The Arrival has had decent amount of press on NSMB with Cam / Uncle Dave's recent reviews - completely understandably as a "made in Canada" carbon bike. I'm surprised I don't see more press on the Hope and Atherton bikes over this side of the pond (I do like the Arrival a lot more tho). Hence your time would be better spent on reviewing something else.
I understand about not wanting to "drift" back to the stock setup but as you're well aware once you get to know a bike it unlocks your riding to the point where you are going faster and can "regress" as you are comfortable with the bike. It's the 100% focus that I wouldn't be able to get on with - you can't be riding at 100% all the time.
Oct. 24, 2022, 7:14 a.m. - fartymarty
The Arrival has had decent amount of press on NSMB with Cam / Uncle Dave's recent reviews - completely understandably as a "made in Canada" carbon bike. I'm surprised I don't see more press on the Hope and Atherton bikes over this side of the pond (I do like the Arrival a lot more tho). Hence your time would be better spent on reviewing something else. I understand about not wanting to "drift" back to the stock setup but as you're well aware once you get to know a bike it unlocks your riding to the point where you are going faster and can "regress" as you are comfortable with the bike. It's the 100% focus that I wouldn't be able to get on with - you can't be riding at 100% all the time.