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$ 1100.00
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Description:We toe the start line in ‘06 with our first factory singlespeed. This is the ultimate in stripped-down speed with a Reynolds 631 air-hardened steel chassis that climbs and corners the way a factory built racer should. Investment cast, track-style dropouts load from the rear, with a slotted disc tab for the Hayes Sole hydraulic caliper and a Manitou Axle Platinum Air fork with Click-It lockout to round out the package on this one sprocket rocket. Got a split personality? Dress it with slicks and it’s a bad-butt city stomper. This is 100-percent serious performance, zero-percent BS.
MSRP: $1,100.00(complete bike)
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Submitted by
BignOld
a Weekend Warrior
from Gateway City USA
Date Reviewed: August 27, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Anything | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$800.00 | | Purchased At: | Jenson USA | | Strengths: | Basic single speed keeps the hassles to a minimum and the fun to a maximum. Steel frame is sweet. Bronze paint is very cool. Hydraulic disks are a nice touch for this price. | | Weaknesses: | The seatpost clamp is worthless, post slips in spite of various fixes. Wheels seem a little flimsy for a bigger person but have not broken or bent anything so far. | | Similar Products Used: | Home built single speed. | | Bike Setup: | Replaced the stock 16 tooth rear gear with an 18 tooth for off road. Will replace the seatpost clamp shortly. | | Bottom Line: | If you are looking for a factory built inexpensive single speed, this is it. Yeah, the fork is not a high end piece and it does not have 29 inch wheels. Those are a bit of a compromise, but in the end, the pure fun of a singlespeed and price out weighs these shortcomings. Perfect for local trails, running around the neighborhood, or hopping on the local rails-to-trails. Ride it hard and since it is a single speed, it can be put away wet. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
smc
a Cross Country Rider
from Victoria, Australia
Date Reviewed: June 22, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$800.00 | | Strengths: | Good off the shelf SS, steel frame, reasonable components. | | Weaknesses: | Forks and brakes do the job but were first on my list for upgrades. | | Similar Products Used: | Converted SS | | Bike Setup: | Stylo SS cranks, Shimano Deore brakes, Surly rigid fork | | Bottom Line: | Good bike off the shelf for a reasonable price. I like the steel frame with conventional track fork ends. Being built to a price some components are a bit ordinary but they do the job fine until you feel like some upgrades. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nat
a
from Nowra ,N.S.W.
Date Reviewed: March 6, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$1170.00 | | Purchased At: | The Bike Shack | | Strengths: | Its a Single Speed ,Its Black , Weighs in at 12.4 kgs with Time atack pedals .Nice wide bars ,Snappy ,Smooth as silk to ride ,love the feel of steel ,Its bomb proof , Ride it rain Hail or Shine. | | Weaknesses: | Axel Platinum forks suck with the remote lock out .Truativ cranks aren t my favourite thing and the head set doesn t have sealed bearings ,the rear drop outs have a quirky after thought set screw design that doesn t look good but works adequately . I would like to throw everything but the frame and bling it up to a sub 10kg race weapon. | | Similar Products Used: | My other bike is a Yeti Asr sl - so the exile has some tough competition. | | Bike Setup: | Stock set up as came from the factory | | Bottom Line: | Until you ride a Single Speed you ll never know what all the fuss is about .I d ridden duallies for the last 4 years ,until I bought the Jamis for a daily runner to work and back .Since I bought it I have ridden my Yeti Twice in 6 months .This sled has improved my riding to the next level . Now I pedal ,pedal ,pedal , coast ,coast ,pump ,pump for free speed . Bikes and Parts can be hard to get in Australia and the selection isn t as comprehensive as Europe or the States .As far as I could tell the Jamis was right on the money for value.I ve had a look at the 2007 model and most of what I didn t like on the 2006 model is changed on the new bike .Do yourself a favour and buy a single speed even if its not this one .I would give it 5 chillis for both but theres always room for improvement - I would have paid the extra money if Jamis had spec d up the bike a little better. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mark
a Racer
from NJ
Date Reviewed: April 22, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | fast race courses | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | great geometry, smart track ends, burly and stiff without being too heavy. Canti and disc compatible. The matte black is hot. It's steel. It doesn't have an EBB! | | Weaknesses: | None, but it appears the complete bike comes w/o canti bosses. Set screws on the track ends are a nice touch, but a little cheesy and hard to adjust w/o a screw driver. | | Similar Products Used: | Gunnar rockhound, Trek Fuel 100, Trek 8500 | | Bike Setup: | Mix of XT, Avid Vs, Surly rear hub, Mavic 517 ceramics, old Marzocchi Marathon fork | | Bottom Line: | This is my first SS mountain bike (I've been riding SS cross and fixed road for a while). This bike is awesome. I bought the frameset and built it up with what I had lying around. I've been riding very nice handmade steel frames for a long time, and the Jamis impressed the heck out of me. The handling is excellent on tight single track. The bike flows like nothing I've ridden before.
Jamis totally scored with this bike. It is my race bike of choice this season. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
tom chasse
a
from presque isle, me usa
Date Reviewed: March 3, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | vacationland, toms trail NHC | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$1100.00 | | Purchased At: | Mountain Enterprises | | Strengths: | This bike is very light and responsive. It flys along the trail and flows very well. It's feel makes hard climbs even enjoyable. | | Weaknesses: | Price is a little high but the bike is a very well rounded package. | | Similar Products Used: | Surly karate monkey | | Bike Setup: | as produced | | Bottom Line: | This bike is a very fun bike to ride. It tracks the trail very well and allows a rider to consintrate on the course laid out in front of you. It worked very well with little orno issues. I enjoy the looks on the guys faces when I can not only keep up with them but fly by on the rolling sections. It also allows me to be much stronger when I ride my other bikes. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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