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Submitted by
TIM
a Downhiller
from AUS
Date Reviewed: July 12, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | E | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$700.00 | | Purchased At: | EBAY | | Strengths: | EVERY THING OTHER THAN REAR SWING ARM | | Weaknesses: | REAR SWING ARM | | Similar Products Used: | NOTHING | | Bike Setup: | GOOD | | Bottom Line: | BEST FOR BIG ASS JUMPS | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
austin kubala
a Weekend Warrior
from b.c
Date Reviewed: November 1, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | crank it up | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$400.00 | | Purchased At: | bike shop | | Strengths: | everything exept 4 the forks and rear derailer | | Weaknesses: | forks and rear derailer | | Similar Products Used: | walmart | | Bike Setup: | stock im buying marzocci am. sl. | | Bottom Line: | the bike is awesome for the money but the forks could be better | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
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austin kubala
a Downhiller
from langley bc canada
Date Reviewed: July 8, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | the dj forest | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$900.00 | | Purchased At: | bike shop | | Strengths: | rear supension, frame, weight | | Weaknesses: | the front fork bottems out to easy, the front disc | | Similar Products Used: | infinity hard drive | | Bike Setup: | stock-got it today | | Bottom Line: | i think is a very nice bike ecpecially for the money. i am only 11 so this bike fits me perfectly-the only other optionis the kona stuff 2.4 witch is about 2x the price | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Alex TERP
a Weekend Warrior
from LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, U.S.A
Date Reviewed: April 17, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | A LINE | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$600.00 | | Purchased At: | ALL MOUNTAIN CYCLERY | | Strengths: | FORK AND EVERYTHING | | Weaknesses: | PEDALS I HAVE LOTS OF SCARS GRIPS DERAILUER BUT GREAT BIKE | | Similar Products Used: | NONE | | Bike Setup: | STOCK | | Bottom Line: | THIS IS A GREAT BIKE FOR BEGGINER KIDS NOT FOR ADULTS I WOULD DEFINATLEY BUY THIS BIKE AGAIN. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tim Cameron
a Downhiller
from Colochester ,CT
Date Reviewed: March 21, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | jumping, back trails, downhill, and rocky rides | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | $330 | | Strengths: | it is great i have been 10 ft in the air with it and the landing was great. | | Weaknesses: | the brakes work to good some time | | Similar Products Used: | NOne only my old trek with about 2' of Shox in the font only. | | Bike Setup: | all the shox work great the handle bar are nice and big for good sized jumps the wheel are great in the muddy woods the dry dirt, the big jump and the the brakes will stop on a dime this bike is so good. | | Bottom Line: | If you have a changsto get this bike it is a good choose it is so nice every thing about it . | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
izzy mavorach
a Downhiller
from glendale CA , USA
Date Reviewed: November 18, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | lots a jumps | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$630.00 | | Purchased At: | bike shop | | Strengths: | very good. even with stock suspention the 10 foot drops are smooth and rarly bottoms out. the frame is very strong. even with a 185 pound grone man being handled like a pro dh bike would me handled it performes perfectly. | | Weaknesses: | the stock specialzed tires are very thin and the front disk brake jiggles somtimes even though its tighten all the way. | | Similar Products Used: | crudy toys r us bike for fun bent the frame after 10 min.even thuogh it dosent compair to the big hit grom. | | Bike Setup: | stock | | Bottom Line: | you get way more than you pay for and its well worth the money. and only buy it if its for big jumps or down hill other wise its a watse of amazing moutin bike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jason qwerty
a Weekend Warrior
from oshawa
Date Reviewed: May 23, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | a hole bunch of 10-15 feet drops | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$800.00 | | Purchased At: | bike shoppe | | Strengths: | Man this bike can really take a darn beating. took it of some 10 foot drops in my backyad and it survived with no damage | | Weaknesses: | I have to service the farme in my wokshop every week, i dunno if the bike can take a 13 year old kenival whos 120 lbs off a 10 foot drop with out any creeks and groans from the frame... blew out the stock rear shock a while ago | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | to many upgrades to list | | Bottom Line: | THis bike is exxcellent for begginers and ive challenged myself on it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
sam
a
from winston salem north carolina
Date Reviewed: February 17, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | the handle bars are extremely beefy. the brakes they are nice | | Weaknesses: | the fork doesnt have much travel the back shocks likes to entertain me with cracks boinks kinks and other sounds that a back shock should not be making. | | Similar Products Used: | none im new to downhill well a year old | | Bike Setup: | its stock | | Bottom Line: | decent bike if your a beginner but mainly got it because i got a good deal. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tim Goodwin
a
from Co spgs
Date Reviewed: February 13, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | the peak | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$400.00 | | Purchased At: | Ebay. | | Strengths: | See my previous post below, in addition to that, My son is now almost 11 and growing like a weed, A nice addition to this Big hit Grom as your kid Grows Add a Set of 26" wheels
this corrects the low Bottom bracket problem and I think will give the bike a whole new feel as far as speed! and now I won't have to buy a new DH bike for him ... Yet. | | Weaknesses: | with 24" wheels the bike is slow in the rough stuff, and the head angle is steep.
| | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | Completly custom! 7" boxxer(1 spring) fork, magura FR brakes 8" rotors, fox Vanilla RC coil, azonic 50mm stem, scandium Bar, roox 165 cranks, MRP slalom Guide, spd's Race Face Ti BB, Ti saddle, Dee max 26" wheels 2.2 tires, hopey steering damper, This is one sweet ride! | | Bottom Line: | Awsome Bike
afer some costly upgrades, my younger son will hae to ride this in a few years. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tim Goodwin
a Downhiller
from Colorado Springs, CO
Date Reviewed: May 28, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | top of Pikes Peak - Barr Trail | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$400.00 | | Purchased At: | Ebay | | Strengths: | Great Little Bike for my 10 yer old Ripper! strong, so I don't need to worry with a good strong set of Components.
| | Weaknesses: | Head angle is a little steep ( fixxed that with a slightly taller fork and new rear shock. and the wheelbase could be shorter. should come with 160 cranks not 165. heavy Hubs
otherwise a great bike, I am just picky from racing downhill bikes for years. | | Similar Products Used: | Home made 20"wheeled modified kids bike I spent a lot of time and money, had fox shock, Ti BB 150 cranks | | Bike Setup: | Rock shox Psylo Air, Azonic shorty Magura Marta Discs, Fox float AVA rear shock, Ultegra Rear deraileur, Profile 160mm Aluminum cranks, Titainium BB, Real 9sp hubs, Scandium Bar, Hopey Steering damper, Ti Seat, King Headset, Easton Cully Pedals this thing is Rigged and probably cost more than my Gemini once i finnished building it!!! is is Way lighter than stock and rides great - I would recomend air for and shock as I could not find soft enough springs for either end | | Bottom Line: | Awsome Bike that I spent way too much money on but I know my Kid has the coolest Bike on the mountain!
I wish My Dad had built me this when I was a Kid...
Email me if you want to see the pics of the bike! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
fred mo
a Downhiller
from chevy chase md USA
Date Reviewed: May 12, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Price Paid: |
$800.00 | | Bottom Line: | SWEET BIKE!!!!!
It takes landings great!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Paul Allen
a Downhiller
from Edmonton, Alberta Canada
Date Reviewed: July 12, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$760.00 | | Purchased At: | local bike shop | | Strengths: | Disc brakes are O.K, The HMX2's make a bit of noise but not much compared to my old shimano's. The eight inch front rotor is a lot better than my friends six inch. I really like the tires too. Good chain guide.Cool handle bars and stem! | | Weaknesses: | The front fork could be improved. I'm thinking of putting on a used drop-off triple. Rear derailleur is not the best but you could fix that easily. | | Similar Products Used: | None | | Bike Setup: | Stock | | Bottom Line: | This a good deal compared to msome of the other bikes I have been looking at. A good bike for smaller downhillers and freeriders. With a few upgrades this bike could be a good downhill worthy bike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Greg
a Downhiller
from Reno,NV
Date Reviewed: February 6, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | Northstar/N trail | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$699.00 | | Purchased At: | local shop | | Strengths: | Outstanding frame including some really cool welds with sick top tube, very good single pivot design. Component selection, cranks, bb, stem, bars (the 31.8 is a nice touch) are all top notch stuff and surprising for this price point. The Hayes mechanicals are nice, these little guys really dont need hydraulics, but I think the Avid mechanicals work a little better. Incredible price if you consider the only other options are 1) a Kona Stinky 24 at over double the price or 2) Build a 24" bike out of something else, guaranteed to be a big project for way more than 700 bucks. Also the weight is acceptable for a bike with this much beef. | | Weaknesses: | They cut corners on the fork, shock and rear derailler (easy fix) to keep the price way down. This is probably fine if your Grom is only going to do moderate riding, but my little ripper is a very aggressive rider for 9 years old. Also the side walls on the Specialized 24" tires are very thin and my kid (75 lbs) pinch flatted the front even with a dh tube. | | Similar Products Used: | A few garage made 24" bikes and a coverted Mongoose 20" wheeled bike I built, Kona Stinky 24 (I ride an Armaggedon and a Disco Volante, so I'm used to real dh bikes) | | Bike Setup: | Pretty muck stock, but use a different narrower seat and took out one spring from the shock when doing normal riding, but put it back in when he's doing big hits. | | Bottom Line: | This is an outstanding bike for the money, I know most parents won't want to throw down even 700 bucks for a bike a kid can only ride downhill and fr. If I have to explain, then they wont understand anyway. But for the rest of us who ride with our kids, and don't mind throwin down a little, it's a great start. If your kid is a normal to timid rider, just take one spring out of the fork and let him rip. I am in the process of losing the fork for a '98 6" travel Boxxer with one heavy spring and light oil. I'm having to rebuild the front wheel for the 20mm thru axle, but the other option might be all the five and six inch travel qr forks out there. I like dual crown so you can lower the crowns to keep the head angle from being too slack. Another great fork option would be the Marzocchi Drop Off, a 6" dual crown spring/air qr OEM fork. You can't get one new, but may be able to find someone who's selling one.
Also, the little brat bent his chain ring on a rock, so I have replaced the cheap ring with a Truvativ DH ring and a single ring guard. If you dremel a groove on the outside of the shark fin on the chain guide you can use a ring guard without having to go to an MRP or the like. The shock has been pretty good so far if the rebound is set up right as long as the kid won't touch the dial.
This bike is a great value and a great platform to start with. A few mods to make a truly downhill race worthy kids bike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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