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Submitted by
zakbb
a Weekend Warrior
from whitehorse,yukon,canada
Date Reviewed: June 18, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$900.00 | | Purchased At: | Icycle sports | | Strengths: | pretty much everything...more specificly brakes,frame and suspension | | Weaknesses: | not enought gears(16) and slippery pedals...not made for xreme donwhill and major dirtjumping or other xtreme s"""t u can come up whit
| | Similar Products Used: | kona stuff,norco bigfoot | | Bottom Line: | good bike for what it's made for (shore riding), when your not used to the low center of gravity it can be weird at first but its all good now... i reccomende it :P | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
norcoreview
a Downhiller
from London, UK
Date Reviewed: June 10, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$1000.00 | | Strengths: | Freat geometry, forks, breaks are all excellent.
| | Weaknesses: | Rims could use an upgrade | | Bike Setup: | As stock with Lizard and new rims added. | | Bottom Line: | Great bike for the cost. The 2007 is a major improvement over the 2006 model. This bike is a good allrounder!
2006 the front fork is the major weakness in the bike. However this has been changed + juicy breaks added.
Overall the standard has improvemed massively on an allready very good bike.
The frame really is the biz! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Connor
a Weekend Warrior
from Kirkland Lake, Ontario Canada
Date Reviewed: April 9, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$900.00 | | Strengths: | Frame, paint job, brakes, seat, cranks, Syncros bars and stem, deraileurs, | | Weaknesses: | Wheelset,pedals | | Similar Products Used: | Norco Sasquatch, Norco 125, Kona shred, Norco Katmandu | | Bike Setup: | all stock except I changed my pedals | | Bottom Line: | This Bike is amazing. It is very comfortable, sturdy , and easy to jump and do drops with. The wheels are gonna bend side to side if you try 180's, i know i did it with my old bike( Marin Nail Trail) but they should stand up to fairly big drops no problem, ( 8-12 set stairs) but i haven't tried that yet. It is fairly light for the way it's made, cause it's built like a tank. The fork is ok, but it is kinda soft, although with 120 mm of travel, you won't bottom them out unless you land really hard on the front end. Bars and stem are insane, along with the brakes, cranks and drive train as well.The only thing you'll probably have to upgrade is the pedals , but that's a cheap fix anyway. Overall this is an amazing bike, and the 08 light blue frame looks really really sweet. Buy this bike, you won't be dissapointed | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jordan pernala pernala
a Weekend Warrior
from battleford
Date Reviewed: February 26, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | jordy_rocks291@hotmail.com | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$900.00 | | Purchased At: | pheonix sports | | Strengths: | ossome frame love the paint job with the acid green. the 07 norco is probably the best trail bike ever. | | Weaknesses: | no good for dirtjumping even thow everyone said it would be. the back rim collapsed the tires arnt the best but otherwise its ment for trail and i upgraded mine with fox shocks and race face and other stuff like that | | Bike Setup: | ok | | Bottom Line: | by it for all you hardcore not so ruff trail riders | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Acey Jay
a Weekend Warrior
from Victoria, BC, Canada
Date Reviewed: November 18, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Who's Yer Daddy Baby | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | Russ Hay's | | Strengths: | Great brakes (really nice modulation and feel, powerful), strong frame, good fork, overall pretty well spec'd. Responsive, comfortable ride, pretty burly, which makes you feel more confident, but still good with climbing, etc. Durable, reliable, stable-feelin'. Real workhorse. Feels like it can take pretty much anything. Sick looking. Especially the pre-08 models. Because the 08's logos look sorta naff. To me. Anyway - you seriously should BUY THIS BIKE. | | Weaknesses: | Pedals are OK, half-half. Sort of slidey, but they're pretty much OK. Being non-grippy and pin-less, they won't stick you too bad if your shins ram into them, though. An upside, especially if you're clumsy. | | Similar Products Used: | Tried a Kona Cindercone, Norco Mountaineer was my old bike, I've ridden a Kona NuNu... This OWNS them ALL by like 5000 million percent. | | Bike Setup: | Totally stock acid-green 07. And it runs great as-is. | | Bottom Line: | My first REAL mountain bike, and I couldn't have made a better choice - this can do ANYTHING, and it can do it well. It's a great bike if you're getting into biking and don't know exactly what side of it you like, or if you're just into pretty much everything, or if you're on a budget, or if you like light fr/agressive XC type stuff (insert 40,000 more scenarios here). It's also great value for the price and is totally worth the cost. Overall great.
