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Submitted by
Ville
from Finland
Date Reviewed: 3/27/2008 10:15:02 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Flowy trails |
| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Purchased At: | Friend |
| Strengths: | Good looking, great for manuals, sturdy, very light! |
| Weaknesses: | Some forks may hit the downtube when trying to barspin (like the stock DJ did) I fixed it with file(?) 1mm from rebound cap. |
| Similar Products Tried: | On-one the Gimp, Dabomb, and some test rides with other bikes. |
| Bike Setup: | Middleburn, magura etc. |
| Bottom Line: | Very good frame! but stock cranks vore out and stem was too long. No better bike for this money! (i exhanged my gimp for this chase) |
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Submitted by
jay
from denver co usa
Date Reviewed: 6/15/2007 12:41:12 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | lake arbor dirt jumps |
| Duration Product Used: | 2 Years |
| Price Paid: | $500 |
| Purchased At: | lbs mechanic |
| Strengths: | bad ass bike i bought this built up from a lbs mechanic is came with marzocchi bomber fork race face husfeller cane creek head set easton handle bars dual duty front rim sun rino lite rear rim i tor this bike up at the skate park road bowls sweet did the dirt jump great |
| Weaknesses: | sun rhino lite rym got a dent dirt jumping but with all on this bike good luck finding a deal like i got |
| Similar Products Tried: | non |
| Bike Setup: | kick ass marsocchi bomber camo seat easton bars cane creek head set race face bash guard husfeller veanks dual duty front rim rhino lite rear rim |
| Bottom Line: | i tore this bike up at the skate park killed stairs road dirt and used it as a comuter for a year and a half or so this was my only bike for the longest time i can not belive this singlespeed did everything i threw at it. i recently retiered this bike to turn it into a trail bike and got an addict cycles frame to replace this i am switching over parts and bought new mavic deetracks this bike hands down is the best bike i ever bought i am so glad i ran into this in the local shop this bike will last for ever i felt it was time for a new dj frame and wante to turn this into a trail bike |
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Submitted by
butters NA
from kelowna
Date Reviewed: 3/16/2007 7:49:40 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | pipe dream |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $900 |
| Purchased At: | fresh air experience |
| Strengths: | light ( compared to cro-mo street bikes) good geometry for manuals and gives you confidence on the bigger djs |
| Weaknesses: | came with mechanical brakes and rims look a little skimpy but i havent bent them yet |
| Similar Products Tried: | transitions trail or park, giant stp, specailized p.bikes |
| Bike Setup: | one juicy5 in the back holzfeller blue macniel grips :) xpedo pedals dj3 single speed |
| Bottom Line: | for the price and the quality of bike it is a wicked deal. good for beginners and experienced riders. rips the street and the djs. Stoked on this bike!!!! |
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Submitted by
Devin Kovach
from boulder colorado usa
Date Reviewed: 6/1/2006 1:51:31 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | the fix |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $920 |
| Purchased At: | full cycle pearl st |
| Strengths: | the geometry on this frame is what got me to buy this bike its comfy it has the over sized head tube so You have the capability to put any fork a comp requires another plus is that it is hand made which helps on over all weld strength |
| Weaknesses: | the two things I would say need to go are the yokes and the accentric bottom bracket just off set a euro it the place of the accentric And the aluminum IM personaly a chromo fan but like how responsive an aluminum frame is |
| Similar Products Tried: | I have been rideing bmx my whole life and when I test rode this bike it felt just like my bmx frame i rode out the door and did a 180 pivot like butta |
| Bike Setup: | over all the set up on this bike is awsome I sugest to the retired bmx'er |
| Bottom Line: | if you like to dirt jump this is the bike you need to own I have never been so pleased with any bike in my entire life. |
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Submitted by
evan hipditch
from st.john's nl canaha
Date Reviewed: 9/11/2005 8:05:25 AM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $800 |
