Great review. I have the same build and totally agree with pretty much everything. Fork recommendations are too soft, climb switch is necessary anytime the bike is going up the hill, technical or not.
I will also add I found the front end to be pretty high. I swapped out the top cap for a 0mm rise one and have a lower rise bar to lower the front end on a medium (and I am not typically a slammed front end kind of guy).
I haven't had any issues yet with my Vesper hub, but I'm becoming a bit concerned after reading these comments! I often wonder why any bike is specced with a hub that is not a DT 350? They are relatively inexpensive and pretty much bulletproof in my experience.
Nov. 15, 2021, 10:58 a.m. - Evan Blackwell
Great review. I have the same build and totally agree with pretty much everything. Fork recommendations are too soft, climb switch is necessary anytime the bike is going up the hill, technical or not. I will also add I found the front end to be pretty high. I swapped out the top cap for a 0mm rise one and have a lower rise bar to lower the front end on a medium (and I am not typically a slammed front end kind of guy). I haven't had any issues yet with my Vesper hub, but I'm becoming a bit concerned after reading these comments! I often wonder why any bike is specced with a hub that is not a DT 350? They are relatively inexpensive and pretty much bulletproof in my experience.