This review really highlights many of the issues I keep going around in circles with in regard to which direction to go for my next bike.
My current bike started firmly in the "Trail" category but as I got back into mountain biking I realized I really wanted more capability on the downs. As a result I have piece by piece modified the bike to be more biased in the descending direction with a burlier fork, shock, wheels, tires, wider bar, long travel dropper post, etc. (pretty much nothing on the bike is stock anymore except the frame). It now kind of sucks on the climbs (or more likely I just suck) but is way more fun on the way down.
The question I keep asking myself is whether I should stick to a more 'middle of the road' all mountain bike like a used 2017 Transition Patrol or the current Trek Remedy or keep feeding my passion for a bigger, faster and more downhill oriented bike like this one (or the aluminum version) and suffer even more on the uphills than I already do.
Dec. 20, 2017, 11:24 a.m. - Brad_xyz
This review really highlights many of the issues I keep going around in circles with in regard to which direction to go for my next bike. My current bike started firmly in the "Trail" category but as I got back into mountain biking I realized I really wanted more capability on the downs. As a result I have piece by piece modified the bike to be more biased in the descending direction with a burlier fork, shock, wheels, tires, wider bar, long travel dropper post, etc. (pretty much nothing on the bike is stock anymore except the frame). It now kind of sucks on the climbs (or more likely I just suck) but is way more fun on the way down. The question I keep asking myself is whether I should stick to a more 'middle of the road' all mountain bike like a used 2017 Transition Patrol or the current Trek Remedy or keep feeding my passion for a bigger, faster and more downhill oriented bike like this one (or the aluminum version) and suffer even more on the uphills than I already do.