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Did two laps in the park yesterday on the 29r, as I was coming off an all
mountain ride and a ticket landed in my lap late in the day. I estimated the
Commencal Meta29r with it's slack(er) angles and leggy travel would do well,
as I've ridden that bike on more terrain this year than I would have imagined,
but it truly was a revelation. CIU was so fast with unfortunately fun
overshoots on pretty much all the hits and still able to tweak the bike out on
many. The Ninja/Karate/Club combo was thrilling. Thought the berms would be
too tight for the wheelbase, but it just trucked around them and Devils club
felt freshly raked.
I wouldn't likely love it on In Deep or Goat Gully or Freight Train, but all
the in between stuff might make a full day in the park worth exploring next
year…. or maybe it was just riding such a light flickable bike in the park
rather than the 26″ sled????
Or maybe it's just that all bikes are fun.
Oct. 15, 2013, 9:54 a.m. - whitehonky
#!markdown Did two laps in the park yesterday on the 29r, as I was coming off an all mountain ride and a ticket landed in my lap late in the day. I estimated the Commencal Meta29r with it's slack(er) angles and leggy travel would do well, as I've ridden that bike on more terrain this year than I would have imagined, but it truly was a revelation. CIU was so fast with unfortunately fun overshoots on pretty much all the hits and still able to tweak the bike out on many. The Ninja/Karate/Club combo was thrilling. Thought the berms would be too tight for the wheelbase, but it just trucked around them and Devils club felt freshly raked. I wouldn't likely love it on In Deep or Goat Gully or Freight Train, but all the in between stuff might make a full day in the park worth exploring next year…. or maybe it was just riding such a light flickable bike in the park rather than the 26″ sled???? Or maybe it's just that all bikes are fun.