I agree that you add 20% vat, but don't you also remove 19% German vat? Or do they list prices with out?
im guessing it knows my location, as a Frame, with Ohlins air shock, plus shipping is £2419 to pay.
Then i assume the VAT once it hits our shores.
Or €3265 if i collect, which then mentions local taxes.
So yeah, a chunk load more than an Airdrop. But i appreciate they are mildly different bikes.
Damn I totally forgot about Brexit tax. I'd prefer to drive to Raaw HQ with an envelope full of Euro's and beg for a bike just out of spite.
yeah, it sucks massive donkey dong!
"Damn I totally forgot about Brexit tax. I’d prefer to drive to Raaw HQ with an envelope full of Euro’s and beg for a bike just out of spite."
Group road trip?
It's harder to justify considering I can ride to Airdrop HQ in about 90 seconds and it's downhill all the way!
Do love the airdrop edit mx, would love to ride one to give a spin but will have to live it vicariously through you @Onzadog and this thread!
Looks like @eulach might be the first to offer some real world reviews.
Not this weekend I won't. My ridewrap kit just arrived so that's the first job, I might get the forks and bb fitted by monday. I'll get the scales out later - I bought it for uplifts so weight wasn't really a consideration.
Madonna is apparently 10 1/2 pounds with coil, so hopefully the edit can beat that as well as the price. Ha ha edited due to just woke up confusion.
The Edit has a slightly higher bottom bracket as well which I think will be advantageous in the Peak.
Also, I get the keep my headset from the diner bike. Having said that, I could have kept my dropper for the RAAW.
Was there a sneaky edit in there @noeffsgiven?
4.7kg on the bathroom scales which are NOT reliable - so no real difference on an s3 to the raaw (unless you want to subtract the weight of the helitape).
With daffodils instead of öhlins. The frame protection is on so maybe forks this avo...
p.s. don't rush the ridewrap - I got a couple of bubbles on the downtube, should've done the chainstays first 'cos there not so critical.
should’ve done the chainstays first ‘cos there not so critical
Thanks for the timely reminder.
I wasn't sure about the Sean Grean colour but it looks really good in the sunlight.
No, sorry. I built the wheels up and fitted the headset but then got caught out by Praxis BB standards. I was kind of hoping the Öhlins shock would turn up before I got too far into the build. The RS shock has a bit less travel and I didn't want to cut the chain too short. Chur bike park has opened so I hope that will encourage me to get my finger out with the build.
I wasn’t sure about the Sean Grean colour but it looks really good in the sunlight
Does it?
I was thinking more Qualcast or out of the way 1950's scout hut touched u where u wee thru. Looks heavy as well 😉
I like the green, haha yeah just like the old Qualcast mowers!
Looking forward to a ride report and pics soon @eulach
That Chur bikepark place looks amazing on Youtube. I'm trying to figure out how to squeeze it in on the way to Morzine this year, or maybe on the way home.
Nearly finished. It's rideable - I took it out for an hour locally to make sure nothing rattles and adjust brake/gear levers and saddle height. The spaghetti up front needs tidying and rear brake threading through the shock mount. There's no sealant in the tyres because I fitted the rear on back to front. Doh. The suspension is not set up and the gold and yellow look daft without the Öhlins shock.
First impressions were good, it felt a bit high after riding the pump track bike at the weekend but other than that I felt completely comfortable on it. It's heavy but spins up gravel track no worries with the shock on hard. The angles and big wheel up front make it really fast going down and it feels nicely balanced in the air. It's going to be fun.
Looking lovely. I have one in raw coming. I've got some black Fox 38s for it.
I'll be fitting Invisiframe to the forks which gives me an opportunity to swap the orange decals.
What colour would look nice with the raw/black scheme?
Love that green colour, so different and suits the slightly retro aesthetic.
Bike looks built to last too
One of the nicest looking bikes I have seen for a long time that, lovely.
