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Submitted by
ihucker
a Weekend Warrior
from Victoria, BC, Canada
Date Reviewed: July 16, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | mt washington | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$850.00 | | Purchased At: | mmc | | Strengths: | Nice frame, breaks, handlebars, and stem | | Weaknesses: | everything else the forks SUCKK
the peddles SUCKK
the tires SUCKK
the gears SUCKK
the grips SUCKK
and the shifter SUCKKs | | Similar Products Used: | kona hula it
abit smaller and lower class | | Bike Setup: | stock
but new tires and lock grips | | Bottom Line: | Its a good starting bike but its not good when you get better
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Submitted by
Matt505
a Weekend Warrior
from rainham,kent,england
Date Reviewed: July 12, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | east hoath woods jumps | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$700.00 | | Purchased At: | bikesbikesbikes, gil | | Strengths: | Frame,Drivetrain,Pedals,Cranks,Brakes(for about a month),FSA stuff | | Weaknesses: | Forks are way too bouncy,Brakes go really weak and squeaky after about a month.Bars are too wide, bikes a bit too heavy, Kona should do it it either 8 or 24 gears, 16 is stupid and useless, you never use the bottom ring. Grips are THE WORST EVER grips, change them !!!!!!!! | | Similar Products Used: | None | | Bike Setup: | Stock at the moment. Getting a lighter saddle, routing the front brake through the top cap or just taking it off, converting it to single ring i.e 8 gears. Probably cutting down or getting a new bars, definetly getting new grips. Getting a new fork ( either rockshox argyle or marzocchi DJ2 ) | | Bottom Line: | Buy last years model (2007) cheap and do your own DIY converting. And get a new fork !!!!( if u get the DJ4)
This bike is great for beginner dirt jumpers, teenage weekend hackers and people who ride to work on their MTB
Note: I only give it 5 chillis for value because I got it less than half price
Note 2: It could be really, really good, if your willing to spend time and money upgrading it.
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Submitted by
bobby c
a Weekend Warrior
from ny
Date Reviewed: July 7, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | my trails | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$700.00 | | Purchased At: | bikes 4 u | | Strengths: | everything | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | kona stinky air | | Bike Setup: | stock | | Bottom Line: | dis bike is da bomb
super strong
lightwieght
good for urban assult
downhill
duall slalom
and local trials
great bike | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
KoNa FrEaK
a Racer
from Saint-louis-de-kent,New Brunswick,Canada
Date Reviewed: June 25, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | Major Kullock,Sippu | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$850.00 | | Purchased At: | Radical Edge | | Strengths: | very good frame not much wrong with the bike but there are a few exceptions. | | Weaknesses: | the mechanical disk brakes are crap. they have since been discontinued by Hayes. other then that the bike is great for a free ride run or even a little of mountain. | | Similar Products Used: | Kona stuff 2006,2008 Kona cowan 2008 *not that i do work at my local bike store and i have driven countless amounts of similar bikes these are the bikes at the top of my head since they are both dirt jump bikes from Kona | | Bike Setup: | i have it pretty much stock but i do have SunLine grips and Hayes Stroker trail V8 set up on the bike and i also have fox vanilla shocks. my bike is orange and white weird combination i know but i like it its unique. | | Bottom Line: | great bike but my main concern id the entry level disk brakes they. Mine disintegrated after 3 or 4 runs in each of my favorite trails so roughly 3 days. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
konaguy08
a Downhiller
from Brantford
