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Submitted by
the_guy_who_bikes
a Downhiller
from BC Canada
Date Reviewed: June 30, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | Aline, Dirt Merchant | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$2300.00 | | Purchased At: | RS Cycle | | Strengths: | 1.5 headtube, super strong frame, it can take nything you throw at it, or example i hit a 20foot by 18 foot drop and it landed smooth. I love this thing | | Weaknesses: | weight | | Similar Products Used: | bighit | | Bike Setup: | 2006 Iron horse Yakuza Kumicho with a 2006 66rc2x | | Bottom Line: | this bike is a beast and you cant go wrong buying it. this is the best iron horse you can buy other than a sunday, but they are ridiculously priced. you should buy it if you love to ride whistler and the shore, if your a cross country rider i would find something a little lighter. but either way you will love it. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
c s
a Downhiller
from Silver Spring, MD
Date Reviewed: August 29, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$1056.00 | | Purchased At: | amazon | | Strengths: | Components, very good for the price, easy to ride in the downhill | | Weaknesses: | The fork, if you can change it, i recommend an 888, theres is no uphill with this bike, i need to get rid of the floater break | | Bottom Line: | ... | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Will
a Downhiller
from Denver
Date Reviewed: August 10, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | keystone | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$1025.00 | | Purchased At: | randal scott | | Strengths: | the frame. comes with maxxis tires which are pretty dope. and the hayes nine brakes. | | Weaknesses: | the fork sags way to much and ive bottomed it out many times off small 10' drops suggested to buy 888. and there is no uphill on this baby weighing in at 42.7 pounds and only 8 gears. | | Similar Products Used: | azonic, giant faith 3 | | Bike Setup: | all stock. new seat off old bike. and marzocchi 888. yeti cycles grips just cause i got them cheap. | | Bottom Line: | amazingly fun bike for so cheap. easily the best bike for the money. and nothing on this bike is going to break no matter what you do to it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Alex Candage
a Downhiller
from Meredith, NH
Date Reviewed: July 31, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Highland Bike Park | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$975.00 | | Purchased At: | www.rscycle.com | | Strengths: | Very Good components for the money. Truvative, Shimano, SDG, SRAM, Maxxis,Mavic rims. Probably the best downhill/freeride bike you can by for an extremely great price!! | | Weaknesses: | Only the Manitou Stance Fork. I broke the Fork on my second ride and Manitou is sending me a brand new fork! | | Similar Products Used: | 07 Kona Stinky | | Bike Setup: | Shimano, Truvative, SDG, SRAM, Maxxis, Mavic rims. | | Bottom Line: | The best Downhill/freeride bike you can buy for the money! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sal Knutson
a Weekend Warrior
from reno, nevada USA
Date Reviewed: July 19, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | northstar park | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$1100.00 | | Purchased At: | Randall scott | | Strengths: | Let Me start by saying strong frames excellent brakes, good tire good bike for the price. | | Weaknesses: | FORK! FORK! Need to better fork | | Similar Products Used: | BIg Hit | | Bike Setup: | stock | | Bottom Line: | If you buy this bike first thing you need to change is the fork. On the first day Seal blowed on the fork I did n't enjoy the ride I was riding nice trail and I hit a rock the seal on the forks blow. Great bike but need to upgrade the fork. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
scott
a
from forest grove, OR, USA
