Vital Statistics: Off-The-Rack Mountain Race 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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Cannondale
F900
800/BIKE USA (CT)
$1,192
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S, M, L and XL
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Cannondale Advanced Aluminum Design 2 mountain frame; HeadShok
DD60 suspension fork
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Coda 300 crankset with 42/32/22T chainrings; Shimano 11-30T
eight-speed HG cassette; Shimano Deore LX rear derailleur,
V-Brakes and levers; Sachs Powergrip Plus shifters; Shimano
STX RC front derailleur and hubs; Sun CR-18 32-hole rims;
IRC Mythos tires; Coda HeadShok headset; Coda 900 clipless
pedals; Coda Performance bar; Coda stem
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GT
Avalanche
714/513-7100 (CA)
$1,150
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14.5, 16, 18 and 20 inches
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TIG-welded GT triple triangle design, butted 6061-T6 aluminum;
Rock Shox Indy SL suspension fork
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Shimano Deore LX core group with Rapidfire shifters; Shimano
42/32/22T SG chainrings; Shimano 11-30T eight-speed HG cassette;
Shimano Deore LX V-Brakes; Mavic 221 32-hole rims; WTB VelociRaptor
tires; Tioga threadless headset; VP-103 clipless pedals;
Kore Lite bar; Kore aluminum stem
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Iron Horse
ARS 700
561/994-3304 (FL)
$1,150
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16.5, 18, 19.5
and 21 inches
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TIG-welded Iron Horse double-butted aluminum "A"
frame design; Rock Shox Judy C suspension fork
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Shimano Deore LX core group with Rapidfire shifters; Shimano
42/32/22T SG chainrings; Shimano 11-28T eight-speed HG cassette;
Shimano Deore LX V-Brakes; Mavic 238 32-hole rims; WTB VelociRaptor
tires; Dia-Compe threadless Aheadset; Iron Horse clipless
pedals; Titec bar; aluminum stem
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Schwinn
Moab Aluminum 1
303/939-0100 (CO)
$1,150
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15, 17, 19, 21
and 23 inches
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TIG-welded Schwinn Ride Tuned Design 7005 aluminum tubing;
Rock Shox Indy XC suspension fork
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Shimano Deore LX core group with Rapidfire shifters; Shimano
42/32/22T SG chainrings; Shimano 11-30T eight-speed HG cassette;
Shimano Deore LX V-Brakes; Shimano Deore XT derailleurs;
Mavic 238 32-hole rims; Moab Leader/Trail XC tires; Dia-Compe
ST-2 threadless Aheadset; Scott clipless pedals; aluminum
bar; Tahoma aluminum stem
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Voodoo
Hoodoo
800/739-1900 (CA)
$1,124
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14, 16, 17.25 18.5, 19.5, and 20.5 inches
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TIG-welded double- butted chrome-moly steel tubing; Rock
Shox Indy C suspension fork
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Shimano Deore LX core group with Rapidfire shifters; Shimano
42/32/22T SG chainrings; Shimano 11-30T eight-speed HG cassette;
Shimano Deore LX V-Brakes; Ritchey Rock 32-hole rims; Ritchey
Alphabite/Omegabite tires; Dia-Compe ST-2 Aheadset; Shimano
M535 clipless pedals; Titec Enduro bar; Titec chrome-moly
stem
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