Date Reviewed: June 18, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | Blue mountain | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$800.00 | | Purchased At: | bike works | | Strengths: | Great Frame, Good Fork, Pretty Good crank, cable through headset, looks great, stands up to a beating, great geometry for jumping, almost impossible to wipe the thing out. | | Weaknesses: | drivetrain, rear dearailleur in particular, mech disc brakes and No name wheels I planned to upgrade these anyway so no big deal. | | Similar Products Used: | Iron Horse warrior with full XT upgrade and Manitou minute fork, KHS DJ 200, KHS DJ 300 | | Bike Setup: | stock, except lock on grips, inner bash guard, no FD yadda yadda. | | Bottom Line: | Great bike for dirtjumping, street, trials and hell works pretty well for XC, i tried my friends KHS DJ's and i found them to be to tall in the front which kind of kicks you back as you go off jumps, have'nt had a major issue, although I think I compressed a bearing in my headset, keeps coming loose, good thing the warrantys still around, best bike for the money In my opinion, you get a Good frame, fork and crank which is all I really look for when buying a bike, everything else is easily upgraded. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
DC_101
a Racer
from england
Date Reviewed: June 18, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | sherwood pines jumps | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$450.00 | | Purchased At: | halfords | | Strengths: | its a great bike, its strong light and relaible, i havent had any major problems with it and i have put it under alot of pressure | | Weaknesses: | the drop down, and the rear mech, the stock one will break, other than that, for best results switch from machanical brakes to hydrolic (y) | | Similar Products Used: | a bmx and i tested the scuff | | Bike Setup: | 06 frame, tritive bottom bracket, hossifelt crankset 32 tooth. dirt jam 1 forks, halo combats 26" bike hut hydrolics fsa pig headset and shinamo downhill rear mech, and truitive chain guide | | Bottom Line: | it is an awsome buy for the price, if your into jumps and yoru looking for something strong and fairly cheap.. its perfect! i prefer this to the scuff | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
dirt jump king blazy
a Weekend Warrior
from Kings Lynn
Date Reviewed: June 9, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | custom ramps | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Purchased At: | from a friend | | Strengths: | everything | | Weaknesses: | back mech | | Similar Products Used: | kona stuff p1 and dmr drone | | Bike Setup: | stock apart from forks dj 1s | | Bottom Line: | its a awsome bike | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
ricky strother
a Weekend Warrior
from Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Date Reviewed: May 4, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | C.O.P | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$850.00 | | Purchased At: | Bow Cycle | | Strengths: | this bike is awesome. it's strong, trusty, and will take anything you throw at it. good for any type of riding and is just plain sexy! | | Weaknesses: | heavy | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | custom paint job, but components all stock | | Bottom Line: | this bike is amazing and i would recomend it to anyone! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ray Hanson
a Weekend Warrior
from State of Jefferson
Date Reviewed: March 31, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | White Rabbit | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$700.00 | | Purchased At: | Ashland Street Bycicles | | Strengths: | Solid, Nice tires, Love the grips and gear shifters. | | Weaknesses: | Derailer sucks, can't seem to shift the front gears very easily, I have to adjust them to have them work correctly | | Bike Setup: | Stock | | Bottom Line: | I just got into bikeing really, so from what I hear is it's a good bike, I like it, and would buy another. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
peter
a Cross Country Rider
from orinda, ca
Date Reviewed: March 23, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | east bay trails/pt reyes | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$625.00 | | Purchased At: | Hank and Franks | | Strengths: | versatile
strong
well-priced | | Weaknesses: | heavy
A lot of chain suck on trails, even after swapping in a deore rear derailer | | Similar Products Used: | tested Blast and Dawg | | Bike Setup: | Stock, except a Deore Rear Derailer | | Bottom Line: | Purchased for my son as an entry level dirt-jumper/do-everything bike; was concerned that it was too heavy as a xc bike, but that's not the case at all - as I'm saving up for a really nice xc rig, this is a great trail bike in the meantime for even me to use. Very sturdy frame! Can dh and jump with no worries. Only issue is recurring chainsuck, but other than that, it's a pretty good deal for under $700. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
