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Submitted by
Spraduke
a Cross Country Rider
from England, Wiltshire
Date Reviewed: January 23, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$320.00 | | Purchased At: | where i work- batcheleors | | Strengths: | I bought only the frame for £320 and put my components of my old bike on it. no complaints bout the bike | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | me old bike was a gt tequesta | | Bike Setup: | z5's mainly deore, hope minis | | Bottom Line: | A quality steel frame bike. Defently worth choosin your own components for it though. The paint is super thick as i discovered on my first ride on it. My forks weigh more than the frame i swear. But overal defently worth it. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Pimp MasterJazz
a Weekend Warrior
from Colchester, England
Date Reviewed: January 2, 2002 | | Favoriate Trail: | Toughie... There's that descent in Yorkshire near Hebden Bridge, the Beast in Thetters, decisions... | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | Second Hand | | Strengths: | Handling. Body position. Looks cool. Steel. Springy ride feel. | | Weaknesses: | Steel rusts if not looked after. | | Similar Products Used: | Fisher Paragon, Klein Attitude, numerous steel Rockhoppers... | | Bike Setup: | Pace RC36 ProClass, Time, LX inc. Hollotech, XT bb, X618s on Hopes, USE pin, Flite, Orange pin when I'm jumping (so I don't scratch the pimpy USE by dropping it), Contis/Bontrager SS' all in black for that stealth look. | | Bottom Line: | Bought the frame as a steel hack to replace my Rockhopper hack/commute when I lived in London. Built it up with some basic components. Liked the ride in a big way. Started riding it more than my race-spec Paragon (Time Carbons, ESP 9.0sl). Added some tricker parts (better forks - they can transform the ride, longer pin, handbuilt wheels etc.). Now it looks the nads and rides fantastically.
Initially it feels like it has a slack seat angle, which is strange. Then you find that picking up the back wheel is easier. Cool. Then you realise that you can manual better. Fantastic! Then you realise that bunny-hopping is harder. Strange, but not a major problem. This is while you rediscover your *freeriding* (sic) roots and start jumping and dropping a lot more with your newfound confidence while descending faster, but still being able to climb. Strange, but very good.
I admit that this was the bike I started using risers on, but that shouldn't make it this much fun to ride. I love it to pieces, and am going to get it a late Xmas pressie of some Hope minis soon, so riding in Yorkshire isn't the rim and brake-block experience it has been previously.
£600 for a rigid version? Absolute steal, especially as they are going to be made in Britain soon. Then get some decent forks (Pace or Zocchis) and let the good times roll! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Luke Butcher
a Cross Country Rider
from Warminster, Wiltshire, England
Date Reviewed: November 25, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | round me local woods | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$450.00 | | Purchased At: | Where i work | | Strengths: | Light, good geometry,reasonable price, steel(yes i said steel), and its made by orange,thick paint as i no ive tested it many times. | | Weaknesses: | could be lighter(as 4 every bike) otherwise i aint found 1 yet. | | Similar Products Used: | GT's(they av crap geometry | | Bike Setup: | p7 frame, z5's, mavic 517, hope xc and deore disc, xt,lx,deore and spds | | Bottom Line: | An excellent bike an well worth the money. I went for just the frame package which allowed me 2 put what i want on it so im very happy. Probably the best steel bike you will get for under a £1000. (frame £320 whole bike is £700) | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
MARK WHITE
a Cross Country Rider
from AYLESBURY UK
Date Reviewed: November 10, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | National mtb track at Aston hill woods | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$1000.00 | | Purchased At: | Cycle Care | | Strengths: | FAST,LIGHT,RESPONSIVE,BOMBPROOF,VERY WELL MADE AND FINISHED AND A JOY TO RIDE | | Weaknesses: | NONE | | Similar Products Used: | MARIN | | Bike Setup: | PACE RC36 EVO3 FORKS. ORANGE STEM AND RISER BARS. | | Bottom Line: | CILMBS LIKE A MOUNTAIN GOAT AND HANDLES AS WELL AS A PORSCHE TURBO! ITS SPEED MAKES YOU LOOK FITTER THAN YOU REALLY ARE. BUY ONE. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mr Lucky
a Weekend Warrior
from Nottingham
Date Reviewed: August 14, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | Where ever Ms. Verne lets me! | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$650.00 | | Purchased At: | Heales | | Strengths: | Fantastic, steel hardtail, point and shoot! | | Weaknesses: | Still in Heales' store room | | Similar Products Used: | P7 (stolen - customer spec) | | Bike Setup: | P7, Pace RC36, Deore, Risers