BUY IT BUY IT BUY IT. YOU WILL NOT REGRET IT.
But don't buy it if you like going Tour-de-France fast on roads or if you like hucking yourself off of 30-ft-high cliffs, because its not built for either of those things. But if you're considering a bigfoot, you should already know that, so... yeah. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jay kelly
a
from lasalle ontario
Date Reviewed: October 3, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | bernette park | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$600.00 | | Strengths: | Great frame , forks are ok and good price | | Weaknesses: | The tires arent that good , derailer came off in like 2 hours , seat sucked | | Bike Setup: | Changed tires , changed derailer put skin on , other the | | Bottom Line: | Great bike overall | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
2007 Big Foot 2007 Big Foot
a
from Cranbrook, B.C. Canada
Date Reviewed: September 21, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$1000.00 | | Purchased At: | Gerick Sports | | Strengths: | Forks are kick butt (used on 08 bikes) Brakes are sick ( Juicy 3) Frame is strong and looks sick, Good gear shifting Perfect grip on tires, Confortable seating. Etc. | | Weaknesses: | None. | | Bike Setup: | Juicy 3 disk breaks, Dirt Jumper 4 Forks (Suspension) Shimano gears,Hussefelt handle bars plus Crank and pedals, Howitzei Chain guard, Kenda Nevegal Tires (back and front, good grips), Alivio Shifter, Recommended: Lizard skin for chain, Norco Big Foot 2007 Frame. more stuff on it but i can only type some of the parts. | | Bottom Line: | Sick Bike, Recommended if you can buy, 2007 Model comes with better shocks, brakes, etc. Norco Big Foot 07 is truely a Wicked Freestyle,Trail riding Bike! RECOMMENDED IF CAN BUY! Have not had to repair it yet and its been 3 months of lots of pressure on it.
Addons Recommended: Lizard Skin. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Thomas
a Racer
from Calgary
Date Reviewed: August 26, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Strengths: | none at all | | Weaknesses: | my freind had to replace the front brake twice untill he took the one from his old bike | | Similar Products Used: | stinky,howler,vp-free,stuff,saquatch and 05 bigfoot | | Bottom Line: | sucks dont get it | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tyler Coons
a Weekend Warrior
from ottawa ontario, canada
Date Reviewed: July 28, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | one at my cottage | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$750.00 | | Purchased At: | Rebec and kroes, ottawa | | Strengths: | Great frame, love the forks, rims are pretty good | | Weaknesses: | the breaks could be upgraded to hayes hfx-9 instead of soles, beacause soles are kinda weak... its all opinion though | | Similar Products Used: | norco kompressor, norco rival, norco torrent, norco rampage, giant recon | | Bike Setup: | lizard skinz, dmr moto urban tires, bolt-on grips, and hubs | | Bottom Line: | great bike can do every thing, even things it's not meant to do. i do street with few mods and holds up great,cheap for the price as well. can be used as a beginner or intermediate bikers.. good bike if u are looking for hardtails around $1000 you should get a bigfoot. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jesse Bruce
a Downhiller
from Canada
Date Reviewed: July 2, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | My own | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$900.00 | | Purchased At: | Skiis And Biikes | | Strengths: | Crazy good frame, Handle Bars Are Great and Good Tires. The Forks Are okay for jumps but no dropoffs brakes work nice for the smaller rotors | | Weaknesses: | Terrible Rims Trashed Mine In A Few Hours, Pedals Need More Grip and new shifters | | Similar Products Used: | 06 Bigfoot | | Bike Setup: | Lizard Skin , Mavic 729 Disc Rims soon to get new forks | | Bottom Line: | For the money this is a great bike, but you really need to upgrade rims and if your doing any dropoffs you need new forks but for backyard freeride or trail its the way to go | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nic Gray
a Downhiller
from Barrie,ONT,Canada
Date Reviewed: May 29, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Buckwallow (Gravenhurst) and Copeland Forest (Horseshoe) | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$900.00 | | Purchased At: | Bikeland (Canadian) | | Strengths: | Strong frame,brakes are awesome,forks are pretty awesome,Grips are pretty nice,nice saddle (i got one of a Norco Rival) | | Weaknesses: | #1 You need a lizard skin for sure!
