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Description:
- Crankset: Suntour XCC-100, 48,38,28
- Bottom Bracket: Sealed mechanism with Boron spindle
- Pedals: High Impact nylon platform
- Front Derailleur: TY-32
- Rear Derailleur: Shimano Acera
- Shifters: Shimano ST-EF29
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Submitted by
JOHN
a Cross Country Rider
from el paso
Date Reviewed: July 25, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | chuoacabras | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Purchased At: | Bourbank California | | Strengths: | rigid frame, strong,versatile, flexible hard tail, upgradable.
| | Weaknesses: | the components that come with. | | Similar Products Used: | giant yukon | | Bike Setup: | rock shox judy xc race,shimano bottom bracket, rear deraileur shimano LX, mavic 189 rims, shimano disc hubs, tektro v-brakes, wtb velociraptor tires, titec fast-Al stem, shimano spd-51 pedals, shimano xt chain, sram 8 vel. cassete. garmin gps. | | Bottom Line: | I have to change almost all the original components.
I broke them in my first mountain ride.
Still having one broken chifter, but it works well.
good for a park ride whit that components. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
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TXGiant
a Racer
from San Antonio, TX
Date Reviewed: March 30, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Gpvt Canyon | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$400.00 | | Purchased At: | Performance Bikes | | Strengths: | Good construction, fairly light, decent components. Got the WSD for my daughter and this is a far superior WSD then the Specialized Myka. plus $400 for disc brakes... | | Weaknesses: | The XS has kind of a high Stand over height. Alot of the other XS we tried had a lower SO Height. | | Similar Products Used: | Giant Rincon WSD, Specialized Myka, | | Bike Setup: | Giant Trance custom. XTR Derailleurs, Fox Float 130, Cane Creek AD10, Avid Juicy seven, Mavic X321 w XT Hubs, | | Bottom Line: | This is a great second bike for my daughter, her first was a mongoose walmart bike just to see how she would take to the sport, well it was like a woldfire in her she wants to ride all the time. I had to get her something good.
We looked at the Spec. Myka, Giant Rincon WSD, and the Trek. Not syain the the Shimano Alivio are great components but for a $300 to $400 FS Bike, this one had the Alivio. Rincon, Myka and the Trek had the Tourney SIS on them. I was a little dissapointed in that for my sons Scott 20" has it and it was the first thing that i threw in the trash... | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
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Dave Junior
a Racer
from Ramsbottom
Date Reviewed: March 16, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Brooksbottom/Microsoft | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$600.00 | | Purchased At: | Dave's Cycles | | Strengths: | Snazzy frame, suitable for matt fitton, not forgetting Jan! | | Weaknesses: | The seat grinds on me "u'nowatts", i snapped the frame in the first minute, the wheels bent under jacks weight and jumping over bill gates's head, forks bent, wheels smell, brakes don't work. | | Similar Products Used: | Specialized Hardrock Sport Disk (also snazzy too), Kona cowa, Scott Voltage (mint), Sarason Hazzard with Zoom Gordo's LOL, Jaguar | | Bike Setup: | Just as MAtt Fitton likes it... up the a** | | Bottom Line: | Its mint as my review suggests!!!! | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ali
a Weekend Warrior
from Auckland, New Zealand
Date Reviewed: March 2, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$280.00 | | Purchased At: | Private sale | | Strengths: | Good frame; Wheels; Gears | | Weaknesses: | Disk brakes; Forks | | Similar Products Used: | Giant Boulder | | Bike Setup: | Rock Shox Pilot XC, Street tyres | | Bottom Line: | Feels solid, while still being light. Stock suspension & brakes are rubish. Brakes squeal & are ineffective at stopping quickly. Feels solid landing 3 foot drops to flat landing. Chain occasionally comes off while riding stairs, but could be fixed with chain tensioner. Overall a great bike for casual & xc, but if you're not willing to upgrade susp + brakes you'd be better off with the 2.0. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Mark Zenke
a Cross Country Rider
from Germany