Date Reviewed: July 9, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | black rock freeride park | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$1100.00 | | Purchased At: | randal scott cycles | | Strengths: | tough, nice components, the seat is great, 1.5" head tube in case you want a Marzocchi 66 (which I do), looks cool | | Weaknesses: | really heavy, tires, personally i hate hydraulic brakes | | Similar Products Used: | kona stinky (seemed much easier to pedal uphill) | | Bike Setup: | stock (2006) | | Bottom Line: | I have the 2006 version. The Super T is great. I don't notice the Manitou Swinger, so it must be doing its job. I have to ditch the tires ASAP (1.7 kg each!!). Maybe I'm out of shape, but it is almost impossible to pedal. The head tube is raked out for full on DH, which is sweet for the descent. For the price, it is an unbelievable bike. I think in retrospect, the Ojiki is probably more suited for my riding as the Kumicho feels more like a dedicated DH bike. If I could give it 6 flaming rats for value, I would. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
steven
a
from voorheesville
Date Reviewed: July 8, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Strengths: | a lot | | Weaknesses: | i dont know yet | | Bike Setup: | nice | | Bottom Line: | ok im buying the 2006 version of this iron horse yakuza kumicho and iron horse said they replaced the floating disk brake with a mounted one, is there anything else on the 2006 version that needs correcting? | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jake macintyre
a Downhiller
from christchurch new zealand
Date Reviewed: January 1, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | brents | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$1200.00 | | Purchased At: | bike hq | | Strengths: | chainguide tyres and looks | | Weaknesses: | weight and front forks also i cracked my rear swing arm due to dodgy welding from ironhorse | | Similar Products Used: | stinky deluxe specialized big hit | | Bike Setup: | 888s on the front new rear swing arm and a funn camo seat | | Bottom Line: | im not happy about the crack in under 3 monts but overall great bike | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
MARC
a Downhiller
from LITTLETON,CO,USA
Date Reviewed: October 27, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | keystone-Paid In Full | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$1399.00 | | Purchased At: | supergo(performance) | | Strengths: | Great bike for the money! I can now keep up with the best of them without killing myself! | | Weaknesses: | The fork. The fork. The fork. The weight (but does it really matter?) | | Bike Setup: | stock except for lock on grips and '05 Marzocchi 888rc | | Bottom Line: | If you change the fork out this is a great bike. Even after going back to manitou it still sucked! I have done 1.5 seasons of hard downhill and the bike has held up pretty well. I have not found it's limitations yet. A little heavy but I weigh 215 myself and I am not a racer anyway. It is the cheapest way to get into downhilling. I don't have $5000 to spend on a bike I can only use for 90 days a year!
I did have to replace the pivot bearing due to loosening but went to a industrial supplier and got them for $24. A new bearing on the floating brake also quieted it down. If you don't have the cash for a racer this is a great bike! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Aaron
a Downhiller
from Lynnwood WA
Date Reviewed: October 26, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Clown Shoes | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$1800.00 | | Purchased At: | performance bikes | | Strengths: | Great forks, turns really well, Handels good in the air, soaks up the bumps good. | | Weaknesses: | Rear shock isnt the greatest, i put a 500lb spring on and that did the trick. No complaints other wise. | | Similar Products Used: | giant Faith 1, demo 8, kona stinky, Preston FR | | Bike Setup: | Stock, except for the 500lb spring | | Bottom Line: | Awsome bike, good enough turing radius for north shore, well worth the money, the bike can do anything that you want it to. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Hunter
a Downhiller
from Palos Verdes, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: October 7, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Del Cerro, Slalom, North Shore, San Pedro Downhill Track | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$1600.00 | | Purchased At: | Performance Bike | | Strengths: | - Strong Frame
- Handles Drops and Gaps Really Well
- Awesome Components!
