Yeah! Awesome to see some GG love on NSMB. My 2018 Smash is going strong. It has taken second fiddle to my hardtails recently, but every time I do ride it I am reminded how much I love it. The geo seems perfect for me as a do-it-all Coastal BC bike and for SW desert road tripping...pretty much my riding menu. I rarely buy a complete, but GG offered such a great build kit and back before COVID mixing and matching parts was a possibility.
I've missed it enough I am thinking of hanging up the hardtails for the dry months this summer \[if that ever happens\] and hunting down the steeper more gnarly lines in the area where full monkey motion will put a smile on my face. In theory it's a mid-travel bike at 160mm/140mm, but coming off a lot of hardtail riding it feels super burly and 140mm rear travel is a ton vs. 0mm.
I wish GG was still making metal bikes in the USA, but their carbon frames look pretty cool. I get to enjoy checking out my GF's carbon Smash on the trails and in the work stand. However, I'm planning to keep my metal frame going as long as I can. It rides so well I have not been tempted to try the carbon version.
Photo from my last Smash ride Sept 2021.
May 16, 2022, 6:59 a.m. - Vik Banerjee
 Yeah! Awesome to see some GG love on NSMB. My 2018 Smash is going strong. It has taken second fiddle to my hardtails recently, but every time I do ride it I am reminded how much I love it. The geo seems perfect for me as a do-it-all Coastal BC bike and for SW desert road tripping...pretty much my riding menu. I rarely buy a complete, but GG offered such a great build kit and back before COVID mixing and matching parts was a possibility. I've missed it enough I am thinking of hanging up the hardtails for the dry months this summer \[if that ever happens\] and hunting down the steeper more gnarly lines in the area where full monkey motion will put a smile on my face. In theory it's a mid-travel bike at 160mm/140mm, but coming off a lot of hardtail riding it feels super burly and 140mm rear travel is a ton vs. 0mm. I wish GG was still making metal bikes in the USA, but their carbon frames look pretty cool. I get to enjoy checking out my GF's carbon Smash on the trails and in the work stand. However, I'm planning to keep my metal frame going as long as I can. It rides so well I have not been tempted to try the carbon version. Photo from my last Smash ride Sept 2021.