#2 there is no #2 | | Bike Setup: | Stock for now other than having a lizard skin | | Bottom Line: | AWESOME BIKE!!! BUY IT IF YOU HAVE THE CHANCE....I HAVE THE 06 BIGFOOT AND ITS AWESOME!!!!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jo
a Weekend Warrior
from lethbridge
Date Reviewed: May 29, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$375.00 | | Purchased At: | used | | Strengths: | Price, simple strong frame, overall great value to performance parts for dj mountain bike | | Weaknesses: | Crankset (including bb) is garbage comes loose on threads and bb bent before anything else, few minor problems with seatpost, grips, whatever just needed a little customizing. | | Similar Products Used: | ironhorse/tribal bike, aight but no really good parts. | | Bike Setup: | 2005 Stock with raceface north shore cranks, shimano un72 bb, blackspire bash | | Bottom Line: | Sweet bike for the money, Im a beginner but I can say its worth spending this amount of money no matter how much you ride or how good you are just cuz the quality and performance of parts will make you much happier, plus this bike looks sick! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Adam L
a Weekend Warrior
from Rothesay, NB, Canada
Date Reviewed: May 7, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Just shredin' the town. | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$884.00 | | Purchased At: | D-Island Bike shop. | | Strengths: | Ok this is for the 2006 Norco Bigfoot. The frame is amazing for everything you want to use it for. The brakes are pretty good when new but they become a pain in the *bleep* for adjusting after a few months. Awesome handle bars. Pretty sweet tires but will shred on pavement and concrete. | | Weaknesses: | Rims are fairly weak. Crank is not that great for jumping if you don't have like a super smooth landing. Seat post broke first week i had it and bike shop refused to give me a new one because they said "it is not a factory defect" yet, i know of 6 other 2006 Norco Bigfoots that the SAME thing happened to. Seat is very uncomfortable for long bike rides. Fork is...ok for jumps. NOT so much for drops. | | Similar Products Used: | 2003 Norco Bigfoot | | Bike Setup: | Manitou Splice Super (i dont suggest buying that) Snafu BMX stem, Supercross bars, 26" Sun-Ringle MTX front and rear, Kenda Nevegal (front), Maxxis Hookworm (rear), 2 bolt seat post, THE DJ seat, Truvativ Hussefelt arms, FSA bottom bracket, 8" Hayes SOLE disc brakes, Snafu Flat Pedals, and KK single speed kit. (picture of it) http://www.pinkbike.com/photo/1303750/ | | Bottom Line: | The bike is a very high quality bike. It does not need the amount of upgrades that i gave it, i'm just kind of odd lol. I would definetly suggest buying this bike if you're one of those people that likes to jump, do a bit of street, trail, etc. The bike is capable of all these without any problems. well...unless you're one of those people that have WAY to much knee bendage when you land a drop. Then you might sack yourself, but other than that it's an awesome product! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sean Dennis
a
from Fall river,Nova Sotia,Canada
Date Reviewed: April 15, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | the one my friend built | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$865.00 | | Purchased At: | Jacks Cycle | | Strengths: | disc brakes kik ass
and tires do to | | Weaknesses: | um grips and pedals my feet get really slidy on them | | Similar Products Used: | norco wolverine | | Bike Setup: | stock except for grips and seat | | Bottom Line: | i would recommened this bike to anyone who is intrested in freeride and DJ i like this bike but planning on buying a new fork havent hit any major drops and i can't tune my suspension | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dylan thayer
