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Submitted by
jason
a Weekend Warrior
from vic
Date Reviewed: March 2, 2003 | | Favoriate Trail: | coopers creek | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | traralgon | | Strengths: | good gears, and looks good. Hydraulic Disc brakes are awesome. | | Weaknesses: | raceline. seemed to be smooth and handle pretty well, until on 3rd ride went to put back in car and frame was bent between suspension and seat post. Of course raceline told me it was rider error, figure that one out, they did offer me a cheaper frame?. so would have to say weakness of frame. | | Similar Products Used: | k2 animal. seemed heaps better as i didnt bend it at least. Raceline did pedal heaps better and less bob. | | Bike Setup: | changed pedals to shimano dx | | Bottom Line: | great bike if you dont mind replacing frame every month. buy something stronger | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
ian
a Cross Country Rider
from Unley South Australia
Date Reviewed: December 15, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$2700.00 | | Purchased At: | bicycle express | | Strengths: | Frame set up ,weight, running gear all XT, value for money | | Weaknesses: | rear shock, skinny tyres(but light for X country) | | Similar Products Used: | Specialised, Parkpre, Diamond back | | Bike Setup: | Changed to U-turn Psylo's on front otherwise factory settings, O2 rear gas shock with rebound and compression adjustment. Shimano discs give unreal control and modulation with no problems | | Bottom Line: | As good as it's equivalent in Specialised and for half the price. Shockers need upgrade from factory shock if doing any downhill work.
Sweet to ride with a very light front end | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Paul Barton
a Cross Country Rider
from Sydney, NSW, Australia
Date Reviewed: September 25, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | Oaks Single Track | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$1570.00 | | Purchased At: | Bike Addiction, Fairlight, Australia | | Strengths: | Rugged frame, XT/LX Componentry, Fox Float RL rear shock | | Weaknesses: | Judy XC front suspension. It could do with a better fork to match the rest of the product. | | Similar Products Used: | None. I do own a Norco Hardtail | | Bike Setup: | Std. except added Shimano PD-M545 pedals | | Bottom Line: | Excellent quality. A great ride. I would recommend this bike to anyone looking in the dual suspension market. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Elliot Rien
a Weekend Warrior
from Sydney, NSW, Australia
Date Reviewed: July 10, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | Red Hill | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$2200.00 | | Purchased At: | Bike Addition | | Strengths: | Good component selection for the price.
Smooth action from 4 bar linkage design. | | Weaknesses: | A little on the hefty side for a "XC Dual Suspension Bike" 30 pounds (approx)
Cable routing scratched paint off frame as suspension pivots.
Supplied pedals have NO mud clearance.
Not available in polished aluminiun :-) | | Similar Products Used: | First full sus bike, although have ridden a Giant DS Warp 3 and heaps of hardtails | | Bike Setup: | Stock except for time Time ATAC pedals.
(looking at getting a Fox Vanilla RLC to replcase the Fox Float RC - any body ridden both of these give us a mail) | | Bottom Line: | This is a really cool all round bike for the money (at least in Australia it is - I got it at $1000 off - rrp $3200) I don't race XC so the weight does not worry me that much. The sus is smooooth, the components are good (full LX, rear XT and Avid Mech Disco's with Judy XC's up frount).
I can ride trails so much faster on full sus than my old hardtail, I can even climb better!
Any one who isn't racing XC - go full sus
As this is my first full sus, I give it 4 flamin' thingos, it is on another level to any hardtail I have ridden (for my style of ridding) and feels allot better than the unified rear triangle bike (Warp) I have ridden. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
nik
a Downhiller
from sydney australia
Date Reviewed: January 7, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | the log run | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$2900.00 | | Purchased At: | bike addiction | | Strengths: | awsome spec for the money, not to heavy , 5.5 inches og travel in the back, which isn't bad for a semi XC bike, peddles well, no bob. | | Weaknesses: | a little heavy for XC, a little light for FR/DH, the Judy XCs are a little scetchy on the corners | | Similar Products Used: | first dually | | Bike Setup: | stock, azonic shorty, hayes instead of avid, V8s | | Bottom Line: | this bike is a bit of an all rounder, it can do up to about 6 foot drops, and it can climb well, but its sure not a race bike. exellent firsr dualy/bike, for the money no competition. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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