I would disagree and say the Spur (and Tallboy) pedals a lot better than any 150mm+ travel bike I've ridden, and that the difference is a lot more than just wheels/tires. Tires will help a lot, certainly (see above comment about wheelsets), but its not like you can slap Rekons on a Megatower and its a wash. My last bike was a 150/160mm sub-30lb rig. It pedaled well, but the Spur pedals circles around it even with the same tires - I've run both with an identical EXO Maxxterra DHF/Dissector combo. And the total bike is nearly five pounds lighter. Which is a **lot**.
I'd also disagree a bit with the design of the SID. While I certainly pushed the fork, I spent quite a bit of time talking to a couple different folks at RS about about the engineering and development of the fork (as I didn't want to snap the thing and die), and this and all the other stupid dorps to falt I took it off were within its capabilities. Will people who push this fork hard wear things out faster than people riding rail trails in Iowa? Well, yes. But that's the same for anything.
Anyone trying to make the Spur or Tallboy into an enduro bike bought the wrong bike, for sure.
Santa Cruz and Transition have both been turning out some great bikes lately, for sure! The new Transitions fixed the biggest problem with Transitions for me... the aesthetics.
Feb. 24, 2021, 4:07 p.m. - Cooper Quinn
I would disagree and say the Spur (and Tallboy) pedals a lot better than any 150mm+ travel bike I've ridden, and that the difference is a lot more than just wheels/tires. Tires will help a lot, certainly (see above comment about wheelsets), but its not like you can slap Rekons on a Megatower and its a wash. My last bike was a 150/160mm sub-30lb rig. It pedaled well, but the Spur pedals circles around it even with the same tires - I've run both with an identical EXO Maxxterra DHF/Dissector combo. And the total bike is nearly five pounds lighter. Which is a **lot**. I'd also disagree a bit with the design of the SID. While I certainly pushed the fork, I spent quite a bit of time talking to a couple different folks at RS about about the engineering and development of the fork (as I didn't want to snap the thing and die), and this and all the other stupid dorps to falt I took it off were within its capabilities. Will people who push this fork hard wear things out faster than people riding rail trails in Iowa? Well, yes. But that's the same for anything. Anyone trying to make the Spur or Tallboy into an enduro bike bought the wrong bike, for sure. Santa Cruz and Transition have both been turning out some great bikes lately, for sure! The new Transitions fixed the biggest problem with Transitions for me... the aesthetics.