htmafia
a Downhiller
from Tahoe
Date Reviewed: March 16, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$600.00 | | Strengths: | solid frame, has strong wheels as long as you keep your spokes tight. Great tires. The forks aren't bad. They are heavy but they can take some abuse. I love the mechanical brakes it has. Believe it or not the bashguard it comes with is tough also. | | Weaknesses: | If you are short the frame is a little tall. You get used to it but I got spoiled riding bikes with a super low standover height . The cranks will bend and/or break on you if you plan to use this bike for what it was intended for. Use them till they do though. I used mine while they were extremely bent for a while and they at least did the job. The derailleur is complete garbage. Replace it ASAP. The pedals seized up on me eventually but if you take them apart and clean it out and regrease it then it is fine. | | Similar Products Used: | Santa Cruz Jackal, Black Market Riot/Mob, Specialized P2 | | Bike Setup: | 07 Kona Shred frame. Stock bars, seatpost, pedals and rear wheel with Maxxis Minion 2.35. Hussefelt 40mm stem, Saint cranks and derailleur, Atomlab front wheel with Maxxis Mobster 2.5, Pike 426 coil forks. | | Bottom Line: | If you are just starting out then this is a great buy. It isn't the greatest setup but for the money it was well worth it. Replace the derailleur as soon as possible if you want to save a lot of aggravation or just go singlespeed. I had to adjust it after every ride and that got old quick. The bike is pretty easy to manual. It spins great and it has a great balance. It is very easy to jump this bike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Danny Burgess
a
from NSW,AUSTRALIA
Date Reviewed: March 16, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$750.00 | | Purchased At: | The Bike Shed Mortdale | | Strengths: | -Strong, light frame-good geometry
-Nice forks
-Love the tyres
-Seat is good | | Weaknesses: | -the cranks are tough but there is a noise in there i am still figuring out
-also its not a big deal but the paint scratches easy (but i do love the matt look). | | Similar Products Used: | BMX | | Bike Setup: | Stock '08 Shred but with Avid Juicy 3's hydrolics w/7" disks, syncros bars and da bomb lock on grips. | | Bottom Line: | A great bike. nothing comes close to it in its price range. It handles like a dream-i hit up the local dirt jumps, skate park and downhill tracks on the first day. Its also good for light freeride. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brock Blades
a
from California
Date Reviewed: January 4, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | Lower Corral | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Lightweight, Strong, Great Geometry | | Weaknesses: | Scratches easy | | Similar Products Used: | None | | Bike Setup: | 06 Kona Shred w/ White Simtra McPudgy Bars, White Simtra Systematic Stem, Fox Fox 32 Vanilla R, Avid Brakes, Singlespeed, White DMR Pedals, White Demolition Seat | | Bottom Line: | Great Bike. Its an awsome dirtjumper. You can use the bike for trails too. Works good on street. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brent Dizzle
a Weekend Warrior
from Cloverdale
Date Reviewed: October 21, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$756.00 | | Purchased At: | The bike Peddler | | Strengths: | Great frame, and decent components | | Weaknesses: | The cranks are truvativ and have come loose multiple times. I paid 800 dollars for a bike, i want better shimano deraliur..... | | Bike Setup: | Stock, Maxxis holly rollers | | Bottom Line: | I absolutely love this bike, It will do everything and anything i want to, downhill, skate park, crusing, a little bit of everything, Great bike geometry for manuels ect. And fun on the jumps. A great bike for the money, Little compares to it! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Louis Miller
a Downhiller
from Bridgwater, Somerset, UK
