Jonathan Bond wrote:
> Eric Lafferty wrote:
> > Anthony Sloan wrote:
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http://www.anthonysloan.com/blur1.jpg
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http://www.anthonysloan.com/blur2.jpg
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http://www.anthonysloan.com/blur3.jpg
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> >>There is aready one chunk of cheeziness, no disc hore route point at the fore end of the bike.
> >>What's the deal with that?
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http://www.anthonysloan.com/blurcheeze.jpg
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> >>I'll ride and report soon.
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> >>A
> >>--
> >>My hands are full of thorns but I can't quit groping for the rose.
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> > Sweet bike! You'll love it. Here's a pics of mine after a ride a couple of weekends ago.
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http://www.eandsweb.com/bikes/pics/blur/PIC00001.JPG
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http://www.eandsweb.com/bikes/pics/blur/PIC00002.JPG
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http://www.eandsweb.com/bikes/pics/blur/PIC00003.JPG
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> Thats like exactly the bike I want (I looked at the other pics too), except mine is going to have
> an XT drivetrain instead, and XT disc brakes (and wheels, of course). How are you liking it?
>
> Jon Bond
I'm loving it! There's not a lot bad to say about it. It climbs as well as my hardtail, handles
well, and descends unbelievably. The rear end absorbs a lot more than I expected. I rode a URT bike
for a while and gave up and went back to a hardtail. This is so much better. Even in slow technical
situations the bike excels, which I really didn't expect. It smoothes out large bumps like there was
nothing there. I'm sure Fox's shock has a lot to do with this. It's very plush on any size bump I've
hit (note: I'm not a free rider).
The only complaint is a low BB height makes it fairly easy to catch a pedal in bumpy sections.
Otherwise I'd not change a thing.
In the race that covered the bike in mud, I wore through a set of brake pads (I know, I know, disks
are better... but after buying the frame I was out of money) and managed to fill the right shifter
with enough mud that I had to pull it apart to make it work again. The pivots never gave me a
problems during the race, or afterwards.
I've not ridden enough high-end suspension designs to compare it to others, but I'd buy this bike
again in a minute.