| Purchased At: | canary cycles. bike is regular 1600 |
| Strengths: | everything |
| Weaknesses: | nothin |
| Bike Setup: | stock |
| Bottom Line: | amazing bike .. can handle anything |
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Submitted by
eddie couture
a Weekend Warrior
from alberta
Date Reviewed: 8/18/2005 10:51:23 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | north shore |
| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Purchased At: | $900 |
| Strengths: | everything, frame, hubs, seat for sure, yeh everything definetly. rims are the best |
| Weaknesses: | tires wear down quick. |
| Similar Products Tried: | p3. |
| Bike Setup: | i got maxxis holy rollers. single speed. new bars. new pedals. |
| Bottom Line: | Definatly a good purchase for street, park, and DJ's. |
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Submitted by
Alex
from Westwood, MA USA
Date Reviewed: 8/18/2005 9:31:52 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Any Downhill Trail |
| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Price Paid: | $1000 |
| Purchased At: | Back Bay Bikes |
| Strengths: | This bike is very strong for almost anything. I use it for jumping 5 foot jumps and huge drops and it stays strong. There havent been any major problems. Also good for downhill. Great shocks for jumping and the gears work very well. A great bike. |
| Weaknesses: | The shocks could be a little bigger because i sometimes almost bottom out when I land off big jumps. Not a good bike for up and down trails, i figured that out the hard way. This bike is too heavy for that. Also my front disk brake squeeks like thats its job. Its probbably the fault of the bike store because the rotor is bent. Also the pedals are very grippy which can be bad if you are trying to reposition your foot at the last second before a jump, But these are just little things. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Specialized Hard Rock Pro, Specialized P3 |
| Bike Setup: | STock (for now) getting some stuff for next years season |
| Bottom Line: | This is a great solid bike for downhill and evenmore for dirt jumping. It has a solid construction and only has a few minor problems. Buy it if you want to do that. |
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Submitted by
Rudi Gale
a Racer
from Slovenia
Date Reviewed: 6/19/2005 12:33:28 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Price Paid: | $1600 |
| Purchased At: | Funsports |
| Strengths: | Frame (geometry, strength, lightness, look, everything) Look Manuerabilty |
| Weaknesses: | DJ 3 (OK for jumping, street but too heavy for racing) Should come with chainguide |
| Similar Products Tried: | Elan Tumbler, Kona, Specialized,... |
| Bike Setup: | Truvativ 32T sprocket, truvativ boxguide, mavic 321 rims, dmr moto tires |
| Bottom Line: | Best complete bike ever made, good for racing or freestyle with some modifications... |
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Submitted by
dave
a Weekend Warrior
from Victoria, B.C., Canada
Date Reviewed: 4/27/2005 12:05:15 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | uvic street |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Purchased At: | Fort Street Cycle |
| Strengths: | Amazing frame, the components are wicked. My chase is a 2004, so it has the dirt jumper 3 forks rather than the manitou. All of the components on the chase are top notch, the avid mechanical discs kick ass. The overall bike looks and performs very very well |
| Weaknesses: | I think it has changed for the 2005 model year, but my chase came with a really lame downhill seat that killed my butt. It also came with the uncommon inner tubes that have the different valves (not schrader). |
| Similar Products Tried: | Used to bmx, switched to jumper/street freeride |
| Bike Setup: | Stock, got the dirt jumper 3s kicking butt up front, rollin on high rollers. |
| Bottom Line: | This bike KICKS BUTT. The overall feel of the bike (i got a medium size frame and i'm 6'3") is very good, very agile and i can really make it fly due to its size and weight. I got mine on sale because it's last year's model, but even with the 2005 price tag it would be well worth the value for the amazing frame and components. bottom line: looking for a great dirt jumper/ street bike? get the chase, or at least consider it. |
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Submitted by
Jean-charles valiquette
from canada
Date Reviewed: 2/21/2005 11:08:29 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | bromont |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $1099 |
