cameron_15
Eats Squid
*Editing this post now, no longer a build thread... updated on page 4!*
I've been riding this for the past couple of months now and it's excellent. Granted I haven't ridden it much due to snowboarding commitments over the winter. I've only just gotten used to the 29er feel when descending, it is a bit strange and noticeably not as good as my old 26" jekyll on the way down. The Pull shock is great and works wonders, does exactly what cannondale says it does, two completely different shock tunes in one. At present I have the short travel mode set with very slow rebound, where as the long travel mode is quite a bit faster. I find this makes it more efficient riding around the trails and still enables me to run a much more responsive shock on the descents (I've found in the past there's a trade off between responsiveness/rebound speed and pedaling efficiency).
The forks are superb. I had the tapered steerer swapped out for a straight 1.5" by Gripsport. This, couple with the 20mm front axle really counters the added wheel flex of the larger wheel. The RCT3 damper works well for me too. For general trail duties I leave it in the middle, but like the shock, I can switch it to a much more active mode when I want to have some fun.
I've been riding this for the past couple of months now and it's excellent. Granted I haven't ridden it much due to snowboarding commitments over the winter. I've only just gotten used to the 29er feel when descending, it is a bit strange and noticeably not as good as my old 26" jekyll on the way down. The Pull shock is great and works wonders, does exactly what cannondale says it does, two completely different shock tunes in one. At present I have the short travel mode set with very slow rebound, where as the long travel mode is quite a bit faster. I find this makes it more efficient riding around the trails and still enables me to run a much more responsive shock on the descents (I've found in the past there's a trade off between responsiveness/rebound speed and pedaling efficiency).
The forks are superb. I had the tapered steerer swapped out for a straight 1.5" by Gripsport. This, couple with the 20mm front axle really counters the added wheel flex of the larger wheel. The RCT3 damper works well for me too. For general trail duties I leave it in the middle, but like the shock, I can switch it to a much more active mode when I want to have some fun.
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