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Hoffman Bikes Dirt Merchant 2

Average Rating 4.64/5
# of Reviews 14
MSRP $ 250.00
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Submitted by ethan dupree a Weekend Warrior from londonderry, newhampshire, USA
Date Reviewed: December 4, 2007
Duration Product Used:1 Year
Price Paid: $100.00
Purchased At:online, used
Strengths:comfortable handlebars, cool lookin seat, strong forks, great tires, and great frame
Weaknesses:horible brakes,so bad that now i ride breakless, plastic barends, 1 pc crank, huge chainwheel
Bike Setup:macneil grips, animal barends, eastern ultralight handlebars, eastern neck, eastern ultraslim forks, macniel seat and seatpost, eastern cranks, demolition anorexia back wheel, premium front wheel, animal pedals, and eastern slit pegs
Bottom Line:great bike for street or dirt
Value Rating:5Overall Rating:4

Submitted by zac lenny a from altoona pa
Date Reviewed: October 18, 2007
Favoriate Trail:kase trails
Duration Product Used:1 Year
Price Paid: $600.00
Purchased At:pedal power
Strengths:good
Weaknesses:nothin
Bike Setup:fsa 26t sproket primo hemroid seat shadow consperce neck primo mustash bars profile 3pc primo j leaver odyssey slick cable tech brakes odyssey pedals hoffman stock forks
Bottom Line:sweet ass bike
Value Rating:5Overall Rating:4

Submitted by Neil davies a Weekend Warrior from northampton
Date Reviewed: June 2, 2007
Favoriate Trail:nelbmx@hotmail.com
Duration Product Used:2 Years
Purchased At:won it from a magazine
Strengths:very strong learnt to feeble on it it took ages until my dropouts bent a frame nevr dented
Weaknesses:brakes , but i just rid brakeless
Similar Products Used:none
Bike Setup:standard , cut down bars front dirt tyre
Bottom Line:decent bmx, really good price when it was out in shops, strong frame good allround except the brakes
Value Rating:5Overall Rating:5

Submitted by Faraz Kauser a Downhiller from Mississauga, Canada
Date Reviewed: June 26, 2004
Duration Product Used:More than 3 years
Price Paid: $349.00
Purchased At:Bike Connections
Strengths:This was the first bmx bike i had ever bought and also was the last this bike cound obviously withstand the damage i did to it and was an amazing colour.
Weaknesses:the weakness was obviously the brakes with need better padding
Similar Products Used:haro bikes are also nice and schwinns for my friend farthan
Bike Setup:i onoo
Bottom Line:this bike is amazing and absolutly the best bike anyone would ever buy, although they stopped making dis bike somehow u should go and find a store dat still sells it and buy one
Value Rating:5Overall Rating:5

Submitted by luke a Weekend Warrior from england
Date Reviewed: April 28, 2004
Duration Product Used:6 months
Price Paid: $170.00
Purchased At:cycle sport ltd
Strengths:Really good for street or dirt jumps. Easy to manuel it also rides ramp really well, better than so bikes at twice the price. light, strong, smallish. handles great in the air.
Weaknesses:Handlebars are pretty sh*t, they bent on on my 3rd day of riding. brakes arent too good but if u play around wid them they will work. 3 piece( but for the price its properly better u get 1 piece rather than some sh*tty 3 piece)
Similar Products Used:hoffman flow
Bike Setup:primo mustauche bars, t1 pegs, fsa smack daddy cranks, primo dirt monter frount, snafu rim job back.
Bottom Line:the bike is really good for the price i dont think u wud get much better. it handles street/ramp very well.
looks great,
if u are going to buy this bike, then u shud buy some new handle bars wid it if u want.
Value Rating:5Overall Rating:4

Submitted by Rob a Weekend Warrior from Havertown
Date Reviewed: April 4, 2004
Favoriate Trail:drexelbrook huge 7ft jumps
Duration Product Used:3 months
Price Paid: $40.00
Purchased At:a friends house
Strengths:It is a strong light and durrable frame with a nice shape. It have a short back end for nice spins.
Weaknesses:All the parts besides the frame are terrible, and its more of a dirt frame
Similar Products Used:none
Bike Setup:primo power bites, demolition cassete, terrible one bars, redneck stem, S&m pitch fork
Bottom Line:This is a grat frame for starting out bmx or goin hardcore with some trails!
Value Rating:5Overall Rating:4

Submitted by Adam Tacon a Weekend Warrior from Norwich ,England.
Date Reviewed: May 16, 2003
Duration Product Used:1 Year
Price Paid: $250.00
Purchased At:Mandarin cycles
Strengths:Great frame, nice bars and tough rims. The frame is quite light .
Weaknesses:The brakes are not too good. You may want to replace these .
Similar Products Used:none.
Bike Setup:as it came except brake pads.
Bottom Line:A wonderfull bike, mostly excellent! I strongly suggest it to over young people, although it's also great for anybody who's riding dirt.
Value Rating:5Overall Rating:5

