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Submitted by
geraint
a Weekend Warrior
from south wales
Date Reviewed: November 24, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | cwmcarn | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | looks good .well made. very stiff. | | Weaknesses: | a bit heavy | | Similar Products Used: | giant ac, marin wolf ridge. | | Bike Setup: | hope m4 brakes, sunn mtx camo rims hope pro2 hubs,race face dues cranks with crank bros candy pedals,carbon fibre bars | | Bottom Line: | this bike is fab .shaved a bit of wieght of it climbs the cross country loops just as good as my old wolf ridge but still flys down the the rough and knarly downs with ease,can get you out of trouble and make you feel un stopable.buy one you,ll love it. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Billy
a Weekend Warrior
from UK
Date Reviewed: October 3, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Various UK Trails | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$1400.00 | | Strengths: | Slack head angle, great for high-speed wooded single track with roots, dropoffs and rocky terrain. Silky smooth landings over jumps. Suspension design and layout is a Jon Whyte classic. Amazing climbing ability for a freeride bike. | | Weaknesses: | Nothing of note. Akward to get to the DHX 5.0 airshock and propedal adjusters. | | Similar Products Used: | Ellsworth, Orange Patriot, Marin Rock Springs | | Bike Setup: | Formula Oro K18 200 front - 180 rear brakes, SRAM x9, Fox DHX 5.0 Air, Marzocchi All Mountain 1 2006 ETA 150mm forks, WTB 'Raptors on Mavic rims. Shimano DT pedals on RaceFace crankset. RaceFace DH bars on Easton 90mm stem. | | Bottom Line: | This bike is what you would expect from a £3000 Freeride bike. I purchased the frame on its own and built it up from there, keeping a mixture of strong but lighter components to keep the weight down. Its far better than I am, with that, I let it get on with its job and I just hang on. Other people who try it like it very much, but the price tag puts many off. People do ask about the bike on the trails, as they have never seen one before. I will never need anything else as the AL7 can do it all. It looks great, feels great and you can ride it all day. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Max k
a Downhiller
from Santa Cruz, CA
Date Reviewed: June 21, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Upper Campus | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$2500.00 | | Purchased At: | Bike Connection | | Strengths: | Raked front end. Very low stand-over height. Good components. | | Weaknesses: | Weight... It is a freeride bike though. | | Similar Products Used: | Big Hit with a totem, Stinky with a Boxxer Race. | | Bike Setup: | Marzocchi 66 RC2 ETA fork, everything else stock. | | Bottom Line: | Awesome pedal-ability with enough travel to keep you craving steeper singletracks. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
sean curtice
a Downhiller
from Novato,CA, USA
Date Reviewed: May 2, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Eagle Rock Trail | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Very good strength reinforced in everywhere likely to brake, i have had no problems what so ever with the bike, pedals like a hardtail, very sensitive on downhill and perfect for mx daul slalom and rides really goo DJ and freeride | | Weaknesses: | none yet | | Similar Products Used: | Nomad | | Bike Setup: | Fox talas 36 fork-air
Fox DHX 5.0 Air
Super Duty WTB rims
| | Bottom Line: | This bike is the best all around freeride bike i have ever ridden PERIOD. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
sean curtice
a Downhiller
from Novato,CA, USA
Date Reviewed: May 2, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Eagle Rock Trail | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Very good strength reinforced in everywhere likely to brake, i have had no problems what so ever with the bike, pedals like a hardtail, very sensitive on downhill and perfect for mx daul slalom and rides really goo DJ and freeride | | Weaknesses: | none yet | | Similar Products Used: | Nomad | | Bike Setup: | Fox talas 36 fork-air
Fox DHX 5.0 Air
Super Duty WTB rims
| | Bottom Line: | This bike is the best all around freeride bike i have ever ridden PERIOD. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jake Booth
a Downhiller
from Petaluma
Date Reviewed: April 11, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | 007 bass lake | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Strengths: | This bike was a awsome ride all the way around. The one thing that really stood out to me was the way it pedaled. It pedals like a xc bike. The other nice thing is that it comes with a front derailuir with a chain guide. The chain never falls off and it gives you the option to pedal it up the hill to. | | Weaknesses: | So far none | | Similar Products Used: | Specialized SX trail 2. The main thing i liked more about the marin was the way it reacted in the corners. | | Bike Setup: | Stock | | Bottom Line: | This bike rips all the way around. It is really active in corners when you want to spring out of a corner but when flying down a shout the back tire stays right on the ground. It pedals awsome and the components that the bike comes with stock are all really nice and are very derable. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
sean curtice
a Downhiller
from novato CA, usa
Date Reviewed: February 7, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | A- Line | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Strengths: | Very Strong frame design | | Weaknesses: | not any yet | | Similar Products Used: | Quake CL7 | | Bike Setup: | all-mountain plush dirt jump bike rides nice with air or coil shock | | Bottom Line: | Plush smooth ride that fits about every category in the book
AL7 is the air version and CL7 is the spring coil version | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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