It finally arrived, My new Slash 9 is here. Got my first ride on it here in S.B. on Romero sunday morning. This bike rips, platforming is awsome on the climb, I thought it might be a little too slack but front wheel stayed planted over the steep stuff just fine.
I thought I would need a few rides to get comfortable on the descent, but I felt right at home from the first corner. HB seemed a little funky at setup but felt fine on the trail, I will be leaving them "un-cut" at 750mm. Tires hooked up great (after a good rain on friday, any tire was hooking up though).
The Reverb Stealth seatpost is probably my favorite component on the bike, super smooth actuation, doesnt slap your boys like other posts, and easy to set-up and bleed. The bike came with a bleed kit and fluid, which is actually 2.5 wt shock oil.
Chainguide is quite and the built in bash gaurd is really nice. It will be nice to run any double crankset, no more triple conversions will save some money when I put on some XT's.
31.4 lbs out of the box, tubeless (needed tape and valve stems which werent included). I am very happy with this bike, color looks even better in person. The only thing that this bike needs is I-9 wheelset and XT kit. Sram works good, just like derails that dont get ripped off through the rocks.
I thought I would need a few rides to get comfortable on the descent, but I felt right at home from the first corner. HB seemed a little funky at setup but felt fine on the trail, I will be leaving them "un-cut" at 750mm. Tires hooked up great (after a good rain on friday, any tire was hooking up though).
The Reverb Stealth seatpost is probably my favorite component on the bike, super smooth actuation, doesnt slap your boys like other posts, and easy to set-up and bleed. The bike came with a bleed kit and fluid, which is actually 2.5 wt shock oil.
Chainguide is quite and the built in bash gaurd is really nice. It will be nice to run any double crankset, no more triple conversions will save some money when I put on some XT's.
31.4 lbs out of the box, tubeless (needed tape and valve stems which werent included). I am very happy with this bike, color looks even better in person. The only thing that this bike needs is I-9 wheelset and XT kit. Sram works good, just like derails that dont get ripped off through the rocks.