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Group Test: Five More Mountain Bikes
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Bike/Price
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Sizes
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Frame/Fork
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Component Highlights
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Fisher Bicycle
Paragon
800/688-4324 (WI)
$1,199
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S, M, L and XL
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TIG-welded 6061-T6
butted aluminum tubing; Rock Shox Indy SL suspension fork
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Sugino Impel 700 crankset with 42/32/20T chainrings; Shimano
11-30T eight-speed HG cassette; Grip Shift ESP 700 shifters
and ESP 7.0 rear derailleur; Shimano LX top-swing front
derailleur and rear hub; Fisher Ginzu Pro suspension front
hub; Mavic 221 32-hole rims; WTB VelociRaptor tires; TS
DX2 Aheadset; Shimano M535 pedals; Bontrager Race bar;cold-forged
aluminum stem
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Jamis
Diablo
800/222-0570 (NJ)
$929 (polished)
$910 (painted)
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11, 13, 15, 17, 19
and 21 inches
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TIG-welded Jamis
Custom double-butted chrome-moly steel tubing; Rock Shox
Indy XC suspension fork
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White Industries-II crankset with 44/32/22T chainrings;
Shimano 11-28T eight-speed HG cassette; Grip Shift ESP 700
shifters and ESP 7.0 rear derailleur; Shimano LX front derailleur
and V-brakes; Avid Speed Dial 3.0 brake levers; Shimano
STX-RC hubs; Sun CR18 32-hole rims; WTB VelociRaptor tires;Dia
Compe ST-2 Aheadset; Wellgo clipless pedalsTitec Enduro
HF bar; Jamis forged aluminum stem
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Mongoose
Rockadile SX
800/257-0662 (CA)
$899
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13, 15.5, 17.5, 19.5 and 22 inches
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TIG-welded Mongoose C(a) 2 SL aluminum tubing; Manitou
Pro suspension fork
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Shimano STX crankset with 42/32/22T chainrings; Shimano
11-30T eight-speed HG cassette; Grip Shift SRT 400 shifters;
Shimano Deore LX rear derailleur and STX front derailleur;
Avid 1D 20 brakes and SD 1.9L brake levers; Shimano STX
RC hubs; Mavic 238 32-hole rims; Tioga Edge/TT tires; Tioga
ST2-E Aheadset; Mongoose Comp bar; Mongoose TSS cold-
forged stem
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Rocky Mountain
Hammer Race
800/663-2512
(British Columbia)
$1,059
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16, 17.5, 18.5, 19.5 and 21 inches
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TIG-welded Tange
triple-butted chrome-
moly tubing; Rock Shox Indy XC suspension fork
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Sugino Impel 350 crankset with 44/32/22T chainrings; Shimano
11-30T eight-speed HG cassette; Grip Shift SRT 800 shifters;
Shimano Deore XT rear derailleur, Deore LX front derailleur,
and Deore LX hubs; Avid 1D 20 brakes and 2.0L levers; Sun
DW 6000 32-hole rims; WTB VelociRaptor tires; Ritchey Logic
headset; Ritchey Logic Competition clipless pedals; RMB
bar; RMB aluminum stem
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Specialized
Stumpjumper M2
408/779-6229 (CA)
$1,100
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13.5, 15.5, 17, 18, 19 and 20.5
inches
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TIG-welded Specialized M2 X butted Metal Matrix Ceramic
Composite tubing; Manitou Pro suspension fork
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Son of StrongArm crankset with 42/32/22T chainrings; Shimano
11-30T eight-speed cassette; Shimano Deore LX SL Rapidfire
shifters; Shimano Deore XT rear derailleur and Deore LX
front derailleur; Avid 1D 20 brakes and SD 1.9L levers;
Specialized Stout front suspension hub; Mavic 238 32-hole
rims; Specialized Team Control Kevlar/ Team Master Kevlar
tires; Tange Aheadset; Ritchey Logic clipless pedals; Ritchey
Force Lite bar; Specialized A1 cold-forged aluminum stem
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