well heres the first ride review -
spent about 5 hours riding roberts creek, as this is my old stomping grounds (also just moved back to the ssc a month ago) and i know them trails like the back of my hand.
-Firstly this bike climbs like no bike i have ever owned, maybe even better then my 2005 rocky element team!
huge improvement over the heavy sx i was riding, i can actually ride up technical climbs with ease.
-first real descent was down mach chicken. I found the bike to feel a little flimsy in the loose rock, but once lowering tire pressure it was better. jumping felt awkward at this stage and i was feeling a little down about the bike (of course it was the first ride on a new rig so i had to remember that)
after some minor adjustments if felt pretty happy with the bike,
next couple laps i continued to climb and adjust the suspension. I like the CTD unit on the rear shock, it actually is useful and not gimicky like i thought it might be.
hit up some good loamers and was really stoked on how the bike handled through that stuff.
last run i ripped DNZ and the dirt jumps, still not entirely sure how i feel about the bike for getting gnarly, but i did some re-adjusting of the rear suspension, got it feeling stable off the lips. I think once im used to the bike it will be better
over all im super stoked on the bike and think i made a good purchase.:clap:
You know you went to far when even Tungsten thinks your a Jack Ass.