Date Reviewed: February 15, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Bar-H | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Purchased At: | AAFES | | Strengths: | Frame and its versatility... | | Weaknesses: | Components | | Similar Products Used: | Trek, Kona, Giant & Huffy | | Bike Setup: | Stock v-Brakes and Shifters, Shimano Deore LX crank, Shimano Deore Rear Derailleur, Bombshell Revolution Wheels w/Panaracer Fire XC Pro tires, Wellgo WAM-M3 pedals, Toro Rock Shox... | | Bottom Line: | Received my Avalanche in 03' as a present, which got me into riding. Previous posts are correct about the components. I've found that as I learn more about riding the components would break and I would upgrade to accommodate my riding style. I'm a Clyde and have ridden this bike at 220lbs and 250lbs (my current weight) and it has held up to everything I have put it through. From fast Trail riding to XC and AM in TX and the EU. I've been over the handle bars more than once, let it go down a cliff with me hanging on a tree branch and had a rear blow out at top speed (3 on front chain ring and high gear in the rear) which left me with a broke rib. My GT still keeps going, this bike will progress as you progress and it's priced just right for the beginner. I’m not sure what folks are saying about the weight, it weights less then the Kona's I’ve dealt with... | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Ben Miller
a Cross Country Rider
from Whitby
Date Reviewed: January 7, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | MY DAM TRAIL | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$600.00 | | Purchased At: | don't remeber | | Strengths: | Good frame, easy to ride. | | Weaknesses: | the rear derailer hanger keeps bending. | | Bike Setup: | My'n seemed to have disk brakes and cost twice as much. I think i bought the Gt Avalanche 3.0 Disk... | | Bottom Line: | If you new to the sport i'd say get it. And if you really like the sport you can up grade it to more than a novice bike, thats the beauty of it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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mark
a Cross Country Rider
from newport beach, ca, usa
Date Reviewed: January 6, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Santiago Canyon | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$350.00 | | Purchased At: | online | | Strengths: | Frame, shifters, simplicity | | Weaknesses: | Wheels, spokes, company service... Words can not and do not describe how bad this company and their product is...! Although Pathetic, miserable, fraudulent...all come to mind. | | Similar Products Used: | Titus Racer X | | Bike Setup: | standard | | Bottom Line: | My wife bought this bike for me last Christmas. Within two weeks the spokes were rusting even though they had not been in any wet conditions. Within a month the spokes were popping like popcorn on very ride... I tried the dealer and they said contact GT...I tried emailing and calling GT with NO response...! I spent over $50 replacing spokes before I gave up and bought a new set of wheels and a new cassette to match... IF you want a REALLY bad deal, from a REALLY REALLY REALLLLLY BAD company (GT), and a WHOLE LOT of MISERY...BUY THIS BIKE...!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Greg
a Weekend Warrior
from Running Springs, Ca
Date Reviewed: November 5, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Santa Ana River Trail | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Frame Strength, Versatility for upgrading | | Weaknesses: | Rear Deraileur, Pedals | | Similar Products Used: | Too many to remember | | Bike Setup: | LX Crankset, XT F/R Deraileur/shifters, 185mm BB7 disk, Gravity Dropper, Fox Float 120, XT Hubs, Singletrack Hoops and various other goodies | | Bottom Line: | This is a follow up review of an earlier review of the GT frame. I have almost completely replaced every component on the frame wih the exception of the stem. I originally bought the GT for a hardtail buildup project that I could take to any trail and have fun on. It has been a little over a year and I still think GT has one of the best frames that you can get from a mass produced company. In the past year, I have logged over 2,000 dirt miles on this frame. Trails vary from smooth fireroad to 40-45 degree decents on every type of terrain you could think of. With the standard exception of trail rash, the frame is in excellent condition and the rear traingle is still in perfect alignment. You have a great base to work from if you're trying to see if you like MTB riding. If you decide that you would like to stick with riding, you will be able to build the frame into a very capable and predictable trail bike that can take on similar models cost 3X as much. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Gerardo Chaves
a Cross Country Rider
from Cartago, Costa Rica
Date Reviewed: September 5, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Purchased At: | Costa Rica | | Strengths: | Frame
Price
