Shore Country, indeed... "Born from the Shore Country," to paraphrase Banshee?!
You're right about the Process 111 as an ancestor to this category -- less upforked-XC and more ride-everywhere. In my XC days I would have never considered such a hunky build with an alloy frame, but I saw folks shredding on those 111's on trails that seemed unfathomable on such a sharp-handling bike. (Here in northern VT folks loooove their Konas, too, so there are still a passel of 111's running around.)
Ha, the hardtail -- no, it was the \*bottle\* you hated, not the bike! I think you were pretty positive about that Canyon hardtail overall.
July 25, 2022, 11:36 a.m. - gubbinalia
Shore Country, indeed... "Born from the Shore Country," to paraphrase Banshee?! You're right about the Process 111 as an ancestor to this category -- less upforked-XC and more ride-everywhere. In my XC days I would have never considered such a hunky build with an alloy frame, but I saw folks shredding on those 111's on trails that seemed unfathomable on such a sharp-handling bike. (Here in northern VT folks loooove their Konas, too, so there are still a passel of 111's running around.) Ha, the hardtail -- no, it was the \*bottle\* you hated, not the bike! I think you were pretty positive about that Canyon hardtail overall.