a Weekend Warrior
from Waterdown
Date Reviewed: March 3, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | JUMPSS!!! | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$850.00 | | Purchased At: | Brantcycle | | Strengths: | this is review for a 2006 norco bigfoot. Frame geomatry is insane!!!!!! i love it handlebars are perfect width! brakes arre pretty nice for the price tires are alright, seat is sweet, drivetrain is pretty good | | Weaknesses: | RIMMS!! i trued mine like 4 or 5 times in 4 months also after i bought this bike 1 week later i bent the rear axle!! i didnt even do anything big but thankfully warrenty covered it, forks arent very good i coulndt even adjust the knobs after 2 weekks!! cranks are altright but i think i might of sstripped them a little bit, grips and pedals suckk!! stock seatpost it crapp i broke that within 2 weeeks!! | | Similar Products Used: | kona shred
kona scrap
garyfisher bitter
norco 4-hun
specialized p2 crmo | | Bike Setup: | 2006 marzocchi drop off 2 20mm, azonic outlaw rimms, hayes sole (may upgrade) truvativ blaze (goin to upgrade to holzfeller) kenda neveagals (getting some holy rollers for dj'ing) lock on raceface grips, new wellgo pedals with pins, new seatpost, considering new drivetrain maybe sram X9 or X0!! roughly everyhting else stock | | Bottom Line: | this bike stock is a grear freeride bike for entry level kids/light people. if u are more advanced and heavier i recomend replacing the forks, rims, grips, pedals, seatpost,cranks if u ride hard, and thats about it. but this a very sick hardtail amazing i think perfect geomatry handle bars arent to wide or to short perfectt geomatry
I LOVE THIS BIKEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
perfect for anyone (but will require little upgrades) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
matt kinsela
a Weekend Warrior
from penrith, sydney
Date Reviewed: February 28, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | old bathurst | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$950.00 | | Purchased At: | The Bikeshed | | Strengths: | Everything I love this bike ( I got the good one 07)frame is super strong, dirt jumper 4's are great all rounder forks solid rims and cranks unbendable | | Weaknesses: | nothin but the pedals and grips need replacin oh but if you like the paint job the way it is (till you crash it) get a lizard skin the chain likes to eat the frame. Oh and it doesnt fit any bigger than 2.5 tire in the ass end | | Similar Products Used: | giant stp1, specialized hardrock sport both 06 | | Bike Setup: | 07 Bigfoot, Maxxis High Rollers 2.5, ODI Ruffian Lock-on Grips, DH Tubes, Lizard Skin, Crank Bros 5050x, Pro Seatpost | | Bottom Line: | By this bike its the best value for money you will ever find anywhere ask anyone who owns one theyll love it BUY IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
andy jono
a Weekend Warrior
from wirral, near liverpool, north wales
Date Reviewed: February 23, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | penmackno, coed y brenin, freeride anywhere | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$900.00 | | Purchased At: | Bicycleshed.com | | Strengths: | the frame is super strong ive dropped it from big heights. jumped it, downhilled it, crashed it :-P, and done a bit of northshore an freeride.The main strength of the bike is the value only costing me £500 blasting the shred and stuff on performance and value, (ridden the shred.
