Straight up, I'll grant you, beautiful bike, have loved Ti since I saw my first one, an Airborne from the late 90s, but $7k, for a HT, even if it's Ti, that's not custom, that's just insane, sorry.
As you wrote, he doesn't give a crap what anyone else thinks, he does/designs what he wants and has a group of people that will think it's gods work and buy it, similar to the Jones sheeple who used to believe him, that one bike size can fit anyone from 5'4" to 6'4".
To the having a HT in your lineup is good, abso-frikin-lutely it is, just as you stated several times, remember that it's a HT and YOU are the rear suspension, so don't go charging too hard into sections like it's your FS and you'll be all good and have a crap load of fun.
Side note - love how no one ever brings up Noel's adamancy saying that he'd NEVER build a 29er, yet they're what everyone is designing, selling and riding these days, especially if it's a HT.
May 10, 2022, 4:49 a.m. - Lynx .
Straight up, I'll grant you, beautiful bike, have loved Ti since I saw my first one, an Airborne from the late 90s, but $7k, for a HT, even if it's Ti, that's not custom, that's just insane, sorry. As you wrote, he doesn't give a crap what anyone else thinks, he does/designs what he wants and has a group of people that will think it's gods work and buy it, similar to the Jones sheeple who used to believe him, that one bike size can fit anyone from 5'4" to 6'4". To the having a HT in your lineup is good, abso-frikin-lutely it is, just as you stated several times, remember that it's a HT and YOU are the rear suspension, so don't go charging too hard into sections like it's your FS and you'll be all good and have a crap load of fun. Side note - love how no one ever brings up Noel's adamancy saying that he'd NEVER build a 29er, yet they're what everyone is designing, selling and riding these days, especially if it's a HT.