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#2
Sunshine
Joined: Aug 2014
Posts: 18,713
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From: Des Moines, IA
Bikes: '18 class built steel roadbike, '19 Fairlight Secan, '88 Schwinn Premis , Black Mountain Cycles Monstercross V4, '89 Novara Trionfo
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SC Bronson. Its reasonably priced, compared to more expensive bikes. Glad tp already know this was helpful.
loc=9017777&mr:iloc=&mr:store=&mr:filter=300260488485&CMP_ID=PLA_GOc014&CSPID=0914& utm_source=Google&utm_medium=PLA&k_clickid=_k_CjwKCAiAmNbwBRBOEiwAqcwwpX23kTJVm5u0ssx3HnmkzcnAmHNO-JowA6UNHP-YHIqzPYT_Ep-DPRoC-lIQAvD_BwE_k_&gclid=CjwKCAiAmNbwBRBOEiwAqcwwpX23kTJVm5u0ssx3HnmkzcnAmHNO-JowA6UNHP-YHIqzPYT_Ep-DPRoC-lIQAvD_BwESC Bronson. Its reasonably priced, compared to more expensive bikes. Glad tp already know this was helpful.
#3
https://www.competitivecyclist.com/santa-cruz-bicycles-bronson-carbon-cc-27.5-xx1-eagle-reserve-mountain-bike?skid=SNZ00IZ-PRIGRE-L&CMP_SKU=SNZ00IZ&MER=0406&CSPID=0914&mr:trackingCode=EE9A532E-BF8E-E811-80F9-0050569428E8&mr:referralID=NA&mr:device=c&mr:adType=plaonline&mr:ad=264767026508&mr:keyword=&mr:matc h=&mr:tid=pla-300260488485&mr
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SC Bronson. Its reasonably priced, compared to more expensive bikes. Glad tp already know this was helpful.
loc=9017777&mr:iloc=&mr:store=&mr:filter=300260488485&CMP_ID=PLA_GOc014&CSPID=0914& utm_source=Google&utm_medium=PLA&k_clickid=_k_CjwKCAiAmNbwBRBOEiwAqcwwpX23kTJVm5u0ssx3HnmkzcnAmHNO-JowA6UNHP-YHIqzPYT_Ep-DPRoC-lIQAvD_BwE_k_&gclid=CjwKCAiAmNbwBRBOEiwAqcwwpX23kTJVm5u0ssx3HnmkzcnAmHNO-JowA6UNHP-YHIqzPYT_Ep-DPRoC-lIQAvD_BwESC Bronson. Its reasonably priced, compared to more expensive bikes. Glad tp already know this was helpful.
(get a 1500$ hard tail mountain bike (any brand will do) go out and have fun with it and enjoy yourself (get some scratches and dirt on it)
#4
Senior Member

Joined: Nov 2012
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Be forewarned, a bicycle is built in such a way as to not take kindly to beatings. Spend 3 grand, 1500, or 500, they will react the same to beatings, and your wallet will empty itself rather quickly. Bicycles are not motocross bikes.
#5
Tortoise Wins by a Hare!
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 7,393
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From: Looney Tunes, IL
Bikes: Wabi Special FG, Raleigh Roper, Nashbar AL-1, Miyata One Hundred, '70 Schwinn Lemonator and More!!
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SC Bronson. Its reasonably priced, compared to more expensive bikes. Glad tp already know this was helpful.
loc=9017777&mr:iloc=&mr:store=&mr:filter=300260488485&CMP_ID=PLA_GOc014&CSPID=0914& utm_source=Google&utm_medium=PLA&k_clickid=_k_CjwKCAiAmNbwBRBOEiwAqcwwpX23kTJVm5u0ssx3HnmkzcnAmHNO-JowA6UNHP-YHIqzPYT_Ep-DPRoC-lIQAvD_BwE_k_&gclid=CjwKCAiAmNbwBRBOEiwAqcwwpX23kTJVm5u0ssx3HnmkzcnAmHNO-JowA6UNHP-YHIqzPYT_Ep-DPRoC-lIQAvD_BwESC Bronson. Its reasonably priced, compared to more expensive bikes. Glad tp already know this was helpful.
That's for rebuilt garbage picked rat rod bikes.
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#8
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SC Bronson. Its reasonably priced, compared to more expensive bikes. Glad tp already know this was helpful.
loc=9017777&mr:iloc=&mr:store=&mr:filter=300260488485&CMP_ID=PLA_GOc014&CSPID=0914& utm_source=Google&utm_medium=PLA&k_clickid=_k_CjwKCAiAmNbwBRBOEiwAqcwwpX23kTJVm5u0ssx3HnmkzcnAmHNO-JowA6UNHP-YHIqzPYT_Ep-DPRoC-lIQAvD_BwE_k_&gclid=CjwKCAiAmNbwBRBOEiwAqcwwpX23kTJVm5u0ssx3HnmkzcnAmHNO-JowA6UNHP-YHIqzPYT_Ep-DPRoC-lIQAvD_BwESC Bronson. Its reasonably priced, compared to more expensive bikes. Glad tp already know this was helpful.