| Purchased At: | primeau vélo |
| Strengths: | everything |
| Weaknesses: | none |
| Similar Products Tried: | chase 2 |
| Bottom Line: | best bike i ever had because this thing could take me everywhere that i what . berfect bike to do any kind of crazy thing crazy as this seem 's this bike is my life ps hope that these bikes cannondale will continue to performe even better in the furture. |
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Submitted by
Bob Marley
a Downhiller
from Brewer
Date Reviewed: 1/12/2005 5:11:04 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | The 603's |
| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Price Paid: | $1200 |
| Purchased At: | Shop |
| Strengths: | the stability that this bike provides both on the ground and air is amazing. If you want to hit something and you've got the balls to do it this bike will take the abuse. |
| Weaknesses: | none |
| Similar Products Tried: | Kona stuff |
| Bike Setup: | stock |
| Bottom Line: | The bike is sick. Some people were complaining about not being able to wheelie. Maybe they're just all mountain riders that are used to wheeling in the saddle. The manuals are a lil bit hard. The bearclaws for pedals make for some rather sketchy bails when u start to float backwards. Weight really isn't that big of a deal once u start riding it. If I had to guess it's just that people arn't use to the differnt geometry. It's literaly no effort to bring the back tire up while J-hoping or jumping. bottom line is I love this bike. Deff a great buy. Oya. if u ride winter pick up some spair tires to stud cuz on snow or really wet grass u slip like crazy |
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Submitted by
Chris
a Downhiller
from east yorkshire
Date Reviewed: 12/26/2004 7:54:40 AM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $999 |
| Purchased At: | Freetown sports |
| Strengths: | [Price in £!, and it's the 2005 model]Lightweight, corners nice, components are of the highest quality of any stock bike, jumps well, forks plush, hayes brakes are well sharp. Pimp Paint job; it changes colour! |
| Weaknesses: | Forks have too light a spring for a hard riding bike, i weigh 11 stone and can bottom them by moving my weight over the front without pushing. tyres are useless in uk in winter, high rollers make it handle like a dream. Pointless front mech+ 26t ring. 11-32t cassette has not got the gear resolution for a 4X bike. Does not have street bike geometry with 100mm travel fork. |
| Similar Products Tried: | DMR rhythm, Trek bruiser, PlanetX jack flash, orange 222 |
| Bike Setup: | Stock except high rollers, 12-23t cassette, |
| Bottom Line: | The soft springs in the fork are the biggest let down when moving from boxxers with 100kg plus springs, they are very good all the time though and dont bottom in a nasty, overly noticable way, the only time they felt worse than Reba team was whilst pre-jumping stair sets. Take drop-offs onto flat with care. Other than that now ive got a short range cassette it is the best off road hardtail i have ever ridden, and has brought a very racey and agile style to my riding. I think if you are looking to mainly ride street make sur you can afford some longer travel forks to sort out the geometry and low BB, i may be a little harsh though as i have moved across from a DMR rhythm with 24" wheels. If you mainly ride jumps & singletrack buy this bike. |
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Submitted by
Griffin
a Downhiller
from Mill Valley, CA
Date Reviewed: 11/2/2004 1:04:36 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Eldridge Grade |
| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Price Paid: | $600 |
| Purchased At: | Cannondale Bicycle Corp. |
| Strengths: | Hussefelt cranks, Avid CPS disc brakes, Maxxis Highroller tires (for the rainy seasons), ODI Lock On grips, well-built wheelset. |
| Weaknesses: | The fork. The fork. The fork. Oh, and the fork. If you plan on doing any sort of serious riding, or ever picking up the front end at all, ditch that beast of a fork right now. At 7.2 lbs, the '04 DJ 3 is almost as heavy as the 888R, and not even nearly as cool or useful. Having that fork on the front is like having a ton of bricks strapped to the front of your bike. Also, the stock Cannondale platform pedals are walking deathtraps, according to the 27 stitches in my shin. Switch to something will smaller pins like Truvativ or Atomlab. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Specialized P.3, Azonic DS-1, Kona Roast. |
