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Description:
- Frame: 6061 Formed Aluminum
- Headset: FSA Orbit CE
- Crankset: Shimano Hone
- Chain: Shimano HG 53 9 spd
- Cassette: SRAM PG 950
- Tires: Barracuda 2.3 Airlight
- Seat Post: SpeedBall
- Saddle: WTB Shadow V Comp
- Grips: WTB Technical
- Rims: Mavic EN 321 Disc
- Handlebars: FSA 25mm rise 25.4
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Submitted by
Pete
a Cross Country Rider
from MA USA
Date Reviewed: December 16, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Aren't they all? | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$3000.00 | | Purchased At: | From Maverick | | Strengths: | Tracks well, climbs surprisingly well and is light. (27.5 lbs).
The bike also feels and looks very robust. I’m ~195 lbs and need a rugged bike.
Easy to reach dial for changing the front shock from downhill to uphill. And if I forget on a downhill section it still has about 2 to 3 inches of travel.
| | Weaknesses: | The dial/cover for the front shock is hard to remove. But other than that none, but then it is new so I will follow up in a year. | | Similar Products Used: | Specialized FSR, Cannondale Rush, Intense Spider - Note the reason I got this bike is cause of the Spider. The Spider kept breaking at the bolt for the rear shock to rear triangle. I have been blamed for this by them, which pissed me off some. Honestly, I did ride a little stiffer than recommended (15 % travel as opposed to 20-25%), but for what I paid for the bike, that shouldn’t have mattered. The replacement deal was ridiculous. So at least in my circle of riding buddies, none of us will ever get one. But now, I looked over the bike and found several cracks at the weld lines and they essentially said “tough sh!t, you can buy a new 5.5 frame” for mucho denero (I’ll leave that between I and them). I’m pissed. | | Bike Setup: | Bought pretty much stock with the M50 kit (except changed to the Thompson seat post) and the DUC 32 front fork.
Plus I changed out the beefy 2.3 Barracudas tires to more “race-like” Specialized ones, atleast for races.
See http://www.maverickbike.com/main/do/products/productID/3 for details. | | Bottom Line: | Ok I’ll start with this: I’ve had the bike only 3 months and ridden a dozen times. Why? I separated my shoulder, fractured the collarbone and tore my left tricep in a fairly spectacular crash the day before the bike arrived. (Well my buddies said it was pretty spectacular, I have no memory of it).
But even with the bad wing, I have been able to have fun on it. At the end of September (6 weeks after accident) I did a 50 mile race and made it to 37 miles prior to cutting the brake line with the rotor, (my bad should have tuck the line behind the shock better). I was able to pretty much fly downhill although I being off a mountain bike for 6 weeks I can only imagine with time, how well I will head downhill. But the big thing was my shoulder felt fine. I was always pretty fast going downhill, but with the front ‘24’ axle, 180 disc front and 5-6 inches of travel, I’m anticipating this summer when I can “let go” again.
Since the VT race, I have ridden it several times and it is fast and steady. I can feel the front tracks much better than anything else I have ridden. The 6 inches also feels great when flying down. (I do feel OK now – not 100% but closer). I have also found the dial is easy to reach and turn so that when going up hill I can limit the front shock’s travel so it climbs better. The big 180 front rotor is great for getting back into control when I start letting go.
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