All 15kg of cushcore'd, coil sprung XC goodness. Fucking spritely. (That's a guess, not a measurement btw.)
I'm sure an enduro rider will say it pedals like a HT when in actual fact it's a 130mm trail rig as per its intent...How are the peddling characteristics on the G13?
That is fucking rough. I hope the Quadiem's are super soothing. Any chance to move sooner and make it a clean slate?Haven't ridden so much, Iwas out of the country for a little bit; had to fly to Bali so my girlfriend could brake up with me. So I got back and comfort bought a pair of TRP Quadiem G-Spec brakes off Facebook to try and start filling the hole left.
The Maguras have been holding well after the last bleed to them, as much as it pains me to admit, I think it was just a bad bleed on my behalf. What I am noticing, after almost a year of only riding the G15 on trails (and a Sutra Commute...tra) that I was so used to how the Quadiems feel that I was just completely missing my brake points and power when on the Maguras. So instead of re-learning, a deal came up, I grabbed it, this gives me a common control point on the quiver, as well as halves the spares and bleeding equipment I need to carry.
The Maguras will go to a good home. I've got a mate in Townsville who just bought an Evolink 131, but the base build's one weak point is that it comes stock with SRAM Level brakes.
Except Qlders.I'd pick Townsville over newy
Maybe for riding close to town but, hell, it's Townsville.....I'd pick Townsville over newy
We're not all as charming as that guyExcept Qlders.
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Coming off a 160mm Reign my 140/120 travel trail bike DOES feel like a whippet.I've been doing the same thing, but in reverse. I'd been buying bigger bikes and running wide sticky rubber and being the "I don't give a shit what it weighs" guy. But I've realised over the last 18 months that I really enjoy a light weight, active and twitchier bike, eg. XC bikes. To the point where my 130/140mm modern trail bike has sat dormant for the last 6 months while I rode the crap out of my second hand, 5 year old geometry XC whippet.
It certainly pays to ride different bikes because everyone's got different tastes. I'd love to try that G15 of yours out somewhere like Falls Creek or Bright to see what a big plow machine can really do with some big grade descents