Just thought about it a bit more. The bikes I really liked riding were the ones that had a certain trait, like an old steel tourer that was royally plush, an alu fast-ish bike that just made a lovely, luxurious silence and immediately felt expensive, the 29er is like a big bouncy, stupid toy, but the Free Ranger is kind of bland and nothing-ish, at least in stock build. Zero character.
Just thought about it a bit more. The bikes I really liked riding were the ones that had a certain trait, like an old steel tourer that was royally plush, an alu fast-ish bike that just made a lovely, luxurious silence and immediately felt expensive, the 29er is like a big bouncy, stupid toy, but the Free Ranger is kind of bland and nothing-ish, at least in stock build. Zero character.