I demo’d one of these today and came away very impressed.
It was (relatively) light, lively and ‘poppy’. The geometry felt spot on for me and It climbed really well. Never bothered with the various suspension modes, just left it open and it just worked.
It is very expensive but it felt way better than the SC 5010c I demo’d the other week. I know how well regarded they are but I just didn’t get on with it. I only mention the 5010 because I guess cost wise they’re not that far apart. The 5,5 rode the way I imagined the SC was going to based on how people describe them.
It’s really difficult for me to justify spending so much on a bike however – and obviously this is entirely subjective – it was right up there as one of the best bikes I’ve demo’d recently