Date Reviewed: August 10, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Kings Cliff Woods | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$1100.00 | | Purchased At: | Bicycle Chain | | Strengths: | Very good all round frame. Robust yet lightweight. Good geometry. | | Weaknesses: | None found | | Similar Products Used: | Similar Style Bikes from other manufacturers, kona always comes out on top. | | Bike Setup: | Customised for freeride. Marx AM 3 Forks, RaceFace Evolve DH crankset, Bikehut Hydro brakes, Truvativ Box Guide, plus other minor changes such as saddle, grips, deraillieur Ect. | | Bottom Line: | Very good bike for beginners wanting an extra edge for their money, with lots of room for customisation for those willing to spend out a bit of money to get exactly what you want. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Keith rayburn
a
from castroville
Date Reviewed: July 20, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Watertower | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$600.00 | | Purchased At: | ABS | | Strengths: | Strong Frame, Decent fork, good handlebar set. | | Weaknesses: | Crappy tires, crappy grips, crappy cranks | | Similar Products Used: | Kona scrap | | Bike Setup: | stock | | Bottom Line: | great for starting out, dirt jumping, ok for cross counrty fun bike woth the money | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
unavalibale unavalibale
a Weekend Warrior
from unavalibale
Date Reviewed: July 10, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | unavalibale | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$1540.00 | | Purchased At: | cafe | | Strengths: | none | | Weaknesses: | everthing | | Similar Products Used: | a wally world spechal | | Bike Setup: | stock | | Bottom Line: | this bike is a whast of money DO NOT BUY IT. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
tyler caster
a Downhiller
from auburn ca usa
Date Reviewed: July 3, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | google | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$900.00 | | Purchased At: | victory velo | | Strengths: | none it sucks, why did i waste my money?! | | Weaknesses: | everything, the fork sucks and it broke , the body is horrible, disc brakes are awful, id rather use my feet to stop, the body is very weak, one of the pedals broke...other stuff...it sucks | | Similar Products Used: | kona scrap | | Bike Setup: | bunch of crap | | Bottom Line: | Id rather have a toysrus bike than this pos. no one should buy this bike, ever! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
James Roney
a Weekend Warrior
from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Date Reviewed: June 3, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | windsor bike park | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$1100.00 | | Purchased At: | Bike Now | | Strengths: | Extremly strong frame, very capable on downhill abd urban riding with a dj strength of a cowan! | | Weaknesses: | the cable brakes although good could be better. | | Similar Products Used: | 06 scrap | | Bike Setup: | stock apart from tyres, tubes and grips. | | Bottom Line: | this is one of the best bikes around for its price, it can handle downhill, dj,urban, xc with ease!!! it should be going for at least 1500, this is a bike that not many can doubt and is a very reliable bike, all round AWSOME bike!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matt
a Weekend Warrior
from Berkeley, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: May 28, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Streets/Bay Area Hills | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$699.00 | | Purchased At: | Hank&Frank, Berkeley | | Strengths: | Strong Frame, all the components work well together. Stable on the downhill. I feel powerful sitting on it :) | | Weaknesses: | A little heavier than what I'm used to (XC Bikes, like my old rockhopper)... but that's a given... | | Similar Products Used: | First DJ bike I've bought. I tested a Kona Scrap, but I didn't notice much difference in feel | | Bike Setup: | Everything Stock... Marzocchi Dirt Jumper 4 forks (no rebound/compression adjustment), Hayes MX4 mechanical discs, etc. | | Bottom Line: | I bought this bike about a week ago and I've been riding it every day without fail. It's my first attempt at riding DJ, and I've grown up accustomed to XC bikes.
I did a lot of research and compared it against the Cannondale Chase and a few others. I like that the Shred is versatile, it handles lovely for trail riding as well as bombing it downhill. I feel comfortable messing around in Urban/Street environments on it too
It can climb up the hill like a goat, and pounce on its prey the whole way down the mountain like an endangered Russian Snow Leopard.
