Good review, I appreciated your well written description of the overall ride quality of the Furtado/5010 as this might be the only mass produced short travel MX bikes on the market. I've set up both my short travel and long travel bikes with mixed wheel sizes for better butt clearance because I am relatively short (170 cm). On the long travel bike, where the benefits of a smaller rear wheel are theoretically greater, I miss the stability of the full 29er set up. I actually prefer the mx setup on the short travel bike, it just took the playfulness to a whole other level. That bike is a 140/130 non-evo Stumpjumper (Specialized very quietly made a proper mullet link available this year) and I sized down to an S2. I love the maneuverability of the short wheelbase and yet the bike is still slack enough to handle a lot. Sounds like your experience on the Furtado was similar - thanks for the confirmation bias (hahaha)!
Nov. 30, 2022, 9:44 a.m. - Grinder
Good review, I appreciated your well written description of the overall ride quality of the Furtado/5010 as this might be the only mass produced short travel MX bikes on the market. I've set up both my short travel and long travel bikes with mixed wheel sizes for better butt clearance because I am relatively short (170 cm). On the long travel bike, where the benefits of a smaller rear wheel are theoretically greater, I miss the stability of the full 29er set up. I actually prefer the mx setup on the short travel bike, it just took the playfulness to a whole other level. That bike is a 140/130 non-evo Stumpjumper (Specialized very quietly made a proper mullet link available this year) and I sized down to an S2. I love the maneuverability of the short wheelbase and yet the bike is still slack enough to handle a lot. Sounds like your experience on the Furtado was similar - thanks for the confirmation bias (hahaha)!