took her out for her first real ride...3+ hours. usually, i am feeling it after 2 hours...some minor adjustments and this thing will be ready for most anything i can throw at it. i was worried (from what i've read) that it would climb horribly...not so at all! feels much lighter in all applications (except when i go to lift it onto the car rack
). i'll be upgrading eventually, but right out of the box, it's ready to tangle with rocky, rooty, muddy, snowy XC terrain. maneuvers very responsively. very stable downhill, recovers well (yeah, i slipped on ice once and miscalculated a too large log) when hitting loose skree...and yes, climbs like a true alpine goat.
now to start saving for a TCX...
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