Bought second awaiting collection | | Bottom Line: | The pups nuts | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
William Barraclough
a Cross Country Rider
from Huddersfield, England
Date Reviewed: March 29, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Light, fast, build quality, wheels. | | Weaknesses: | Ritchey SPDs (supplier swopped them for original spec) | | Bike Setup: | As spec, except for pedals. | | Bottom Line: | Fantastic, my first upgrade for twelve years. Highly recommended to anyone serious about XC. No complaints, except for SPDs which weren't original spec anyway. I'll be getting some Time pedals later this year. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
chris evans
a Cross Country Rider
from Swansea
Date Reviewed: November 13, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | Afan Argoed | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | Wheelies | | Strengths: | light steel full LX Groupset hand built wheelset?(see ALSO Weaknesses) | | Weaknesses: | wheelset- rear needed truing every ride until I got it re-built at LBS now run true for last three months with no attention,spyder fork | | Similar Products Used: | Also own custom built GT Zaskar,comfort factor no where near P7 as GT is very harsh on rear | | Bike Setup: | Manitou '98 SX Ti 110stem X-lite XC bars Richey SPD's | | Bottom Line: | awesome steel framed bike factory spec spyder a little inadequate otherwise spot on spec bar/stem combo personal taste.Having only owned alu bikes found this a bit of a revelation with the acceleration of a alu frame with the comfort of a very well built steel framed bike.Plus i got £225 off RRP! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
MICHAEL WILKINS
a Cross Country Rider
from PLYMOUTH
Date Reviewed: July 31, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | TRAIL? | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | BOMB PROOF YET LIGHT FRAME.
A RELATIVE DREAM TO RIDE UPHILL | | Weaknesses: | LOW SPEC | | Similar Products Used: | ORANGE GRINGO,VARIOUS MARIN | | Bike Setup: | STX RC
PACE RC36 FORKS | | Bottom Line: | I BROUGHT THIS BIKE SECOND HAND THREE YEARS AGO AND
ALTHOUGH I WOULD LIKE A NEW BIKE I'M NOT SURE I WOULD FIND
ANYTHING LIKE THE OVERALL PERFORMANCE ON A MORE EXPENSIVE
PRODUCT.IT FLIES UPHILLS AND FEELS SAFE OVER THE DODGY
TERRAIN.
I ALSO LIKE THE FACT IT,S MADE IN ENGLAND!!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
IAN
a Cross Country Rider
from SHEFFIELD, UK
Date Reviewed: April 17, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | QUICK ACCELERATION, FAST UP AND DOWNHILL, STRONG AND LIGHT
NICE FRAME & FINISH
GOOD RIDING POSITION | | Weaknesses: | BIT TOO HARSH ON THE GNARLY STUFF
NEEDS FRONT SUSPENSION | | Similar Products Used: | CLOCKWORK, SPECIALIZED M2 | | Bike Setup: | F4 RIGID FORK, FULL XT, 517 RIMS WITH WILDGRIPPERS | | Bottom Line: | HAVE THRASHED THIS BIKE NOW FOR 2 YEARS WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. P7 REPLACED MY OLD CLOCKWORK WHICH GAVE UP THE GHOST AFTER 5 YEARS. WOULD RECOMMEND TO ANYONE JUST STARTING OUT / LOOKING FOR A MID-TERM UP-GRADE. A TOP FRAME FOR THE PRICE, IF YOU BUY COMPLETE UPGRADE THE FORKS. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Stunk
a Weekend Warrior
from Switzerland
Date Reviewed: April 10, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Good old steel frame. Bombproof performance. Nice rigid fork. | | Weaknesses: | Cheap Headset | | Similar Products Used: | Breezer, Cannondale | | Bottom Line: | Finally a well priced CroMo Steel Bike which looks great with its slim tubes. Lightweighted, very lively to ride and verryy fast (with 1" slicks and an Orange rigid fork). The ideal steel bike for fast cruising around town with its matt black frame. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nobby
a Cross-Country Rider
from UK
Date Reviewed: September 28, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
more than 3 years | | Strengths: |
Very Light, comfortable (enough) and just the right amount of flex | | Weaknesses: |
You can buy cheaper bikes but hey! So what. | | Similar Products Used: |
Orange EVO2, GT Karakoram | | Bike Setup: |
Rigid Fork, M600 Vs, STX RC drivetrain | | Bottom Line: | The P7 is a little snapper. It accelerates really well and climbing is a (relative) doddle. IMHO this is an excellent lightwieght bike and has served me well on 4 day long range treks and quick runs after work. Right up until someone stole it 3 weeks ago. But I've just ordered a new one so the P7 can't be too bad... 5 Big fat steaming carrots for me old (and new I hope) P7 | | Overall Rating: |
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