27.5 is dead. Mechanical shifting is for peasants. And you think that was helpful?

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#9
It looks good from far, but far from good.
Some specific problems:
The forks are absolute crap. You can make some assumptions based on the appearance of the weld on the brake bridge and where the dropouts are welded to the lower legs.
I believe it comes with a freewheel on the rear wheel instead of the modern standard of a cassette, and this will lead to a bent or broken axle after approx. one jump.
The crankset has the chainrings pressed on to the right arm, and this is a known point of failure and weakness on less expensive bikes.
I think the point of that bike is to market it as a 'carbon fiber bike' to people who don't know that the frame material is not the most important consideration. In the early/mid '90s there were many aluminum framed box store bikes marketed the same way and they were also generally terrible.
Some specific problems:
The forks are absolute crap. You can make some assumptions based on the appearance of the weld on the brake bridge and where the dropouts are welded to the lower legs.
I believe it comes with a freewheel on the rear wheel instead of the modern standard of a cassette, and this will lead to a bent or broken axle after approx. one jump.
The crankset has the chainrings pressed on to the right arm, and this is a known point of failure and weakness on less expensive bikes.
I think the point of that bike is to market it as a 'carbon fiber bike' to people who don't know that the frame material is not the most important consideration. In the early/mid '90s there were many aluminum framed box store bikes marketed the same way and they were also generally terrible.
#10
It looks good from far, but far from good.
Some specific problems:
The forks are absolute crap. You can make some assumptions based on the appearance of the weld on the brake bridge and where the dropouts are welded to the lower legs.
I believe it comes with a freewheel on the rear wheel instead of the modern standard of a cassette, and this will lead to a bent or broken axle after approx. one jump.
The crankset has the chainrings pressed on to the right arm, and this is a known point of failure and weakness on less expensive bikes.
I think the point of that bike is to market it as a 'carbon fiber bike' to people who don't know that the frame material is not the most important consideration. In the early/mid '90s there were many aluminum framed box store bikes marketed the same way and they were also generally terrible.
Some specific problems:
The forks are absolute crap. You can make some assumptions based on the appearance of the weld on the brake bridge and where the dropouts are welded to the lower legs.
I believe it comes with a freewheel on the rear wheel instead of the modern standard of a cassette, and this will lead to a bent or broken axle after approx. one jump.
The crankset has the chainrings pressed on to the right arm, and this is a known point of failure and weakness on less expensive bikes.
I think the point of that bike is to market it as a 'carbon fiber bike' to people who don't know that the frame material is not the most important consideration. In the early/mid '90s there were many aluminum framed box store bikes marketed the same way and they were also generally terrible.
#11
I've got no problem with inexpensive bikes. What I don't like are bikes that are designed to look like or have the same features as a higher quality bike, but are such low quality will quickly break or fail if used as the higher quality bike was intended. The Hyper Carbon X is exactly this situation - to an uninformed person, the Hyper is very similar to the Santa Cruz linked further up the thread - carbon frame, front suspension, disc brakes - but when the rubber meets the trail, the two could hardly be more different.
#12
Sunshine
Joined: Aug 2014
Posts: 18,713
Likes: 10,256
From: Des Moines, IA
Bikes: '18 class built steel roadbike, '19 Fairlight Secan, '88 Schwinn Premis , Black Mountain Cycles Monstercross V4, '89 Novara Trionfo
It looks good from far, but far from good.
Some specific problems:
The forks are absolute crap. You can make some assumptions based on the appearance of the weld on the brake bridge and where the dropouts are welded to the lower legs.
I believe it comes with a freewheel on the rear wheel instead of the modern standard of a cassette, and this will lead to a bent or broken axle after approx. one jump.
The crankset has the chainrings pressed on to the right arm, and this is a known point of failure and weakness on less expensive bikes.
I think the point of that bike is to market it as a 'carbon fiber bike' to people who don't know that the frame material is not the most important consideration. In the early/mid '90s there were many aluminum framed box store bikes marketed the same way and they were also generally terrible.
Some specific problems:
The forks are absolute crap. You can make some assumptions based on the appearance of the weld on the brake bridge and where the dropouts are welded to the lower legs.
I believe it comes with a freewheel on the rear wheel instead of the modern standard of a cassette, and this will lead to a bent or broken axle after approx. one jump.
The crankset has the chainrings pressed on to the right arm, and this is a known point of failure and weakness on less expensive bikes.
I think the point of that bike is to market it as a 'carbon fiber bike' to people who don't know that the frame material is not the most important consideration. In the early/mid '90s there were many aluminum framed box store bikes marketed the same way and they were also generally terrible.








