Submitted by
shreddi nar
a
from Super Chill Date Reviewed: November 24, 2007
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$500.00
Strengths:
3 rear wheel drop-out positions. Stiff. Will accept any fork with 1 1/8" or 1.5" steerer.
Bike Setup:
sram drivetrain, 66 rc2 eta, raceface evolve, hadley 10mm through axle / mavic 321, 2.5" dhr and 2.35" kinetics.
Bottom Line:
This bike can be set up for all styles of riding. A little on the heavy side, but the short chainstay will make up for weighty frame. With a 7" single crown, bottom bracket somewhat tall, but it tracks over the rough stuff with great precision. It takes drops with ease and with the compression cranked up it dirt jumps great. Very raked geometry. Find an old frame with horizontal drop-outs and run single speed!
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Submitted by
crankburger
a Downhiller
from cavedwelling Date Reviewed: May 29, 2006
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Strengths:
stong beefcake of a hardtail! can take anything but an extended climb.
Weaknesses:
beats you up, doesnt make it easy to climb because of the seat tube angle....stiff as hell...but its built to a purpose. comfort is not one of them...
Similar Products Used:
plenty other hardtails.
Bike Setup:
pike, mavic rims. race face bits, urban/dj
Bottom Line:
i liked this bike but decided it was too stiff for me. I'm waiting to get a steel frame to take the edge off hits.
Its the burliest frame out there and it looks damn cooler than any other hardtail i have ever seen.
Banshee morphine eat dust.
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Submitted by
Ted
a Downhiller
from Connecticut Date Reviewed: November 23, 2005
Favorite Trail:
Mtn Creek, Plattekill
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Strengths:
Strong, a good geometry
Weaknesses:
a little heavy, have to use a chain tensioner
Similar Products Used:
dna, blk market mob, .243, gimp
Bike Setup:
evil, ss, hayes r break, holy rollers, dj2
Bottom Line:
A good bike, I am becoming more and more convinced that it is geared towards freeride not urban(i know its listed as freeride but it is commonly used for urban) Im planning on getting a dna mainly because of the sliding rear dropouts, that way i can run a bmx chain. If you plan on buying one I would probobly pass, there are equally good bikes you can get for a much cheaper price. ex- black market- gimp if you want to spend an equal amount of money to the evil you should get a dna- they are in my opinion the best hardtail on the market.
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Submitted by
Craig 2
a Weekend Warrior
from PG, BC, Canada Date Reviewed: November 2, 2005
Favorite Trail:
my dixie wrecked
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Price Paid:
$700.00
Purchased At:
MBracing
Strengths:
everything, tought as hell, amazing geometry, makes you want to huck bigger
Weaknesses:
pedals worse up hill then my BB7 did.. haha.. but who rides up these days.. just sully but hes a tropper.. shuttle for life
Similar Products Used:
none.. there are no frames similar
Bike Setup:
2002 boxxer, 26" 321's, 243 racing bars and stem, michillin 2.5's, 3 piece azonic cranks- its a pig around 40ish pounds
Bottom Line:
basically.. i use to ride a BB7 and then i swapped out frames hoping to chill my riding back a bit after nearly killing myself on my BB7... but it didn't work out like that.. i feel WAY more confident on the evil then on my BB7 dropping larger, hucking bigger, decending faster, jumping higher... i rode whistler and was the only HT in teh pack.. was teh only one that didn't get a flat, hucked everything we came across, and kept up to the fullys.
buy one.. if you want a chairlift/(shuttle)freeride HT frame!!
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Submitted by
Imperial13
a
from Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Date Reviewed: September 21, 2005
Favorite Trail:
Backyard
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Purchased At:
East Side Cycle
Strengths:
Solid, stiff, versitile, take anything you can throw at.
Weaknesses:
none so far. Other than my 2004 sherman's crown is ovalized.
Sherman Fireflyplus with titanium coil, 26' doubletracks, hookworms, azonic bars and stem, avid discs, titec seat post, holzfeller crank, Rennen singlespeed conversion, Fsa headst, DK seat, raceface BB
Bottom Line:
I've done 15 foot drops to 20 foot gaps and this bike feels rock solid in the air. Also at home on stair sets to halfpipes. Best frame ever built!!! Highly recommended!! The last bike you'll ever need!!
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Submitted by
JJ
a Downhiller
from constantly traveling all over the U.S.A Date Reviewed: July 14, 2005
Favorite Trail:
anything that will push my limits
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Price Paid:
$700.00
Strengths:
this is the only bike on this whole site where someone should be aloud to say EVERYTHING!!! its so beefy, strong, quick, looks like a monster!
