Very nice again Jemima. 36s seem to be the fork of choice. Currently being tormented by colour choice, matt black like my Five is in the lead currently, but a bit unadventurous.
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think they copied the bottle rocket, didn't they?
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I heard it was the Intense Slopestyle.
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all 3 are very similar.....
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Very nice again Jemima. 36s seem to be the fork of choice. Currently being tormented by colour choice, matt black like my Five is in the lead currently, but a bit unadventurous
Thanks! This machine replaced my matt black Patriot and I'm glad to have gone for a bit of colour this time!
The design is most like the Bottlerocket not like the Intense slope style which is VPP. The other important difference (I think) is that the top tube is quite long so its not too much hard work on the climbs. It should ride quite different from your five with the 66° head angle.
Mine weighs in at 32 lbs I think but my build kit is not particularly light.
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I can confirm that the green is a fantastic colour. Possibly the best I have ever seen on a bike!
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I'll try and find a photo of mine, but in the mean time I can tell you that I really like my Orange Blood.
I'm also 6' 1" and ride the 17" but this isn't an issue as like others have said the top tube is quite long. I've got a double ring and E-Thirteen chain device with coil Lyriks fitted. I was very pleasantly surprised at how easy it is to ride it uphill albeit in a steady-away manner and descending just puts such a massive grin on my face whatever the type of trail.
The only slight niggle I've had is that the slightly low BB height combined with the 83mm BB shell and my somewhat wide choice of pedal with the Easton Flatboy means that pedaling up the deep ruts/single track on the likes of Cut Gate Path can be a tad frustrating but then that's not really the point of a bike like this
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