Review of Iron Horse Maverick 4.0 Adult XC Dual-Suspension Mountain Bike

Iron Horse Maverick 4.0 Adult XC Dual-Suspension Mountain Bike
By: Iron Horse Average Rating: 3.5 Total Reviews: 6
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Ironhorse Maverick 4.0 review

On: 2008-06-19

This bike is excellent at what its made for. I have had this bike for a few months now and live it. I have about 190km on it already. I have road this bike on all different types of ground (even downhill courses). Although I would not do that if your afraid of breaking the bike. You need lots more travel for that. Some people complain that the frame will break easily. I think that maybe they are not using it for what its made for. The bike is a little heavy for ridding around town and endurance. I use street tires for that.

incomplete bike

On: 2008-06-07

The bike i purchased from amazon as an amazon prime costumer seem to be exelent, and im shure it will be when i get to put the bike together. When i got the big box i tought finally ill ride, but for my surprice the bike is incomplete, there are 3 necessary parts missing, the pedals , the front brake and the part that holds the handler. I contact amazon tru the contact link 3 days ago but havent got my answer yet. Any way i hope the send the missing parts soon, i just wrote this to let you know this couldhappend to you. Besides that the bike seem to be exelent, the parts are great, its very light and feels stron. Hope to solve my problem soon to give you the final review about the bike after i ride it.

Heavy but useful

On: 2008-06-04

I purchased this about 8 months ago as I was getting tired of road riding. I was unhappy with the heaviness as my road bike weighs half 18lbs. Yet at the same time as an entry level bike having duel suspension I was very very happy. I do not like riding it on the road but find it very comfortable doing class one trails. The shifting is sluggish at times but I have gotten use to that and can anticipate it to be slow. I have lower back issues so riding this has me mountain bike riding a whole lot less painful. I also have a non-suspension older iron horse bike that I rode which is about 11 lbs lighter and find it remarkable how much more I enjoy riding on the almost 40 lb bike.

Great price for full suspension bike

On: 2007-12-13

I recently bought this on-sale from Amazon for $250.00. I just got it today, and, overall, Im VERY pleased with the purchase. I think the bike is comparable to other $500-$700 bikes Ive seen (I know the MSRP is $700, but Ive seen it at other shops for about $550) and I think its certainly worth the sale-price.

The bike arrived in a single, large box. It was MOSTLY assembled, but it took me about 45 minutes to attach: 1) The front disk brakes and brake cable, 2) The handlebars (the stem was upside down for some reason), 3) the pedals, and 4) The seat; and then to do some final adjustments on the brakes and cables. My only complaint was that there werent any assembly instructions for the disk brakes (these were unfamiliar to me), but it was reasonably simple to figure out how to put them together.

What I like about the bike: The frame is aluminum, and appears to be of good quality. Another poster complained about the frames breaking, but I did some research and it APPEARS that issue applies only to older bikes (hope Im right on that, but do your own research). The Shimano Alivio components are what youd expect for a $500-$700 bike (Ive even seen them on bikes more expensive than that), and the ride is VERY comfortable. The disk brakes work well, and also appear to be of good quality. Shifting is smooth and easy.

What I dont like about the bike: The cranks and pedals seem to be lower-quality; but I think theyre in-line with what youd get on any other $500-700 bike. Im thinking Im going to switch at least the cranks, pedals, and the front chainrings. The rims use Shrader valves instead of Presta (which makes me think theyre lower-quality - this may not be correct), but they are aluminum alloy, and Im sure theyll hold up-fine for the moderate trail riding I usually do. The bike weighs about 36 lbs, but I think even very expensive (1.5-2K) full-suspension bikes dont weigh much less than 33-34 lbs.

Overall, I think this is a GREAT deal for the $250-$400 offered by Amazon - the bikes well-suited to moderate trail riding, and it appears to be comparable to other bikes Ive seen in the $500-$700 price-range.

Great price for full suspension bike

On: 2007-12-12

I recently bought this on-sale from Amazon for $250.00. I just got it today, and, overall, Im VERY pleased with the purchase. I think the bike is comparable to other $500-$700 bikes Ive seen (I know the MSRP is $700, but Ive seen it at other shops for about $550) and I think its certainly worth the sale-price.

The bike arrived in a single, large box. It was MOSTLY assembled, but it took me about 45 minutes to attach: 1) The front disk brakes and brake cable, 2) The handlebars (the stem was upside down for some reason), 3) the pedals, and 4) The seat; and then to do some final adjustments on the brakes and cables. My only complaint was that there werent any assembly instructions for the disk brakes (these were unfamiliar to me), but it was reasonably simple to figure out how to put them together.

What I like about the bike: The frame is aluminum, and appears to be of good quality. Another poster complained about the frames breaking, but I did some research and it APPEARS that issue applies only to older bikes (hope Im right on that, but do your own research). The Shimano Alivio components are what youd expect for a $500-$700 bike (Ive even seen them on bikes more expensive than that), and the ride is VERY comfortable. The disk brakes work well, and also appear to be of good quality. Shifting is smooth and easy.

What I dont like about the bike: The cranks and pedals seem to be lower-quality; but I think theyre in-line with what youd get on any other $500-700 bike. Im thinking Im going to switch at least the cranks, pedals, and the front chainrings. The rims use Shrader valves instead of Presta (which makes me think theyre lower-quality - this may not be correct), but they are aluminum alloy, and Im sure theyll hold up-fine for the moderate trail riding I usually do. The bike weighs about 36 lbs, but I think even very expensive (1.5-2K) full-suspension bikes dont weigh much less than 33-34 lbs.

Overall, I think this is a GREAT deal for the $250-$400 offered by Amazon - the bikes well-suited to moderate trail riding, and it appears to be comparable to other bikes Ive seen in the $500-$700 price-range.

Iron horse Maverick 4.0

On: 2007-11-09

Im very pleased with the purchase of this bike. It is a great starter bike for trail riding.

Buyer Beware, frame has serious issues, fork does too

On: 2007-11-09

http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=349004
Seems like Amazon deleted many of the previous reviews as well, just to dump this bike off to many unsuspecting buyers. Buyer Beware, do you homework on IRON HORSE FIRST, as the swingarm has a weak weld where it connects to the frame. Hmmm, sometimes you REALLY get what you pay for, and sometimes you get even LESS.

http://www.bikedefects.com/index.html

Buyer Beware, frame has serious issues, fork does too

On: 2007-11-08

http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=349004
Seems like Amazon deleted many of the previous reviews as well, just to dump this bike off to many unsuspecting buyers. Buyer Beware, do you homework on IRON HORSE FIRST, as the swingarm has a weak weld where it connects to the frame. Hmmm, sometimes you REALLY get what you pay for, and sometimes you get even LESS.

http://www.bikedefects.com/index.html