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Monty 220 X-Hydra (2003)

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10 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Sun Oct 19 2003 Reviewed By: bob the biker (anon) Rider Level:
Strengths down tube and back end Weaknesses evrything else Similar Products Used pashley 26mhz monty x lite orange zero onza t pro onza t raptor Review this bike is ok but the handle bars are retarded they are like a cheap crapy moutain bike's hndle bars they're rubbish but if u fit a new bar and stem then it a nice bike make sure the maguras have brake bosster or the frame flexis
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Fri Nov 28 2003 Reviewed By: pyletrials (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 1 Year Strengths Light bike, good value, im still using most of the original parts Weaknesses chain / freewheel. ow. Similar Products Used Megamo pro20 Review ive had this bike for two summers now and its still going strong. i weigh about 73kilos and it hasnt broken on me yet. the only real problem is the chain and freewheel are rubbish but i think this is common on most mods. Apart from that i cant fault it, really nice weight and it picks up to back wheel easily. Buy a nice fat chain and a half decent freewheel then you will not be dissapointed.
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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Fri Nov 14 2003 Reviewed By: the trials guy (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 1 Year Strengths Everything Weaknesses Magura Claras+Chromoly fork Similar Products Used Ross Review This is a great bike, I've done really large drops with this bike and its strong. The front disc brake keeps leaking(dunno y) so your going to have to get a new one(I got Hope minis GREAT BRAKES) and the fork is really heavy, must get lighter ones.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Fri Feb 06 2004 Reviewed By: Moonboots (anon) Rider Level: Beginner
Used Product For 3 Months Strengths Lightish, nice feel Weaknesses Freewheel and bars Similar Products Used megamo rookie Review it has nice geometry. I am fairly small so i changed the bars for some proper Monty x-lite staight bars and i could blunt and gap a lot better. Freewheel has few engangement points, a bit annoying. the Frame is pretty tough, have landed fairly heavily on it a couple of times, been fine, hasn't really scratched, which is nice. It looks real fine in red and white and the wheels are solid. The Magura clara disk is real snappy but does have bad days when you really need to pump the lever to get it working well. Other than that it is a good bike at a good price.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Mon Jan 05 2004 Reviewed By: irish picey queen (anon) Rider Level: Pro/Elite
Used Product For 1 Year Strengths everything Weaknesses free wheel Similar Products Used x-lite Review had it for about a year now and the only thing thats gone is the freewheele i had a onza t-mag and it was nothing on a monty
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Tue Nov 15 2005 Reviewed By: cody peters (anon) Rider Level: Beginner
Used Product For 1 Year Strengths everything Weaknesses nothing realy Similar Products Used monty x- alp Review i had this bike 4 awhile and its still holdin up. its an excellent bike 4 any body in any class
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2 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Sun Oct 26 2003 Reviewed By: martin hovin johansen (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 1 Year Strengths Weigth, whellies generaly, bashguard Weaknesses My front discbrake leaked and now it lies in spain, it`s been there fore 2months Similar Products Used none Review hey im from Norway!! The balance on this little bike is great. its my first bike. i dont like the time the use in spain. its to slow.......
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Tue Feb 22 2005 Reviewed By: Daryl Emery Chan (anon) Rider Level: Beginner
Used Product For 3 Months Strengths Geometry, Strength, Great for beginning Weaknesses weight (but it is compensated for strength and rides like a lighter bike anyways) Similar Products Used none Review I just started mod trials about 3 months ago. Before that I was doing street and dirt jump. I find the bike great for beginners. It is hard to use at first, considering I've been playing with 26 inch bikes before this... But once you're used to the geometry, you improve very fast. Although it is not the highest end of the Monty bikes, it is great to help you go through the learning curve. If you get a Monty X-Lite straight you'd probably break a lot of the parts on it and it may prove dangerous to you when riding. This bike helps you to get the basics so you'd ride better when you get to a more advanced level. Only disadvantage is that you'd have to change your bike after you get to a higher level but that is like in probably 2 or 3 years.
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1 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Tue Jun 08 2004 Reviewed By: jamal (anon) Rider Level: Pro/Elite
Used Product For Tested Only Strengths crank, strength of the bike Weaknesses forks Similar Products Used t-pro, x lite Review this bike is not worth its price tag. id rather ride a chopper. peace out
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Tue Jul 27 2004 Reviewed By: Corni (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 3 Months Strengths frame Weaknesses BB,rear hub, handle bar, front brake (magura clara) Review Ballance on this bike is great, but it's too short for me. I had many problems with my bike. My BB had broke down. Now I must change my rear hub and front brake. I won't buy something like this next time.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Tue Mar 15 2005 Reviewed By: jeremy (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 1 Year Strengths feel, HS33's Weaknesses leaky front brakes Similar Products Used gt team trial Review This bike was a big step up from my last one, but I want to get a zoo python because of the tall frame, being I'm about 6'5.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Mon May 09 2005 Reviewed By: 050 (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 1 Year Weaknesses Very easy to crack...i mean the chainstay... Review By the way I'm from singapore. I started using this bike was actually 1 and 6 month...Very good for beginner...but it does not last long...Good for trainning if u start riding this bike when u are beginner...
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Fri May 20 2005 Reviewed By: Scott (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 1 Month Strengths Light, Strong Wheels Weaknesses Handlebars, Disc brake, Freewheel, Cranks Review The disc brake is simply too weak for trials riding. I have tried a couple of tricks to make it stronger but nothing has worked. Even v-brakes would be stronger. The freewheel has 20 engagement points per rev and was skipping on the first ride. Rear brake NEEDS a booster, frame flexes ALOT!Cranks are too light-weight unless your a child. On the positive side, bike is light and seems strong. Fit and finish is good. Wheels are strong and well made.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Sat Aug 18 2007 Reviewed By: kurtis (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 2 Years or more Strengths most parts Weaknesses front brake is crap mine leaked out so i bough a hayes brake Similar Products Used 219 alp Review over all a great bike just the front brake sucks so you will want to replace it
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Sat Nov 26 2005 Reviewed By: Jake (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For Tested Only Strengths Strong rims and good front disc Weaknesses The Bars just plain suck the seat sometimes gets in the way when spinning and the freewheel just plain sucks Similar Products Used Onza T-mag I think Review Pretty good bike but needs some improved parts.
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