Like all bikes, a good service after the first fifty miles hard riding is well worth it to set the bike up for a good couple of years. Other than that no issues, although a sprung seat post would be welcome. I judge it as very good value for money, easy to maintain, allows confident downhill riding in tricky conditions and is light enough to pick up and carry without difficulty.īoth bikes have proven reliable, albeit I have wrecked one wheel (big Derbyshire river bed rocks) and had to change the gear sets on both bikes after about three years. This is the second Terrago I've owned, with both being subjected to a mixture of road use and plenty of punishing off road rides in Scottish and Welsh mountains. A stiffer fork and shorter stem/wider bars transform the bike completely. Still riding it and lovin't it, the only thing I'd change on the frame is the steep head angle. 70.5deg headtube angle is too upright for today's standards. Brakes & tyres decent for city/flat trails, nothing more demanding. The Bad: stock cockpit is very oldschool xc which doesn't help trail confidence. Hydroformed tubes are stiff & look nice too. Frame geo is comfortable,more trail than racing xc. Rims have remained true through heavy use. Transmission still works perfectly (I do clean it though). Preload and rebound adjustments actually made a difference and the lockout is useful when riding uphill on smooth surfaces. The Good: The fork was actually ok for the price level, better than what's usually found on entry level mtbs. Giant seatpost, bars (narrow at 62cm) and stem (looong at 10cm), Frame small (17"). Stock components were: Rock Shox Judy2 fork, Hayes So1e brakes, Deore shifters/front derallieur, LX rear derallieur, Truvativ isoflow crankset/BB, unknown double wall rims on formula hubs, Cheap Kenda tyres, WTB Speed-V saddle. When bought it was better equipped/priced than the competition. Not much has remained from the initial components, some replaced due to wear & tear, some upgraded as my riding evolved. Mine is the 2007 version, it's now 5yrs old.
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