Forks are good as i ave the 125mm option, and the overall drivetrain and finishig kit are great. | | Weaknesses: | the main weakness that i have found is that the reart wheel buckled after an awkward concrete landing an a harsh sliding collision with the kerb, uprating to AtomLab Trailpimps tho!. the grips an pedals suck and the cranks arnt the best on the market, the drivetrain is made impecable with a new front mech, easy cheap fixes to make this bike the best freeride hard tail on the market! also the breaks squek when wet and need cleaning out regularly. | | Similar Products Used: | Kona Shred, Specialized Rockhopper comp,Kona stuff(rip) | | Bike Setup: | Norco Bigfoot Greean (2006.Im now runing a deore front mech, atomlab trialpimps, dmr chain reactor dual(SH*T), and also kona lock on grips and JS pedels,hope bulb rear hub. | | Bottom Line: | this bike is a great all round bike and can even be used for a bit of XC, if ur boring, freeride and drop offs long decent jumps, its handled everything ive thrown at when it was stock, great bike for all riders a must buy at a low price 06 not the 07 one tho! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
dreww
a Weekend Warrior
from ontario
Date Reviewed: February 22, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | DUNESS | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$1200.00 | | Purchased At: | caledon hills cycling | | Strengths: | Great bike all around, handles 7' to flat decent, climbed, kicked some weight weenie a*** on the thing doing xc!!! fat tires not so good for comuting but wat can you expect, thing is awsome for north shore riden!TOUGH FRAME but does not fit bigger then 2.5 out back! | | Weaknesses: | Crank suckssss asssssss, fork lil on the heavy side, chain loves to smack the frame, rims don' tlike to stay straight | | Similar Products Used: | enough | | Bottom Line: | SWEEET RIDE just upgrade components after you break them cause they wont last long but have fun breaken them | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
joey dynamo
a Downhiller
from hamilton
Date Reviewed: February 1, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | my trail | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$900.00 | | Purchased At: | brantcycle | | Strengths: | great geomatry awsome for any riding!!! stock brakes ok,
cranks all average, tires are good, seat is nice, | | Weaknesses: | forks bootttoms out easy spoke get loose constanly, rear hub is cheap. | | Bike Setup: | 2006 norco bigfoot, marzocchi dirt jumper1, shimano sait crank and brakes, sun mtx rims with axiom hubs | | Bottom Line: | with some huge upgrades my bike the best bike ever!!! its insane i love it i love the norco bigfooot!!!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ryan
a
from Ontario
Date Reviewed: January 19, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Dirt | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$1050.00 | | Purchased At: | spokes n slopes | | Strengths: | nothing | | Weaknesses: | everything, i've had to replace or fix almost all the parts off this bike since they can't hold up to any sort of freeriding, the brakes wear down after a few months, the geometery of the frame sucks for dirt jumping and street riding, and the forks freeze up in cold weather and the oil gets all crusty and hardens after a few months | | Similar Products Used: | giant stp 1, kona cowan | | Bike Setup: | stock parts, replaced the forks after a few months for travis 150s | | Bottom Line: | Don't buy this bike if you want to use it for any type of freeridng or aggersive riding. Save your money for something like a norco 125 or a kona cowan, trust me you will spend money replacing parts on this bike than saving an extra $100 for a better freeride hardtail. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
condy
a Weekend Warrior
from kitchener
Date Reviewed: January 8, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | random stuff (love drops) | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$850.00 | | Purchased At: | ski "n" cycle hut | | Strengths: | great bike got it stock(duh) and upgraded as i went along the frame is reely dam strong tires are great brakes are nice derailer is awesome and basically it all rocks | | Weaknesses: | well the stock pedals kinda suked and the derailer and chain hits the frame but get a lizard skin or w.e and it'll b fine and rims could be abit stronger and when the brakes are wet sometimes they squeek but never really a problem just let them dry and you'll be fine | | Similar Products Used: | norco wolverine (great bike) | | Bike Setup: | dropoff triple forks, studded pedals, diff grips, lizard skin, skull caps(silver), and lots of stickers, took off reflectors,water bottle holder | | Bottom Line: | great bike but if doing lots of trails and jumps i reccomend getting new forks and studded pedals but overall the bike rocks if you want a great bike buy it but the 2007 models suck so get a 2006 or 2005 (i have dark grey 2006) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
reasderatorantucinacnac froodlog
a Downhiller
from reurt
Date Reviewed: January 6, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | me | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Price Paid: |
$825.00 | | Purchased At: | sports place | | Strengths: | rims, frame | | Weaknesses: | pedals seem to wear quick | | Similar Products Used: | norco wolverine | | Bike Setup: | stock | | Bottom Line: | its a pretty good bike.also go to www.pinkcycle.piczo.com for biking polls every day, and photos, whatever | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dylan thayer
a
from waterdown