Good looking | | Weaknesses: | Cheap components | | Similar Products Used: | Specialized, Marin, Raleigh | | Bike Setup: | Everything stock except for the crank Shimano Deore LX Hollowtech, rear der Shimano Deore XT, saddle Selle Italia FLX gel, rims SunRims CR18 black. Thinking to change the pedals for some Wellgo WAM-M3, but not sure yet to upgrade to cleats. Also have the original rims with Specialized road tires, but I almost don´t use them. | | Bottom Line: | Mine is the international version that comes with 8 speed. This is a great bike to begin with, is cheap and affordable, Totally reliable and gives plenty of room for upgrades. The best component is the frame, I am planning to upgrade components as they broke or as an opportunity shows up. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Terry Donaldson
a Cross Country Rider
from Newark, Ohio, US
Date Reviewed: August 13, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Okinawa Japan | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$200.00 | | Purchased At: | EAWO, Okinawa Japan | | Strengths: | Affordable, Strong frame, upgradeable. | | Weaknesses: | Poor brakes, lame fork. | | Similar Products Used: | Some Mongoose or other, Avalanlache 2.0 | | Bike Setup: | 3.0 frame, Manitou minute 3 fork, Avid BB disks, Mavic 321 rims, Shimano XT R derailler, trigger shift/levers and crank, SRAM chain and cassette, crank brothers mallet pedals. | | Bottom Line: | If you can't afford to spend a huge lump of money on a bike, or if you just like buying a special blend of components, get the 3.0. I bought it cheap, and put on everything I wanted. It's a bulletproof frame, and has great looks. The only things stock on mine is the frame and the front derailler. It works wonderfully. It's not the lightest, or the most impressive, but it'll keep up. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
OMIE
a Weekend Warrior
from camarillo, CA
Date Reviewed: June 26, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Purchased At: | performance | | Strengths: | was cheap, vs other hardtails I was looking it. What sold me was the rapid fire shifters vs the grip shifts on the other brands in this price range | | Weaknesses: | Cheapo components, well its 7spd what did I expect. The rear wheel is weak, I got hit by a soccermom going to school, and the small fall bent the rear axle. It wobbles a bit now. | | Similar Products Used: | Older Motiv. | | Bike Setup: | I've swapped out the Crank for a Hollowtech Hone, a 9spd chain, teflon shifter cables and have city slicks on stock wheels. | | Bottom Line: | I was looking for a cheap reliable commuter. I got exactly what I was looking for. The Frame is probably the only reason I"m going to stick with this thing for a long time. I am planning more upgrades down the line, but its bought for city duty. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Hans
a Weekend Warrior
from Arlington, VA
Date Reviewed: May 25, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Fountainhead | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$220.00 | | Purchased At: | Performance | | Strengths: | Great, strong, highly-upgradeable frame. Lifetime frame warranty. | | Weaknesses: | Cheap components, frame is heavier than some | | Bike Setup: | Almost all components have been replaced by now:
- Manitou Minute 1 fork (100-130mm)
- Avid BB-7 disc brakes, 6" rotors, Avid levers
- 1x9 drivetrail (Truvativ + Shimano LX)
- SRAM Attack grip shifter
- Sun Rhyno Lite wheels | | Bottom Line: | I bought this bike after doing some mountain biking on vacation in Mexico. Since I wasn't 100% sure that I'd really get into it in the US, I decided to get an entry-level bike.
As I learned, there are myriads of mountain biking opportunities within a short drive of the Washington DC area, so I've gotten to use this bike really heavily in the year since purchasing it.
By now I have replaced everything on the bike except the frame and seatpost. I love the frame. It is not light, but it is also not particularly heavy: my girlfriend's small aluminum Schwinn weighs more than my XL GT. The geometry is great. I do think that this frame does lend itself to shorter travel forks, though. I put on the Manitou Minute 1:00 100-130mm fork, and despite getting a lower-angle stem and lowering it down to the frame (removed spacers), I have felt ever since that I am more precarious on turns and hill climbs. I think the stock fork is a 75mm travel, so I will probably eventually put an 80 or 85mm travel fork on this bike.
Most of the components were pretty crappy. I broke my plastic pedal on a rock within the first couple weeks. The rear cassette started wobbling very quickly and ultimately I had to replace the whole wheel (well, the hub, anyway, but I was upgrading to disc brakes anyway). And of course when the bike is coming with 7-speed components, there's little choice but replacing the whole drivetrain.
