PatrickBrown
Active Member
there was a fat kid out for the first time on his new 4 month old Mary SS
it was me, YAY I finally got my butt out there. I rode for about an hour, and I was toast. I had all intentions of meeting up with AON on his roll out time of 9AM, and Im sure his crew would have dropped me in seconds, but due to me forgetting how much preperation goes into MTBing, especially the first time after 7 years, I ran quite a bite late and never met up with them.
oh well so I rode alone for an hour. it was great, although I was already convinced that this was something I missed and needed back regularly, I had no idea how much fun it was really going to be. it was a blast.
My lungs hurt, my legs hurt, but I kept on pedaling.
now as for my view on the Mary. it is a VERY comfortable bike. seemed to have fit me like a glove. the addition of the easton bar and XTR clipless pedals made me feel at home. gearing is another story however. the 32x20 will just not cut it. I have spoke to Jay about getting a 34T Qring and now it'll definately be needed. another thing about the bike is it seemed a tad bit squirrely. maybe it has a steeper head tube angle than the bikes I used to ride, or maybe its the rigid fork. or maybe its me. it definately wasnt too bad at all, just a little something I noticed.
I cant wait to go again
it was me, YAY I finally got my butt out there. I rode for about an hour, and I was toast. I had all intentions of meeting up with AON on his roll out time of 9AM, and Im sure his crew would have dropped me in seconds, but due to me forgetting how much preperation goes into MTBing, especially the first time after 7 years, I ran quite a bite late and never met up with them.
oh well so I rode alone for an hour. it was great, although I was already convinced that this was something I missed and needed back regularly, I had no idea how much fun it was really going to be. it was a blast.
My lungs hurt, my legs hurt, but I kept on pedaling.
now as for my view on the Mary. it is a VERY comfortable bike. seemed to have fit me like a glove. the addition of the easton bar and XTR clipless pedals made me feel at home. gearing is another story however. the 32x20 will just not cut it. I have spoke to Jay about getting a 34T Qring and now it'll definately be needed. another thing about the bike is it seemed a tad bit squirrely. maybe it has a steeper head tube angle than the bikes I used to ride, or maybe its the rigid fork. or maybe its me. it definately wasnt too bad at all, just a little something I noticed.
I cant wait to go again