kush
Active Member
So jdog (halters' cycle) lets me demo his OWN bike yesterday because I asked him about possibly building a 29r
man what a leap of faith.
I took it to 6-mile last night around 7:30pm, do the full loop, with lights its pretty amazing, just you, the bike, the trail, and some strange furry animals scurrying around.
Impressions:
- the bike i have now is just WRONG. Its stupid, and I'm going to throw it off the cliff.
- 29 inch bikes are like cheating, they do everything. Kind of like a veg-a-matic
- an SS bike is built for 6mile and vice-versa. Not convinced I'm there yet because i like long steep hilly climbs and also road, may need to think of SS as a 3rd bike. but SS for sure does force you into better habits.
- still more comfortable on the narrows on my 26r, as haven't gotten the balance yet on the higher 29r
- this bike has superhuman powers. i think i did fall into some kind of waterway at one point, but the bike literally picked me up and put me back in the saddle. i think it likes me.
- jason's bike is like a scalpel. just think about leaning and it does. oversteering major issue for the unfamiliar.
thanks jdog.
ps, if you think you are getting your bike back, you're mistaken. hope that's ok
man what a leap of faith.
I took it to 6-mile last night around 7:30pm, do the full loop, with lights its pretty amazing, just you, the bike, the trail, and some strange furry animals scurrying around.
Impressions:
- the bike i have now is just WRONG. Its stupid, and I'm going to throw it off the cliff.
- 29 inch bikes are like cheating, they do everything. Kind of like a veg-a-matic
- an SS bike is built for 6mile and vice-versa. Not convinced I'm there yet because i like long steep hilly climbs and also road, may need to think of SS as a 3rd bike. but SS for sure does force you into better habits.
- still more comfortable on the narrows on my 26r, as haven't gotten the balance yet on the higher 29r
- this bike has superhuman powers. i think i did fall into some kind of waterway at one point, but the bike literally picked me up and put me back in the saddle. i think it likes me.
- jason's bike is like a scalpel. just think about leaning and it does. oversteering major issue for the unfamiliar.
thanks jdog.
ps, if you think you are getting your bike back, you're mistaken. hope that's ok