Date: December 1999
Price: $1450 (frame only)
Purpose: Dual-suspension, trailbike/freerider
Home phone: (303) 530-3091
C Value
C Weight?28 pounds (bike), 6.5 pounds (frame)
A Frame design
A Fork performance?5" Marzocchi Junior T
B Rear suspension?Stratos Helix coil/over shock, 4-bar
linkage, 4.3" travel.
NA Component selection
D Climbing efficiency
B Cornering ability
A Descending prowess
Teacher?s notes: For a long-travel free rider, the Battle Hammer climbs well enough to be classed as a trailbike. Top-drawer construction and high-speed frame geometry make this the Land Rover of freeriding, dual-suspension bikes. As long as you don?t have to scale 1200-ft. passes, the Battle will reward your efforts with a bash-into-anything ride to the bottom.
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