I was trying to find a place to post this but since there isn’t a forum called "burning my eyes from pure awesomeness" I decided to post in the lounge.
I have been a skeptic of the whole 650B / 27.5 stuff since its inception. I didn’t see how a minimal difference in tire and wheel size would make a difference but it sure does. This year I have been riding a lot of 29ers since I coach the high school MTB team. I have a 29er felt carbon hardtail that rattles me to death on descents and a tallboy LTC that is long and lenky on technical stuff and got a lot of shuttles in on the 26er downhill bikes and even did several hundred miles on the cross bike, so I can say I am not biased on my review.
But the Bronson C will make a nun blush and a Vegas hooker vomit! This thing is sick. Although the name comes from the santa cruz "bronson sreet" facility the name bronson makes me think I am getting a moustache ride from charles bronson so i decided to name it "bronwyna"......(its a real female name). It comes with a dropper post and kashima fox boingers for the front and rear, a mid length stem and a chain guide that is buttery smooth. If you are a full on XC geek with the need to get into a more all mountain bike the only thing you might do is lengthen the stem a bit. If you a downhiller looking for a gnar trail bike you may slap on some wider bars, but that’s it.
Once the suspension is set up it works like a charm and with the dropper post it is a railing machine that feels like a full on DH rig. I am 6 foot one and got a medium and it fits great for XC rides and shuttle runs. My bike is 28 lbs ready to ride and still motors up the hills like a 29er. The 2x10 drive train in perfect for any trail or run and the 27.5 wheels and tires are like a scalpel in the rocks. I have been flogging this thing like a red headed step child and havent found one thing I dont like about it at all. I would roll an XC series on this bike and use it as a park bike all season long. it seems to be a one bike quiver for me at least. If you don’t own one you really should
I have been a skeptic of the whole 650B / 27.5 stuff since its inception. I didn’t see how a minimal difference in tire and wheel size would make a difference but it sure does. This year I have been riding a lot of 29ers since I coach the high school MTB team. I have a 29er felt carbon hardtail that rattles me to death on descents and a tallboy LTC that is long and lenky on technical stuff and got a lot of shuttles in on the 26er downhill bikes and even did several hundred miles on the cross bike, so I can say I am not biased on my review.
But the Bronson C will make a nun blush and a Vegas hooker vomit! This thing is sick. Although the name comes from the santa cruz "bronson sreet" facility the name bronson makes me think I am getting a moustache ride from charles bronson so i decided to name it "bronwyna"......(its a real female name). It comes with a dropper post and kashima fox boingers for the front and rear, a mid length stem and a chain guide that is buttery smooth. If you are a full on XC geek with the need to get into a more all mountain bike the only thing you might do is lengthen the stem a bit. If you a downhiller looking for a gnar trail bike you may slap on some wider bars, but that’s it.
Once the suspension is set up it works like a charm and with the dropper post it is a railing machine that feels like a full on DH rig. I am 6 foot one and got a medium and it fits great for XC rides and shuttle runs. My bike is 28 lbs ready to ride and still motors up the hills like a 29er. The 2x10 drive train in perfect for any trail or run and the 27.5 wheels and tires are like a scalpel in the rocks. I have been flogging this thing like a red headed step child and havent found one thing I dont like about it at all. I would roll an XC series on this bike and use it as a park bike all season long. it seems to be a one bike quiver for me at least. If you don’t own one you really should
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