Co-op Cycles  DRT 2.2 Bike

SO. MUCH. FUN! First MTB since high school, now a father or two and feeling remarkably nervous around cars and my road bike. We live in Marin and decided to give mountain biking a try again, and this bike has made all the difference. My wife and I both bought different frame sizes of this bike and are extremely happy. Riding Tennessee Valley, Loma Alta, 680 trail, and all around White's hill and Giacomini Fire roads is limited ONLY by my own poor fitness. Coming down 680 trail in Marin today top speed for me was 26mph on deeply grooved mix of single track and fire roads with active stream crossings constantly - no problem. A few notes: We went tubeless out the door -> shop did this for us at no charge except for the valves (Thanks Johnny and Conor at Corte Madera! You guy's were great!) Ample gear range even for a dad bod Shifting is very confident even under some load, but there's definite "Cher-clunk" as it sets on the next cog. My wife's chain came off on a relatively mild stretch of trail --> likely just needs some adjusting but this was second ride so should have been spot on. The dropper post is amazing -> can't imagine ever going without The fork lockout on my bike has had issues --> first would not lock. Took back to the shop and they loosened tension which made this work again, then would not release on it's own but was too loose to fix with the "twist" tensioner so will have to get a hex key out and tweak cable length again. I feel like a brand new bike shouldn't have this issue. With that said, having the lockout on the handle bars is really nice when it's working. These are about 3" tires - they're a wonderful platform on the trail but I only ever feel like I'm gliding going down hill. Riding on the road TO the trail head is a slog compare to a narrower tire, and even on the trail I feel there's a fair amount of drag at time. With that said, between the front shock and the big tires, "vibration" and "bumps" are practically irrelevant - it feels like bouncing on a feather bed. For the price/feature set, hard to beat and we are very happy. If further issues arise, may update. Also seriously considered Salsa timberjack SRAM Eagle speck but impossible to find in store anywhere to test ride, "generic" rims and mixed reviews on the drivetrain plus additional cost made the COOP a comfortable choice. I think I'd like the Salsa frame better for future bike packing, but the shorter chain stay length is going to be irrelevant unreally you are much more skilled than I intend to become. Few additions: added wider grips, some cheap amazon zip tie mud guards, a MTB spec "A** Saver" (works and light) and some Shimano SPD's and recommend these things.

I just got into mountain biking. It is my first real bike. I had experiences with cheap Walmart quality bikes in the past. All of them fell apart within first few weeks. DRT 2.2 definitely lives up to its price and quality. You won't find any professional reviews for this bike on the internet (maybe 1) and it is flying under radars. This bike has sturdy build, good quality parts, great warranty and return policy by REI. I'm big guy who weighs 230lbs, bike was handling my lousy riding skills like a champ, and kept up with my demands and rough handling. I definitely took a gamble when I bought this bike but it paid off. I consider it great investment. p.s. I did my research on other similar bikes and was not impressed with either reviews, price, or quality.

Great bike and super fun to throw around the singletrack. The weak point here for me is fairly obvious: the X Fusion components are just a tad underwhelming for the bike. Throw a better front shock on this thing, upgrade the tires to Maxxis Rekons, and you have yourself a five star ride.

Ok so I’ve never written a review after having something for a day. What’s a day, right? ok so the four of five is because it’s only been a day. Omg this bike is so cool to ride. I’m a pretty new mountain bike rider and this bike makes me wanna ride every day. Friends who know bikes tell me the components are very good. The brakes the gears the dropper post omg the dropper post I love that everything works so well and those big giant tires go over everything. Thanks REI for making this neat bike!!!!!!

Brought this a few weeks ago, taken it out on UT trails few times, all grades, and some roads. Very pleased with quality for the price, went tubeless and recommend that.

Had my bike just about 9 or so months now and I love it! Only issue I had was running too low of tire pressure and so I was going through tubes every ride. I switched to a tubeless setup and no punctures yet! One extra bonus, the X-Fusion fork is good as it is, BUT, X-Fusion makes a damper from the top-of-the-line HLR fork that can be swapped in somewhat easily. I just got it on Ebay for $160 shipped!

I purchased this bike a month ago. I have not been mountain biking probably 5 yrs and this bike can do everything I need it to do and more. Stoke level is high with this bike!

Overall, the bike is great. The shocks, drop seat, frame, etc on this bike are pretty much exactly what I hoped for. The wheels are far apart, though. I wish they were closer together for riding over boulders. The pedals are some of the highest off the ground as I have seen, but I wish they were even a tiny bit higher. My only significant complaint though is the 27.5 plus tires. You can't ride them hard because they are so bouncy. Dropping the pressure below 15 PSI makes them a lot better, but no matter how low you drop the pressure, you can't ride a 27.5+ tire hard. It just bounces too much. The knobs on the tires are also tiny. The traction with the stock tires off road is really bad. And the plus size means that when your wheel kicks out going over a rock, it has that much further it needs to travel to the side before it hits the ground and regains traction. My front tire kept sliding out on me, and I crashed a bunch of times early on with the bike. I learned that I just had to take it really slow with those tires. Since then, I replaced the rims with 29" shimano WH-MT-600-B/Boost wheels (they are compatible with the bike in all ways). I put a tubeless Specialized Butcher on the front and a tubeless Specialized Purgatory on the rear. Both were 29"x2.3" tires. If the bike had been set up like that, with 29" wheels from the start, I would give it 5 stars. With the new wheels, the bike performs great. No more loss of traction in the front, I can actually climb hills, and the bike no longer jumps around.