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Submitted by
Eric Foltz
a Cross Country Rider
from Lake Forest, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: 3/7/2008 9:51:21 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Gooseberry Mesa |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $1200 |
| Purchased At: | Adrenaline |
| Strengths: | Light (frame & shock, 6 lbs), great climber, stable descender. |
| Weaknesses: | Haven't found any yet. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Mongoose Super Teocali (2006 & 2007), Chumba XCL, Yeti 575, Turner 5 Spot |
| Bike Setup: | 5" version, Fox RP23, Rock Shock Pike 454, Race Face Deus Crankset, X9 Twist Shift, RD: X9, FD: XT, FW: Ringle Abbas/Sun SOS, RW: DT Swiss 340/Mavic 321, Bar/Stem: TruVativ, Seat/Post: Kore Enduro/SDG I-Beam |
| Bottom Line: | I demo'd a bunch of bikes before trying this one and have to say that this is exactly what I was looking for. A 5" bike that is light and fast like a XC racer but sturdy enough for long epic trail rides. The relaxed head angle and ability to take a 140mm fork make this a dream bike for technical singletrack. It is an extemely efficient pedaler making me wonder if I wasted money upgrading to the RP23. On my first ride, I took 4 minutes off my best time on one of my regular 23 mile rides and I wasn't even trying. Handled the technical downhills great and climbs even better. Who should buy: Riders looking for an efficient all-day trailbike. Who Shouldn't buy: Rider's looking for something to take to a bike park. |
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Submitted by
Darin
a Racer
from La Canada, CA U.S.A.
Date Reviewed: 6/23/2007 5:20:38 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | El Prieto |
| Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only |
| Purchased At: | Pasadena Cyclery |
| Strengths: | This bike is amazingly fast uphill and squirrely but surprisingly controllable on the trail. This bike is light, looks good, and climbs like a beast. |
| Weaknesses: | Not the best bike for drops, better suited for fast XC trails and climbs. Not as solid during drops as the Foes FXR. |
| Similar Products Tried: | Specialized Stumpjumper FSR Expert, Trek Remedy, Foes FXR, Gary Fisher Fat Possum |
| Bike Setup: | X-7 shifters/derailleurs, FSA crank |
| Bottom Line: | Grea bike for XC trails with not many drops. Sram shifters annoying but those are changeable so it doesn tmatter. Overall this bike is light, fast on the hills, steers perfectly and is a great XC bike. It is not my choice since I enjoy drops and hate climbing but it is an excellent choice. |
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Submitted by
Doug
a Racer
from Pittsburgh
Date Reviewed: 1/22/2007 10:20:42 AM |
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| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Purchased At: | Trizilla.com |
| Strengths: | light bike, quick in and out of turns, rear suspension was better than the blur and other bikes. comfortable seat positions, adjustable rear shock, super wheels, disc brakes and tires! |
| Weaknesses: | 2.5 maxxis tires unneccessary, handle bars too wide for set up- single track. would be even better if stocked with lock out fork up front. |
| Similar Products Tried: | santa cruz blur, kona, cannondale prophet, gary fisher fat possum, and giant reign |
| Bike Setup: | all stock, except maxxis 2.5 tires. |
| Bottom Line: | a great singletrack speedster and climber, smooth feel from front fork, no "BOB" from rear suspension, take the bigger hits and still climb back up hill to repeat and roost downhill again and again! it will be my all mountain bike so i can get rid of extra cross country bike since is light enough to do both. |
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