Date Reviewed: December 3, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Bruce Trail | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$850.00 | | Purchased At: | Brant Cycle | | Strengths: | Great frame. love the geomatry, crank is solid, rims are very strong, front hub is strong, drivetrain is sweet. Brakes are sweet, tires are pretty good | | Weaknesses: | pedals wear very fast, bent the rear axle and i only took it off jumps under 4 feet like wtf!!!! grips are crappy, rear deraler isnt the best cas iits a long cage, forks are ok but if ur doin some pretty big jumps/drops upgrade!! | | Similar Products Used: | Kona shred
Gary Fisher Bitter | | Bike Setup: | Stock for now, will eventuallly upgrade the forks | | Bottom Line: | THis is a write up on my other review. THIS IS A GREAT BIKE!!! ITs design os amazing for anything literly,very strong frame it might be a bit heavier than a shred or bitter but it pays off because its so fricken strong. GREAT BIKE I WOULD RECOMEND IT TO ANYONE!!!Might need new forksk though GREAT BIKE!!! GET IT | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
robert sowry
a
from quebec
Date Reviewed: December 3, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$900.00 | | Strengths: | Amazing bike Great geomatry, UNBREAKABLEE FRAME!!, brakes are amazing,very strong rims, GREAT CRANK SET, OK FORKS(could be upgraded) amazing bike!!! | | Weaknesses: | lIKE NOTHING GRIPS ARE KINDA CRAPPY | | Similar Products Used: | BRODIE MISCREANT | | Bike Setup: | stocker | | Bottom Line: | GREAT BIKE I WOULD ROCOMEND IT TO ANYONE GRETAT BIKE BUY IT | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
dylan thayer
a Weekend Warrior
from Waterdown
Date Reviewed: November 15, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Bruce Trail MAN | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$850.00 | | Purchased At: | BrantCycle | | Strengths: | Fram is unbreakable, Crank so far seems strong and pedals are strong but i dont like them too much. The forks really good but a little to soft but thats ok, rims are unbreakable also tires are good. handle bars are an awsome design and the grips are comfartable. GREAT GEOMATRY!! | | Weaknesses: | When the brakes are wet they are really sqeeky and then they are muddy they are really noisy, when the tires are wet and your going on rocky u sometimes slip. | | Similar Products Used: | Gary Fisher Bitter (Rode it for a bit)
Columbia Revestoke (had it for a few months CRAPPY!!!)
Kona Shred (Tried it out) | | Bike Setup: | STOCK DUHH IVE ONLY HAD IT FOR A DAY!! | | Bottom Line: | This is a very good bike. Very strong and has a great design and great price!! i LOVE this bike its just so good i would recomend it to anyone!! Its a very good BIKE!!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
danny t
a Weekend Warrior
from woodstock
Date Reviewed: November 12, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$985.00 | | Purchased At: | pedal power | | Strengths: | good frame fork absords large impacts, bnut thats about it! tires work well in forests, not on pave ment, rims are fairly strong,brakes have a bad name but work suprisingly well, the frame has good geometry for all round free ride you can dirt jump then head into the woods to do some north shore. i have compared a manik frame and this one 06, they are exectly the same except the head tube on the manik is thicker and more slack the only difference between the two is a manik would support a dual crown a tiny bit better, the bigfoot would problably handle it fine as it has a throat gusset, the paint on the frame isn't my favourite colour but other people seem to like it. overall a good north shore bike i bought this because i enjoy the shore kind of riding but don;t have the money for a bigger bike | | Weaknesses: | the cranks are all mountain so if you plan on doing serious shore keep an eye on them, the bar/stem are ok the stem will be switched out for a more bulky one, the fork is staying it is reliable and performes at and average (DIRT JAM COMP) no air chambers to break or no air to add to stiffen it just crank the knobs :) tires wear out fast tho i have had it for three months now and ridden it every day for 2 hours at least the old drive train sucked i upgraded it too sram x7 and now its smooth, something is wrong with the hub due to extended use and it know makes a clicking noise. overall with upgrades a good bike | | Bike Setup: | chain guide truvativ shift guide x7 derrailer and shifter soon new stem | | Bottom Line: | great bike just upgrade the weaker parts and you have a good bike! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Danny
a Weekend Warrior
from Queensland, Australia
Date Reviewed: October 17, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Rainrut | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Purchased At: | $980.00 | | Strengths: | Strong frame. Great geometry. Reliable gears. Handles almost anything. | | Weaknesses: | Seat and seat post are sh#t. Rims weak as pi#s. Forks are fu#ked. | | Similar Products Used: | DMR Trailstar LT, Banshee Morphine. | | Bike Setup: | 06 Bigfoot with 454 Pike Air U-Turns, Shimano Saint brakes, MTX camo rims with DMR revolver hubs (20mm front), DMR V8 pedals, ODI lock-ons, Maxxis Highroller ST 2.5 front & Maxxis Minion 2.5 ST Rear tyres, Amoeba Borla seat post & a new SDG Bel Air seat. | | Bottom Line: | Firstly the seat and the seat post bent/broke within 3 weeks. I liked the feel of the SDG Bel Air seat so I bought another one with CrMo rails and it's still going strong. The wheels were extremely weak and were out of true more than they were in true (trued 3 times in 3 months) so they got the ass also.
