Comments on: Diamondback Overdrive Pro: Final Update

By: Guitar Ted

Guitar Ted — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:48:00 +0000

Diego: Basically your question is pitting two different philosophies on 29″ers against each other.

Fisher X-Caliber (2008 or newer) G2 geometry will make the bike feel more like a 26″er. None of the “heaviness” in steering will be prevalent.

Daimondback: A much more stable, slower/heavier feel than G2. Some folks crave the stability which they feel allows for more control on high speed technical single track.

By: Diego Allolio

Diego Allolio — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:50:17 +0000

Hola,

I am the only one in Bariloche, Patagonia, who dare have a 29er!! I do have a Redline Monocog.
Can yo explain the geometry isse on the DB Overdrive Pro??? What’s the difference with, let’s say the Gary Fisher X-caliber??? I am 6′ 3″ and I owe to buy a 22 and/or 21″..

Muchas gracias!!!

Diego Allolio
Bariloche

By: Tbone

Tbone — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 04:46:29 +0000

GT,

Sorry for getting you guys mixxed up. I hope I didnt sound un-appreciative of the review – thanks. I gotcha now.

By: Dirt McGirt

Dirt McGirt — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 20:12:33 +0000

32 lbs?!?!?! WTF?!? I thought it was a hardtail. Apparently it’s a Rocky Mtn. Slayer.. Sweet Jesus, man.

By: Cloxxki

Cloxxki — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 07:23:01 +0000

Wheel weight can really impact how a bike feels. That’s different from being fast or slow, those effects are near impossible to grasp with a stopwatch. We’re fighting so much more than wheel weight. Like 50 to 100 times more. And we can only shave off part of that 1-2%, never all.

My gut an butt are now 4 full wheelsets overweight. I need to get lighter wheels

By: MTB by 198

MTB by 198 — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:56:00 +0000

Nice review. Great advice on the wheels. Rolling weight not only makes the bike lighter, but also greatly affects the handling and quickness of the bike. Wheels can be one of the most important upgrades on a bike.

At 32 lbs. stock, I think they might lose some sales on a hard tail. Those of us that have been riding a long time know that the weight can be shaved easily, but a first time buyer generally goes for the lighter rig. With other bikes in the market like the On One, this price range is getting very competitive and the bikes are starting to ride much like their higher priced competition.

By: Guitar Ted

Guitar Ted — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 10:37:51 +0000

Tbone: Hey, thanks for your comment. By the way, I’m Guitar Ted. Tim is doing the J.E.T. 9 review. Perhaps there was some confusion there due to that. Anyway……….

Cloxxki is correct, the geometry has to be looked at from a “whole package” viewpoint. Also worth noting: The Fisher site gives sagged and unsagged geometry numbers.

In the head angle department, Diamondback is a degree slacker than most available, and yes: It does make a differance, especially when you take into account the fork, it’s offset, and that it has 100mm travel.

As far as sizing, this bike is a large. I generally find myself “in between” sizing on most stock mass produced bikes. For instance, my custom bike is a 19 incher with a slightly shorter top tube than the large Diamondback.

Hope that clears things up a bit.

By: Cloxxki

Cloxxki — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 07:09:52 +0000

Fishers are unique because head tube angles and fork offsets are created to work together. The forks are different, wildly different. You’d hurt yourself with a Fisher’s fork in an Intense Spyder, for instance.

By: Tbone

Tbone — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 05:57:04 +0000

Tim,

after reviewing the geo off the website, it doesn’t look that slack and long when comparing to GF bikes and to Niner. The GF is actually just as long and much more slack and the Niner has same TT length with a degree steeper HA. It looks quite similar to others out there as well.

Just curious if it was really that different than most other 29ers out there. Do you usually ride a medium sized bike?

THX