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looking at a long travel (160mm) 29er, but a little worried about manoeuvrability. Anyone any experience of riding this kind of bike round Kirkhill near Aberdeen- trails that I am familiar with.. thx for any advice.
Paging that ChrisL, who I'm pretty sure has ridden his ludicous XL Mega 29 up there.
I haven't, but it'll be absolutely fine. It's not til you get into properly mental massive things that it really makes a difference.
there are locals riding starling murmurs around here , to great effect.
I doubt your going to have issues with maneuverability . - the biggest issue at kirkhill will be the lack of elevation to get it up to speed.
It'll be absolutely fine. It might take you a wee bit of time to get used to the steering on a slacker, long-travel 29-er, but there's really nothing at Kirkhill that'll be a problem. (Well, wide handlebars in a few trails maybe).
It'll be begging to get taken out on some of the bigger trails nearby as well 🙂
Been for a spin round and it rides great ......
What did you get daveloslynch?
Got an Ibis Ripmo - its been great. Done trails around Aberdeen and had a few days in Finale with it - magnificent!