Huge WTB Tires 2.7 Front 2.5 Back
Fork Super T is soooo soft
Hayes 9
e-thirteen Chain Guide System
Manitou 4 Way Swinger Rear Shock
Truativ Hussefelt Head Set / Handle Bars
truativ | | Weaknesses: | A Bit On The Heavy Side
But other that that
Nothing | | Similar Products Used: | Sunday Trip, Kona Stinky, Stinky Dee-Lux, | | Bike Setup: | stock, forte shovel pedals | | Bottom Line: | This bike is great for an experienced Downhill or Freerider.This bike can go either way. It can soak up anything you throw at it. In my first week of riding it of hucked 10 foot + drops and 30 foot kickers. This bike can perform just as well as most top of the line bikes out there! THIS IS A MUST BUY! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
STUART PENN
a Downhiller
from NAIRN
Date Reviewed: September 6, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | fort william (scotland) | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$180000.00 | | Purchased At: | wadescycles.co.uk | | Strengths: | sweet frame good balance great for digging in to corners flys like a bird over jumps smooth over rocky sections apart from the forks but this can be resolved if you let the air out and slow the reboud right down | | Weaknesses: | super t forks recommend that fox 40`s or boxxer world cup`s should be on this bike | | Similar Products Used: | factory built specialized big hit built with 26" wheel + santa cruize vp | | Bike Setup: | i have put the fox 40` on the kumicho aswell as dee max rims and found it ride alot smoother although it cost me a lot to do this but well worth the money if you are passionate about your riding | | Bottom Line: | by it, change it , love it ! cheap as hell well worth uprgrading certain parts | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jesse Roller
a Downhiller
from ventura
Date Reviewed: September 1, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Price Paid: |
$1469.00 | | Purchased At: | performance | | Strengths: | everything is insane and strong!! | | Weaknesses: | pretty much nothing, but you cant turn as much because of the forks, they are triple trees. | | Similar Products Used: | piece | | Bottom Line: | best bike, dont even bother with others. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Erik Zukowski
a Downhiller
from Berlin, CT
Date Reviewed: August 29, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Plattekill, Mtn. Creek | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$2000.00 | | Purchased At: | rhythemcycles | | Strengths: | the frame has a low top tube, solid construction, and looks cool. | | Weaknesses: | The fork sucks...it just plain sucks. I suggest buying a new one immediatly, for the seal will break. I also had a problem with the 5th element..it didnt bleed right. | | Bike Setup: | stock except for goodridge steel braided lines. | | Bottom Line: | This bike is killer with an upgrade or two, but you have to be willing to spend then extra money for a fork...1500 for the bike and 800 for a fork such as a 888 will do the trick. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
scott
a Weekend Warrior
from Markham Ontario Canada
Date Reviewed: August 14, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | any one I can ride the chairlfit to | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$2000.00 | | Purchased At: | sportcheck | | Strengths: | Super-T fork; strong frame; best handeling big bike I have ridden; | | Weaknesses: | no chain ring guard; only a 9 speed; this bike is nimble enough to do more free-riding if only it had an additional small ring; could use a better brake package but for the price the Hayes nine works ok; | | Similar Products Used: | norco vps; specialized big hit; Kona Stinky; | | Bike Setup: | everything is stock except for the pedals; have fork and swinger4 set up a little stiffer than recomended. | | Bottom Line: | Great bike for the price; suspension is plush and the geometery of the bike is great; if anyone from Ironhorse reds this, I know that you have your 7. free-ride series but those bikes just don't hold the same potntial as this one; you could do so much more with this bike with a few minor changes; | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Evan
a Downhiller
from Killington,vt,USA
Date Reviewed: July 14, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | dont have 1 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$2099.00 | | Purchased At: | JBS | | Strengths: | um front triangle | | Weaknesses: | rear swingarm | | Similar Products Used: | trek sessions 77 and rmx 1.0 | | Bike Setup: | 888rc in the front profile cranks | | Bottom Line: | um the rear swingarm cracked all the way around on the lover left tube and i only weigh 135lbs and the 5th elements sucks balls | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Spenny
a Downhiller
