On my local ride all the tricky bits that I sometimes can do and other times cannot are all climbs and never descents. Technical rooty climbs where traction is lacking or tricky rocks where you get stuck. They are the bit that I rate myself against.
I was interested that my new bike an Prophet is great and dead fast on the downhills but flounders when it comes to technical climbs. I have to sit right back otherwise it spins out on me. (I could probably do with a better rear tyre). The Prince Albert is so much better. Maybe as you can turn the power on straight away and none of it is going to disappear in the suspension.
For downhills the only thing that really holds me back is not having enough balls not the bike. My thoughts were that the PA and the Prophet were both great fun going downhill and these days with suspension most bikes can handle themselves pretty well but there never seems to be much focus on going up.
Which is the best bike for technical climbing as well?
