The HP renaissance has me asking myself all sorts of metaphysical questions. I am a fast rider? I am a style and jib rider? Do I love skinnies or do I love the idea of loving skinnies? Who am I within the subcultures and niches of bike advertising? Answer, I am desperately trying to manual more than 10m and pull harder than one should while trying to get air. Speed, meh. Skinnies, I love them for the incredible mix of absurd with function and art form.
These super bikes look like their capabilities far exceed most riders prowess and that idea tends to lead down another philosophical thought avenue. Is it better to be outgunned or overpowered? The 90's seemed like simpler time where you were either outgunned or outgunned and broken. Thoughts Trevor, Cam, Pete, or other vintage riders?
Back to the review though where I liked that you addressed how the bike handles on most if not all angles of terrain. I do wonder however about the HP suspension platform feels on shaped jumps? Does that same movement of "getting back and up" make manuals feel forced or soak up the lip of a jump in an odd manner? Does it matter because that is not the point of this bike (maybe)?
Maintenance, is this an issue worth mentioning with extra idlers, bearings, longer chain and a more complicated chain route?
Spec, man I love seeing local companies come stock on bikes. Good on ya WR1 and Oneup. I wish the Oneup bars came stock as well on that top end spec. How did the Union rims hold up? Any reason to spec a Strife on a single crown bike within the Sea to Sky corridor? Or run a Union up front and a Strife out back? Asking for a destructive friend.
Tires, I would just buy a spare 3C Maxx Gripp Assagai in DD when I pick up the bike knowing that the dissector is not long for this world as a rear tire in Maxx Grip and be prepared to throw front to back and new on front. Stay cool kids, recycle your tires front to back. Yes I know that doesn't solve the Maxx Grip rear tire issue but dems the brakes.
Thanks again for the awesome review.
June 23, 2021, 10:59 a.m. - Gage Wright
The HP renaissance has me asking myself all sorts of metaphysical questions. I am a fast rider? I am a style and jib rider? Do I love skinnies or do I love the idea of loving skinnies? Who am I within the subcultures and niches of bike advertising? Answer, I am desperately trying to manual more than 10m and pull harder than one should while trying to get air. Speed, meh. Skinnies, I love them for the incredible mix of absurd with function and art form. These super bikes look like their capabilities far exceed most riders prowess and that idea tends to lead down another philosophical thought avenue. Is it better to be outgunned or overpowered? The 90's seemed like simpler time where you were either outgunned or outgunned and broken. Thoughts Trevor, Cam, Pete, or other vintage riders? Back to the review though where I liked that you addressed how the bike handles on most if not all angles of terrain. I do wonder however about the HP suspension platform feels on shaped jumps? Does that same movement of "getting back and up" make manuals feel forced or soak up the lip of a jump in an odd manner? Does it matter because that is not the point of this bike (maybe)? Maintenance, is this an issue worth mentioning with extra idlers, bearings, longer chain and a more complicated chain route? Spec, man I love seeing local companies come stock on bikes. Good on ya WR1 and Oneup. I wish the Oneup bars came stock as well on that top end spec. How did the Union rims hold up? Any reason to spec a Strife on a single crown bike within the Sea to Sky corridor? Or run a Union up front and a Strife out back? Asking for a destructive friend. Tires, I would just buy a spare 3C Maxx Gripp Assagai in DD when I pick up the bike knowing that the dissector is not long for this world as a rear tire in Maxx Grip and be prepared to throw front to back and new on front. Stay cool kids, recycle your tires front to back. Yes I know that doesn't solve the Maxx Grip rear tire issue but dems the brakes. Thanks again for the awesome review.