Description:Discipline: Downhill. 9" super plush travel. Manitou SPV 6-way coil shock. Confidence inspiring single pivot design. Reliable rear-end with optimal pivot placement. Oversized sealed bearings. 66 degree head angle. 150mm width 12mm thru axle hub. Available in Black, White, or Red. Comes in sizes: M 18", L 20"
Submitted by
Richard Thorpe
a Downhiller
from Uk Date Reviewed: January 7, 2007
Favorite Trail:
Caersws
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$999.00
Purchased At:
balfa.co.uk
Strengths:
Light weight, Frame layout
Weaknesses:
cable routing and no shock protection only minor niggles
Similar Products Used:
orange 223, appalache real.
Bike Setup:
03 superT's, saints, pro2 on ex721CD, thomson, funn, maxxis
Bottom Line:
Awesome frame, ride soooo well due to all the weight being at the bottom, making the CG really low. It rails round berms, its also plush as hell. taking it out to france this year wonder how it will cope with the braking bumps
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Submitted by
derrick n
a Downhiller
from Poway Date Reviewed: June 16, 2006
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$1400.00
Purchased At:
pricepoint.com
Strengths:
plush suspension, great setup with the rear triangle.
Weaknesses:
wide rear setup 150mm
Similar Products Used:
big hit, demo 8, v10
Bottom Line:
F*CKIn nice a$$ bike
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Submitted by
Jurgen VanHoussen
a Weekend Warrior
from Calgary,CA Date Reviewed: December 1, 2005
Favorite Trail:
Northshore any
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$1100.00
Purchased At:
Germany local shop on a business travel
Strengths:
stiff, and plush on rockgardens, easy to handle, corners fast and pedals very well, agree with others in this reviews in all the positives
Weaknesses:
non so far, agree on the need for a floating rear disc, but I got one from brake therapy and hapily ever after
Great bike, I have NO regrets of buying this frame, I moved the parts from my M-1, and rode it for 3 DH sessions, and decided to sell the Intense. I love my Avent Vandal, I think is a great bike well designed and fair priced, no need to pay more for same performance. I will recomend it to any Dowhiller or FR'er. Will not disapoint.
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Submitted by
Roger Mcleod
a Downhiller
from Vancouver,BC,Canada Date Reviewed: October 24, 2005
Favorite Trail:
widow wantch
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$1300.00
Purchased At:
adrenaline bikes
Strengths:
Strong, stable, plush, light for a DH 9" travel frame, great steering at high speed, awesome overall handling, great bearings, pedal platform a plus
Weaknesses:
maybe the cable routing, should have a one way all housing for rear deraileur and a floating rear brake as an option
Similar Products Used:
Demo-9, Kona stabprimo, S Cruz V-10, Intense M1 & M3
Bike Setup:
all Shimano Saint, Bombshell wheels, Bombshell Kamikaze fork That I have since '02 and still the best fork ever! Magura Gustav disc brakes, Kenda tires
Bottom Line:
This frame is as good as any of the ones I have used, and cost half or less, great quality and performance, will not brake your bank account and will take you to the podium with no hasless
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Submitted by
Jamie
a
from UK Date Reviewed: June 20, 2005
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Purchased At:
Avent Cycles - Prototype
Strengths:
Lightweight at 9.5lbs, extremely plush, Swinger 6 Way, well priced and looks pretty good.
Weaknesses:
None really - tyre clearance on this proto was tight but the production version has longer stays to combat this.
Similar Products Used:
Balfa BB7's, Orange 222's
Bike Setup:
Boxxer WC 7", Hayes Mags, Bombshell Switchit hubs on Fat Daddy rims
Bottom Line:
An awesome frame with all the right bits - works well and will definately be a winner on the race scene
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Submitted by
danny murray
a Downhiller
from uk Date Reviewed: June 19, 2005
Favorite Trail:
blair whitch / chedder
Duration Product Used:
Tested or demo'ed only
Price Paid:
$1.00
Purchased At:
wades
Strengths:
it has very good front forks to take all the shakes and huge drops of downhill tracks
Weaknesses:
when wet the diskwud jam and sqeek and i would sometimes have to get off and sort it out in da middle of a race
Similar Products Used:
demo 8/stinky delux
Bike Setup:
marazokki bomber 200m front forks e-thirteen chain weel and disk hydraulic brakes from tektro reer 60m reer shok
Bottom Line:
gr8 bike 8/10
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