Awesome for its entry-level price, everything I could have hoped for. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Duran Muminoff
a Racer
from toronto ontario canada
Date Reviewed: April 22, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | don vally/aka beach wood | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$600.00 | | Purchased At: | some were on the danforth | | Strengths: | its one of the fastest strongest best put together bike i ever seen. I like allmost everything on the bike. | | Weaknesses: | the rims,breacks,fron derailler and the chain. | | Similar Products Used: | yakutza iron horse,super cycle hoolagin | | Bike Setup: | stock but erning money to customize it | | Bottom Line: | this is the sickest bike its built like a tank and should be 3 times more | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mateo
a Weekend Warrior
from Newport Beach, Ca
Date Reviewed: April 20, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Local Newport Area | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Purchased At: | Ebay | | Strengths: | I have the '06 model (grey with black graphics). It has a Ridgid frame,saddle is quality,brakes are good,pedals are dope. Entry level running gear for a decent price. Componentry can be upgraded later, so, I like what it had for the money. Rides great, feels pretty stiff, good for bombing urban missions. | | Weaknesses: | I found that a just after I got the '06 Shred my cranks loosened up, backing out the dust shield and the allen screw that cinches down the crank arm. But, sonce Kona is an excellent brand that stands behind their product, they took the bike in, got me brand new cranks, and never asked for reciepts or warranty cards. Kona is awesome about customer service issues. Go Kona, I'm pleased. | | Similar Products Used: | Specialized P2,Trek Jack,Gary Fisher Bitter. | | Bike Setup: | Now I have an Easton Vice bar mount, Titec handlebars, Azonic platform pedals, and HOPE seat clamp, NiteRider digital lighting system. | | Bottom Line: | I give it a 4 outta 5 chilis becuse of what you get for the money. If you are limited on cash and you want a respectable bike with a great frame feel and ridgity, then go with the '06 Shred. The dealers that I talked to love to sell Kona because they are flexible and are behind the product. Bike is great for all around destruction and urban sessions. Try it, you'll dig it! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Daniel
a Weekend Warrior
from Canada
Date Reviewed: February 20, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Crazy Horse | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$850.00 | | Purchased At: | Goldstream Bikes | | Strengths: | Amazingly enough, it is a great climber for a dj bike. Also a great jumper and is a comfortable ride. | | Weaknesses: | nothing | | Similar Products Used: | Norco Bigfoot, Kona Scrap | | Bike Setup: | Stock | | Bottom Line: | A great bike for climing, jumping and a good ride overall. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
mow chang
a Weekend Warrior
from toronto
Date Reviewed: January 5, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | DON | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$700.00 | | Purchased At: | sports swap | | Strengths: | the frame is great its good and solid and of course good for dj. the handle bar is amazing and so are the tires. And the bike is damn sexy looking | | Weaknesses: | grips wear out really fast. fork isnt to good and neither is the wheelset. the derauillar might need a bit of adjusting and my chain broke a lot. | | Similar Products Used: | kona scrap specialized p.2 giant stp 1 | | Bike Setup: | overall pretty good | | Bottom Line: | its a good dj bike for starting out but cant handle to much else. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
leslie simpson
a Weekend Warrior
from ashland, OR USA
Date Reviewed: December 12, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$700.00 | | Purchased At: | Ashland Cycle Sport | | Strengths: | This is an update since my last review: I swapped out some of my old components, and now the bike pretty much rocks. I traded in my old mechanical brakes for the Hayes 9 hydrolic; the stopping power is much better, and so far no lock-ups (compared to last time)! I also upgraded to Shimano Deore shifters and Shimano Deore LX rear derailuer. (I just completely botched that spelling!) Nine gears make the bike a little more versatile. I have also been using the bike mainly for DJing in the last few months. She feels right at home on (or over) the jumps. Several of my friends don't like the bike because of the weight, but I like the solid feeling of it. | | Weaknesses: | Grips and pedals. I can't keep my feet on the pedals for the life of me; it's even worse if the day is a little wet. The fork doesn't like bigger hits, although I've yet to bottom it out. | | Similar Products Used: | I've tried an upgraded Gary Fisher PHD, Trek Jack, and a Rocky mountain (I don't remember which model) | | Bottom Line: | Upgrade the brakes and shifters/deraileurs as soon as you can, and if you are bigger, think about getting a better fork. Other than that, it's just small things like the pedals and grips. I love this bike, and wouldn't trade it for any of the other bikes I've tried. If you aren't afraid of a little weight, this is a great bike. She handles everything from hill climbs to DH, and DJing to the skate park like a champ. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Alex Paap
