Date: December 1999 Price: $1000 Purpose: Hardtail, sport XC racer Home phone: (800) 369-8735
A Value B Weight?25 pounds B Frame design C Fork performance?3″ Manitou SX A Component selection B Climbing efficiency B Cornering ability B Descending prowess Teacher’s notes: The 7000 is a great value for the heap of performance you get. Add bar ends and you can go racing. This is the kind of bike that has everything you?ll need to enjoy the dirt right out of the box?as long as your list doesn?t include rear suspension.
