It's a Tonic Fall Guy. To me, it's basically a bmx that's all grown up. My story is this: Three years ago I broke both of my ankles after ejecting from my trusty S&M TV over a 25' set of doubles at the trails. Ouch. Following a series of operations over the next 1 1/2 years, riding my 20 was often uncomfortable because the slightest mistake (overshot set or case) would send jolts of pain thru my ankle. So, I decided to try out some big bikes.
The first was a Santa Cruz Chameleon, with 5" up front. It's definetly a fun bike to ride at the trails , but I wanted something more BMX-ish, but still with a little bit of suspension up front. Next was an Endless Lifetime. Awesome bike. That's my 4X/DS bike now. But again, the Endless wasn't exactly what I wanted for riding the trails.
I mainly ride trails, and I wanted a bike that I could toss around much like the ol' 20. Throw in a turndown when the mood struck me. Flow. I've been looking for quite some time. And I finally found it one day browsing online.
Tonic Fall Guy. Pure and simple, it is all I have been looking for. LOW standover: the seattube is about 9.5" c/c. Looks more bmx than mtb, and feels that way too. Kick it sideways and bring her back. The top tube is out of the way. And the bike rides like a champ. Pleanty of room up front (22" tt), with a nice short rear. I must say, at first I thought the 14.75" rear was going to be to short. It's perfect. Manuals easily, but it's very stable. The short rear end also makes the bike accelerate very quickly. Thru tight rythm sections it flows, without having to work for the speed. I really can't say enough good things about this bike.
The first was a Santa Cruz Chameleon, with 5" up front. It's definetly a fun bike to ride at the trails , but I wanted something more BMX-ish, but still with a little bit of suspension up front. Next was an Endless Lifetime. Awesome bike. That's my 4X/DS bike now. But again, the Endless wasn't exactly what I wanted for riding the trails.
I mainly ride trails, and I wanted a bike that I could toss around much like the ol' 20. Throw in a turndown when the mood struck me. Flow. I've been looking for quite some time. And I finally found it one day browsing online.
Tonic Fall Guy. Pure and simple, it is all I have been looking for. LOW standover: the seattube is about 9.5" c/c. Looks more bmx than mtb, and feels that way too. Kick it sideways and bring her back. The top tube is out of the way. And the bike rides like a champ. Pleanty of room up front (22" tt), with a nice short rear. I must say, at first I thought the 14.75" rear was going to be to short. It's perfect. Manuals easily, but it's very stable. The short rear end also makes the bike accelerate very quickly. Thru tight rythm sections it flows, without having to work for the speed. I really can't say enough good things about this bike.
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