But would I recommend the bike to others? Absolutely. I might recommend that they spend a little more on one of the upgraded Avalanche models, though, if they want to ride hard. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Craig Davidson
a Cross Country Rider
from Ardmore, Oklahoma, USA
Date Reviewed: April 9, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Lake Murry | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$340.00 | | Purchased At: | Local Bike Shop | | Strengths: | Awesome frame, Handles nicely, great upgrade potential | | Weaknesses: | The stock fork sucks horably, and of course low end components but thats why its the 3.0 and not 1.0 | | Similar Products Used: | Schwinn Mesa GSD | | Bike Setup: | at the moment stock, besides new pedals | | Bottom Line: | I bought this bike mainly for the frame. I would have went for the 2.0 or 1.0 but i didn't have the money. However you may or may not know the frame on the 3.0 is the exact same frame used on the 2.0 and 1.0 (Avalanche Expert is different) So i decided on this bike due to the rock solid frame and planned on upgrading stuff as i got the money. So far i have not been dissapointed at all. I love the way the bike handles. Components are of course what you pay for but hey they work. I have already competed in a couple of races with this bike and its done fantastic. Only problem i've had is with the fork. Started squeaking reall bad, took it to the shop where i bought it and they rebuilt it and since then its been ok. Stil a cheap fork and is about to be replaced. Bottom line, if your on a budget but looking for a great base to start off of. This is the bike for you. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Greg
a Cross Country Rider
from Running Springs, Ca
Date Reviewed: April 2, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Sant Ana River | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$500.00 | | Purchased At: | Riverside Cyclery | | Strengths: | The Frame can handle ALMOST anything you can throw at it. It is what it is though, entry level. I bought it for the hardtail GT frame and haven't regreted it since. Overall, it has a good base to work from, but learn to adjust your rear derailuer. | | Weaknesses: | The pedals that come stock are crap. Upgrade them as you walk out the door. You'll be much happier. The OE brake pads are VERY noisy, even when you baby them. Change them out as neccesary and you should be fine. | | Similar Products Used: | Iron Horse, Specialized | | Bike Setup: | RockShox Tora 318, Maxxis ADvantage Tires, Cool Stop F/R Brake Pads, Other than that, stock. | | Bottom Line: | If you are looking to get a good, strong production frame with great potential - look seriously at the GT. If you want to impress your friends out on the trail with all the latest stuff - look elsewhere. You have a ton of upside for the price and you will end up replacing/repairing parts along the way as you see fit. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Ben
a Weekend Warrior
from England
Date Reviewed: March 31, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Haldon Freeride, England | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Strengths: | Get a lot for your money | | Weaknesses: | very weak wheels - mine buckled easily | | Similar Products Used: | Giant xtc 3, Specialized hardrock | | Bike Setup: | Avalanche frame, Rockshox Tora forks and most of the original setup, V-brakes etc... | | Bottom Line: | This is a good bike for a beginner cross-country rider and is a good bargain. You DO get what you pay for.
It is not suitable for anything like dirt-jumping or aggresive riding. I have found this out the hard way. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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joe bishop
a Weekend Warrior
from jersey
Date Reviewed: December 18, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | water works | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Price Paid: |
$480.00 | | Purchased At: | cycle centre | | Strengths: | smooth bike to ride. pretty nice to jump, great balance on it but a bit weak for serious jumping, great for little 3 ft jumps but nothing bigger. | | Weaknesses: | forks were stiff and pedals were a bit dodgy, brakes packed up pretty early | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | yetti yetti grips and new v brakes as others packed ip | | Bottom Line: | an ok all round bike for jumping cross country but if just focusing on one thing its not the bike for you. if you dont know what your gonna do its great cos it gives you a taster of everthing | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Manu
a Weekend Warrior
from Tilly Belgium
Date Reviewed: December 17, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Strengths: | Nice frame, really funny to ride | | Weaknesses: | cassette & chain | | Bike Setup: | stock | | Bottom Line: | Really good product for the price, I recommend it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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phil scuderi
a Weekend Warrior
from los angeles
Date Reviewed: November 2, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | sullivan cyn | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Purchased At: | performance | | Strengths: | price
performance
you are getting a lot for what you pay | | Weaknesses: | weight
crank
pedals | | Similar Products Used: | bianchi san mateo | | Bike Setup: | stock except for eggbeatters | | Bottom Line: | i've smashed this thing around, i rarely don't crash on the trail. it's a lot of fun. learn how to adjust your derailers.
buy kool stop pads. and trash this thing. i'm loving xc riding now so looking for a better bike but this is bike will be perfect for average to beginner, i got my girlfriend one and she charges on the thing, so a lot of fun.
it does the job, i like not stressing when i crash it, and smoking the bling bikes.
i did smash the rear wheel's spokes up but that's my fault and hey the wheel cost like 20 bucks so sowhat.
