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Onza T-Raptor

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Wed Oct 29 2003 Reviewed By: Skelpit (anon) Rider Level:
Strengths Weight, Geometry and stiffness Weaknesses Paint chips easily. Review My Raptors been used for a full year now and has landed dodgy six foot drops and hasn't complained at all. Its perfect on the backwheel and the weight while being low isnt stupidly light. The gussets are well placed and if you can ride with a bit of skill and not just hope for the best then this bike will suit you.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Mon Mar 22 2004 Reviewed By: Peter R (anon) Rider Level: Beginner
Strengths easy handling, cheap but decent components Weaknesses none found yet ( maybe little small if your 6ft5) Similar Products Used saracen mad Review Had the bike for nearly a month now and it really seems to be worth the money. much easier to handle compared to other bikes used and for the price you get a good set of components such as the magura hs33.
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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Mon Apr 19 2004 Reviewed By: peter (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 1 Year Strengths weight and geometrey Weaknesses none Similar Products Used pashley Review ive been riding this bike for a year now and it is sweet it handles perfect on the backwheel and the geometrey makes my riding a whole lot better. My mates have rode it and think its sweet aswell.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Mon Jan 12 2004 Reviewed By: Dave (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 1 Month Strengths great beginer bike, nice ride position and geometry Weaknesses a little heavy Similar Products Used Zoo boa, Giant xtc Review great bike perfect for a beginer rider feels good if a little on the hefty side
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Sun Oct 19 2003 Reviewed By: jamie harnett (anon) Rider Level: Beginner
Used Product For 6 Months Strengths nice geomertry Weaknesses it weak! Similar Products Used first trials bike Review the bike is nice to ride, feals quite strong , until one day i was riding along an looked down to find my frame had snaped clean off!! so now i am gona get a saracen team mad , which i hope will be nice:) the standard t-raptor is not good, if i would buy the bike again i would most defently buy upgrade, the wheels you get with the standard one just buckel!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Wed Jan 21 2004 Reviewed By: Eddie (anon) Rider Level: Beginner
Used Product For 6 Months Strengths Light Weaknesses doesnt make for comfy ridin Similar Products Used Planet x monty, Mongouse, sarcen mad Review It is my first onza and i love it. it is very responsive and u can tweak it on the bak wheel
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Wed Jul 07 2004 Reviewed By: steven (anon) Rider Level: Beginner
Used Product For 3 Months Strengths nice backwheel feel Weaknesses alot Similar Products Used first bike Review the front end is heavy, quite hard the pull up for coastering. the so called improved hub shattered within 4 days then took 1 month for onza to replace. brakes slipped a bit when first got them but added a secret component to rear brake and since has not slipped since. the tyres on the spec2 model are not very grippy and can feel it slipping when you get your front wheel on walls. the pedals are excellent hardly ever slip but if they do they will leave holes in your leg and will hurt. still this is great fun to ride but if your an aggressive rider you wont have the paint on the bike for very long.
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2 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Sun Jul 11 2004 Reviewed By: keegan (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 6 Months Strengths cheap Weaknesses everything else Similar Products Used norco team trials Review ive had this bike for a year now. i got it through insurance when my norco got stolen, first thing i did when i got it was to strip it down to bare aluminium and polish it so i could find cracks easily, as it had a bad reputation. i didnt mind the geometry of this bike, as i could pull pretty nice manuals, astounding nose wheelies, and nice 360 drops off with it, it had a very fun geometry unlike most serious trials bike but thats about all it had going for it 2 months in the pedals fell apart (replaced with dmrv12's) 3 months in the bottom bracket snapped (replaced with shimano xt) 4months in noticed cracks around seat tube hole on top tube 5 months in the headset was completely worn and had massive play(replaces with chris king) 6 months the drive train was fully worn and hopping was made impossible cause it would skip gears while riding around about to upgrade to a new drivetrain i snapped this bike clean on the drive train side of the chain stay, and this was from babying it around cause it was broken. this pissed me off greatly as it snapped through the big gusset aparently serving no real purpose if you are reading this do not buy this bike it is cheap junk, the company knew there was a problem with the frame and did nothing. it will last you 6months to a year max so just spend a little more cash and get an echo pure, cause thats what i am doing
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1 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Tue Oct 14 2003 Reviewed By: Giventofly (anon) Rider Level: Advanced
Used Product For 3 Months Strengths Weight, Geometry, Weaknesses Chainstays don't stay connected to bottom bracket Similar Products Used DDG Blackjack, DDG Shooter, Brisa, others Review I was so thrilled when i got this bike. I rode it for 2 months and it felt like a million bucks. Loved it. Very responsive on the back wheel, geometry seemed perfect. Then on the 4th day of the 3rd month I owned it, It broke. Snapped clean at the weld, BB and Drive Chainstay. My brother's "NONZA" did the exact same thing. Also, the warrenty did not cover it.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Thu Apr 22 2004 Reviewed By: mike myers (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 1 Year Strengths smooth Weaknesses flex Similar Products Used koxx Review nice bike , smooth to ride at a very good price
