Submitted by
Danny Franchuk
a Weekend Warrior
from Toronto Date Reviewed: July 18, 2001
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Price Paid:
$2000.00
Strengths:
Nice ride, good braking. Shifter is good and solid.
Weaknesses:
Handle bar stem is not raisable. Rear brake arms, Wilderness cracked. Stem seal cracked. EX2 rear suspension mount to frame has too small a surface area, hence it tends to wear quickly resulting in excessive lateral torsion in the frame, and I can't tighten it.
Bike Setup:
Standard, but added a rear carrier (not for saddle bags, just the occasional box.
Bottom Line:
Too few specs available online from manufacturer.
Value Rating:Overall Rating:
Submitted by
robert collins
a Cross-Country Rider
from pocatello idaho Date Reviewed: April 26, 1999
Favorite Trail:
crestlinen trail
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
light wieght acceleration great handeling lack of suspension pogo all the goodies
Weaknesses:
tire is not good if you live anywhere but so.cal gimme a rise bar
Similar Products Used:
jamis dakar team 97 jamis dakar sport 96 custom built mesa softail
Bike Setup:
1999 haro ex3 17.5
Bottom Line:
this bike is the best of both worlds light weight quick ,agile, stable the fork is much better than I would have expected from any air fork and and better than all other forks I have tried (98 judy sl, manitou fs ti) and no spring or oil visc. changes needed I hope it holds up.I had my doubts about the 9 speed stuff but in the real world it seems to work great love to stay in the middle ring and smooth shifts upgrade to the xt 11-34 cog set first thing with the XTR cranks 24-34-46 ti makes the gearing range better and ditch the tires for full Knobs its a great ride all 25.5 lbs
$ 3150.00
Overall Rating:
