I took the new bike out tonight to the Difficult Run trail system in Reston. The quick and short of it is that it's an absolute cream-puff. I can't believe how the thing climbs, corners, and handles obstacles. I effortlessly and smoothly roll over things that used to just about bounce me off the trail, and that ain't no exaggeration. Having the lockout was a bit awkward at first, but I've already grown quite used to it and was using it for pretty much every hill climb by the end of the ride. I have to do some minor tweaks to get the geometry closer to my own (mainly lengthen it--bring the seat back a tad and put a longer stem on it), but otherwise she's good to go! |