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@Hulsroy
Just returned from first proper outing on the new MTB and I am buzzing. Was grinning the entire time.
A couple of notes comparing it to The Boat Anchor:
Climbing is better. This is probably due to the steep seat tube angle. I feel incredibly balanced on steep steep climbs. 32/46t also helped compared to the 32/36t i have been riding since 2015.
It descends like a boulder dropped from a plane. Slightly slacker head angle is probably helping my tracking but biggest gain seem to be the dropper. I am normally a bit technology cautious. I don't like my bikes to be too fancy or require loads of maintenance, but I am total dropper convert. I was doing drops I have never been able (confident enough) to do before. But more importantly on the rough stuff and in coners i was able to get a lot lower and had a better sense of actually carving through turns. And my lower back seems to have taken fewer hits and I am less sore right now than I am used to.
What I do feel instead is sore thighs. Not sitting down means I've been using more legs to keep upright.
Frame is definitely stiffer. Power transfer is better. Going hard up short ramps tyre was rubbing a bit due to wheel flex. Haven't had that before. Looking forward to try new wheels and going thru axle on the rear.