from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Date Reviewed: May 23, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$1500.00 | | Purchased At: | Sportcheck | | Strengths: | This thing is CRAZY strong. Just so everyone knows, I have the 06 and it has the Super T's on it, I love the fork, its pretty light, good turn radius, the whole thing is pretty well flawless! | | Weaknesses: | The only thing that i found, and this may be becaus eim picky, but because of the lack of chainguard, i smashed my crank. Its ok, for the low price, i just bought a new one | | Similar Products Used: | SantaCruz VP Free | | Bike Setup: | Put on the chaingaurd, new brakes, pedals. Everything else is stock. | | Bottom Line: | THIS BIKE IS AMAZING!!! I recomend it to ANYONE! I switched from a Demo 9 to this, this bike is so much better for a quarter of the cost. I huck 20-30 footers on it and roll away smooth.... Bottom line..... If you want a serious freeride bike, buy it! if you want something to ride on weekends with buddies, don't. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
collin trapp
a Downhiller
from boulder
Date Reviewed: May 9, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | cactus ridge | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$1000.00 | | Purchased At: | The Fix | | Strengths: | blanced, smooth, corners well, | | Weaknesses: | fork sucks, cranks are heavy, needs other shock or ty spring, wheels are very strong, get rid of the floating brake and get a 150mm rear wheel!!! | | Similar Products Used: | Lenzsport | | Bike Setup: | world cup, sun rims single tracks, holzerfellers, durace, rigle, new hayes with dangerboy levers, new SDG seat, easton bars and stem, ty spring
| | Bottom Line: | i saw the other posting where his swing arm cracked and it happened to mine to must be a bad batch of swing arms, iron horse will replace it for free. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
joe karl
a Downhiller
from ohio
Date Reviewed: April 1, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | none | | Weaknesses: | all | | Bottom Line: | gay | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bryan Ciesinski
a Downhiller
from Tacoma, Wa
Date Reviewed: March 22, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | any that have jumps on them! | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$800.00 | | Purchased At: | Diablo Freeride Park | | Strengths: | Unique looking, heavy-duty, and bomb-proof frame. It stands out from the all the rest. Very balanced and maneuverable for jumping. | | Weaknesses: | Fork and floating rear brake. Rear shock spring is to soft. Bike weighs about 46 lbs. stock. | | Similar Products Used: | Santa cruz Bullitt | | Bike Setup: | 170 mm.Marz 66 VF, Romic 9.5 in. w/ 3 in. stroke rear shock, 150mm hub LazerDisc rear wheel, Magura FR brakes. Wtb 2.5 Weirwolfs. | | Bottom Line: | Change the fork for sure, maybe the rear shock (or heavier spring at least). I lost over 4 lbs. by changing tires and tubes. Bikes is now under 42 lbs. Very happy with the bike after the changes. Very stout feeling bike, yet nimble and well balanced for jumping. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rob
a Downhiller
from Olney, Maryland
Date Reviewed: March 20, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Shaeffer, want to start DHing tho | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$1399.00 | | Purchased At: | Performance :-( | | Strengths: | Pedallable, literally no bob at all. Maneuverable in the air, well balance. Pedals are super grippy. SRAM drivetrain, E.13 Chainguide. Mavic Rims. Pretty Easy to jump with. Really solid. PRICE!!!! | | Weaknesses: | Ive heard scary things about the fork... bad turning radius. Otherwise I love it | | Similar Products Used: | This is my first DH/FR bike | | Bike Setup: | Stock, Im putting my Diablous stem and bars on it tho. | | Bottom Line: | Awesome bike for the price. Tons of travel, yet its still really easy to pedal. Good entry level DH bike, considering the price, and the quality of the components. 5 Flamin' Chilis!!!! Hopefully the fork doesnt die, I'll write another review if it does. Like someone said earlier though, its easier to buy a bike with really nice specs and a crap fork, than it is to buy a bike with crap components and an awesome fork. Id reccomend it for anyone wanting to get into DH/Fr... not for an xc rider. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
elliot smith
a Downhiller
from adelaide
Date Reviewed: February 19, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | - | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$1500.00 | | Purchased At: | mitcham cycles | | Strengths: | - | | Weaknesses: | the frame | | Similar Products Used: | - | | Bike Setup: | - | | Bottom Line: | i posted a review up the top sating how good the bike was, i still like it but i snapped the frame clean, back right on the swing arm. if your a good rider look for stress fractures in the frame on the inside.
