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Diamondback Response Comp Reviews
Mountain Biking > Mountain Bike Gear > Mountain bikes > Hardtail bikes
Description
Frame: DB 6061-T6 Aluminum w/MISSION Machine Formed Top Tube, Formed Down Tube, DB Snake Stays, replaceable hanger
Fork: SR Suntour XCR-LO 120mm travel, 30mm stanchions w/speed lock lever, w/ rebound adj.
Rear Shock: N/A
Cranks: Shimano ALIVIO 9spd Octalink w/ replaceable rings, 22/32/44t
Bottom Bracket: Shimano BB-ES25 w/Octalink spindle
F. Derailleur: Shimano ALIVIO dual pull, top swing 34.9
R. Derailleur: Shimano Deore 9spd
Shifter: Shimano ALIVIO SL-M430 9spd Rapidfire
Brake Levers: Shimano M445 w/ reach adj.
Brakes: Shimano M445 Hydraulic Disc w/ 6-bolt, 180mm frt / 160mm rear Rotors
Gear: Shimano HG30 9spd Cassette (11-34t)
Rims: 32h Weinmann MX260D Doublewall
Tires: Kenda Klaw XT large casing 26x2.1
Pedals: DB Sound Alloy w/ molded traction pins
Handlebar: DB SL318b Oversize 31.8mm Mid Rise
Stem: DB SL318s 31.8mm
Seatpost: DB SL309p Alloy Micro Adjust 30.9mm
Seat: DB All Moutain saddle
Headset: Zero Stack Ahead 1 1/8"
Colors: Grey
Chain: KMC-Z99
Hubset: (F) 32h MX260HAlloy w/ CNC Disc Mount (R) 32h MX260H Alloy Cassette w/ CNC Disc mount
Spokes: White 14g Stainless Steel
Grips: DB Brics 130mm D2 Kraton
Extras: DB Key Chain, Owner's manual, H20 bottle mounts
Frame: DB 6061-T6 Aluminum w/MISSION Machine Formed Top Tube, Formed Down Tube, DB Snake Stays, replaceable hanger
Fork: SR Suntour XCR-LO 120mm travel, 30mm stanchions w/speed lock lever, w/ rebound adj.
Rear Shock: N/A
Cranks: Shimano ALIVIO 9spd Octalink w/ replaceable rings, 22/32/44t
Bottom Bracket: Shimano BB-ES25 w/Octalink spindle
F. Derailleur: Shimano ALIVIO dual pull, top swing 34.9
R. Derailleur: Shimano Deore 9spd
Shifter: Shimano ALIVIO SL-M430 9spd Rapidfire
Brake Levers: Shimano M445 w/ reach adj.
Brakes: Shimano M445 Hydraulic Disc w/ 6-bolt, 180mm frt / 160mm rear Rotors
Gear: Shimano HG30 9spd Cassette (11-34t)
Rims: 32h Weinmann MX260D Doublewall
Tires: Kenda Klaw XT large casing 26x2.1
Pedals: DB Sound Alloy w/ molded traction pins
Handlebar: DB SL318b Oversize 31.8mm Mid Rise
Stem: DB SL318s 31.8mm
Seatpost: DB SL309p Alloy Micro Adjust 30.9mm
Seat: DB All Moutain saddle
Headset: Zero Stack Ahead 1 1/8"
Colors: Grey
Chain: KMC-Z99
Hubset: (F) 32h MX260HAlloy w/ CNC Disc Mount (R) 32h MX260H Alloy Cassette w/ CNC Disc mount
Spokes: White 14g Stainless Steel
Grips: DB Brics 130mm D2 Kraton
Extras: DB Key Chain, Owner's manual, H20 bottle mounts
Reviews
Pros: rides well, handles good on gravel, like disc brakes, rapid fire shifters are smooth, feels strudy
Cons: none
Recommendation: enjoyable ride with quality compnets that will give any rider the confidence to ride urban or your local trails
Cons: none
Recommendation: enjoyable ride with quality compnets that will give any rider the confidence to ride urban or your local trails
Pros: Very strong! Great look, Gary Fisher quality at 3/4 the price.
Cons: Still pretty expensive. Not many cons, I loved it!
Recommendation: Mere weeks after I bought my Comp sport my buddy one ups me with this indestructible beast. great ride
Cons: Still pretty expensive. Not many cons, I loved it!
Recommendation: Mere weeks after I bought my Comp sport my buddy one ups me with this indestructible beast. great ride
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Cons: The general description for the 2010 version states that this bike is an "all mountain hardtail". Well... after talking with some customer service reps at DB, they seem to agree that it's not really built well enough for all mountain riding with factory specs, and one even said "it's a XC bike, and you may run into problems riding it for all mountain." I sell the response series at my place of employment, and was somewhat surprised to hear this. My bike does have a slight creek that you can hear every once in a while when you're really cranking uphill, but not a performance issue.
Recommendation: I have upgraded everything on this bike, aside from the fork and original shifters, and in general it holds up to the abuse of heavy XC, all mountain, and even some light free ride riding. Other then the fact that I basically had to upgrade every bit on this bike to get it to where I wanted it to be, it's been good to me.