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Nick T
a Cross Country Rider
from Wayne, NJ, US
Date Reviewed: November 2, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | private-technical-single track | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Strengths: | Strong frame, great climber, handles the loose stuff, and holds the line | | Weaknesses: | Heavy, brakes need constant slight adjustments, cheap chain on the one I got, and fork is leaking slight oil but does jusy fine. | | Similar Products Used: | other full suspentions (rocky mountain element and Klein Mantra | | Bike Setup: | all standard gear | | Bottom Line: | I am a roadie for the most part. Bought the bike to learn highly technical type single track riding with a lot of ups and downs. Great bike. Handled all I can throw at it. Hit trees, flipped over, and slammed into numerous other stuff. Once basic mountain bike technics were learned, I kept up witht the big boys. Have extra R.Dr. handers on hand, and put a good chain on it, mine stretched fast and I had to replace the whole crank (rivetted together as one piece). Learn how to adjust the mech disc brakes, they work great when adjusted properly and they need constant tweeking. The best part is all the components are cheap to replace. Crank replaced for $50 at LBS. New chain $20, two hangers $20 each. sTotal spent $100 in addition to cheap price to start. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Tim Hitchcock
a Weekend Warrior
from Sydney, NSW, Australia
Date Reviewed: October 15, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | bush | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$400.00 | | Purchased At: | cycler | | Strengths: | the frames is a strong as anything. you can slam into trees and the frame will still be perfect. the front tyre is a XC race tyre as stock and can handle some pretty good trails. the handlebar is stirdy but i would upgrade it if i were you. PRICE! | | Weaknesses: | the brakes are ***t im about to upgrade them now that i have time to do a bit more trail ridin. the fork is awful and im goin to upgrade it too it can handle small bumps but oftne just bounces he bike up. FORK CANT HANDLE AIR! heavy. i hate those little rubber things on the fork. | | Similar Products Used: | Giant Boulder | | Bike Setup: | stock upgrading brakes and fork soon | | Bottom Line: | overall this GT is pretty kick*ss and can handle a trail allright just watch breaking downhill and dont do any major jumps with the stock fork(you'll flip). GT frame can handle anything. bit heavy though. proce is good | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Ron Hygh
a Weekend Warrior
from Bronx, New York
Date Reviewed: September 13, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | Soundview State Park | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$275.00 | | Purchased At: | Sports Authority | | Strengths: | Frame | | Weaknesses: | None | | Bike Setup: | Stock for now | | Bottom Line: | This is my first XC Bike and since I'm just starting I needed something strong being 6'4, 205lbs. So it's great for the price and all in all it's holding up and I'm about to upgrade the frame and add a few components, overall I love the ride and just imagine how much better with some real sturdy add ons. For a entry level bike you can't beat it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Gary Thong
a Weekend Warrior
from Singapore
Date Reviewed: July 29, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Purchased At: | Singapore (Western Part) | | Strengths: | good brakes and a solid frame.
| | Weaknesses: | Lousy seat (my bum feels sore after a ride) and factory fitted tyres. The gear train tends to miss a beat or two. | | Similar Products Used: | nil | | Bike Setup: | stock | | Bottom Line: | I would recommend it to those casual bikers out for a weekend of fun with minimal off road biking (as is the case in Singapore whereby there isn't much 'off-raod' trails). Tried once in a off road trail and the stock tyres do not hold well in the humid tropical terrain.
But overall please with my purchase. A good value entry level bike for those who rarely ventures 'off road'. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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BLOPA
a
from ARGENTINA
Date Reviewed: July 11, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Purchased At: | local store | | Strengths: | frame, very very very resistant, good geometry | | Weaknesses: | some components like weels, very heavy sten, searpost | | Bottom Line: | the gt is an excellent option, the price, logical, and the frame quality is the best. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Nolan Levenson
a Weekend Warrior
from NY, NY, USA
Date Reviewed: June 11, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | HIther Hills State Park (Long Island) | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$300.00 | | Purchased At: | Metro Bikes | | Strengths: | price, disc brakes, it's a GT | | Weaknesses: | heavy | | Similar Products Used: | GT palomar from a while back | | Bottom Line: | I've only had it for a week, but it's been great. I loved my last GT so much that when I got a new one, I had to go after GT. Since it's last years model, it was only $300, vs. the $430 of the 06 Avalanche 3.0 Disc. No problems yet, and I figured out that I could take off the rubber things on the suspension. YAY!!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Alex
a Weekend Warrior
from Amityville, NY, USA
Date Reviewed: June 6, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | Nassau-Suffolk Greenbelt | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Purchased At: | Al's Bike Shop... My LBS | | Strengths: | 1. The frame is tough as nails.
