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Specialized P2 (2003)

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69 of 89 people found the following review helpful
Wed Apr 21 2004 Reviewed By: thor roberts scarlett (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 1 Month Strengths HUGE pop due 2 small geometry Weaknesses its heavy Similar Products Used norco 250 Review i was looking for a bike because my old devinci was'nt holding out very well. so i was looking in TONS of shops an all i found was big,bulky,heavy,and slopy bikes. but when i tried da P.2 short frame i loved it! the very next day i baught it. its got the frame strength of any other dirt-jumper/urban bike out there but its got very small geometry so it's realy easy to handle on the street aswell as over jumps. the only down-side is thet its pretty heavy. but the easy pop and small geo' creates an amazing amount of controll.
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27 of 35 people found the following review helpful
Mon May 10 2004 Reviewed By: Andrew (anon) Rider Level: Advanced
Used Product For 1 Month Strengths Nice Frame, Wheels and chainset / guide Weaknesses Ok brakes, poor forks not to sure about seat and bars! NO Replaceable Mech hanger! Similar Products Used Specialized Hardrock, Spooky Bandwagon Review I originally liked this bike a lot more than I do now but still this bike is well worth the money! The frame (apart from mech hanger) is ace although paint scratches easily. The wheels so far have stood up to a lot of abuse and the brakes are better than I expected for cable discs, although they took a while to setup. I would only really fault the forks as there is hardly any adjustment and they just feel wrong! BUT if you want a strong Hardtail that wont make you bankrupt then go for it. Everything else seems fine nice frame size and geometry (5’10 running the large) and fairly lightweight considering!
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14 of 30 people found the following review helpful
Thu Apr 22 2004 Reviewed By: bike tester bill (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 3 Months Strengths nice frame Weaknesses noot so nice components Similar Products Used orange ms'isle Review bought one at christmas. i like the frame, its a nice bit of kit but the componemts are shocking! the forks are under-dampened and i managed to buckle both wheels after landing a medium sized drop. the fat handle bar looks ugly and the chain device doesn't work very well. the brakes are also not very good. they are either on or off. by all means buy the frame, but its not worth buying the whole lot.
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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Tue Jun 01 2004 Reviewed By: alex (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 1 Month Strengths frame Weaknesses fork, chain guide, and no chain guard Similar Products Used 2003 p.2 Review everything is good cept the fork. it lasted me 3 or 4 runs till i busted it. i brought it to the shop and they said they had to send it to marzocchi cuz the fork got broken. some advice is buy the bike but buy a cheap aftermarket fork that suits u to use on it.
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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Wed Aug 04 2004 Reviewed By: olly (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 6 Months Strengths frame is cool, like the style tyres are very thick and fat Weaknesses forks not so good i bent mine brakes aren't great after a while Similar Products Used kona stuff Review This bike is good for jumping and takes a kicking as long as you are careful on the forks, they could be easily replaced. The wheels and tyres this bike comes with are good. dont like the set up of the bike and the components are shocking.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Tue Aug 17 2004 Reviewed By: the show (anon) Rider Level: Advanced
Used Product For 3 Months Strengths Upright geometry Weaknesses A lot of sub-par parts Similar Products Used 2003 Kona Stuff Review Hey, I tried the P2 one day at a shop and thought it was really cool. I rode it for about a month and then swapped the stock Ditch Witch rims and tired for a custom 24" set. The difference was amazing. I know we're talking a whole different feel, but the Heavy / short combo makes more sense whith smaller wheels. Next the boxguide had to go, Its a nice touch to put a guide as stock, but the dough is better spent on a bashguard. I replaced it with a e.thirteen/blackspire/envy plate combo. Really nice frame and a solid colour. Lastly the shocks are fairly nice but, I don't trust the quality. I replaced them with '03 Dirt Jumper III's.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Fri May 21 2004 Reviewed By: Reese (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 6 Months Strengths Frame,chain guide,brakes Weaknesses forks Similar Products Used Hard rock Review Its a sweet bike but needs a pair of shermans are dirt jumpers to complete the package.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Sun Sep 05 2004 Reviewed By: sharpie (anon) Rider Level:
Strengths great frame rim set is durable Weaknesses componets Similar Products Used hard rock , dk sob Review strong bike great geomerty for jibbing. the components are good enough to start you riding but you are soon going to start breaking stuff soon ex. bad cranks bad chain bad pedals and the forks are a turd. once everything is replaced the bike is a champ 6' to flat no problem the bolt on axels realy take out a lot of flex when landing goofey not to mention a prity good anti theft device over all killer bike highly recomended amazing how much money you will spend on replacing the parts though 1500 in extras and still counting one day i will be broke and finished glad to anwser any ? on the bike
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Sat Sep 24 2005 Reviewed By: Cody (anon) Rider Level: Advanced
Used Product For 6 Months Review the specialized P2 is the greatest bike I ever used. I do a lot of big jumps so I need a bike I can trust. If you want a good bike, I say "specialized P2 is the bike to have".
