It is very fast. I have been off the bike almost 2 months and have beaten some of my times and come very close on others. I have ridden it four times now. It still feels taller while climbing (29r). It is very responsive not much input needed to get it to change directions!
New "trail bike" rides for 2015 (No DH bikes allowed!)
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Okay did a ride on lunch. Had 3 hikers on the trail one of which I came to a complete stop! My time down the 4 minute trail was 10 seconds off my fast time. So the bike covers ground rapidly. I need to make the shock more progressive I am bottoming it out a fair bit!
Awesome. Before I drop the coin on one, can I ask how you get along with the slack seat angle? Is it noticeable, or does it disappear when you actually ride it?
It is noticeable. I haven't done any real steep climbs yet but even on gradual climbs the front wants to lift. I am on the front of the seat a bit more. Also worth noting I am running a 140mm fork so that has effect on this also. I am still fine tuning my seat position right now the post is basically right in the middle of the seat.
that's really helpful. You could probably jam it forward almost an inch depending on the construction of the seat and your willingness to risk it. Thanks for the info!
Do you like the Trek better than the Yeti?
so far i like the sb6 over the slash. I cant quite dial it in, something feels off.
You are probably not alone:
http://nsmb.com/2015-trek-slash-9-8-long-term-review/
I found this review really insightful and refreshingly unpolished compared to the "goes uphill surprisingly well and descends like a mini DH bike" dross everybody else is dishing up.
Agreed. Spent three days in Whistler riding both trails and in the park on the megatrail. Obviously slower than a full on DH rig in the park but still a blast to ride.
Hi Guys! Im enjoying my new bronson on holidays... Regardings from Portugal... this sport is amazing!!
Introducing... The Unrideable.
26" wheels? √
Crank bros dropper post? √
Crank bros pedals? √
9 speed? √
Old ass 20mm fork? √
Double barrel inline? √
If it were any more unrideable it would have kenda tires.
26" wheels? √
Crank bros dropper post? √
Crank bros pedals? √
9 speed? √
Old ass 20mm fork? √
Double barrel inline? √
If it were any more unrideable it would have kenda tires.
Pfff... No VPP, no care...
Onyx hubs on chinese carbon i30s. I'll try to write up a report and build sheet in a few days, but I'd like to get it dirty first.
The seat angle is whack, but using the reversed head on the xfusion, I'm able to keep the saddle-to-bottom bracket offset at 7", which is pretty similar to my enduro. I might be able to swap to a zero offset head and keep the distance in check, but this was thinking in advance in insure it'll be as comfortable as possible.
The seat angle is whack, but using the reversed head on the xfusion, I'm able to keep the saddle-to-bottom bracket offset at 7", which is pretty similar to my enduro. I might be able to swap to a zero offset head and keep the distance in check, but this was thinking in advance in insure it'll be as comfortable as possible.
I thought I ruined it with big flexy wheels?
besides, I'd rather ruin your opinion of my bike than my knees...
besides, I'd rather ruin your opinion of my bike than my knees...
if i am not mistaken, i think i read a post by @kickstand that mentioned someting along the lines of this with a slash.
might have been someone else. i dunno
I was talking about the remedy, but I had the same experience when I thought I was gonna upgrade from my fuel to a remedy, and then again when I saw a good deal locally on a remedy after I sold my stumpjumper. Something about me and the way the remedy pedals/rides just doesn't do anything for me.
Not one of you turds picked up on and insulted me for my oval chainring yet. You just aren't trying hard enough.
Nice bike Sandwich. What BB bearings? Does Evil press BB bearings in the frame if you ask them?
Surely that will throw off the anti-squats values from the linkage program. Unrideable.
Evil "The Ostrich". So enduro.
fucking rideable!
Raceface bb92 or whatever. We'll see how they do. I had fanatik bike install the BB for me.
It's beyond incredible, nothing has every picked up speed the way this bike does. Completely silent with the onyx hub. not a lot of traction out of the slaughter, but that just makes the ride more interesting.
Where have you ridden it so far? Yeah, the Slaughter does not help much in the damp weather we have had for the last few days but it sure is a lot of fun.
just my local trail loop. I hope to get out again this week and then maybe take a trip someplace nice this weekend.
Intense semi-slick? Totally rideable.
Guy gets rad murdered out new bike.
Ruins it with backwards seatpost.
Nice! Is that a spitty or a rune (can read the model name)? Just wondering about the coil shock, as I had a long conversation with Keith about running a coil shock on my MkI spitty, and it was a no bueno idea according to him. So it seems like the kinematics have changed a bit if that's a MkII spitty.I cracked my 2013 process and just replaced it with this:
