Strengths: Handling, and the way it climbs for a 6 inch travel bike
Weaknesses: Can I think about this one, it could take some time
Overall: I have the small size, long travel version. The only thing that you can really say about this bike is that it handles, on the most technical runs I now find myself seeing how little I can use the brakes, goes downhill with greatest of confidence, and then you turn it uphill and you can blow the xc boys away without going near the lockout.
Oh and it jumps doubles rather well as well
I consider myself to be big headed, sorry rather handy, as I do well (not the best but well) at all things being it jumping,XC singletrack and DH, and never have I had a bike that not only does well at all these things, but calls you a panzy and tells you to ride harder
Strengths: Handling, and the way it climbs for a 6 inch travel bike
Weaknesses: Can I think about this one, it could take some time
Overall: I have the small size, long travel version. The only thing that you can really say about this bike is that it handles, on the most technical runs I now find myself seeing how little I can use the brakes, goes downhill with greatest of confidence, and then you turn it uphill and you can blow the xc boys away without going near the lockout.
Oh and it jumps doubles rather well as well
I consider myself to be big headed, sorry rather handy, as I do well (not the best but well) at all things being it jumping,XC singletrack and DH, and never have I had a bike that not only does well at all these things, but calls you a panzy and tells you to ride harder
Strengths: Confident in the air Takes big hits with astonishing ease
Weaknesses: Weird seatpost size .. hard to get hold off Rear mech hits the chain stays and makes one hell of a noise (square tubes do that) ... old tyre round the chain stays helps big time
Overall: For the price an amazing piece of kit, has made me far more confident in the air, now doing X ups and one handers, something that I have not been able to do on any other bike. Handles big drops like nothing else, just seems to soak them up.
My only problem with this bike is that as I can now do bigger jumps with less effort (and fear) I have to push really push myself to keep myself in check