The stock Marzocchi Dirt Jam Comp forks topped out like a bi#ch even after adjustment, and flexed laterally badly.
Stock Hayes Sole brakes need re-adjustment after every couple of rides (easily done) and regular cleaning with isopropyl alcohol or they are very noisy.
These were all replaced and the bigfoot it is now the shiznit!
It handles anything I put it through and I am 6'4 and weigh 98kg!
The frame geometry is well suited to hucking and freeride (not so jumpy) and eats trails and rock gardens for breakfast.
I was reluctant to go 16 speed at first but now I wouldn't have it any other way... gears don't skip and more than enough on the trails.
The MTX's make the whole bike stiffer on landings... they havent gone out of true once and Pike's make a massive difference.
The Bigfoot is a great all round bike (once all the buttery soft parts are replaced). If you wanna bike that can do anything, the Bigfoot is for you. Be prepared to spend more money as time goes on (as sh#t breaks) and you will have one very fu#en awesome hardtail.
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Submitted by
Billy Bob Bacon Fried
a Weekend Warrior
from Dominion City, MB
Date Reviewed: October 13, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | the one behind my house | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$800.00 | | Purchased At: | Time-Out Sports | | Strengths: | the fork is good for entry to intermediate freeride, cranks are solid, the alivio shifters are nice, tyres are really grippy | | Weaknesses: | fork bottoms out if you overshoot a landing and its not very adjustable, derailler snaps down on landings, the bikes sort of heavy | | Similar Products Used: | rocky mountain flow | | Bike Setup: | 06 bigfoot dirt jam comp, nevegal tyres, truvativ blaze cranks, deore derailler | | Bottom Line: | awesome bike for entry to intermediate freeride, and dirt jumping, not so good for climbing | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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tanner
a Downhiller
from lethbridge, alberta canada
Date Reviewed: October 1, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$1000.00 | | Purchased At: | ascent cycle | | Strengths: | pretty strong fork only bottomed out a few times | | Weaknesses: | rims bend easily, bent derailer replaced it with deor xt pedals weak same with the cranks stock derailer hanger broke seat really hard not good for dirt jumping tiers do wear out fast and spokes come loose constantly | | Similar Products Used: | kona stuff,shred | | Bike Setup: | not bad | | Bottom Line: | its a pretty good bike replace rims and seat and its a great bike also great starter bike | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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danny
a Downhiller
from woodstock
Date Reviewed: September 9, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$1000.00 | | Purchased At: | pedal power | | Strengths: | it has a headtube gusset and geometry for long travel so it has the ability to handle a dual crown, good fork for the price drive train is good. THEY MADE THE BIGFOOT MANIK SASQUATCH FRAMES ALL THE SAME FOR 2006! | | Weaknesses: | seat is rock hard, rims bend easily, just very minor things | | Bike Setup: | STOCK | | Bottom Line: | great bike but it will require upgradeing in the future | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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$ 850.00
