I've also been of the opinion that you don't need more than 100mm to ride fast down the singletrack and the big mountains and 100mm is all you need, anything more is for proper DH..but to really enjoy riding all over the mountains both up and down..100mm is really all you need.
So I've abandoned the 6" Travel bikes in favour of whats basically a full suss xc machine.
Now its not without its hazards..
I've had a couple of major crashes but thats really due to pushing it too far on an unfamiliar machine.
So first of all I took her for a spin up the Leadmines today ..handy , dry and handles brilliant on the climbs and the singletrack..
Now she took the Wicklow gap road in her stride..all the way up in the Big ring and 3rd..chatting to the lads..like my favourite Carbone LaBaguette..
she was still a bit sketchy on the first descent..but once I warmed her up on the big descent , and the rock of death, she was fine...
Lightweight bikes are always going to be sketchy on the big mountains, especially at night.
In the Schlomp and at speed..
But once I got over my second big stack of the week..same freakin elbow as well..she worked dandy..i managed to stay on the wheels of a couple of legends on their 6" machines..nice !!
Overall..i think its going to be a deadly winter of riding on Super Bud..so far shes winning the XC full susser race..very deadly on the climbs and the flat and in the singletrack..
I'd say it would wipe the floor with its closes rivals..the Giant trance and the Specialized Stumpjumper..besides its about time they moved over and let the new boy in Town sexify the Irish MTB scene.
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