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Planet-X Zebdi Mark 5 (2003)

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Head angle: 74 deg
Seat angle: 74 deg
Top tube length: 21.5 in
BB height: 13 in
Chainstay length: 15.5 in
Weight: 4.15 lb

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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Wed Sep 03 2003 Reviewed By: eST/E (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 3 Months Strengths urban geometry Weaknesses ugly stickers (haha...) Similar Products Used '02 Monty 230 X-Hydra Review The snappy, very flickable geometry lends itself perfectly to urban trickery. The short chainstays make balancing on the rearwheel easy and the tight headtube angle/short wheelbase allow for quick maneuvering. Some riders prefer a longer wheelbase for better gapping, but I like my bike short. The disc-mounts have caused some debate; beefy though they are, the warranty does not cover disc-brake inflicted damage to the frame. I run mine with HS-33's anyway, so I won't cómment on that. I set up my ride with the Planet-X B.M.F. rim in the rear and rigged a Nokian NBX DH 2.5 onto it: the sideknobs only barely fit the chainstay bridge! I guess the wide rim widens the tyre profile too much? And finally the appearance. The geometry is also nice to look at, it´s clearly a trials bike, but doesn´t look like a kooky compframe with everything stripped. However, if I cared just a tiny bit more, I would have ditched the PX for a frame with a more decent looks. The color options for the MK5 are incredibly cheap! Maybe the matte-black one would do (wasn´t available when I ordered mine), although it too is pretty boring. The silly tribals, the Black Devil, the dumb Jamaican (with a joint and all...) are all just stupid. Well, I just chose to ignore the looks and went for a killer frame for a competitive price.
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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Wed Sep 03 2003 Reviewed By: Josh Carr (anon) Rider Level: Advanced
Used Product For 2 Years or more Strengths Strength, stiffness, length, paint Weaknesses weight, length, stiffness, paint Review Takes massive abuse without complaints. Best beginner bike w/o question. Not the best comp bike but for street and big riders you wont have any problems. Improved geometry over earlier models makes this a key buy. Price isn't bad and warranty is great. The brits are nice to deal with and stand strongly behind their product. The paint is great quality and if ya like flashy paint this is a sexy ride with a great price.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Thu Sep 25 2003 Reviewed By: Mehukatti (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 3 Months Strengths Everything Weaknesses None Similar Products Used Echo ES3, Norco Team Trials -02 Review This frame is almost perfect if you like the geometry. It's strong, very high quality finish (welds, paint, etc.), heavy duty custom dropouts w/ super super thick disc tabs, steel rear mech hanger. The exact weight of mk5 is 1980g (4.37lbs) measured with precision scale so it's not too heavy anymore.
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3 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Fri Sep 26 2003 Reviewed By: Eiliv Fossbakken (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 3 Months Strengths short chainstays, white devil paint looks great, urban geometry, light but strong Weaknesses paint chips easily, the other paintjobs really are ugly... Similar Products Used Diamant Extreme Stuntman Trials(believe that!?) Review I'm really happy with this frame, and I'm very glad I bought it! It's a lot better than my old frame in geometry, weight, looks and so on and so forth... However, the very different geometry(compared to my old frame), combined with switching to flat bars made the "getting used to the new bike"-period a bit challenging. But as I, in time, overcame the initial challenges of adapting, my new bike proved to be much better than the old one. I don't ride much natural, so I have nought to say about how the bike handles in the wild, but, at home in the city this frame is very happy!
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3 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Mon Mar 29 2004 Reviewed By: alex (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 1 Year Strengths light, great geometry, strong, decals are wierd Weaknesses paint and decals chip off easily Similar Products Used mk4, desalvo, pitbull, es4, urban Review the mk5 is my current ride and i have no complaints. very stiff all over, super short stays, yet long enough to stay stable when riding to your fave trialsin spot. can double as the perfect urban hucking bike short headtube angle and tiny wheelbase for quick maneuvering and anything rear wheel... definitely a different feel than most of the frames i've tried, and this is definitely the best so far. welds are all made cleanly and in all the right places, frame can fit a 2.6 tire if you realli wanted to. super short seat tube, so standover is amazing. rear disk compatible, an awesome manufacturer's dfect replacement haha (cuz u never know with trials) definitely my pick for one of the best
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Fri Apr 23 2004 Reviewed By: Adrian Jordan (anon) Rider Level: Advanced
Used Product For 6 Months Strengths the looks, the angles, the feel, the strenth. Weaknesses none Similar Products Used Brisa, Echo, zoo ect Review This frame is a great frame for the money and i would advise it to every body with this amount of money.
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Sat Jan 10 2004 Reviewed By: Simon (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For Tested Only Strengths Looks very strong, a well thought trials frame that dont snap a lot Weaknesses the frame is too popular, 2 bolt only Similar Products Used ES2 Review Looks well good, handles well on the back wheel, and the head tube angle is perfect
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0 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Sun May 02 2004 Reviewed By: adrian cousins (anon) Rider Level: Advanced
Used Product For 1 Year Strengths this bike i strong all over Weaknesses none Similar Products Used zoo,pashley and a koxx Review this frame is well worth the money i would recommend this frame to any one who i good at trials it is really nice and very light.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful
Tue Jun 22 2004 Reviewed By: Patrick M. (anon) Rider Level:
Strengths Strong frame, good geometry Weaknesses It isnt really a weakness for me but as everyone mentions the paint chips easily (this should only matter if you think trials is about having a pretty bike) Review Good bike for the price, very happy with the product.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful
Wed Jan 12 2005 Reviewed By: dennis (anon) Rider Level: Beginner
Used Product For 6 Months Strengths strong rigid Weaknesses Similar Products Used p.3 Review strong
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