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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful.
By M. Hernandez
I bought the XR200 last year and I've put a few dozen miles on the bike, through moderately rough terrain and it's held up well. The rear suspension was a bit of overkill for me as I'm not riding rugged downhill slopes (yet) but I'd rather have it & not need it now than need it & not have it later. I like that the rear suspension's rigidity can be easily adjusted with the turn of a steel ring, that's prevented from slipping by another ring that sits behind it. I've never owned a bike with a disc brake so I find that pretty cool (the XR200 shown here has a front caliper brake however). I bought the bike in white resulting in more noticeable scratches, dings, dents & dirt but overall it's a good-looking bicycle. The gear shift is built into the grips, I've accidentally shifted while riding but that's hardly a design flaw, I just need to get accustomed to the bike. My only complaint is cosmetic, the welds aren't clean, they appear sloppy but I managed to carefully clean the m up w/ a rotary tool & grinding stone then repainted the areas. Time will tell if this bike is as durable as my old-school freestyle Mongooses (Mongeese?)...lol
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.
By Roughdraft214
I took the bike for a 14 mile ride to hit some trails, as I just purchased it. Out of the box it weighed right around 42 lbs. I changed the pedals, added some toe clips, changed the seat and took off the kickstand, and it now weighs 37.6 lbs., still very heavy for steep inclines. I had trouble getting it to the top of each steep incline I encountered and I felt it to be slow in sandy and lose terrain (which lead me to change the tires, they are currently on order.) I am hoping this will bring down the weight by about 2-4 more pounds.
For easy trails this bike is fine. There are very few bikes you can buy with front shocks and a front disc brake for under $200 so this is a good choice for someone just starting to get into mountain biking but there are other options out there if you look around. I am already making plans to change the frame. Dual suspension bikes just seem to weigh a lot.
There is some assembly required, nothing too strenuous, I think I put mine together in about 30 minutes. Make sure to tighten the handle bars well, mine came loose a little, even after I had tightened them well, but that was while traveling over rough terrain. I also tightened my brakes after the first ride. This helps for quick reaction turns, just be careful slamming on the front brakes, disc brakes seem to grab well and they can send you flying over the handle bars.
If you want to go as cheap as possible, this is a good choice. Otherwise, spend the extra $100 and get a lighter bike with front shocks and front and rear disc brakes, that weighs under 30 lbs. If you change the tires, you've got a good road bike, otherwise it might have a little bit of a sluggish ride and lack good cornering maneuvers.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
By Dad
Easy to put together my son loves it. Smooth shifting and not to heavy. He uses as to get around town, going to school and loves it. I rode it and it's extremely comfortable im 5-10 220 pounds. My son is 6 ft at 185lbs.
