Another good one Andrew and for once, I think I can say I whole heartedly agree/like it in it's entirety, the only thing I might "differ on" is the HTA and tyres, but I know for you that's a strictly a NS/where you ride thing, but do agree that compared to an FS, HTA should be slacker on a similarly intended HT.
I'd also like to give a BIG round of applause for companies to stop with the BS "upgrades" that give no real performance gain, where it matters, LOVE your idea of the entire line having the Deore drivetrain and 4 pot Deore brakes, then put the extra $$ towards where it counts, the fork and wheels - CANNOT believe they consider going from 12spd Deore to NX an upgrade, SRAM low end stuff sucks ball$ compared to Shimano, it's only when you get above GX that it's any good/worth it, IMHO.
Oh and on the black=boring thing, not so much, you can always dress it up with coloured ano accent parts, cables, grips, hubs, skewers, valve caps, headset spacers and decals :-) Saying that, do love the colourway you got, really nice.
June 5, 2023, 5:05 p.m. - Lynx .
Another good one Andrew and for once, I think I can say I whole heartedly agree/like it in it's entirety, the only thing I might "differ on" is the HTA and tyres, but I know for you that's a strictly a NS/where you ride thing, but do agree that compared to an FS, HTA should be slacker on a similarly intended HT. I'd also like to give a BIG round of applause for companies to stop with the BS "upgrades" that give no real performance gain, where it matters, LOVE your idea of the entire line having the Deore drivetrain and 4 pot Deore brakes, then put the extra $$ towards where it counts, the fork and wheels - CANNOT believe they consider going from 12spd Deore to NX an upgrade, SRAM low end stuff sucks ball$ compared to Shimano, it's only when you get above GX that it's any good/worth it, IMHO. Oh and on the black=boring thing, not so much, you can always dress it up with coloured ano accent parts, cables, grips, hubs, skewers, valve caps, headset spacers and decals :-) Saying that, do love the colourway you got, really nice.