Diamondback Response Sport Mountain Bike (26-Inch Wheels)
- Hardtail 26-inch mountain bike with aluminum all-mountain frame
- Spinner Edge 120mm suspension fork; 8-speed trigger shifters
- SRAM ISO-Flow crank set with replaceable chain rings; WTB Pure V sport saddle
- Hayes mechanical disc brakes with 6-inch rotors; double-wall rims
- Available in 14-, 16-, 18-, 20, or 22-inch frames; comes in white or dirty blue color
The Response Sport combines the perfect blend of hardtail performance with rugged utility to form the ideal hardtail all-purpose trail bike. The Response Sport is built up around a frame that features our �Strongbox� top and down tubes and heat-treated 6061 T-6 aluminum. If a solid and reliable hardtail all mountain bike is what you�re after, choose the disc brake-equipped Response Sport.It may seem shocking to some, but there are still several situations where you’re better off on a hardt
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I got this bike a couple of day ago, and wanted to take it to a spin… BUT! couldn’t do it since it was raining around here and didn’t wanna take my brand new AWSOME HUGE AND HULKY bike to a spin under rain (It’s a “new thing I bough” stuff that I have going on). So, today at last the skies cleared out and took it for a spin, a 5 KM really steep uphill trail (just 5 km since it’s a new bike).
wow… I’m really impressed!!!!… really solid components (when coming downhill nothing wiggled), the shocks worked great, the only thing is that the brakes are kinda noisy, but!!! I’m breaking the bike out right now.
The bike looks Great!!! the only things that I’m gonna change are the pedals (for now =D )… they are resin, so just bought a couple of nice ones here @ amazon.
Loved the bike, great timing, and received it in good conditions. Assembled the bike easily, but had to call in a bike tech to get the front break installed and the derraileurs tuned too.
So, if you are looking for an entry level bike with huge potential (doing some upgrades) then this is the stuff U need.
Cheers!
Review by j burandt for Diamondback Response Sport Mountain Bike (26-Inch Wheels)
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bike is really nice for the money. Bought about a year ago for over 500, and it is worth every penny. Frame is super strong, components are definitely entry level, but are very serviceable.
Review by Chris J. Miranda for Diamondback Response Sport Mountain Bike (26-Inch Wheels)
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The Diamondback Response Sport is an excellent first MTB. It has most of the components needed to with stand the abuse on off road trails. But so many hours on the trails the bike needed a professional Tune-up. Then after several more hours on the trails and jumps and hard crashes the front forks did hold up but isn’t tough enough to with stand the the abuse of the jumps. I will have to upgrade the spinner edge forks. The seat post is okay unfortunately the seat isn’t clamped on tight, that will be another upgrade. The disk brakes are great had no problems and I love the trigger shifters. I also upgraded the plastic peddles to Metal..you tend to run into stumps branches and trees. Overall I like the bike for the Money but now I know I have to upgrade the forks and the seat post if I want to continue riding safely on the trails.
Review by Keyman for Diamondback Response Sport Mountain Bike (26-Inch Wheels)
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I just got my D-Back Response Sport 2 days ago. Package arrived 3 days from order using the free shipping, Way to go Amazon!.
Bike was well packaged and was easy to assemble, however the Hayes brake instructions could have been better. Still not that hard to figure out. Only complaint is that the bike came with a Shimano Tourney front derailer and not the listed derailer. It works fine and shifts well so I’m not really dissatisfied. It also came with metal D-back pedals and not the resin pedals some people have replied on before. I’m 270 lbs. and wanted a strong bike, this appears to be just that. Time will tell and I will post follow ups as time goes by.
Seat was a little on the hard side for my big bottom side so i replaced it with a Sunlite Cloud 9 seat that has been a big improvement.
*Note* I got the 18″ frame and it is perfect for my 5’10″ size.
Review by John C. Nolin for Diamondback Response Sport Mountain Bike (26-Inch Wheels)
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The Diamondback Response Sport is a very good value in a hardtail mountain bike as you are getting a relatively high end frame design with mid range components. The modified top tube design is a strengthen design borrowed from higher end Diamondback models and similar to some Specialized bikes.
The only catch is that the shift levers and front caliper are not up to the same quality as the rest of the package. The platform pedals are OK for around town and park trails, but you may want to upgrade them for serious single track riding.
I combined this with a top quality suspension seatpost which I find to be the optimum combination of lighter weight and control with some softening of the roughest bumps. The Diamondback site and some retailers have a more complete description of which frame size is most appropriate for your height. The advantage of buying from Amazon is that you can readily get XS, S or XL frame sizes rather than having to settle for Medium or Large at a local shop or sporting goods box store.
The bike arrives mostly assembled, but plan to spend a full Saturday afternoon to correctly reset the derailer travel limits and align the front caliper if you do not take it to a local shop for a professional tune up.