I like it just as much as that Kona CoilAir (my previous toy) The first "real" ride didn't have anything that really required that much travel but on the way down, it sure was nice having it.Ĭompared to the Kona, yes, it's very much the same but, this one goes to 11 man!!!!Īt 7" rear travel, it has that extra inch of travel more than the Kona.ġ. Nothing stops it from getting off the ground at speed (even at 44lbs).
EASY!!! On the way down, there was a few times I needed to be in the air (over rocks, logs, small children in my way). R5: riding real nasty technical sections = point and shoot, don't worry about, the bike can handle anything you throw at it. compression, rebound, bottom out = all good. Stiff on the way up, squishy on the way down.
R4: REAR shock set up: Answer's Swinger X4, I do like the shock, it was hookin' up real nice & it has that cool on the fly dial where you can make the shock stiff or squishy. And it let me do anything through the bigger-nasty sections. Down hill: smmmmmoooooth!!!! I was able to stay in the saddle through much of the smaller rocky stuff where I was sailing along those +/- 20/25mph speeds. Short climbs: Like the Kona, it climbed great through the nasty short climbs. Either way, monster climbs are not what these bikes are about. It is tough to say with the location I was riding. Long climbs: It climbed just as well as the Kona (I think). Now for the review of how it rides (some input is based on a frame for frame stand off). Stand-over = same or better, not sure of the official number though (depends of fork and tires) Wheelbase = +/- 1/2" longer, this will vary depending on forks.
The first part of this review is based on a frame for frame stand off: As a complete bike, I added 2lbs to the set up:įrom 42lbs to 44lbs I guess most of that weight was in the coil vs air rear shock and a little bit more beef added to those huge rocker arms.
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