Just got her Tuesday from Foothill bikes in SLO. Built up Tuesday night and have been in love ever since. Came stock but we switched out bars for my old V1's and brakes to some new Saints.
Buddy helping me build.
39.33 pounds with Welgo Mag flats and stock build besides Saint brakes and V1 bars.
First ride impressions are very good. The fork and rear shock are very tunable, still dialing them in. At first I'll admit I did not feel at home but that problem was fixed easily by switching the stem set-up. The stem can flip from 30mm med-low rise to 50mm low rise. I started in the 30mm position but switched to and much prefer the 50mm setting. After this change I immediately felt more comfortable than I had on my my previous bike of 4 years (old drilled Turner Dhr). I'm 6'2" and the large session is spot on.
I also swapped to Saint brakes from the Elixir Mag's which added about a quarter pound. They are verrry touchy and I'm finding it really hard to modulate the front without locking it up. They also squeal like crazy! I hope these two issues changes as the rotors and pads break in more.
Couple questions about the bike-
Has anyone else had the touchiness problem with the Saint brakes?
Any advice for setting the dials in on the shock and fork? (I'm 185lbs)
Big thanks to AJ and Josh from Foothill! Should be a great season.
Buddy helping me build.
39.33 pounds with Welgo Mag flats and stock build besides Saint brakes and V1 bars.
First ride impressions are very good. The fork and rear shock are very tunable, still dialing them in. At first I'll admit I did not feel at home but that problem was fixed easily by switching the stem set-up. The stem can flip from 30mm med-low rise to 50mm low rise. I started in the 30mm position but switched to and much prefer the 50mm setting. After this change I immediately felt more comfortable than I had on my my previous bike of 4 years (old drilled Turner Dhr). I'm 6'2" and the large session is spot on.
I also swapped to Saint brakes from the Elixir Mag's which added about a quarter pound. They are verrry touchy and I'm finding it really hard to modulate the front without locking it up. They also squeal like crazy! I hope these two issues changes as the rotors and pads break in more.
Couple questions about the bike-
Has anyone else had the touchiness problem with the Saint brakes?
Any advice for setting the dials in on the shock and fork? (I'm 185lbs)
Big thanks to AJ and Josh from Foothill! Should be a great season.
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