hawkhill97
Retro Guru
Re:
Well, I've been thrashing this one around my local trails for a couple of weeks now and am loving it.
I've set a couple of PBs on my regular routes... mind you, that's compared to riding them on a rigid SS so maybe a geared FS isn't a very fair comparison!
After much faffing with seat height I've found it rides best at pretty much full XC pedalling height. The suspension works well enough that you don't need the full range of body movement 99% of the time, and the arse-up-head-down position just feels good
The chain must have stretched/bedded in a little as the gears are no longer slipping under power if slightly cross chained. I've also tidied up cable routing and added some anti-rub patches to the frame.
Still need to trim the excess 25mm or so off the bars. The only further change I'd be tempted to make would be to lose another 20mm off the bar width. This isn't possible with my current brake lever/shifter set-up, but could be possible if I moved to grip shifts. OTOH since I'm carrying a fair bit more speed on the trails than I do on my other (rigid) retrobike, maybe the slightly wider bar isn't a bad thing to keep things under control!
Well, I've been thrashing this one around my local trails for a couple of weeks now and am loving it.
I've set a couple of PBs on my regular routes... mind you, that's compared to riding them on a rigid SS so maybe a geared FS isn't a very fair comparison!
After much faffing with seat height I've found it rides best at pretty much full XC pedalling height. The suspension works well enough that you don't need the full range of body movement 99% of the time, and the arse-up-head-down position just feels good
The chain must have stretched/bedded in a little as the gears are no longer slipping under power if slightly cross chained. I've also tidied up cable routing and added some anti-rub patches to the frame.
Still need to trim the excess 25mm or so off the bars. The only further change I'd be tempted to make would be to lose another 20mm off the bar width. This isn't possible with my current brake lever/shifter set-up, but could be possible if I moved to grip shifts. OTOH since I'm carrying a fair bit more speed on the trails than I do on my other (rigid) retrobike, maybe the slightly wider bar isn't a bad thing to keep things under control!