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Thu Aug 12 2004 Reviewed By: Ryan (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 1 Month Strengths frame and wheels Weaknesses forks and weight Similar Products Used specialized fuse3 Review the bike is good for big jumps ,good to throw around, frame is strong,but a bit heavy chain guide is not great but overall for the price it is worth it
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Thu Aug 04 2005 Reviewed By: shaggy (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 1 Month Strengths 90% of bike Weaknesses forks Similar Products Used specialized p1 Review good all round bike easy to ride. good value for money. good 1st bike.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Fri Aug 27 2004 Reviewed By: andy (anon) Rider Level: Advanced
Used Product For 3 Months Strengths frame Weaknesses forks, brakes (could do better) Similar Products Used orange ms'isle, spooky bandwagon Review Very nice overall bike but better forks could be put on it because the stock one's dont stand up to much.The frame is excellent and light, i would recommend it.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Tue Nov 30 2004 Reviewed By: brandon (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 6 Months Strengths strong Weaknesses not really that heavy Review ya i crash n do like about 7 drops on this bike an it holds up really good. i take some narly crashes n i look at the bike after n its just dirty not as much as scraches but i like it... one problem is that you cant really put doublr crown forks on it bc the geometry would be werid and the highest you can porb be would be 6-7". i do need some upgrades an i want the marzocchi 66'an a race face crank set but im workin on it
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Wed Mar 30 2005 Reviewed By: jeremy Anderegg (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 1 Year Strengths frame, wheels, cranks Weaknesses fork, pedals and chainguide Similar Products Used N/A Review I bought a P.2. about 1 1/2 years ago and I loved it. Other than the fork, pedals and chainguide being pos I like it. I snapped the front hub, so now I have a rhynolite/xt wheel and I put a 32 tooth gusset tribal ring on and a e-13 bashguard. I put a bmx stem and .243 racing bars on. I have a set of 26" holy rollers from maxxis®, a dirt jam (I snapped the arch on the exr, watch out) and a lizard skins chainstay protector.