2. Price,Price,Price... At 250 even with the crap components you really cant go wrong.
3. Disk Brakes perform well in all weather conditions. | | Weaknesses: | 1. Plastic pedals broke on the first day...
2. Pads rub against the rotor after chasing down UPS man... | | Similar Products Used: | Shopped around... Couldnt find similar features for the price. | | Bike Setup: | Stock, execpt for the gel saddle and some cheap aluminum pedals. | | Bottom Line: | Buy this bike, but buy it for the frame... As your parts break, upgrade and you probably wont be sorry. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Taylor Graham
a Weekend Warrior
from Sautee, Georgia, USA
Date Reviewed: May 21, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | Oconee County Agg Center | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$350.00 | | Purchased At: | The Bycicle Wheel | | Strengths: | The Frame is built tough as is any GT frame.....
I traded out the pedals for clipless which I would recomend... | | Weaknesses: | If you arent planning to go on any trails the componennt set given is great... But, as soon as you go off-road it starts to fowl up.. I dont know if it has something to do with the random matching of components but anytime you put a lot of stress on this bike it won't take it... I am 6' 4' 200lbs. and thought that tihs set would be sufficient, No I was wrong... if you need something hardcore dont go with this bike or upgrade immidiatly. | | Similar Products Used: | GT Timberline V-Brakes | | Bike Setup: | Suntour spring fork, Acera rear deraileur, lower end suntour crankset | | Bottom Line: | If you have the money to upgrade do so immidiatly, but if you have the money to upgrade you should go with a higher grade bike to begin with. But you cant beat a GT frame. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Ryan
a Weekend Warrior
from North Carolina
Date Reviewed: May 16, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$225.00 | | Purchased At: | eBay | | Strengths: | Good frame, comfortable ride | | Weaknesses: | Not a big fan of the brakes, broke one of the plastic pedals in half on my 5th off-road ride. | | Similar Products Used: | Specialized | | Bike Setup: | Stock so far | | Bottom Line: | This is my starter bike. I bought the bike because of the frame quality and the XL size. Good bike for the price. Probably not the quality of a $1,000 bike, but you shouldn't expect it to be. Will probably swap out components gradually. So far I'm pleased with it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Eric
a Cross Country Rider
from Grand Rapids, MI
Date Reviewed: April 4, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$250.00 | | Purchased At: | Dick's Sporting Goods | | Strengths: | Cheap, strong frame geometry, brakes work good, derailleurs work good with adjusting. | | Weaknesses: | I had to replace the freewheel/cassette after about 10 rides because it was worn. Derailleur is subject to ghost shifting if not adjusted properly quite often. | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | GT Avalanche stock, Panaracer Fire XC Pro tires | | Bottom Line: | Good bike for the money. I saw them on clearance for $200 even. Keep in mind you are getting an entry level bike. I certainly wouldn't recommend this to an experienced rider. I will use this until I can afford a nice bike and then make this my comfort bike. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Dirk
a Cross Country Rider
from North Carolina
Date Reviewed: March 29, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$170.00 | | Purchased At: | Sports Authority | | Strengths: | Frame, Brakes, fairly decent wheels for the price. Price. | | Weaknesses: | Factory gearing too high. Tires and seat. | | Similar Products Used: | Marin and Specialized | | Bike Setup: | Changed to gel seat. Changed to lower gearing. Changed tires. | | Bottom Line: | Good sturdy bike for the money. Got it at such a good price because it was scratched, and possibly used in my opinion. The gearing didn't work for me off road. I changed to a 42t-34t-24t crank by suntour and now it's great on road and off. The derailleurs work perfectly if you know how to tune them when they need it. The brakes are awesome, no noise and great stopping power. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Izac
a Cross Country Rider
from NZ
Date Reviewed: February 23, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Strengths: | strong relatively light frame
front disk is fast at stopping | | Weaknesses: | gears are the S@#$#ess things i've ever come across with...they auto shift and sometimes dun even shift until u shift one higher or lower then it and let click down again its ANNOYIN
shocks are majorly too plushed it soaks up the stuff but it bottoms out easily and sucks all the power transmissions from the downstroke
backdisk are too squishy | |
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