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Rode the canyon stoic at the weekend (second ride ever on that bike, 3rd off-road ride in 18 months), xc race at the local trail centre, which has been expanded considerably since I last rode there in 2021. There was a hell of a lot of elevation that would probably have been much easier on a carbon xc bike, but I was glad to be on a trail bike for the downhill bits.
Given it’s a once a year event it would be difficult to justify a dedicated xc bike, but the stoic performed admirably on the day. I managed 4th overall out of about 30 starters in the one lap race, 1st and 2nd place were on carbon xc bikes, 3rd was on a nukeproof scout.
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