| Bike Setup: | Stock medium '04 bike except for the following changes: 1999 Marzocchi Z.1 Alloy 4" fork, Hayes hydraulic 8" front brake, '98 XT v-lever for rear disc, Shimano Dura Ace rear derailleur 10/9-speed, Shimano Dura Ace 12-25 rear cassette 9-speed, Truvativ Hussefelt chainguide, S&M platform pedals, Tompson seatpost, WTB Rocket V saddle, and WTB Mutanoraptor 2.14/2.24 tires. |
| Bottom Line: | The bottom line is that this bike has the potential to become one's main hardtail bike. Being able to equally conquer the slalom, mountaincross, and cross country short-track courses, while also doubling as a weekend urban assault or BMX track dominator, the Chase is the jack-of-all-trades of the hardtail world. As soon as one replaces the silly excuse for a front fork, the bike becomes something that truly shines and stands out among other meager excuses for hardtails. |
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Submitted by
Adam
a Downhiller
from Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Date Reviewed: 10/4/2004 12:38:31 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $99999999999 |
| Purchased At: | Bow Cycle |
| Strengths: | Solid Frame, Lightweight when I first bought it, around 34lbs. The part spec is decent, but I had pretty much everything changed to my liking. |
| Weaknesses: | None really so far |
| Similar Products Tried: | Kona Scrap, Specialized P.3, Norco 4hun, Devinci Hucker, Norco Rampage |
| Bike Setup: | 2004 L Chase, 04 Manitou Flick (Camo), Atomlab Trailpimps 26 front, 24 rear, Chris King ISO Disc hubs (gold), Hayes HFX-9 6" brakes, SRAM X-7 derailler and shifter, MRP Bones Cranks, Livid Chainguide, E.13 Black supercharger, Maxxis Hookworms, Raceface Diabolus stem, Azonic CF-1 Carbon bar, ODI Lockons, IRD Blacklighting cassette and chain, and Azonic Xtension pedals. |
| Bottom Line: | This bike is super pimped with the parts I have on it now, Cannondale should've made this bike with this parts spec and called it the Chase Pro model or something. Its a bit heavier aroung 36lbs, but it doesn't ride like it, wicked trick/street bike, I've learned a ton on this bike, and am still learning. THE Best looking bike out there for sure! |
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Submitted by
Ken
a Weekend Warrior
from Cedar Rapids
Date Reviewed: 9/20/2004 2:05:26 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Price Paid: | $1100 |
| Purchased At: | LBS |
| Strengths: | Once you get used to the uniqueness of this machine you realize it is one of the most bad a$$ bikes around. Comes in no nonsense matte black. Parts spec is top notch for the $, ready to pound right out of the box. |
| Weaknesses: | Coming from the world of XC this bike comes off on the heavy side, especially the front end. Hubs are okay, expect to replace wheelset eventually. Avid mechanicals, even when set to the strongest setting don't quite get it done when it comes to trials moves. Had some troubles with the bottom bracket coming loose, sealed pretty tired which doesn't contribute to this thing rolling easily. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Nothing really, I've always modified typical mtb rides. This is my first dirt/street niche bike. |
| Bike Setup: | Stock. |
| Bottom Line: | Did I mention that this is simply a bas a$$ bike? I love it, by far my favorite bike to ride right now. The Chase has improved my riding style; guess I better start drinkin' beers, riding backwards, and blowing stuff up with firecrackers. But seriously, Aaron Chase should travel abroad (Japan) to promote this bike, it rulz... |
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Submitted by
david bruce
a Downhiller
from guildford UK
Date Reviewed: 9/9/2004 3:02:42 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | DH, drops, tricks, trails |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $750 |
| Purchased At: | Evans Cycles St Pauls |
| Strengths: | Great to ride, great to look at, confidence inspiring, great spec, paid £750 not $!! Had £150 discount. Almost every component works amazingly! |
| Weaknesses: | Wheels have gone out of shape fairly quick; need sorting out by a good wheel builder! I don’t think it’s the fault of the components, also the seat clamp seems to have to be tighten very tight to stop the seat from moving around, but don’t let this put you off!! |
| Similar Products Tried: | GT Zaskar downhill setup |