Weaknesses:
the only thing i could say would be that im not a fan of the super laidback seattube
Similar Products Used:
banshee morphine, 24 letoy3, clifcat tankass
Bike Setup:
UPS brown imperial, 170mm boxxer WC, black mag30's on hope hubs, hope M4 brakes, full truvative hozefeller set.
Bottom Line:
By far the most versitile bike ever made! it can handle anything you throw at it! I revently broke my leg attempting a 17 foot tall drop to a hard packed landing, my bottom bracket snapped and i smashed my heal/ ankle into the ground, i am now not riding due to a broken ankle but will be back shorty so that i can test this beast again.
IT WILL OUTLAST YOU AND EVERY PART ON YOUR BIKE!!!
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Submitted by
man tor
a Downhiller
from grand rapids, mi, usa Date Reviewed: July 6, 2005
Favorite Trail:
225
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Strengths:
EVERYTHING
Weaknesses:
NONE
Similar Products Used:
Trek 8500, not really the same breed, but luckily i sold it before i broke the 8500
This frame rocks! It really enhanced my riding. Am doing drops I never would of tried before, with ease. Big Jumper, Big Dropper.
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Submitted by
steve
a Downhiller
from b.c. Date Reviewed: May 22, 2005
Favorite Trail:
a line
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Purchased At:
katmandu whistler
Strengths:
this is the stiffest frame ever!! truley a peice of art. the geometry is crazy fun.
Weaknesses:
none!!
Similar Products Used:
i lookes at a banshee morphine, but it pailed in comparisson to something this evil
Bike Setup:
DH style. a 03 jr T. complete saint components. with axiom peds, a pair of minions, and sram rocket levers connected to that dreamy saint rear derailier.
Bottom Line:
this bike is just so much fun. it weighs in at a 40 lbs. even, but unless i have to pick it up i never give it a thought. amazing with a tripple clamp. its a wheelie machine. supper stiff.very good climber, with that much bike under me i feel bullit proof. ride whistler every week, and this imperial makes me giggle like a little boy! and let me tell ya shes a looker, ya the laddies really dig evil.
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Submitted by
Ben Thompson
a Weekend Warrior
from Slc Date Reviewed: March 20, 2005
Favorite Trail:
crest
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Purchased At:
go ride.com
Strengths:
Super stable, strong, not to heavy, it rocks. Rides very well, my first time on it I was hitting 10 to 15 foot drops on it, that's pretty cool cause the last time I rode was three years ago. The bike is light! I can pedal it anywhere
Weaknesses:
seat tube Has a crack in it. The sl has fixed that problem though. And it's probably not a problem if you only weigh 160 or so.
Similar Products Used:
last bike rode was a bighit comp 2001
Bike Setup:
dj 1, arrows 24", 909 2.5, evil srs, fsa stuff.
Bottom Line:
Bike rocks, I sold my bighit in the fall of 2001 and went to Spain for a while. In 2004 I finally was able to go biking again. I went way bigger on the evil than on the bighit. Bike is very stable in the air. Doubles are simple and drops are super easy on this bike. Only bad thing is the seat tube. Kinda sucks for trail riding, but then again I used to trail ride with a bmx so it really isn't that bad. The bike's strong I'm 5'9" and 240 lbs and the bike has held up to everything that I've done to it.
Bottom line is that this bike kicks A. At 37 pounds this bike is perfect. If you want a good bike that you can flick around like a rag doll and stay in complete control this is your bike. If you want to hit huge gaps and big drops and like the hardtail life this is the ride. If you don't like a super stiff ride and go up hill as fast as you go down stay away.
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Submitted by
Rob DeMao
a Weekend Warrior
from Greenville S.C. Date Reviewed: February 11, 2005
Favorite Trail:
anything that's fast
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$1600.00
Purchased At:
Pink Bike add
Strengths:
This frame is super stiff ! Love the geo. of it , Make you feel like superman he he he....
Weaknesses:
You got to be joking !!!!!!
Similar Products Used:
nothing compares
Bike Setup:
arrow DHX 24's hope hubs gazzi 2.8 single speed true single speed bmx chain e thirteen ring & bash gaurd 16/36 gear profile racing cranks hayes 9's 8" f / 6" r camo manitou fire fly diob stem & strickly D T bars
Bottom Line:
This bike has taken every bit of my abuse & it begs for more , EVIL IS GOOD
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