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Submitted by
chris
a Weekend Warrior
from eastford
Date Reviewed: August 3, 2004 | | Favoriate Trail: | any trail i can get to | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$475.00 | | Purchased At: | scott's cyclery | | Strengths: | awesome frame,very strong,shimano equipped,good quality bike for the buck | | Weaknesses: | front shocks-rock shox jett.broke within 2 mths of riding going off 3or4 foot drop.also back coil spring stock is too tight no smooth transitioning with it at all | | Similar Products Used: | iron horse sinister dx-was not impressed with the tinyness and weakness of the look and feel of there frame | | Bike Setup: | stock-right now looking to upgrade soon and for awhile i pretty much purchased the bike for the frame and color | | Bottom Line: | Gary Fisher is a name you now and a name you trust,it meens quality,and that is why i have one.This is my first fisher but im a lifer.i highly recomend this bike to anyone interested in trails,technical,downhill,or even road freestyle. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
mike bar-shalom
a Cross Country Rider
from mansfield
Date Reviewed: December 19, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | every where i can find a good one | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$550.00 | | Purchased At: | scott's cyclery | | Strengths: | it has a pretty strong frame and it has nice shocks even though it can get a little bouncey some times, but that happens some times when you are rideing the trails. | | Weaknesses: | it does soak up a lot of your energy when you are riding up hills, and the shocks bounce you when you are jumping or dropping of an incline more that 5 feet. | | Similar Products Used: | i have tryed all the gary fisher joshua models and some are alike to the this one but then agian some are pretty different.Most are different becasue of where you are soposed to distribute the wait on the bike, also the shocks act differently. | | Bike Setup: | it has pretty nice shocks. the shocks that come with the bike are rock shock jets. you could up grade the shocks to air pressured shocks or other rock shocks.the frame is nice and secure and the deraler is pretty nice made by shimano and you could also get those up graded. | | Bottom Line: | The bottem line is that this bike is an overall good bike for people that are a little better that beginners and also good for people just breaking into intermedate. But this bike is one of the best so far and i am planning to get a sugar 3 up to a sugar 4 plus. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
michael cochenet
a Weekend Warrior
from kettle moraine, wisconsin
Date Reviewed: June 6, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$600.00 | | Purchased At: | torque center | | Strengths: | VERY COMFORTABLE, fast, and very affordable | | Weaknesses: | the pedal bobbing due to no rear shock dampner | | Bike Setup: | BONE STOCK wont upgrade till i get some money HAHAHAHAHA | | Bottom Line: | this bike is one of the best that i have ridden, i used to have a hard tail but when i first got my JOSHUA and rode it for a while ill never go back from now on im hooked on full suspension and will keep getting them from now on. this isnt the bike for the timid once in a while rider, or the rider who doesnt want to pay much for parts and doesnt want to do maintenance by themselves, but if you are a person who loves to ride and wants a challenge its the bike to get. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jeremy
a Cross Country Rider
from billings MT USA
Date Reviewed: March 17, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | Silver Run Loops | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$495.00 | | Purchased At: | Scheels | | Strengths: | Price. Full suspension. | | Weaknesses: | Front fork sucks. Bottoms on anything. Deore mechanical disk rotor rubs on the fork untill it wears out. | | Bike Setup: | Stock with deore mechanical disks, Deore hubs, mavic 223 rims. Crank brothers egg beater pedals. | | Bottom Line: | Very good bike. Wish I was riding it right now but it is freezing cold. It has a very cheap fork that will soon be upgraded. The rear shock is ok. This bike can climb just about anything in first gear. You can power up hills most people only get half way up. If you want a low price high performance bike this is the best one. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jeff slone
a Weekend Warrior
from norwalk
Date Reviewed: August 26, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | n/a | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$600.00 | | Purchased At: | eddy's bike shop | | Strengths: | purchase price for a fsb and out of the box performance. | | Weaknesses: | front shock sucks, really sucks, can't take anything remotely solid, upgrade quick. components are lower end but worthwhile, rear shock (coil) works but wanna see what else is worthy due to the 'bounceyness' of the back shock, uphills kinda suck | | Bike Setup: | stock, | | Bottom Line: | I'm new to the sport and have seen the top end bikes, this bike rocks for the price, you have a solid mid-weight bike with low range components, this bike will run the course without a problem but for the price is very much worthy of a couple of easy upgrades to have a very well priced mountain worthy bike. . a very good bike for anyone wanting to really experience biking with a quality bike, a very very good starter for the price and bike considering its a fsb. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Josh
a Weekend Warrior
from Boston
Date Reviewed: August 23, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | Lynn Woods | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$570.00 | | Purchased At: | Cycle Loft | | Strengths: | Great Strength.. Weight .... | | Weaknesses: | Soft front end.... Squirrely in the Air.... Tires are junk dont grip well on berms and corners.... | | Similar Products Used: | Specialized Hard Rock | | Bike Setup: | Stock..WTB Volicarapotor.... Alivio... Deore... Corvair Rim.... Bontranger Post.. Bontranger Crow Bar... | | Bottom Line: | Great beginner bike my first one... but if you ride consistently you outgrow it fast ... start envying the hard tails an dother bikes. Alll and all it has done its job but I am upgrading to a Trek Fuel 80 or 90 in the off season. Needs a stiffer front end and wider tires the stock 1.95 doesnt cut it recommend a 2.05 | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Benedict Buhain
a Weekend Warrior
from Potomac, MD, USA
Date Reviewed: August 20, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | C&O canal | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Purchased At: | Hudson Trail Outfitters | | Strengths: | Affordable price for peformance ratio
Striking design
Mid-weight bike | | Weaknesses: | Weak spokes on rear OEM wheelset
Rear wheelset quickly went out of true after just a couple of easy trail rides | | Similar Products Used: | Cannondale Super V series | | Bike Setup: | Took the standard set-up from the manufacturer/retailer
Upgraded both wheelsets to Sun Mammoth Downhill and Shimano Deore components
Upgraded tires from WTB Velociraptors to 26 x 2.1 Michelin Wildgripper Hot S (get the red ones!) | | Bottom Line: | The 2001 Joshua seems to be a good overall value bike
Next FSP bike upgrade option from Gary Fisher would already take you to the Sugar 1-4 series which gets you to >$1,000 price range category
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Submitted by
joey
a Cross Country Rider
from lake forest, california
Date Reviewed: August 5, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | whiting ranch | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$549.00 | | Purchased At: | Supergo | | Strengths: | It is just perfect for starters, intermediate and advance users! The best!!!!!!!!!!! | | Weaknesses: | none!!! | | Similar Products Used: | Iron horse....specialized......etc. | | Bike Setup: | aluminum dual suspension design | | Bottom Line: | Its the one everybody wants 'cause it is a high quality bike and at an affordable price!!!!!!!!!! Supergo Bike shop is the best of any stores!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Zack Rowe
a Weekend Warrior
from Estes Park, Co, USA
Date Reviewed: July 30, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | Devils Den, West Fork AR | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$550.00 | | Purchased At: | Colorado Bycicling Adventures | | Strengths: | the shocks are very plush, although the front shock bottoms out on anything big. I have had no problems with the bike yet. Very fun to ride and gets a lot of looks. | | Weaknesses: | Weight and some lower end componets | | Similar Products Used: | TREK y1 | | Bike Setup: | rock shox jett on front. coil over rear, shimano | | Bottom Line: | A good bike for not a lot of money. Easy to upgrade to rear disc brakes and rides great out of the box. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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