The shop I go to a lot has a early ptoto set up with mid range parts that I got to take home and ride a couple times. The fork was a Sid XC with only 80mm travel which I found a poor match for the rear 100 or so of active travel. I must of hit my pedals 100 times. It also had Avid rim brakes and there was something wrong with the cables, they felt awful. Tires were Airlight pythons on Bontrager Valiant rims. The wheels accelerated well as they were decently light. The rear suspension made the bike feel dead until I could figure out how much air to put in the shock. I was trying to set about a cm of sag as measured on the shock shaft. Climbing traction was absolutely awesome. My sense was that I got a similar amount of suspension movement when pedaling up a smooth grade as on my Single pivot superlight, but the Blur was a lot more supple and smooth. I cleaned a couple steep climbs which are often a struggle on the superlight although a part of that is caused by me running a 5 inch fork which slackens off the head angle and causes the front end to come up or wander a bit. Weight wise the bike hefted about the same as my superlight, but my bike has sme heavier parts like a psylo v the sid and Hayes Hydros v avid rim brakes. I didn't weigh anything though. I didn't really give the bike a good downhill test because it had lame brakes and fork for around here. Conditions were bone dry and some what loose.
Rode the Superlight yesterday and its definitely a harsher ride but still very very good. I'd like to compare the bike with an active FSR XC or something like that to see if I could sense a difference. I suspect it might be in between a single pivot and the VPP.
Rode the Superlight yesterday and its definitely a harsher ride but still very very good. I'd like to compare the bike with an active FSR XC or something like that to see if I could sense a difference. I suspect it might be in between a single pivot and the VPP.
I just hope I will get it before spring.
Thats funny.