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cheekysnaker
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I managed to squeeze in only a short ride, still enough to get muddy and out of breath. Fall-over count one, the front tyre slipped on a wet root. Not sure if a stickier tyre could have helped. Also tried to do a particular rooty and rocky off-camber section I've struggled with previously, and unsurprisingly the new bike wasn't an instant magic bullet. Overall, I thought that the most immediately obvious improvements over what I've had before were gears and the dropper post—which of course could have been had for much less sans the bouncy bits.
Sizing was one thing I was a bit worried about, as I fall between L and XL. I went for the smaller size after as much research and testing I could manage [not sure if true], and I'm inclined to think the bike fits me well. Planning to keep the handlebars at full 800mm for now at least, and the 165mm cranks were totally a non-issue.
Initial outlook positive, more data required 🤖
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