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Description:Frame
Design - Morewood single pivot
Construction - hand made 6082
Rear wheel travel - 180mm/7"
Weight - 4.2Kg/9.2lb frame and shock (Manitou Swinger 4-way coil)
Features
Morewood SPI
1.5 Headtube
135mm rear hub spacing
Front derailleur compatible
Replaceable 7075 Aluminum derailleur hanger
ISCG mounts as standard
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Submitted by
Mark Raes
a Weekend Warrior
from Andover, CT, U.S.
Date Reviewed: November 4, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Nepaug dirt jumps | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$800.00 | | Purchased At: | ebay | | Strengths: | Low center of gravity apparent right away. Bombproof, but light weight at the same time. The paint is tough, and the construction is top notch. Well forward pivot eliminates pedal bob, just like a Bullit. Nobody I know has one! | | Weaknesses: | lots of seat post sticking out if you ride with the seat up, doesn't climb like an XC, or VPP. Don't know why, but the chain drops off, have to add a chainguide. May be that my downhill speed doubled since I got it. | | Similar Products Used: | Klein Mantra, Heckler, Reign | | Bike Setup: | Fox DHX 5.0, WTB wheels, M-66, Race Face mostly XC, Hayes | | Bottom Line: | The low CG is un-mistakable and makes it possible to flick the bike back in the trail direction when flying downhill. This could be used for Downhill racing. However the bike built up to maybe 35,36 lbs with some XC stuff, and it's easy to ride XC to a point. It is more difficult to ride uphill because the seat is way back and the head tube angle is slack, but I'll take the compromise. I was interested in a Bullit, but got this instead. When the trail points down, get out of the way, because I will be passing you. It brings huge smiles downhill. That same geometry makes it something that can be hucked with confidence, knowing just where the bike is at all times, and adjust in the air. 6,7 footers don't begin to use the suspension, springs are king in my book. Nothing compares to high speed jumps, and kickers on this, big smiles. It's way more fun than the Heckler, a little more fun than the Reign. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Eric C
a Downhiller
from Huntington Beach,CA. USA
Date Reviewed: September 27, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Cerro Nero | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$1650.00 | | Purchased At: | Morewood Bikes | | Strengths: | Single Pivot,1.5" Head Tube, Good Handling, Strong, Just an all around great bike | | Weaknesses: | NONE | | Similar Products Used: | None, this is my first true FR/DH Bike | | Bike Setup: | Marzocchi Jr.T, Swinger 4-Way, Mavic Dee Trax, Maxxis Minion DHF/DHR 2.6, Truvativ 38T/170mm, E13 SRS, Hayes MAG V8 | | Bottom Line: | Bottom line, this bike is awesome. It can take anything that you can throw at it! You can Freeride, Huck-it, Downhill. And the guys at Morewood USA are great. They are very helpful, Richard put up with me asking questions for 3 months before buying this bike!!! I would highly recommend this bike to anyone who wants a great bike! Contact them at www.morewoodbikes.com or 1 828 687-0788 | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
rol
a Downhiller
from Luxemburg
Date Reviewed: August 29, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Oz en Oizans | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Not to heavy, Compact, Single Pivot, Very little flex, not made in the USA, nice industrial construction without any senseless special feature | | Weaknesses: | None (it could be ligther but it is not a XC bike) | | Similar Products Used: | VP-Free, SX Trail, Heckler, Supreme, Bergamont Big Air, ... | | Bike Setup: | Jiucys, 66, Single Track, DMR Hubs, Swinger 4 way, Spank bar and stem, ... | | Bottom Line: | This bike is simply amazing. It rides as a XC bike (I do 35km rides without any problem at all and at 50km it is starting to get heavy) and descends like a VP-Free. The good thing about this bike is that it is not so long what results in a very nice handling. The bike is stable at speed but wheelis and manuals very well. It remains stable when braking and is goes very well in the technical sections. I was able to be much faster than with my Heckler I had before (I know the extra travel helps but the Heckler is a hell of a bike as well). The 66 matches the bike like it was disgned for it and I cant complain about all the other parts as well. juicys are the best brakes I ever had.
The bike is worth every cent and I think I will be happy with it for a very long time. For everyone who is not riding WC DH or Freeride like joe Schwarz this bike should be the right one.
Mountainbiking rules..keep riding | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
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