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Fri Apr 30 2004 Reviewed By: ed holt (anon) Rider Level: Beginner
Used Product For 6 Months Strengths nice, light, well placed balance point Weaknesses dodgy headset and mech - after about 4months Similar Products Used none - first trials bike Review very good, very pleased - great for the money - wheels got buckled quite easily but not to worry. but all in all an amazing complete package
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Fri Nov 19 2004 Reviewed By: Ray stevens (anon) Rider Level: Beginner
Used Product For Tested Only Strengths looks great, build quality pretty good, especially for the money, revo-shifter pretty strong, compared to mission reefers. wicked bike Weaknesses none- Similar Products Used none Review im getting the new onza t-raptor for christmas, looks nice. my mate has the old 1 and still is good. if ur stuck between either getting the mission reefer or the raptor, get the raptor. much better overall.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Mon Mar 14 2005 Reviewed By: Brayden (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 1 Month Strengths light, rims, frame Weaknesses front fork bends when you brake Similar Products Used none Review Used for about a month now and is easy to handle but when you brake the front fork bends a little, but is really strong.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Tue Jul 19 2005 Reviewed By: Wolfie (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 1 Year Strengths Light weight, good geometrey and the price Weaknesses The frame has alot of flex around the BB area, and the little gay seat Similar Products Used Brisa 26d Review I bought this frame about a year ago now and haven't had any problems with the frame. I received the frame with an Onza BB which only last about a month before the bearings went the the BB would work its way loose after every ride. The geometrey of the frame itself is good and improved my riding the day I got it, making back wheel moves alot easier. The strenght is OK but the frame dents quite easily and I have heard many stories of it snaping at the chainstay, however I haven't had any pressure cracks myself. Overall this is an etremely good frame for the price (I payed �130 new with a BB), which is light and has a nice feeling geometrey that will improve your riding if you don't already own a trials specific frame. My mate has a Brisa 26d that cost him �400 for the fame and we both agree that there is little difference in the geometery.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Fri Dec 16 2005 Reviewed By: warren abbott (anon) Rider Level: Beginner
Used Product For 3 Months Strengths very light, quite strong easy 2 wellie an manuel an back hop on Weaknesses handles bar i didn't like i changed 2 dmr wing bar also wheels bukle easy Similar Products Used none Review i have had this bike for bout 4 months an i have learned all am stuff on it. it is a good idea for beginners. the problem is the handle bars i changed it the second day i had it. but the next day i bukle both my wheels by doing jumping on it but that woz soon fixed with spoke keys
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Sun Jun 03 2007 Reviewed By: Gaz Poole (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 1 Year Strengths Feel, Looks, Ease Weaknesses Crankset & Bottom Bracket (Soon Fixed) Similar Products Used None Review Not a bad bike by any means. I love it. Work in bikehut at halfords so gets checked and PDI'd weekly.. RIden hard and loves it. x
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Sun Dec 07 2003 Reviewed By: Chris (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 3 Months Strengths Light Weaknesses Weak Similar Products Used Planet X Review It snapped at the BB, enough said.
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Wed Dec 10 2003 Reviewed By: andrew norquay (anon) Rider Level: Beginner
Used Product For 6 Months Strengths strong Review its the best bike ive had and its goin 2 last me another few months
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Sat Apr 03 2004 Reviewed By: WhiteNitrous (anon) Rider Level: Beginner
Used Product For Tested Only Strengths geomatry Weaknesses nothing i found Review Ive only tested this bike and i think its brilliant works well nice and light although i didnt thrash it it seemed good.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful
Thu Jul 01 2004 Reviewed By: Allan (anon) Rider Level: Beginner
Used Product For 6 Months Strengths Cheap first bike, top brakes Weaknesses as you would expect cheap components Similar Products Used Zoo Review I wrote a review on this bike not long after buying it, but since then the gears and rear mech have caused me nowt but grief also the onza armstrong crank broke off two days ago. I would advise future buyers to consider the upgrade or remember to tighten everything whenever you ride
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful
Mon Sep 27 2004 Reviewed By: Calum (anon) Rider Level: Beginner
Used Product For 1 Month Strengths Geometry Weaknesses None Similar Products Used DDG Review The onza is a realy good beginers bike and is a good deal for what it is.
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Sun Oct 10 2004 Reviewed By: Ross (anon) Rider Level: Intermediate
Used Product For 1 Year Review bars are amazing perfect i think and frame nice shape this bike i found is a very bouncy bike.although the rear mech was a bit poor i soon updated that. overall i would recomend this for an intermediate level rider or even beginner its tht good to ride.
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