| Bottom Line: | AWESOME bike the model I have is the Chase II,DJ3, hayes hydro disks, so much fun and great to ride, everything seems top quality, have yet to take it for a real, REAL hardcore ride, used to love my zaskar but it got a bit long in the tooth this bike is more than worthy replacement! Every component seems great so far apart from the seatclamp which I will probably replace and the seatpin but this does the job fine! These are minor criticisms, I am quite amazed how well specced the bike is for the price! Even before the £150 discount, I rode the bike once in the shop it blew me away and there was no way i was leaving without it :D |
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Submitted by
geff
a Downhiller
from quebec
Date Reviewed: 8/26/2004 5:16:45 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | bing bang |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $1100 |
| Purchased At: | abc |
| Strengths: | frame, fork, just about everything |
| Weaknesses: | rims; they were bent within 3 softcore rides, tires |
| Bike Setup: | marzocchi dj3, mavic 321 rims, maxxis high roller supper stiky, odi ruffian grips, truvativ hussfelt crankset, avid disc brakes |
| Bottom Line: | Holy moly this bike is great! its like flying in an airplane when its in the air, relativly light considering size, great pedaling efficiency and cornering, smooth dirt jumping. a great bike for who ever loves to street ride and dirt jump and likes to have hte occasional trip 2 a downhill installation |
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Submitted by
Brad
a Weekend Warrior
from Vancouver, WA
Date Reviewed: 8/22/2004 12:42:40 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Urban, Skateparks |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $1100 |
| Purchased At: | River City Bikes |
| Strengths: | Frame is stiff, strong, and it feels completley comfortable in the air. 1.5 headtube, ISCG mount. Also the barbaque black color is pretty cool. Stock component spec is very good, and durable (although I had to change some to my liking). Did I mention what a great value it is for the complete bike? |
| Weaknesses: | Although the dirt-jumping specific geometry is great for that, the long stays made it hard to manual and even wheelie. Brake levers aren't good. The funn stem seems to slip every time I biff, no matter how much I tighten it. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Santa Cruz Chameleon, Jeff's Banshee Morphine |
| Bike Setup: | M Chase, 04 Shiver SC, Atomlab Aircorp Wheelset, 8 inch Avids, Thomson DH Stem, Full Metal Jacket brake cables, Avid Levers, Hookworms, A-Frame Pedals, Deore shifters(alivios broke), everything else stock (handlebar, drive-train, saddle) |
| Bottom Line: | This is a fabulous bike which I highly reccomend. Midrange components combined with a topnotch frame at an unbelievable price. I can't emphasize enough how great the frame is, unfortunatly it is not as popular as similar frames, such as the le toy and imperial. As far as performance, the compact geometry and low bottom bracket make it feel agile, responsive, and alot lighter than it really is, even with the dirt jumper III. I use this bike for all my dirt jumping and urban needs, but also as a perfectly satisfactory trail bikem although my old chameleon worked much better as a trail bike. Although the chase isn't the most versatile bike, in my opinion there is none better for what it's made for. I could summarize this review by simply saying Aaron Chase is the best dirtjumper in the world and he uses this bike, so it should be good enough for anyone else. If you have any questions, or want pictures or something like that, please feel free to send me an e-mail. 5 and 5 flamin' chilis. |
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Submitted by
mike o
a Downhiller
from toronto
Date Reviewed: 7/18/2004 9:17:55 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | whatever |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $1300 |
| Purchased At: | dukes |
| Strengths: | stiff, reacts super quick, think left it goes left, fun fun bike. lots of potential for rider skill development, feels like i'm 10 yrs old on a bmx again |
| Weaknesses: | i broke the dj3 but they replaced it with a dj1 slider. marzocchi kinda freak me out, their forks always give em grief. i'm gonna steal my wifes sherman b+ and try it on, see what its like-prob too big |
| Similar Products Tried: | lots of dh bikes, a few hardtails. our family owns quite a few bikes, i love the gemini 2000 but my wife won't stop riding it. |
| Bike Setup: | stock with the dj upgrade. |
