kind design with 16" i2i rear shock...GREAT! Like Ferrari in bicycle. |
| Weaknesses: | Pricey but has a good tech support. Hearvy but stable. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Chumba F5, Specialized Demo 9. |
| Bike Setup: | Marzocchi 888RC2X, MTX wheelset, single spring instead of dual ti. |
| Bottom Line: | Again, one of the kind design with 16" i2i rear shock. Make bicycle in a whole new level...really rising the bar. Makes rockgarden like pave. You don't get tired that easy. Why? This bike will do the job...you don't even need to brake much believe it or not. If you like Dhling....you need this bike. |
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Submitted by
a Downhiller
from Wanaka, New Zealand
Date Reviewed: 5/17/2007 3:12:22 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Dh@coro peak |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $7500 |
| Purchased At: | Thunderbikes |
| Strengths: | Rides tight track well, and just gets better as the speed an bumps increase. ( even pedals uphill !?) |
| Weaknesses: | None |
| Similar Products Tried: | 05 Foes Fly, 05 Scott Nitrous, 04 Giant dh comp |
| Bike Setup: | Fox Forties, XO bits, Holtzfeller cranks, bars etc, 729 rims, Hadley hubs, Hayes hfx-dh brakes, Nevagal DH tyres |
| Bottom Line: | Awesome bike. Rides with a "magnetic" feel like a WRX drives. |
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Submitted by
a Downhiller
from rugeley
Date Reviewed: 4/17/2007 3:09:19 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $6000 |
| Purchased At: | DERRY-AIR-CYCLES |
| Strengths: | this frame is the best dh frame available, the quality is amazing, the performance is even better.It feels like a small travel bike when pumping, jumping and cornering, but when you hit a big section the curnutt shock takes every thing you can throw at it. |
| Weaknesses: | none |
| Similar Products Tried: | Yeti dh9, works orange sp223,giant dh team, Intense M3, orange 224, ironhorse sunday. |
| Bike Setup: | Foes 2:1 dhs mono med red, fox 40, sram avid truvativ, azonic, sun,ringle, maxxis, the |
| Bottom Line: | You will not find a better dh bike than the new foes 2:1 dhs mono, it out performes all the bikes listed above by miles, it is way ahead of its time in comparison to all other dh bikes available at the moment.it is the fastest race bike out there, plus it is so well made you will never break it. Well worth the money............... |
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Submitted by
g-money
a Downhiller
from littleton colorado
Date Reviewed: 2/22/2007 1:29:43 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | warren gulch |
| Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only |
| Strengths: | stays planted no matter what, great shock feel, awesome quality welds. real solid frame |
| Weaknesses: | Waaay pricey, but you get what you pay for. |
| Similar Products Tried: | foes dhs mono (not 2:1), specialized demo 9,8,7, giant team dh, norco team dh, turner dhr, just about everything. |
| Bike Setup: | Im rockin' a Foes dhs Mono, travis ti 203, jucy 5s, 729s on hope ti hubs, full xo build. |
| Bottom Line: | Great bike, worth saving up for. Make sure to 3m clearcoat the downtube because you don't want such a frame getting all scratched up! |
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Submitted by
Eric Robinson
a Weekend Warrior
from springfeild utah
Date Reviewed: 12/12/2006 4:53:24 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | whstler bc |
| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Price Paid: | $8000 |
| Purchased At: | where do u think? |
| Strengths: | EVERYTHING! |
| Weaknesses: | nothing......why would there? its a foes! |
| Similar Products Tried: | kona stab deluxe, diamondback strike |
| Bike Setup: | F-O-E-S |
| Bottom Line: | i luve FOES there the best BRAND! nothing compares! its amazing! it take anything u can throw! |
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Submitted by
a Downhiller
from Altadena., Ca
Date Reviewed: 11/23/2006 10:37:09 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Strengths: | The design, and the way this bike hugs tight singletrack, and handles drop's |
| Weaknesses: | None, some may say the price but, if that bothers you buy something else. The wait for this frame was a pain but well worth it |
| Similar Products Tried: | 04 Foes fly, 04 Mono, 05 V-10 |
| Bike Setup: | 888, face, saint, 823's |
| Bottom Line: | This is a great bike. My bike is like 40 pounds, but feels much lighter. It handles anything that can be thrown at it, tight single track, rock gardens, drops, all with no problem. |
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Submitted by
Finn O`Connor
a Downhiller
from New Zealand
Date Reviewed: 8/7/2006 7:50:25 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only |
| Strengths: | none |
| Weaknesses: | customer serviec |
| Bottom Line: | i have waited 7 months for this bike and foes told me nothing but lies,stay away from this comany,there are plenty of other quality brands out there with good service and good back,foes have neither.have a good day and go hard. |
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Submitted by
a Racer
from You, Don't Need, To Know
Date Reviewed: 5/23/2006 8:15:46 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Price Paid: | $9000 |
| Purchased At: | Bike Zone |
| Strengths: | By far the best bike for DH racing i have ever used, especially the fork. |
| Weaknesses: | well.... its nine thousand dollars, thats a pretty hefty price. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Nothing like it. |
| Bike Setup: | Its perfect the way it is. |
| Bottom Line: | If you are a SERIOUS DH racer, but this bike, if your ot, steer clear, trust me, you don't need it! |
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