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Description:
- Frame: New design 6061 heat treated i-Drive
- Brake Levers: Hayes HFX 9 open system lever
- Handlebar: Truvativ Hussefelt, 6061 heat treated aluminum
- Stem: Truvative Hussefelt, forged 6061 heat treated aluminum
- Grips: GT Lockdown, co-molded locking grip
- Saddle: SDG new Bel Air
- Seat Clamp: Cold forged GT QR and collar
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Submitted by
Deano the Machino
a Weekend Warrior
from brisbane qld australia
Date Reviewed: July 14, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | any that makes me happy | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$4200.00 | | Purchased At: | ForTheRiders | | Strengths: | Great solid feel,huge rear travel,sweeet colour,i-drive system works a treat | | Weaknesses: | Stock parts quality is all over the place ie some really good some mediocre, | | Similar Products Used: | gt lts 3000 ds | | Bike Setup: | pretty much stock | | Bottom Line: | good bike for the money,the rear travel just keeps on going. The only real objections i have on this bike is the wheelset is a lil bit flimsy and the brakes are not very good but other than that everything else seems to be sweet. Coupled with the marzocchi 888 sl ata fork this thing is a weapon,havent ridden it much but i can tell its gonna be a while before i do some damage to it :) | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
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Sean
a Downhiller
from United Kingdom
Date Reviewed: November 23, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Forks - Drop Off Triple 170mm, brakes hayes hfx 9, rear shock - fox dhx 3.0, handlebars husslfelt all of it basically! | | Weaknesses: | Shifters - Sram x7 - Shoulda be x9! The shifters are quite stiff and the gear changing are quite slow but it does the job. Its and awsome bike. | | Bottom Line: | It's the best bike you will ever buy for the money!!!!!! EVER!!!!! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
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mikey holtom
a Downhiller
from manchester
Date Reviewed: October 31, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | wharncliffe so far | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$1100.00 | | Purchased At: | winstanleys | | Strengths: | solid frame, good shock and forks and good brakes. | | Weaknesses: | CRAP WHEELSET,horrible tyres, even crapper pedals and maybe a little heavy, | | Similar Products Used: | big hit, norco atomik | | Bike Setup: | sunline bars, bontrager grips, saint cranks, mrp chain device, 50 50 pedals, short cage x9 mech, rodie cassette. | | Bottom Line: | awesome bike for 1100 quid. i have just replaced the parts that had broke or needed personalising i.e. bars pedals tyres. i cant see me changing this bike for a while. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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carl
a Downhiller
from middlesbrough
Date Reviewed: December 29, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$1960.00 | | Purchased At: | Winstanleys Bikes | | Strengths: | Great I-drive system, very effective, cheap bike (£1000 in the sales) and got some good things on it too, x.9 mech (great) dropoff triples (good starter DH/FR fork), fox DHX 3.0, hayes HFX II (very good stopping power in the V8 rotor up front) | | Weaknesses: | Truvativ Howitzer bottom bracket, started creaking the first week of riding, but after 4 months it is still strong, smooth and there isnt any looseness in the cranks, so nothing too bad. Comes with awful Truvativ Howitzer pedals | | Similar Products Used: | Specialised Big Hit 1, Mongoose Black diamond single | | Bike Setup: | Standard except some DMR V8 pedals | | Bottom Line: | Good parts, great use of the i-drive system, i dont know how it works, and i dont care, i just know it helps. The Hayes HFX rotors are prone to coming un-tru, but there brilliant brakes and they wont bend enough to noticable degrade braking (atleast not in the 4-5months ive had them). If it came with a 180 or 203mm back rotor instead of the 160mm, and came with some decent pedals instead of the truvativ hussefelt pedals it comes with (a bar of soap would give more grip) it would nearly perfect the bike as a starter bike. But for the £1000 i got it for in the sale its a fantastic bike. The dropoff triples spike alot under the braking from the V8 rotor but if you want better forks, pay more for the bike. One thing about this bike, try not to bend the mech hanger (dropout) ive only found one shop that sells them, and its £38. If you know you like downhill/freeride, and you want a starter full susser to build on this is a great bike for that, + comes with a 24tooth granny ring for getting you places incase you like a bit of xc, but i wouldnt recommend it, the i-drive system helps in the pedalling, but theres alot of 'bob' in the forks). Oh, and if your scared the chain will slip off because theres no chain device, ive NEVER had the chain fall off on my whilst ive been coming down a course....Only after ive stopped at the end, or after ive pushed the bike up to the top :S but it isnt hard to get back on, and them are the times when you dont need to pedal). If you buy this bike and want to upgrade, first thing, if you have the money, would be new forks, id go for rock shox as alot of them have U-turn feature so you can shorten the travel for inclines and riding to places. Then new cranks/bottom bracket when the howitzer gives up (try some shimano hollowtechs), or maybe you'll have more look with the howitzer, in that case, just replace it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Treuil Montague
a Weekend Warrior
from Baton Rouge, La, USA
Date Reviewed: September 19, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Hooper/ Comite | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$1900.00 | | Purchased At: | Dirt Road Bicycles | | Strengths: | Price to get into downhill/freeriding was fairly cheap. Plush 7" all around travel, and that's for me @ 230lbs. Good components throughout, I-drive system works great which makes a 43lb bike pedal really well. Good frame geometry with a foot of sproket clearance. | | Weaknesses: | none so far | | Similar Products Used: | Kona stinky, | | Bike Setup: | Stock Gt, haven't done anything to it besides put thicker oil in the front shock. | | Bottom Line: | So far I've done everything from urban assaults, trail rides, 8 foot drops and 4 foot box jumps. This bike has performed well through all of it. It's next big challenge will be Windrock and then probably Whistler. Hats off to GT and if you get a chance, go ride this bike. If you have any questions about it call Bill @ Dirt Road @ 225-246-8064. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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