[Richard_]

post up , likes and dislikes , would you recomend one to a friend or family member ? any issues ? pics would be nice too

 

[cigarlover]

I love mine !!!! Kills the trails with no problems

 

[MysticKJ]

I like my Talon and have recommended it to others. I've upgraded the trigger shifters, cassette, pedals, seatpost, and changed to a 1x9...I'm going to purchase a new set of tires and a new saddle shortly...

 

[DiRt DeViL]

I would recommend it to anyone on a budget.

Dislikes: fork, crankset, saddle, headset, seatpost and bar/stem combination.

Likes: feel, frame, wheels, brakes.

Have changed many of the dislikes since I got it and is my favorite ride, the only item pending is the headset.

Future changes: ust tires, tubeless conversion kit.

 

[PeterMJ]

Great landscape! Of course bike also

 

[redvtwin2]

I thought it was a great bike. With a fork swap a fantastic bike. Not the lightest, but very durable.

 

[LazyRid3r]

2012 Fox Shock
Crank Brothers Seat Post
SLX Crank
SLX Shifters
Giant Flat Bar
Lizard Skin Grips
Lizard Skin Chain Guard
Continental MK Tires
SLX Cassette
SLX Chain
SLX Derailleur
Salsa Seat Clamp

 

[MattC555]

Great bike, terrible fork. Once that was replaced(Marz Micro Ti), I was in heaven.

 

[LazyRid3r]

I am telling you it's an awesome 29er for the price.

 

[Richard_]

any short riders ? im 5'5" , I really like the look of these , my LBS only has a L , and i need to try a small and medium , i tried out a Scott Scale small , and it had a good fit for me , but the Talon seems to run different in sizing , how is the goemetry for shorter riders ?

 

[delvermedic]

I love my Talon 2. Price was just right for me as a beginner and the black/white/red color combination just looks sharp. Ive seen alot of people here complain about the stock fork but I think I am to new a rider to know that it's not good. Ive upgraded the stock seat and switched to flat pedals from the stock beartrap type. Only thing that has broken in the 4 months I have had it is a chain link that was a 6 buck fix at my lbs.

 

[whooda]

I have a talon 2010 talon 1. The front shock was terrible but replaced that with a marz bomber 44 micro ti. I could have been happy with it if I had never ridden a nice fork.
I broke the chain after about 200 miles. The rear derailur kept coming loose, some locktite fixed that.

Seat post kept coming loose and finally damaged the grooves that prevent it from moving. I replaced that with an easton ea70 from the classifieds and now its perfect!

Fork 225
chain 15
seat post 35

Oh, and all the reflectors broke off.

 

[dirtbyte]

post up , likes and dislikes , would you recomend one to a friend or family member ? any issues ? pics would be nice too

I have had mine for 6 months now... I agree the fork is a little weak and I will probably end up upgrading it down the road. Replaced the stock pedals with Diety Decoy's and got some 5.10 Impact shoes (LOVE them). All the reflectors and dork disk "fell" off. Flipped the stem over to give it a more aggressive stance. Considering converting to tubeless using stans, but not sold on that idea yet.

I ride it 2-3 times a week and it is holding up well. For the money (got it as a 2011 blowout when the 2012's were coming in) I would say it is a great bike, and I would recommend it for an entry - mid level rider.

 

[dirtbyte]

any short riders ? im 5'5" , I really like the look of these , my LBS only has a L , and i need to try a small and medium , i tried out a Scott Scale small , and it had a good fit for me , but the Talon seems to run different in sizing , how is the goemetry for shorter riders ?

I am 5'6'' and I ride the small, and it fits me great. Been riding it 2-3 times a week for 6 months now.

 

[LazyRid3r]

Great shot there with the flag.

 

[dirtbyte]

When I was last out on a ride, I noticed a Ski Chalet tent setup and they had bikes out there to demo. They were all Diamond Back's. I thought, hey those are Walmart bikes, right. Well I took one of their top of the line bikes out for a spin... It was a FS (I have never ridden a FS bike before). One thing I noticed that worked considerably better than my beloved Talon, was how much better the brakes felt. It had Shimano Deore XT hydrolics. I noticed that my hands get really tired on long downhill runs on my Talon. So that got me to thinking, I wonder if I can adjust these Giant Root brakes. I noticed that just inside of the lever there is a little screw with a alen wrench adjustment. The LBS had mine adusted all the way out (I have small hands and that was a heck of a reach out to get to them. With a few turns of that screw I have them adjusted much closer to the bar and easier for my little hands (-- insert you joke here) to reach them with two fingers.

I am looking forward to checking this out on my next ride! Just thought I would pass this along! Trying to post a picture here, but it looks like mtbr removed the attachment icon...

 

[dirtbyte]

Here is the picture of me making the adjustment (with the 2mm alen wrench in the screw).

 

[LazyRid3r]

Those are little tricks of the trade we all learn in time.

 

[-bert-]

I dont know if this was discussed, but why wasnt the talon with 26inch wheels released in the US? The site only has it listed in australia.

 

[LazyRid3r]

Well i don't know of any Talon other than a 29er... Makes sense when you think about it. Do you know how many vehicles American Manufactures have over seas with different names we don't even know about? Tons!