| Bottom Line: | first of all the other reviews are pretty bang on. but i think that the mech actuated brakes are sweet, i lengthened them and i can tailwhip and barspin no sweat. well ok i crash too but its my fault not the bikes. i have hydros on my dh bike and i can't figure spinning the lines. one thing tho don't buy this bike unless you only really want to jump stunt and urban assault bike park stuff. trail riding is no fun unless the end of the trail has great stuff- this bike pedals worse then my RM7. hey why do all these euro guys get the slick lefty and we only have the italian shtuff? |
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Submitted by
dieter daemen
a Downhiller
from Belgium
Date Reviewed: 6/5/2004 9:08:43 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | street |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $1399 |
| Purchased At: | Pro Bike (Tervuren) |
| Strengths: | Marzocchie Dirt Jumper 3 solid feeling |
| Weaknesses: | Hayes HFX 9 Disc Brakes |
| Similar Products Tried: | CHASE I |
| Bike Setup: | shimano alivio, shimano Lx,hayes HFX9 disc brakes,Mavic XM321 rims, DJ 3 fork |
| Bottom Line: | A very good bike with a solid feeling, at first it feels strange to ride on and you need getting jused to it but when you are you'll never want anything else again. One thing however when you buy a CHASE II ( linke me) put on other disc brakes because the hayes SUCK, mine started leaking after a week or so and I' ve had them fixed 3 times now and they still leak, get some MAGURA LOUSIE FR's or SHIMANO SAINT's for some good breaking power. |
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Submitted by
James Dallaway
a Weekend Warrior
from Cobble Hill B.C. Canada
Date Reviewed: 5/27/2004 5:39:51 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Chicken run and skulls |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $1400 |
| Purchased At: | experience cycling |
| Strengths: | Frame is strong, nice shocks (needed to be pumped up), rims still straight. Great brakes. Grippy tires. |
| Weaknesses: | Needs a chain guide because the chain always skips, front and back. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Kona stuff Norco 125 |
| Bike Setup: | Stock now but Im getting a front fender |
| Bottom Line: | This bike is the best. I use it for jumping, downhill and riding some trials. It's good if you like to ride everything. It is a great price considering it has so many good components on it. |
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Rudi Gale
a Weekend Warrior
from Logatec, SLOVENIJA
Date Reviewed: 5/23/2004 10:22:21 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Bežigrad, Elan |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $1500 |
| Purchased At: | Funsport |
| Strengths: | Lifetime warranty for frame, geometry for trails, street, look (completly black - nice) |
| Weaknesses: | DJ III are pretty heavy |
| Bike Setup: | Only one front sprocket (Truvativ 33T) Chainguide Truvativ (only bottom guide due compatibility) Tioga White Tiger 2.5 Tires Alivio rear shifter (Good enough for smashing down the ground :)) |
| Bottom Line: | I've also tried few other bikes for street, DJ, but the geometry of this one really impressed me. It handles like nice girl. It has a lifetime warranty for the frame so don't be afraid of breaking it. The price is the same as for the other bikes of this style. Cannondale made yet another amazing product. |
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Huey s
a Weekend Warrior
from Galway
Date Reviewed: 5/22/2004 1:04:08 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | street |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $1400 |
| Purchased At: | In Ireland |
| Strengths: | Wicked stem & headset. Quality brakes. Pedals stick to your feet. This bike oozes quality. |
| Weaknesses: | disks tend to rub slightly |
| Similar Products Tried: | p2 |
| Bike Setup: | stock |
| Bottom Line: | A really sexy looking bike! I compared it to the specialised bikes in the shop but they didn't have the same quality. It's built for for taking knocks. The front end is a little heavy but you get used to it. |
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Submitted by
mark
a Weekend Warrior
from NL, Canada
Date Reviewed: 5/9/2004 6:11:00 AM |
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| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $1400 |
| Purchased At: | canary cycles |
| Strengths: | the bike is speced out really well for the price. really nice frame as well. i love the stem and pedals, very nice! |
| Weaknesses: | the new dj series is a bit heavy, and the geometry doesn;t make for a good trail bike, but its do-able. |
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