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Description:
- Front Derailleur: Sram X-Gen
- Shifters: Sram X-9 Trigger
- Brakes: Avid Juicy Carbon
- Saddle: Selle Italia C2
- Crankset: FSA K-Force Carbon, 175 mm
- Handlebar: Easton EA70 Monkey Bar, 635 mm
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Submitted by
SHOGUN
a Downhiller
from ny
Date Reviewed: August 12, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | diablo | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$2000.00 | | Purchased At: | everywhere | | Strengths: | pops well on the lip of any hit. pedals pretty well anytime i have to pedal. looks fresh. | | Weaknesses: | none..maybe a coil would feel nicer. | | Similar Products Used: | enduro sl, intense 5.5, azonic | | Bike Setup: | maverick duc32, sunringle 31's with hope hubs, dmr v8 and wingbar, fsa gravity cranks/seatpost, x9's, saint 8"ers, maxxis high roller 2.5/2.35, | | Bottom Line: | The bike is sick for an all around do it all machine. a bit heavy for all mountain, but i manage, for downhill it was fresh and on tables and gaps it was crazy smooth. It took me over a year to source and build...if it didn't ride well it would be fresh just to hang it on the wall... its a beauty. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
B
a Downhiller
from BC
Date Reviewed: June 6, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Whistler | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$799.00 | | Purchased At: | jenson usa - framese | | Strengths: | Stiff, light good rear progressiveness | | Weaknesses: | Design?? I reluctantly bought this bike - I'm a design engineer and I couldn't help but wonder - why! Why stop the top tube short to add a bent & welded piece - where's the structural or manufacturing benefit? There are a lot of areas of the design where the same result could have been accomplished with less cost and fewer components or machining. I suppose it all looks really cool - maybe the marketing folk got their hands on it.
All that being said it's a nice riding bike, pedals well and descends well so the end result is good. This is due mainly to the rear suspension geometry and floating pivot, less to do with all the wierd junctions and extra weldings. The rear design is much Giant's Reign series. BMC seems to ADD complexity to their bikes, not sure why. Seat post clamping is simply retarded - again "WHY?" why have two bolts and no quick release - was there something wrong with the industry using a simpler design for ???years? | | Similar Products Used: | Giant Reign | | Bike Setup: | SRAM X0/X9 drivetrain, Marzocchi 66ATA fork, Easton Havoc Wheelset, Kenda Bluegroove/Nevegale tires. | | Bottom Line: | Can't get a frame with a rear suspension design like this for the price. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris
a Weekend Warrior
from Prince William, VA
Date Reviewed: May 1, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Fountainhead Regional Park | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$800.00 | | Purchased At: | JensonUSA | | Strengths: | Fast on the downhills, switchbacks and everything. Solid, strong, beefy frame but still light weight and well balanced | | Weaknesses: | The top tube is a little short, but just get a slightly longer stem and push the saddle back a hair. | | Bike Setup: | Full SRAM X-9, BB7 brakes, Fox Talas 32 RLC, CrossRides, Sunline stem and handlebars | | Bottom Line: | Awesome value from Jenson. After the bike was fully built it was weighing in at 31 pounds! Awesome for a 6 inch travel bike. This bike likes to jump over everything which is real fun and you can climb all day. I recommend this bike to anyone looking for a nice full suspension frame. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
david
a Weekend Warrior
from tucson, arizona, USA
Date Reviewed: April 17, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Purchased At: | TriSports.com | | Strengths: | This is a really nice bike. Stiff as all get out and really quite burly. Travel is plush and progressive. Very active under braking and climbing. | | Weaknesses: | I really found none. Had Kenda Nevegal tires on it that were very underwhelming in the Desert Southwest. | | Similar Products Used: | Santa Cruz Bullit FR/AM style
Turner Afterburner set up for AM style riding | | Bike Setup: | Rockshox Lyric 2-step, FOX AVA RP3, DTSwiss 540 wheels, XT shifters/Cranks, Kenda Nevegal Tires, WTB bars, stem, grips, and saddle, Hayes El Camino brakes with 7" rotors, CB eggbeaters. | | Bottom Line: | This is a really nice ride. The geometry fits an XC chassis, quick and agile yet it also had a nice stablity in the rough stuff.
Like all VP suspension the chain was really noisy on the chainstay/lower link but not unbearable.
The Lyric was a tolerable but the bike would be better with a Marzocchi 6" or a Fox 36 fork. The lyric seemed to be a poor match for the rear suspension too many agjustments and too much rebound dampening.
The bike was really easy to get behind on drops and popped off jump faces. Climbing performance was the best that I have come across. Descending performance was on par with 6" travel bikes. Cornering was tight due to geometry, had to be careful not to turn in too tight.
Wheels were both thru axle: rear-10mm/front-Maxle 20mm (very nice system).
33.5lbs with no pedals
34.2lbs with chromo eggbeaters.
Price wise I have no comment but the Superstroke is available as a custom build situation where you can spec out parts for the needs/$$$ that you have available and this includes the rear shock. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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