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2 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Tue May 31 2005 Reviewed By: Dom Boyce (anon) Rider Level: Advanced
Used Product For 6 Months Strengths Good handleing Weaknesses Too weak. Similar Products Used p1, p3, Review If you are going to get a semi-pro bike than this one is certainly not what you want. I have had it close to 6 months now and I have lost count how many times I have had to take it in for repaires. It has cost me almost the same as the original buying price!!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Sat Sep 24 2005 Reviewed By: squid (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 6 Months Strengths solid boke Weaknesses really heavy, bottom brackey loose Similar Products Used iron horse g-out, mongoose rockadile, giant boulder mono cog Review for a frist time urban bike, it is great, ive learned alot of stuff on it, and it is alright to manipulate, really easy to track stand, but the more you jump it, the more work you need to do on the bottom bracket, stairs are easy on it, but the big hits are hard, i found the fork way to soft, and you definately need the 8 inch rotor on the front for stopping power other than that, you can do alot on it, it is not a climber though, doing trails you might find yourself walking up, but you can rocket down, really good handeling for down hill, i mean really really good.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Mon Oct 17 2005 Reviewed By: ryan placktis (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 1 Month Strengths great frame and wonderful componets Weaknesses heavy Similar Products Used norco 250 Review i felt that this bike wass very good it took all the abuse i could pump into it i landed a 20 foot drop and i felt safe using my p2 i strongly recomend for all differnt kinds of riders
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2 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Tue Nov 01 2005 Reviewed By: tom martin #1 in the world (anon) Rider Level:
Strengths ok Weaknesses pedals Similar Products Used hardrock rock jumper Review lack of motor
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1 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Wed Dec 15 2004 Reviewed By: alex roberts (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 6 Months Strengths nice frame Weaknesses brakes Similar Products Used none Review good bike all over but brakes a little dodgy broke on first day of purchase
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Mon May 16 2005 Reviewed By: matt (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 1 Month Strengths solid reliable frame Weaknesses forks Review the bike is great, i like to ride alot and im able to rely on my bike to fullfill my needs, the frame is real strong and the brakes are suprisingly good. you can beet the hel out of this bike and will still keep going. Im not to wealthy and is a bike that i can aford.
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Tue Jun 07 2005 Reviewed By: Dave (anon) Rider Level: Advanced
Used Product For Tested Only Strengths specialized reliability? Weaknesses almost everything Similar Products Used Sasquatch (way better bike) Review i rode it and it felt too stiff of a bike for me. my friend had one and snapped the frame off a 6 foot drop. i guess its a good bike for the money but i wouldn't buy it.
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Mon Jul 04 2005 Reviewed By: Geert (anon) Rider Level: Advanced
Used Product For 6 Months Strengths nice geometry Weaknesses It's a bit heavy Similar Products Used Specialized p1 Review I liked the frame so I bought it. It's really nice to ride on, and doing a manual is more simple than ever. The only downside is it's quite heavy but I really love it
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Tue Jul 26 2005 Reviewed By: kris (anon) Rider Level: Pro/Elite
Used Product For 2 Years or more Strengths Fat tires so they dont pop easy Weaknesses disc brakes rub against the thing they are in Similar Products Used K2 bike Review This is my favortie mountain bike i have ever ridden. Great for going up anything and down anything. Also even when you are riding on pavement it is a very smooth fun ride at all times. When you show your friends this bike they will be jealous and want to get one.
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1 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Wed Sep 21 2005 Reviewed By: CTBrent (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 3 Months Strengths Its simplicity Weaknesses Front fork? Similar Products Used FSR, P3 Review I'm a little tall for this at 6'2" but I still love the geometry. I wish it has a little more travel up front and a better fork (that kept air in it). I can't complain, I bought it barely-used for half of retail. I just upgraded it to a rear casette and grip shift and a bash guard. This bike is an urban dream for me. I can deal with it being short coming from BMXing. I've hit 8-10 stair sets with ease landed square and road away. Seems like the bike has held up well. I'm heavy @ 205 and feel very comfortable on it. I'd prefer hydro discs but the Hayes cable discs stop about equal to well adjusted v-brakes.
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Fri Oct 28 2005 Reviewed By: joe a. (anon) Rider Level: Advanced
Used Product For 6 Months Strengths frame,rims,tires,i like the bars Weaknesses fork,breaks Similar Products Used kona hard tails Review great bike for people starting out, good for dirt, and street. I like this bike alot.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Mon Oct 31 2005 Reviewed By: kelsey (anon) Rider Level: Pro/Elite
Used Product For 6 Months Review the bike is great for dirt jumping
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Thu Oct 25 2007 Reviewed By: Harley.W (anon) Rider Level: Pro/Elite
Used Product For 3 Months Strengths Everything Weaknesses N/A Review its a great bike and really strong just a bit heavy i have upgraded the brakes to hayes 9 and work GREAT!
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