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Submitted by
jake leiker
a Weekend Warrior
from portland oregon USA
Date Reviewed: April 17, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Post Canyon | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Purchased At: | Joe's Sports and Outdoor | | Strengths: | Frame strength and geometry. Small enough to whip through the dense Oregon woods and still stable @ any angle. | | Weaknesses: | ALL of the parts. Pedals stink, fork stinks, drivetrain stinks, brakes stink (your forearms are tired way before your legs) | | Similar Products Used: | first bike in this category owned. | | Bike Setup: | Atomlab trailpimp pedals, DJ2 fork, code 5 brakes on the way, converted to single speed (do people still go UP hills?) | | Bottom Line: | From boulder strewn DH runs to shore style riding @ Post or Blackrock I impress myself every time I ride it. I bought it cuz it was on clearance and i thought it looked neat but thanks to the Sport Services crew @ Joes and the guys at Trailhead cycles this bike has introduced me to the best(my opinion) type of riding on the planet.........FREERIDE!! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Patty Cannon
a Weekend Warrior
from Cairns QLD
Date Reviewed: February 24, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Palmers | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$400.00 | | Purchased At: | of my mate originally from bike man for 1200 | | Strengths: | Great frame strong and smooth ride | | Weaknesses: | weak parts deraler and hanger wtb rims are average bike would be stronger if it had sun rims and a stronger deraler and hanger and more modern -- more effeicent gearing would be better | | Similar Products Used: | Norco Katmandu converted | | Bike Setup: | everything stock except a new hanger new deraler and da-bomb racing rims and about to have a new stem | | Bottom Line: | the bottom line is the bike is great for all terain it would have to be one of the best hardtails on the market. better stronger parts would help... but overall great, strong bike ... great value for money | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ran Zhang
a
from Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Date Reviewed: February 22, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Purchased At: | Amazon.com | | Strengths: | Very good quality frame, decent rims and tires, good front suspension. | | Weaknesses: | Weak brakes, cheap seat and seat post, cheap handbar grip, and heavy. | | Bike Setup: | All stock except replaced with Avid BB7 brakes and FSA seat post. Also replaced grips. Shimano shifters are fragile and break very easily on impact. | | Bottom Line: | Good for the regular biker who needs a good and reliable bike and can tackle moderate trails. I would advise spending a good amount upgrading the brakes to something more solid if you want to stop quickly and want brakes that last more than a couple weeks; I use it more as transportation than trails compared to most people though. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Iker Telleria
a Downhiller
from Arcadia,CA, U,S,A
Date Reviewed: November 6, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Chain Smoke in Mammoth | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$400.00 | | Purchased At: | swap meet | | Strengths: | the rims and frame can take a beating | | Weaknesses: | derailer hanger broke on first ride 5 minutes in and the front shocks bottom out even on the smallest jumps and drops. | | Bottom Line: | This bike is just awesome for beginers up to experienced riders. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Cedar Hals
a Downhiller
from Roslyn, WA, USA
Date Reviewed: November 4, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Rat Pac Trail | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$600.00 | | Purchased At: | Cle Elum Bike & Boards | | Strengths: | Frame and wheels are the only real strong points | | Weaknesses: | i have had the most truble with the spinner fork and the stock pedals | | Bike Setup: | Race face free ride carbon cranks, SDG seat, moab lock on grips | | Bottom Line: | best bike for free ride that is cheap and sturdy | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brian
a Weekend Warrior
from Moorestown
Date Reviewed: October 22, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | local spots/philly | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$600.00 | | Purchased At: | eastern mountain sports | | Strengths: | this bike is great for the price and really gets you far with freerideing. | | Weaknesses: | forks,but amazing platform | | Bike Setup: | I I have made this bike a downhill/freeride machine it has an azonic big drop saddle holy rollers. kore pedals animal grips deity stem. deore r. derailur. Shimano deore triger shifters/levers. Now it is time for a change. i am switching it up for street. Im getting the rockshox argyle 318 and a funn splined seatpost sdg seat holly rollers hone r. deraileur. Hfx 9's 6in. | | Bottom Line: | this bike is amazing and has really got me far. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Daniel G
a Weekend Warrior
from Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Date Reviewed: September 3, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$599.00 | | Purchased At: | sport chek | | Strengths: | the forks ( spinner ammo 1) and the frame | | Weaknesses: | the rear and front derailleur's | | Bottom Line: | this bike is great for a kid like me that just wants to ride with his friends.. and the price aint bad either!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
kevin
a Weekend Warrior
from PA
Date Reviewed: August 15, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | brookeside trails | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$371.00 | | Purchased At: | bike usa | | Strengths: | everything except the front fork has alot of recoil to it witch means once u land the front bounces alot | | Weaknesses: | nothin really | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | stock getting new wheels and seat | | Bottom Line: | great bike for the money just have to replace the front fork after some heavy riding. GREAT BIKE GET IT!!! o and its just a little heavy | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
kris someone
a Weekend Warrior
from prince george
Date Reviewed: July 24, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | ditch pig | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Purchased At: | sport chek | | Strengths: | thr frame, forks, bars | | Weaknesses: | grips | | Similar Products Used: | norco big foot | | Bike Setup: | stock | | Bottom Line: | great bike all around, could do better with some new grips if your a an expert rider it's a great bike if your a new rider it's a great bike I love my chimpira im 14 i can whip it around easy the fram is also absaloutly incredible and the bike's apperance is sick! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
andrew burks
a Downhiller
from ohio
Date Reviewed: July 24, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | splitter | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Purchased At: | sport chek | | Strengths: | yakuza chimpira | | Weaknesses: | the price | | Similar Products Used: | norco bigfoot | | Bike Setup: | stock | | Bottom Line: | great bike all around, good forks light, im 13 and am 96lbs i can throw it around everywhere, i love it you should buy it | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
andrew
a
from somewere
Date Reviewed: July 17, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | attitash | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Purchased At: | jra cycles | | Strengths: | great frame | | Weaknesses: | forks,r derailleur,shifters,and pedals | | Bike Setup: | new derailleur,hanger,axle,bar ends,white pedals,dmr moto digger tires | | Bottom Line: | the best bike u can get for the money it can do anything you give it awesome bike all it needs is a few simple upgrades get it!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Destan Wiebe
a Weekend Warrior
from Canada
Date Reviewed: July 14, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | local riding parks | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$550.00 | | Purchased At: | Sport Check | | Strengths: | Handle Bars,lite frame | | Weaknesses: | Crank, Forks, Gears | | Similar Products Used: | Kona Shred | | Bike Setup: | Iron Horse Yakuza Chimpira | | Bottom Line: | Crapy bike dont recamend buying it!! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Scott M.
a Weekend Warrior
from Canada
Date Reviewed: July 4, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | local quarries | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$530.00 | | Purchased At: | sportcheck | | Strengths: | Good for dirt jumping and freeriding. good fork, the spinner ammo 1. good rims, handle bars, treads and seat. | | Weaknesses: | Faulty Derailer | | Similar Products Used: | Norco Ryde | | Bike Setup: | Iron Horse Yakuza Chimpira (06) | | Bottom Line: | Great bike, can be used for anything, freeride, dh , dirtjump, you name it! great bike considering it's worth about $1000, well, thats what it says on the site at least. Love the hanldle bars caus their FPS (Full Speed Ahead. good sturdy bike, almost every thing is WTB, the rims and seat. Good bike all-in-all. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dasan
a Weekend Warrior
from Dunrobin
Date Reviewed: June 28, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$599.00 | | Purchased At: | SportChek | | Strengths: | Frame | | Weaknesses: | Rear Derailer and seat | | Bike Setup: | Stock | | Bottom Line: | Good bike for the price paid. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Johann Hiller
a Downhiller
from Quito
Date Reviewed: June 16, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$400.00 | | Purchased At: | bicycleblowout | | Strengths: | has a very strong frame | | Weaknesses: | the fork | | Bottom Line: | This bike is a very good buy but want it or not you will have to buy another fork becase it broke 6 months later, the fork forks well but they break in the crown.But stills a very good bike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Arnald McWeirdo
a Downhiller
from lincoln,VT,USA
Date Reviewed: June 15, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | the back yard of death | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$800.00 | | Purchased At: | iron horse.com | | Strengths: | the fork is great!!!!Also the tires.The frame is light and it can take a lot. | | Weaknesses: | None! the hole bike is awsome. | | Similar Products Used: | haro V2,p.1,dk xenia and a kona shred | | Bike Setup: | stock | | Bottom Line: | The bottom line is its a great all around bike and u should buy it!!!And ride some trails and freeride.And last but not least hit some big jumps it can take it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Hans Hormann
