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Description:Frame
Design - Morewood single pivot
Construction - hand made 6082
Rear wheel travel - 140mm/5.5"
Weight - 3.2Kg/7lb frame and shock (Manitou Swinger 3-way Air)
Features
SPI (Stable Pivot Interface)
Trail-lite tubeset
Weld bead manipulation in high stress areas
Curved top tube for lower stand over height (med and large only)
135mm rear hub spacing
Replaceable 7075 Aluminum derailleur hanger
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Submitted by
Paul
a Weekend Warrior
from Tilburg
Date Reviewed: April 29, 2008 | | Favoriate Trail: | | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$ | | Purchased At: | | | Strengths: | Handling is superb!
Simplicity of the design, looks (I think ;-)) | | Weaknesses: | Cable routing could be better (and has been changed for the 2008 model). Decals not under clearcoat. | | Similar Products Used: | See below (Cannondale SuperV, hardtails) | | Bike Setup: | See below, XC-ish setup for all day riding (no changes). | | Bottom Line: | Well, it's been about a year since I started riding the Shova and I still love it. The handling is the best I've ever seen, the bike reacts instantly to your input without being too nervous. Gives every ride that extra touch of fun!
I noticed some serious cablerub when cleaning the bike, so I had to stick some extra protection on the frame. For 2008 MW has changed the cable routing so maybe that solved this little problem.
After a year I can say I'm still very happy with the bike and would buy it again without a doubt. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Paul
a Weekend Warrior
from Netherlands
Date Reviewed: September 7, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$ | | Purchased At: | | | Strengths: | Simple and durable design (single pivot), looks good, rare (in Holland that is)
| | Weaknesses: | no clear coat over decals, no bottle cage possible in size S. | | Similar Products Used: | hardtails, Cannondale SuperV | | Bike Setup: | Talas fork, RP23 shock (with frame), Hope pro2/mavic717 wheels, X0/X9/XT shifting, XT 4-piston brakes (203/160mm), RaceFace cranks, Hope stem, Syntace bar+seatpost, Nobby Nic 2.4 tyres. Total weight just under 13,5kg. | | Bottom Line: | In one word: GREAT bike.
Handles exactly like it should in any situation, feels very well balanced. The bike gives you confidence.
When choosing a new frame I wanted a durable frame with 130-150mm travel, preferably a single pivot.
Where I live it's not easy to test ride the frames I was choosing from (Heckler, Yeti 575) so I had to get my information from the internet and bikemagazines. All magazine tests said the same: a very well balanced bike and fun to ride. They were absolutely right.
No regrets ;-)
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Submitted by
Juergen Reichel
a Weekend Warrior
from Giessen, Germany
Date Reviewed: September 1, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Woodcutter | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$1300.00 | | Purchased At: | www.simonbikes.de | | Strengths: | tough, well-built, no flex, lovely colour, good geometry, the most fun bike I've ever ridden (and I also have a Nicolai, so that says a lot) | | Weaknesses: | chain bangs into elevated (!) chainstay, cables rub at frame, both issues are easily solved | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | I bought the Shova as a frameset with a Fox RP 23. Components: Avid Juicy 5 brakes, DT Swiss 5.1D rims w XT hubs, Schwalbe Fat Albert tyres, Marzocchi All Mtn 2, Shimano Deore/Sram X7, Race Face Prodigy cranks, Thomson post, Specialized BG saddle, Syntace Superforce 60 mm stem, Syntace Vector DH bars, Tioga DH pedals, total weight approx. 14,5 kg (~ 32 lbs) | | Bottom Line: | This bikes is very confidence inspiring and makes me go faster on the downhills, sometimes beyond my limits. It helps me keep up with riders on heavier machines and it's still light enough to climb back to the top, just flip the ProPedal lever and lower the fork. It's also nice to have a bike not everybody rides around here.
If you want a bike for serious trail riding, enduro/freeride and bike parks and can afford only one, the Shova ST is the one to get. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Louis Titshall
a Weekend Warrior
from PMB, South Africa
Date Reviewed: April 26, 2007 | | Favoriate Trail: | Karkloof | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$3500.00 | | Purchased At: | Autobahn Cycles | | Strengths: | Well built, bomb proof, great finish | | Weaknesses: | None so far | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | Full XT, Mach1 rims, Ringle hubs, FOX float RLC in front, RP23 outback, Geax Lobo Loco tyres, SDG seatpost and seat. | | Bottom Line: | I got this bike for serious trail and light freeride. It has a reputation of being bombproof and will handle some really serious stuff. If kitted properly it will make a good marathon machine, but not the most ideal XC machine.
So far I'm pleased. You can get cheaper from a bulk manufacturer, but they just don't come with the Morewood reputation...
Will post again once I've abused it some more.
Louis | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Gary Barnard
a Downhiller
from Cape Town, South Africa
Date Reviewed: November 7, 2006 | | Favoriate Trail: | | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$ | | Purchased At: | | | Strengths: | The Morewood Shova ST is the best All Round Mountain Bike I have ever ridden.
I have ridden and broken a lot of bikes in the last 15 years of Mountain Biking and the Morewood has changed the game for me. The bike is extremely versatile and is at home under most MTB conditions. The handling is great and the stiffness of the frame gives the rider a lot of confidence, this bike goes exactly where you point it. | | Weaknesses: | This is a Mountain Bike for Mountain biking, not road riding on gravel (Fire) roads that a lot of people try and pass-off as Mountain biking. | | Similar Products Used: | Giant trance, Giant ATX, Mongoose NX, Cannodale jekyll,Raleigh RDS
| | Bike Setup: | Formula Oro
Manitou 3-Way SPV
Sram X9
Fox 100
DT Swiss 4.1 wheelset for XC
Mavic 823/Ringle Wheelset for Trail riding.
| | Bottom Line: | If you enjoy singletrack climbing and descending then Buy this bike. It is extremely versatile and can be setup to suit most MTB requirements. The suspension linkage is bullit proof (I have NEVER had a problem with the suspension on any of the Morewood's I have ridden, 4 bikes across DH and XC).
The technolgy is shocks today (SPV,Propedal etc) means that there is no bob (Pedal induced movement of the rear suspension) and this bike responds to every watt of energy that is pushed through the pedals. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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