I enjoy the not in any way paradoxical take (and you can correct me if I've interpreted this wrong) that the 152mm Arrival is a bit too much bike, but the 170mm version, which conventional wisdom would place as "more bike", might be just right. I guess that's what happens when you don't have big geometry changes between travel versions, rather than two totally different platforms between a ~150mm and ~170mm bike.
I understand how a really talented rider would get more out of the smaller travel bike, even on the same terrain. See, by way of oft-quoted example, all the enduro pros who pick the mid travel bike rather than the out-and-out DH-adjacent bike brands seem to be pushing as their "enduro" weapons now.
Oct. 24, 2022, 7:41 a.m. - Lu Kz
I enjoy the not in any way paradoxical take (and you can correct me if I've interpreted this wrong) that the 152mm Arrival is a bit too much bike, but the 170mm version, which conventional wisdom would place as "more bike", might be just right. I guess that's what happens when you don't have big geometry changes between travel versions, rather than two totally different platforms between a ~150mm and ~170mm bike. I understand how a really talented rider would get more out of the smaller travel bike, even on the same terrain. See, by way of oft-quoted example, all the enduro pros who pick the mid travel bike rather than the out-and-out DH-adjacent bike brands seem to be pushing as their "enduro" weapons now.