Submitted by david gibbons a Weekend Warrior from danville
Date Reviewed: November 27, 2002
Favoriate Trail:R.I.P. lime ridge,treat,& MONKEY TRAILS
Duration Product Used:6 months
Price Paid: $300.00
Purchased At:DREWS BMX SHOP
Strengths:the frame is really light, and durable.
Weaknesses:sprocket, seat, cranks, brakes all suck.
Similar Products Used:none
Bike Setup:frame-alex trible wall rims-brakeless-primo sprocket-profile cranks-and heavy duty chain.
Bottom Line:this bike is great if your starting out riding. i would recomend a fit over this. purchase at drews bmx and be sure to tell them that david gibbons sent you and you and i will get hooked up with deals.
Value Rating:5Overall Rating:5

Submitted by TeeJay a from Franklin MA USA
Date Reviewed: October 11, 2002
Duration Product Used:1 Year
Price Paid: $270.00
Purchased At:Siroisis Bicycle Shop
Strengths:Strong frame, takes a beating, good rims, hubs, and fork, tires still aren't bald yet
Weaknesses:I've had it a year and I have beaten it. First day, my bars stripped, slowly my bars bent downward. Cranks bent (im 15, 115lbs, no big guy) no grip on pedals, wore don the pins, seat ripped in the front, black rims were a no, chrome would be better, headset cracked within maybe 10 - 20 cases,
Bike Setup:Parts different from stock parts: SNAFU 4130 Cranks, SNAFU grips, XS Trails stem, 2 - 3 chains, SNAFU pedals, they stinked, Odyssey southgates,
Bottom Line:ITs a great bike for youngens that need a strong mother but dont want to spend money. In the future you will need to upgrade to better parts, ie: cranks, pedals, stem.... But other than thats its a sweet bike that is worth the dollar.
Value Rating:5Overall Rating:4

Submitted by Tyler aherns a Weekend Warrior from white bear lake, minesota, usa
Date Reviewed: August 22, 2002
Favoriate Trail:any where
Duration Product Used:Less than 1 month
Price Paid: $270.00
Purchased At:erics bike shop
Strengths:it is has rellay good rims and what not it is jut a gerat bike
Weaknesses:the chain master link broke bisides that no other problems
Similar Products Used:98 gt pro series
Bottom Line:it is a great bike fordrit jumping or just riding steert
Value Rating:5Overall Rating:5

Submitted by rory bisignano a Cross Country Rider from saugerties,ny,us
Date Reviewed: June 26, 2002
Favoriate Trail:the heights
Duration Product Used:3 months
Price Paid: $260.00
Purchased At:dans comp
Strengths:frame and bars are awsome
Weaknesses:cranks and rims bent them both the rims took a little bit longer cranks 1 week
Similar Products Used:dont seat sniff
Bike Setup:red frame, poverty pow cranks, odyssey richard gear 44 teeth
Bottom Line:great bike awsome balance
Value Rating:5Overall Rating:5

Submitted by pat scott a Downhiller from marshield
Date Reviewed: June 7, 2002
Favoriate Trail:"the trails"
Duration Product Used:Less than 1 month
Price Paid: $260.00
Purchased At:bike-way
Strengths:Very strong
Weaknesses:crank
Similar Products Used:none
Bike Setup:same as it came, looking to buy new crank
Bottom Line:An awesome bike
Value Rating:5Overall Rating:5

Submitted by dustin a Weekend Warrior from michigan
Date Reviewed: March 28, 2002
Duration Product Used:Less than 1 month
Price Paid: $145.00
Purchased At:skate park
Strengths:well made frame, really strong all and all good bike
Weaknesses:crank
Similar Products Used:none
Bottom Line:really good bike
Value Rating:5Overall Rating:5

Submitted by C Barry a Weekend Warrior from Mount Laurel New Jsery
Date Reviewed: January 5, 2002
Favoriate Trail:Depends
Duration Product Used:Less than 1 month
Price Paid: $250.00
Purchased At:Chip N Dales
Strengths:Very well made fram. Thick axles. Nice bars. Nice Alex double wall rims. good price. Strong as hell
Weaknesses:The crank is a POS. I had to buy a SNAFU 3 piece
Similar Products Used:GT BUMP
Bike Setup:Dirt Merchant 2, SNAFU 3 piece crank, S&M pedals, S&M pegs
Bottom Line:Very Very good bike for the money.
Value Rating:5Overall Rating:5






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