"Negative terrain interaction," ha! I'm going to start using that phrase...
Interesting you mention riding the Arrival as I found that bike (in size 3/XL) a little shorter than I wanted at my height. Very fun and zippy in lower-angle terrain, though, compared to other enduro-ish / all-mountain bikes. I typically had to go up in suspension and tire pressures on that bike (I was running Schwalbe Super Trail casing tires with no inserts) because the bike wanted to corner pretty assertively. Definitely a different story with the Arrival than with the type of XCish 120mm bike where I like running inserts, low pressures and fairly supple tires.
Jan. 13, 2025, 6:24 a.m. - gubbinalia
"Negative terrain interaction," ha! I'm going to start using that phrase... Interesting you mention riding the Arrival as I found that bike (in size 3/XL) a little shorter than I wanted at my height. Very fun and zippy in lower-angle terrain, though, compared to other enduro-ish / all-mountain bikes. I typically had to go up in suspension and tire pressures on that bike (I was running Schwalbe Super Trail casing tires with no inserts) because the bike wanted to corner pretty assertively. Definitely a different story with the Arrival than with the type of XCish 120mm bike where I like running inserts, low pressures and fairly supple tires.