Doesn't climb as well... having gears lets me puss out in a big way. On the other hand it's *way* faster on anything approaching a flat, and it's smooth going downhill, you can just bomb stuff with the full suspension. And it's easier to ride fast when I didn't vomit out a lung on the last big hill.
I'm still getting the suspension dialed. The Reba fork operates a lot differently with the rear end bobbing up and down - I can run it with a lot less compression damping and still get good front end tracking.
The big challenge for now is finding a good front tire that tracks well... The last gen WTB Weirwolf isn't exactly sticky, and running the softer suspension makes it squirmy on flat turns - but damn, this badboy rocks berms and drops. I'm feeling a 50 mile day may be in my near future...
A full ride report is coming once I've got a dozen or so rides on it and half figure it out.
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Fun, fun...
Thanks,
Burt
I like it, very classy and nasty at the same time. Let's have a ride report.
Fun is right Burt. It rides awful sweet.
Doesn't climb as well... having gears lets me puss out in a big way. On the other hand it's *way* faster on anything approaching a flat, and it's smooth going downhill, you can just bomb stuff with the full suspension. And it's easier to ride fast when I didn't vomit out a lung on the last big hill.
I'm still getting the suspension dialed. The Reba fork operates a lot differently with the rear end bobbing up and down - I can run it with a lot less compression damping and still get good front end tracking.
The big challenge for now is finding a good front tire that tracks well... The last gen WTB Weirwolf isn't exactly sticky, and running the softer suspension makes it squirmy on flat turns - but damn, this badboy rocks berms and drops. I'm feeling a 50 mile day may be in my near future...
A full ride report is coming once I've got a dozen or so rides on it and half figure it out.
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