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Onza Bird 2009


michilinman

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Just wondering what's a onza bird 2009 is like to ride etc. I'm watching one at the moment and just wanted a bit of advice on whether its worth bidding on or how much its worth, its got quite a few scratches? THANKS p.s is the back V brake decent?

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  • 10 months later...

I have to say they're not that bad lol.

I wanted an Onza Pro 2010, really badly, but I saw an Onza Bird '09 on Gumtree. Bought it for £100, then after a bit took it for a service and bought myself an Onza Master riser stem and Tensile riser bars - once some of the weight goes off the front end its such a well balanced bike :)

I'm still learning on mine at the minute but it's really not a bad first bike. I weigh 10 stone 4 and the V-Brake holds fine, but I upgraded the pads to the new Onza Ice pads - More stopping power and more squeek! lol

Only problem I can find with mine is that when you get to higher obstacles, then your down on ground clearance compared to a lot of other bikes. And like I said, there is quite a bit of weight at the front end initially - I found mine to be somewhat unbalanced, wherein the front felt like it weighed more than the back, but thats because it has the old style bar and stem; made from Chromoly, not alloy like the newer stuff. Also if you've felt the difference between the new and old forks, theres an absolute ton of difference! :)

Hope this helps you mate! :)

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