a Weekend Warrior
from Iriving, Texas, US
Date Reviewed: June 12, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Soquel Demonstration Forest | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$400.00 | | Purchased At: | bicycleblowouts | | Strengths: | Sturdy Frame! If you think its heavy then you need to ride more! Goes where ever i want it too! | | Weaknesses: | Seat sucks replaced it with one from my old haro. Shocks are generic probably will bust soon just uprgrad to a lighter sturdier pair: Brakes are starting to wear after 2 months of riding..... Just learn to ride without them! | | Similar Products Used: | Kona (your mom) | | Bike Setup: | sunpro shock the rest generic shimano.. Frame is what I apid for! | | Bottom Line: | Great bike. If you complain about the running gear then why buy it! The fram is very strong . just ride it tille the crapy arts break then you are justified in upgrading! I beat the bejesus out of this thing and it always gets me home! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brian
a Weekend Warrior
from Moorestown,nj
Date Reviewed: May 27, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Baker | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | brakes,crank, amazing frame,strong bars,rims are extremely reliable. | | Weaknesses: | the deraileur, one you upgrade the r. deraileur that will be the only thing that you really need to upgrade. | | Similar Products Used: | ironhorse mavrick/coil ex/ | | Bike Setup: | maxxis high rollers,raceface evolve cank,azonic big drop saddle, kore elite petals, diety stem. | | Bottom Line: | THis bike is so reliable. the only problem is the r. deraileur and that is no biggy. I love this bike it might be a little on the heavy side but if you get enough speed and the right take off you can do anything on this bike THis bike is woth the money for sure!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jerry
a
from Ohio
Date Reviewed: March 18, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$600.00 | | Strengths: | strong frame | | Weaknesses: | super heavy. forks leak after 1st warmup ride brakes wear out on 2 months fork stiffens up and stops working rims weak | | Bottom Line: | don't buy this bike | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mark Roy
a Weekend Warrior
from Timmins,Ontario,Canada
Date Reviewed: January 27, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$600.00 | | Purchased At: | Sportchek(Canadian) | | Strengths: | Frame | | Weaknesses: | Crank is a little weak, Forks have to much rebound, Rides like a dump truck(Very heavy). | | Similar Products Used: | Norco 125 | | Bike Setup: | Stock | | Bottom Line: | It's a good bike for the price on an average rider. Go with the Yakuza Aniki though. Much better. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Robert Patenaude
a Downhiller
from Edmonton
Date Reviewed: January 25, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | river valley | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$750.00 | | Purchased At: | sport chek | | Strengths: | The frame is pimpin its the best you cen get for the price | | Weaknesses: | the grips and the shifters | | Bike Setup: | spinner ammo front shok | | Bottom Line: | its the best hardtail i have ever had and ive been riding for 13 years is good for all things jummping,downhill and freeride GET THIS BIKE IF YOU WANNA SAVE A HOLE LOT OF MONEY AND HAVE A BLAST | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Stefan
a Downhiller
from Quito, Ecuador
Date Reviewed: December 24, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$400.00 | | Purchased At: | Bicycle Blowout | | Strengths: | Amazing frame!! undestructible!! nice rims(WTB), also the crankset(FSA) | | Weaknesses: | Shimano Shifters Rapidfire, you will break them in 1 week, also the sadddle | | Similar Products Used: | Felt double shot, Giant stp2, | | Bottom Line: | It an amazing bike.. really good for DH hardtails and also for Freeride, not bad at doing XC and I LOVE the FRAME!!! Its really nice | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
alejandro melgar
a Downhiller
from tegucigalpa, FM, Honduras
Date Reviewed: October 8, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | DH | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$550.00 | | Purchased At: | The X Shop | | Strengths: | Hybrid bike, exellent breaks, strong and fast bike, | | Weaknesses: | the seat is very hard and the seatpost, i broke it the first week i use the bike | | Similar Products Used: | banshee chaparal | | Bike Setup: | the rear tire for an panaracer 2.35 FR, and front for a 2.5 azonic vigilante, the seat post for azonic and the seat for a wtb | | Bottom Line: | great bike u can do what ever u want with it, Freriding, DH, trail and dirt jumping ,it`s a bike desing for be abbuseed, and a very lower price. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brian DeWitt
a Weekend Warrior
from Moorestown.nj
