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@dancing james
Had first ride yesterday. It was a fucking blast. Just means you get more fun stuff and the fire roads and draggy climbs whizz by. It was amazing how fast the rewarding bits of the trail kept coming up. Definitely still got a cardio workout.
Havibg the ability to nip back and have another go at sections makes sessioning bits so much easier. Getting back to the top but not needing to wait a minute for heart rate to recover also speeds up the fun rate of return.
Need to put even more air in the rear shock and to drop tyre pressures. Also looking forward to cush cores arriving but not looking forward to the battle of installation! 3rd gear was skipping a little so have now done a micro adjust using the sram app.
Bike handles brilliantly corners well and suspension feels plush.
I had sworn I wasn’t going to ride it in the rain for its maiden voyage. Did one loop of the trail centre and it was warm and dry, stopped at cafe for a flapjack and set off again. On first fire road it started to drizzle, 500m later and the heavens opened and I was soaked through, but was too fucking happy to care.
I even bumped into this fellow creating content.
https://youtu.be/VYKu07sKEzc
And said I blamed him for the smile on my face and the dent in my bank balance.