good bike still but always look for the cracks, ironhorse will give you a new swingarm is its less than i year old. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jeff harrison
a Weekend Warrior
from Arizona
Date Reviewed: February 5, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | South Mountain | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$1500.00 | | Purchased At: | Supergo | | Strengths: | Strong, Simple, Plush, Unique look, some decent components | | Weaknesses: | Stance Kingpin = poop, Floating rear brake causes vibration, and brake chatter. | | Similar Products Used: | Santa cruz Super-8, Cove G-spot | | Bike Setup: | Marzocchi 66vf 170mm fork, 34 tooth front ring, upgraded rear wheel from Iron Horse (delete floating rear brake) | | Bottom Line: | Once you upgrade a couple of items, this bike is sweet, Iron Horse is great to deal with, and they respond quickly. I highly reccomend that you contact them, and ask for the re-vamped rear wheel, which will allow you to throw the floating rear brake set up into the trash. Mounting the brake directly to the IS mounts gives the bike way better control, and gets rid of the annoying squeel, and chatter. take the Manitou off, and cut it into little tiny pieces, and flush them, that fork needs help!! Replace it with a Marrzochi, and life is good!! Overall, this is a good bike right out of the box, but for a few bucks, it can be awesome. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Karl
a Weekend Warrior
from Liverpool, England
Date Reviewed: January 19, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Any | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$1400.00 | | Purchased At: | Performance Bike | | Strengths: | Absolutely bombproof frame; 5th element shock; big fat 8" discs on both wheels; nice riding position; wicked SRAM gear setup; the cool looking dragon painted underneath; in fact, the whole bike is pretty damn sexy; floating brake. | | Weaknesses: | The fork: it's too mushy and groggy; it's labour trying to pedal: it's a b1tch on the flats and hills; the whole thing quivers when you apply the rear brake (for some strange reason); the way it teases you when you can't ride it. | | Similar Products Used: | None, it's my first 'real' bike! | | Bike Setup: | As it comes out of the box. | | Bottom Line: | This is my first fr/dh bike and I love it so much, it's like nothing I've ever had before. However, I would agree that the fork needs changing for something less fragile (unfortunately I don't have the money yet!) but everything else feels pretty damn solid. It's perfect for learner downhillers such as myself; weekend blasts in the forests and killin' the hills are made so much more entertaining. There's 8" of endless travel on the back and the 5th element is sooo sweet when it's worn in- it feels alive. Drops and jumps like a dream. Really comfortable. I've (sort of) solved the pedalling issue with some spd's...but I've already fallen victim to the dodgy release mechanism. (Get it - Fallen! No, thought not...) Anyway, it's amazingly good value and amazingly good fun - you'd never get another rig quite the same for an equivalent price. It's a beast. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John Mills
a Weekend Warrior
from Vancouver
Date Reviewed: January 12, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | The Shore | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$2000.00 | | Purchased At: | Sport Check | | Strengths: | After you do some changes, this bike rocks, you have to look beyond(if you buy it in Canada)that you are buing it from Sport Check I beleive this bike is over looked by that fact I swithched the fork to a Sherman Plus changed the Shock to a 6 way Manitu and took the floating rear brake off | | Weaknesses: | Fork, Floating Brake set up...(Goofy) Grips | | Similar Products Used: | Kona Stinky, Giant Faith | | Bike Setup: | Now...Sherman plus Fork....6way Shock,...Juicey 7 brakes, Headley hubs, double track front and rear.