Date Reviewed: September 24, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | Strawbridge dirtjumps | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$598.00 | | Purchased At: | Eastern Mountain Sports | | Strengths: | Frams,8in. rotors front and rear derailer,forks, 1.5 in head tube. | | Weaknesses: | seat, thats it | | Similar Products Used: | mavrick trail | | Bike Setup: | stock | | Bottom Line: | Very strong bike, Everyone says that it is heavy. I am 5'8 slim 120 pound 16 ur. old and its not to heavy for me too whip around. So I sugest that you get it. For the 598.00 I thing that the is no other to get a bettter bike for the money. GET THIS BIKE IF U WANT A GOOD FREERIDE HARDTAIL TO WHIP AROUND!!!!!!!!!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
dick
a Downhiller
from lakewood,co,usa
Date Reviewed: September 22, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | green mountain | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$550.00 | | Purchased At: | performance bicycle | | Strengths: | super rigid frame, excellent brakes, great crank, the entire bike is aewsome except the fork, it seems a bit weak but has held up so far | | Weaknesses: | the quickly wearing out handgrips and the one piece shifter- brake combo from schwinn | | Similar Products Used: | test rode kona stuff | | Bike Setup: | stock except for aftermarket raceface 44 tooth third sprocket and a metal bikes seat saddle | | Bottom Line: | this is the best bang for your buck that is out there. being 15, i bought this bike before summer began with my own money after breaking all my walmart bikes. i jump hard and ride hard on a daily basis and this bike as endured all of it. i would advise the replacement of the fork if you want to compete in anything though. i replaced the seat saddle with a metal bikes one and put on an unincluded third sprocket from race face(44 tooth). all in all, this bike is the shiznit for jumping, downhill, commuting, trail, or any other mountain biking style:get this bike, its great! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Luke Hartstein
a Weekend Warrior
from Baltimore, MD
Date Reviewed: June 15, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | Robert E Lee | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$550.00 | | Purchased At: | performance bikes | | Strengths: | The frame is unbelievable. Its so strong, the gear shifters are great, and the wheels have great traction. Pretty much everything besides the fork is great. Great downhill, on trails, off ramps or stairs. And its fine cross country. | | Weaknesses: | The fork is a little too soft. i almost bottomed out off of six stairs (on the firmest it goes.) Mine only has 16 gears, but it works out well enough. | | Bottom Line: | GET IT!!!!!! So strong for the price, great off road bike. By far the best bike i have ever owned. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
mitchell lourens
a Downhiller
from north vancouver
Date Reviewed: May 26, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | frome | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$750.00 | | Purchased At: | sport check | | Strengths: | super strong frame handles great no problems yet i would sugest this bike to any one its awsome!!!! | | Weaknesses: | a bit hevy 40-50 pounds but handles like its 30 | | Bottom Line: | best bike i'v ownd super strong fram great forks i love it
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Submitted by
Michael Parisi
a Weekend Warrior
from Wilkes County, NC
Date Reviewed: March 23, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | Anything Freeride, big | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Strengths: | The frame is a bombshell. Taken it off everything my full suspension buddies have. | | Weaknesses: | Saddle and grips | | Bottom Line: | The frame is sick, best you can get for the mula$ | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dustin
a Weekend Warrior
from Elkins,ar,usa
Date Reviewed: March 6, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$450.00 | | Purchased At: | supergo | | Strengths: | Super strong and great for beating on. The best thing about this bike is the frame. That's the only reason I bought it. | | Weaknesses: | The components. The fork is worthless , but with that said I bought the bike for the frame and put my own stuff on it and now it's one of the best bikes I've owned. | | Similar Products Used: | Banshee scirocco | | Bike Setup: | Sram X-9 shifters,X-9 rear derailleur,Sram Pg 990 cassette,sram pc 991 chain,Crank bros. mallets,Shimano xt front derailleur, Marzocchi Drop Off duel air fork and a Wtb saddle. The rest is stock. | | Bottom Line: | This bike is perfect if your a clydesdale racer, a heavy rider who like to eat carbs, or if you like downhill hardtails. If your one of those lucky people that can eat whatever you want and never get to 200 lbs this bike isn't for you. It's a little heavy but it pedales so well it feels like a 25lbs bike.(That's after you change the fork) That's saying a lot for a big bike like it is.
I love this bike it's like a tank going downhill but handles uphill climbes like a xc bike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jason Hadnot
a Weekend Warrior
from Alexandria
Date Reviewed: February 4, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | Accotink (foxtrot) | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: | |
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