After 5 months of carpet-bombed hype in the mags, I was wondering if anyone has actually bought, tried and tested any of the new gear AND… did it change your life?

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Same Sh*t, Different Package… higher price

Is cynicism a necessity for this forum? I’ve tried new stuff as I sell it. Some of it has been really brilliant. It has not changed my life. If I could sell the shop contents to cynical folk, that would change my life.

OK… what’s been really brilliant? You shouldn’t take things literally… I was wondering what’s ground breaking and what’s just just had a paint job and a 25% price hike.

ok, i’ll try…

my blue pig is bloody brilliant.

it’s well made, it’s got some nice design features, it’s affordable, and the geometry is very clever/progressive.

how can 1 bike be so good at climbing AND descending? – i don’t remember Brant asking me exactly what i wanted from a hardtail frame, but he must have been taking notes because it’s all in there.

it’s life-changing in that i haven’t ridden my full bounce bike for about 8months and don’t miss it at all…