| | Bottom Line: | This bike is great value for money, I look at it as a small Gem that people are over looking I have done some changes but putting that aside it still was a solid bike (apart from the fork) but regardless of the bike you buy you will always make changes | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tom Bombadillo
a
from Old Forest
Date Reviewed: December 19, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | All of them | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$1399.00 | | Purchased At: | Performance Seattle | | Strengths: | Price, floating brake, general component spec. | | Weaknesses: | Fork. | | Similar Products Used: | Iron Horse SGS Sport | | Bike Setup: | Stock except replaced fork with Jr T before I even rode the Manitou POS that came on it, Diabolus bar and stem, ODI Ruffian lock-on grips. | | Bottom Line: | Killer bike for the money, ditch the fork. You can tell just pogoing the fork on the showroom floor that it sucks in a very bad, scary way so budget 400 extra bucks (US) for a last-year model Boxxer or Jr T from Jensen or Pricepoint (I actually already had an '04 Jr T that came off my broken SGS) or take your life in your hands off any drop you try. Otherwise, after the fork upgrade, this rig is awesome. Floater, SDG I-beam saddle set-up, SRS, SRAM drivetrain, Progressive shock...this is a crazy good deal. After I had the Jr T put on I dropped a very noticeable amount of weight and am cruising around on a nimble, well-balanced downhill bike. I can't wait to hit Cypress, Whistler, the Shore and the killer Oregon spots on it this summer! Five burning turds for value, four overall because replacing the fork is not optional if you are going to use it as it is intended. To Iron Horse's credit on this, though, I'd rather buy a well-spec'ed frame with a easily-replaced crappy fork than a decent frame with a Fox Vanilla shock, mediocre drivetrain and a killer fork. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike
a Downhiller
from Christchurch
Date Reviewed: October 31, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | Vic Park | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$1600.00 | | Purchased At: | Bike HQ | | Strengths: | Everything but the forks and Grips. One tough frame I am 113kgs and it takes all I give it. | | Weaknesses: | Forks Suck I have put on Boxer Race and its now one sick puppy that can handle anything I throw at it, Grips suck it get some lock ons | | Similar Products Used: | Giant Faith 2, Kona koiler and Kona Stinky | | Bike Setup: | Stock except for Rock Shox Boxer race, lock on grips and 550 pound rear spring | | Bottom Line: | After riding this bike on more than just small drops 30ft gappers 10-15 ft drops I love it more and more with every ride. You can ride it fast...real fast it hugs corners like its on rails and is plush in all terrain. For the price you really can't beat this bike, It's the shizzle | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
elliot smith
a Racer
from adelaide, sa, australia
Date Reviewed: October 30, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | N/A | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$1500.00 | | Purchased At: | mitcham cycles | | Strengths: | frame, derailer(sram is sick), rims alright,brakes | | Weaknesses: | forks!!
when i boughtt eh bike i traded in the forks for boxxers and they are so sick | | Similar Products Used: | N/A | | Bike Setup: | with boxxer race | | Bottom Line: | sick bike
they guy who was doing 4 foot drops suck, when i got this bike i started to 17-18 foot drops. the other day a just did a 35 foot gap over a fence, i got 4 metres above the two metre fence | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nick
a Downhiller
from Kirkland,WA
Date Reviewed: October 21, 2005 | | Favoriate Trail: | SST | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$1300.00 | | Purchased At: | SUpergo | | Strengths: | Good strong frame. love the floating caliper. tough, beefy bike. Good price for the specs. | | Weaknesses: | The stance kingpin is not a good fork. 5th element way in the back. disc brakes keep squeeling nd shakes the bike a lil. | | Bike Setup: | jus stock rite now but prob gonna change front fork 2 888 vf. nd get fox 3.0 in back. nd change the hayes 9 to hayes mags. | | Bottom Line: | Tough bike. everyone should change the forks. nd overall. hell of a fun bike 2 ride anywhere. barely every gets dents or scratches. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Calvin
a Downhiller
from Penticton, BC, Canada
Date Reviewed: October 20, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$2000.00 | | Purchased At: | Sport Chek | | Strengths: | Cheap, strong | | Weaknesses: | Rear brake squeals and vibrates the whole bike, I think something is up with my floating brake setup.
Fork has become stiff after riding in the rain, I think maybe some water got in somehow.
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