I've had the new bike for a few months now and been loving it, so thought I'd chuck some pics up.
For the past few years I've only really had a DH bike (2012 Pivot Phoenix, recently sold it) which was awesome but definitely starting to show its age. Prior to that I'd had heaps of second hand bikes, and I had decided I wanted to try buying a brand new one. I was struggling to find anything suitable in XL, and the ones I could find, I often felt like they weren't cheap enough - I decided I'd happily pay like $1k for a bike that hasn't been flogged by a big fatty for 2 or 3 years.
I figured the Pivot was 7 years old, so if I could keep the new bike for that long I'd have gotten my moneys worth. It took a good couple of months of living on baked beans and noodles but I ended up with a budget of around $4k. The Process came up at a good discount, so I jumped on it and I've been pretty stoked so far. Happy to answer any questions anyone has
The only upgrades I've done are: DMR Vault pedals, the Syncros side-entry bottle cage with built in multitool, and the SRAM Guide Ultimate brakes.
Next upgrades on the list: 203mm rotors both ends and Trickstuff Power Pads, an under-bar dropper lever and working out how to neatly carry a spare tube and CO2 canisters on the bike. Are saddle bags cool? Or out of fashion?
For the past few years I've only really had a DH bike (2012 Pivot Phoenix, recently sold it) which was awesome but definitely starting to show its age. Prior to that I'd had heaps of second hand bikes, and I had decided I wanted to try buying a brand new one. I was struggling to find anything suitable in XL, and the ones I could find, I often felt like they weren't cheap enough - I decided I'd happily pay like $1k for a bike that hasn't been flogged by a big fatty for 2 or 3 years.
I figured the Pivot was 7 years old, so if I could keep the new bike for that long I'd have gotten my moneys worth. It took a good couple of months of living on baked beans and noodles but I ended up with a budget of around $4k. The Process came up at a good discount, so I jumped on it and I've been pretty stoked so far. Happy to answer any questions anyone has
The only upgrades I've done are: DMR Vault pedals, the Syncros side-entry bottle cage with built in multitool, and the SRAM Guide Ultimate brakes.
Next upgrades on the list: 203mm rotors both ends and Trickstuff Power Pads, an under-bar dropper lever and working out how to neatly carry a spare tube and CO2 canisters on the bike. Are saddle bags cool? Or out of fashion?