Halo Freedom Disc Rear Wheel

Advantages: Light, strong, durable, relatively cheap, looks great
Disadvantages: None

...Awesome rear hub for the money. Made from 1 piece heat treated, forged 6061 aluminium and it runs on smooth, double lip sealed cartridge bearings. The hub has an international 6 bolt mounting. It is fairly light at 385g due to lots of weight saving holes in the flanges, although these do not affect the strength. The hub is fitted with a 3 pawl ratchet and steel freehub ensuring reliability and durability. The finish is either black or silver and has lazer etched graphics so they wont wear off easily, and they look smart. I have used one of these hubs for nearly two years now for street, downhill and commuting. I have never had a single problem with the hub, it has run smooth as silk from the day it was bought and has been used on an almost daily basis in all conditions with no maintenance whatsoever. If built correctly it will produce... Read review

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Advantages: Lightweight, strong, precise, fast
Disadvantages: hopeless police (lack of) effort against stolen bikes

...wheel in contact with the ground more often. Then, later on in the travel, the rear wheel moves forward towards the bottom bracket, shortening the effective chainstay length. This is supposed to eliminate the upward "bounce" motion associated with each stroke of the pedal. Compared with the new brain type inteeligent systems, this works better. You can feel the rear wheel being pushed down into the ground on bumps. Parts include Shimano XT shifters and derailleurs, WTB Rocket V saddle, Momentum Comp headset and Moto Raptor 2.1 tires. Easton Monkeylite bars with a slight rise clamp to the FSA XC 120 Alloy stem and RockShox SID Team fork. DT Swiss Onyx disc-ready hubs lace to Mavic 225 rims, and finally, Hayes hydraulic disc brakes. I thinks the Mount Vision is only available in black. The XTR rapid fire shifters are great in that when you... Read review

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Advantages: FANTASTIC FORKS
Disadvantages: Naff Components,

...Saracen: recognized as mainstream bikes, for the non-enthusiast, entering in the cheap market, with few bikes costing over £200, and usually containing self made components, rather than bikes for the enthusiast such as Orange, GT, 24/7 Bikes, where the only thing made by the company is the frame, using other parts made by specialist companies. For those of you unaware of the purpose of this bike, and why it costs so much (rrp £600) is that it is a jump bike, with the typical frame design of the top tube on a very similar angle to that of the rear stay (the triangular section at the back of the bike, where the wheel is held) Dirt Jumping is pretty much what it says, riders construct mounds out of dirt, shape them, then ride them, with the aim of gettin HUUUGE air and pulling "sick" tricks. This is an alright entry level bike... Read review

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