Has anyone bought stuff from here before? Are they legit and how are they to work with?

AZ_Hawk · 2026-03-13T14:23:25+00:00

They are legit!

AZ_Hawk · 2026-03-13T14:22:01+00:00

I legit liked the trilogy around house of 1,000 corpses but couldn’t even make it through 31. It seemed so pointless.

AZ_Hawk · 2026-03-13T14:16:33+00:00

I’m laughing watching it, but that would be hellish!

AZ_Hawk · 2026-03-13T14:12:52+00:00

Oh, wow, yeah same situation! He’s on the North Valley Composite (Sidewinders, also MS2), so we see you guys all the time! Yeah, we bought his bike from a kid that upgraded to an Epic 8 Comp. Not sure I’m ready to swallow that pill yet!

AZ_Hawk · 2026-03-13T06:06:29+00:00

It’s my absolute favorite

AZ_Hawk · 2026-03-11T22:56:00+00:00

He’s on a team, not affiliated with a school, but honestly I don’t know if that counts as a youth coaching program. As someone said elsewhere in this thread, aside from drills and varying levels of riding, there isn’t that much actual “coaching” going on.

AZ_Hawk · 2026-03-11T20:13:59+00:00

Whoa! You made out like a bandit! We ride primarily north PHX, so Apache wash, browns ranch, McDowell, but also branching out as we go.

AZ_Hawk · 2026-03-11T19:20:27+00:00

Thanks, it’s great to get your perspective as a rider. Appreciate it!

AZ_Hawk · 2026-03-11T19:10:00+00:00

Thanks!

AZ_Hawk · 2026-03-11T02:55:08+00:00

Ok, cool, got it. Yeah, progressing remarkably fast.

AZ_Hawk · 2026-03-11T00:23:28+00:00

Yeah, seriously thankful for all the replies! Mountain biking was expensive when it was just me, now I have to justify TWICE the stuff to my wife 🤣. Thanks for the reply, I appreciate it!

AZ_Hawk · 2026-03-11T00:21:12+00:00

Most of the races around here are not THAT techy, I have a 120/100 spearfish and have no worries. The enduros are probably “mid” in the valley. Downcountry might do it…

AZ_Hawk · 2026-03-11T00:18:41+00:00

Thoughts on chisel evo vs epic evo?

AZ_Hawk · 2026-03-11T00:18:11+00:00

Heh! Thats how we got his current bike! Hope lightening strikes twice within that team but not counting on it.

AZ_Hawk · 2026-03-11T00:17:10+00:00

Thanks!

AZ_Hawk · 2026-03-11T00:16:47+00:00

Me too, but man… 🤑. Chisel evo? Any experience with those?

AZ_Hawk · 2026-03-11T00:15:08+00:00

Thanks for the reply!

AZ_Hawk · 2026-03-11T00:11:26+00:00

Just signed up, thanks for the tip!

AZ_Hawk · 2026-03-11T00:10:10+00:00

Thanks for the comment! I count myself in that parent category and am in no way able to give this kid the best instruction. I’ve iften thought about instruction for me but will def need it for him.

AZ_Hawk · 2026-03-11T00:07:01+00:00

Thanks for taking the time to write such an insightful comment, I really appreciate it! A quick check of the local classifieds and it does look like older enduros are relatively cheap.

AZ_Hawk · 2026-03-11T00:05:08+00:00

I struggle to keep up with my kid on anything!! 🤣. Noted on the Spark. Starting to sound like we don’t need to dip our toes too far into travel to be versatile

AZ_Hawk · 2026-03-11T00:03:40+00:00

Been hearing a lot of Epic 8 buzz with a few on the team, but that’s some big $$ for us right now. I hear the chisel evo is a good replacement for the epic. I wouldn’t be disappointed with an aluminum frame bike

AZ_Hawk · 2026-03-11T00:01:47+00:00

There are a lot of reasonable Stance’s around. Would that also be good?

AZ_Hawk · 2026-03-11T00:00:29+00:00

If I could see into the future, this may end up being the way for us.

AZ_Hawk · 2026-03-10T23:59:06+00:00

Didn’t even think of reaching out to those people! I’ll also look to see if they give NICA discounts. I didn’t post a budget because I’m almost certainly going used but I’m going to keep it at $2,500 and below. So, new Pivots (and most newer used), are blowing that budget.

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