a Weekend Warrior
from Half Moon Bat
Date Reviewed: November 30, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | xtera | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$550.00 | | Purchased At: | Bike Works | | Strengths: | Stronf Frame, good brakes for djing. | | Weaknesses: | weak rims, heavy, and it has 2 chainrings in the front | | Similar Products Used: | kona stuff,scrap | | Bike Setup: | stock | | Bottom Line: | Great bike for beginners but you'll have to upgrade later on | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Alex
a Weekend Warrior
from Boston, MA
Date Reviewed: November 2, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Blue Hills/The Fen's DJ/Boston | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$634.00 | | Purchased At: | Back Bay Bikes \m/ | | Strengths: | Frame, bars, headset, stem, fork, pedals, brakes | | Weaknesses: | cranks, cranks, cranks, fork (ill explain), rear derailleur, seat post | | Similar Products Used: | gt backwoods, kona stinky, iron horse sunday wc, specialized enduro, enduro sx trail | | Bike Setup: | replaced seat post with thomson, cranks now hussefelt | | Bottom Line: | Bike is handling the learning curve like a damn champ. I'm 6'0 and 215lbs, and ride this bike daily as a commuter, and 2 to 3 times a week on hard, rocky NE terrain, as well as learning to DJ, and street ride with it.
The frame is bombproof. So stiff, no flex. I love it. The stem and handlebars are great as well! Rims got a little flat spot, but I'm not surprised considering I'm still learning, and no featherweight.
The fork is loud and clunky, not really adjustable, not really cushy, but I dont think I would be able to break unless I really tried. i.e. running over it with a van.
I bet the seat post jumping off some stairs and sketching the landing. Got a thomson, and thing is unbreakable as well.
The one real weakness is the cranks. After about a mouth I stripped the spleens; HOWEVER, the guys at truvativ sent me a new for free, and upgraded it to the hussefelt.
Similar problem happened again, but not nearly as bad. Truvativ sent another set out. Loc-tited the set on there, and havent had any problems. Is nice to have a back up set.
Bottom line. Upgrade the fork and cranks, and this bike simply will not stop. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jasper
a
from Stoke, Stafford, UK
Date Reviewed: October 5, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Cannok Chase | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Purchased At: | bike peddler | | Strengths: | Great frame, strong and feels nice, great for DJ, not to good for street riding. | | Weaknesses: | the forks suck, and the brakes are horrible. i had to fix my brakes at every week. grips are s&*t, and so are the peddles. | | Similar Products Used: | stuff, P2 | | Bike Setup: | Stock | | Bottom Line: | the frame is great the components suck for serous riding, if u are a beginer this ia a great bike for you. overall a good DJ bike, frame good for slalom components arent. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Josee Paquette
a
from Montreal, Qc, Canada
Date Reviewed: October 3, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | mountain | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$800.00 | | Purchased At: | 600 | | Weaknesses: | heavy | | Bottom Line: | used around 5 times this summer... (by a girl). perfect for a short person. color charcoal, better pedals than the regulars, in good shap.
I dont want it anymore, take it! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Timmy
a Weekend Warrior
from Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Date Reviewed: September 24, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | The Muff | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$950.00 | | Purchased At: | Ascent Cycle | | Strengths: | Frame has never had any bends or dents. Very beefed up., Handle bars never bent, disk brakes have always worked 100%. rims are tough as heck and have only bent the back one once. | | Weaknesses: | tires get worn FAST, Chain jumps in 8th gear,grips got shreded when I crashed 1 time, and they spun and twisted lots. | | Similar Products Used: | Kona stuff,05' and 06' | | Bottom Line: | If you want to have fun go with any kind of kona,(depends on how much dough u want to spend. It has more fun than you when all u do is jumps and drops...GO FOR A KONA ALL THE WAY!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brandon Brandon
a Cross Country Rider
from Puget Sound, WA
Date Reviewed: September 18, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | Galbraith | |
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$ 569.00
