Strengths: very fun - lots of air, plenty of pace, one never-ending climb.
Weaknesses: nothing that technically challenging.
Overall: if you've got 30-1hr to spare when your at the coed y brenin centre, theres nothing more fun to do than this, but if you want a challenge- do 'the beast' instead.
Strengths: GT have got the geometry of this sorted - as the drive train and suspension are completley isolated from each other, you get all the power of a hardtail up the hills (no backward force on pedals which is ussually a symptom of full suss)but then you get all the benefits of the full suss as well. I also like the practicallity of the front forks - (adjustable preload, travel and lockout.) Value is very good, especially as i got mine for £599 from paulscycles.com (recomended)
[Update 23/01/07] GT have got the geometry of this sorted - as the drive train and suspension are completley isolated from each other, you get all the power of a hardtail up the hills (no backward force on pedals which is ussually a symptom of full suss)but then you get all the benefits of the full suss as well. I also like the practicallity of the front forks - (adjustable preload, travel and lockout.) Value is very good, especially as i got mine for £599 from paulscycles.com (recomended) O - and it looks very sexy aswell.
Weaknesses: pedals and tyres are rubbish but thats easily sorted.
[Update 23/01/07] pedals and tyres are rubbish but thats easily sorted.
Overall: I have really fallen for this bike, it rides like a dream. I don't think i could have got another bike to match this in the same price range. i thoroghly recomend it to anyone getting into mountain biking.
[Update 23/01/07] I have really fallen for this bike, it rides like a dream. I don't think i could have got another bike to match this in the same price range. i thoroghly recomend it to anyone getting into mountain biking.