I'm made up with the bike. I took it to the little local bike park at Bülach yesterday and had a blast. I put the sealant in and tidied the hoses up a bit. After an hour I dropped the bars by 10mm so I'll l need to cut the steerer again, but the little adjustment made all the difference. It's pretty much perfect although it should be, it is literally built for bike park riding. I'm really looking forward to taking it to the mountains this summer.
That's a lovely build, looks amazing!
I'm curious about your tyre choice though; personally I'd have expected a TC either just on the rear or both f&r, and the MM either just on the front or f&r. How do you find this combo?
Oh damn that looks and sounds... great.
I always thought the raw was the way to go - but that green is... interesting...
Being honest, how does it pedal? Every time I see one of these I think they may just be the answer to my multiple bike problems. I love my trail bike but the longer back end with the 29er is not exactly playful. I love my 27.5 remedy but it feels twitchy af in the air and the front is really low compared to the 29er...
Maybe I need to just go and visit airdrop to try one.
I’m curious about your tyre choice though; personally I’d have expected a TC either just on the rear or both f&r, and the MM either just on the front or f&r. How do you find this combo?
As a young lady once told me, "Business up front, party round the back".
I haven't taken it out on an all day ride so I can't realistically comment on it's uphill characteristics.
I've test ridden an S2 and an S3 around the Peak District. I found it pedalled well, but very differently to my Ibis Mojo HD3.
I think it depends on what you're climbing though. On a long fire road, I'd maybe prefer the Ibis, but technical climbing, the Airdrop wins. It's permanently supple and there's a noticeable difference in traction.
Until the Airdrop, I hadn't noticed that the Ibis stalls slightly on square edges while under load up hill. This was a trait that steered my away from Santa Cruz several years ago. Some bikes really make use of that chain tension when climbing to stiffen things up. I didn't think the Ibis did it compared to the Santa Cruz I demoed but trying the Airdrop highlighted that it did, just not as much.
By comparison, the Airdrop just keeps supple, keeps providing traction and keeps doing what you need it to.
I don't think I'll be getting to the top first, but I think I'll probably have pedalled more of the climb than most aboard the Airdrop.
Any other Edit MX owners out there?
No reviews online yet, not many useful videos. I'm interested in owners experiences.
I need a frame and my shortlist is pretty short at this point. Just need a nudge in the right direction!
Thought I’d add mine here.
I used to be the owner of the anniversary mk4 shiny one that I posted earlier in this thread which i stupidly sold and immediately regretted so here I am back again with the mx
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Just finished building it but off on holiday tomorrow so won’t get a chance to ride it before. Some new parts some parts off another bike. Needs a new stem and I’m waiting for a matching front wheel but otherwise done I think.
What a looker!
They look awesome, I've always liked how they look especially in raw. Would love to build up a full 27.5" one as a park/mini DH bike. The Filter looks like a lot of fun for something shorter travel too..
I have the MK4 in raw with a Kitsuma which is easy enough to set up.
Does anyone have any comments to make on the Ohlins stuff. Often in tests it's made out that it's a bit harder to find a good setting, or implied that it works better for harder riders.
Looking forward to it once you are suitably recovered!
Managed a couple of hours on mine this morning before holiday. Early days but it rides like the v4 I had before but somehow feels faster, maybe the bigger front wheel?
I had a specialized enduro in between the 2 airdrops and coming back to the mx has made me realise that whilst the enduro was a capable bike it was no where near as much fun as this to ride.
Ohlins shock and fork felt good from the off, no complaints there although the fork did need a bit more pressure so needs a bit of fettling.
Right, here's mine.
Yesterday I drove 800 miles in 15 hours with a hangover so I'll see what I can actually remember...
I'm 6'2" and I bought an S4. The reach is 500mm so it's shorter than my previous 2 bikes and I didn't want to drop down as far as an S3.
It's a 170 fork with the longer stroke shock and 167mm.
Basically, the mullet does exaclty what I was hoping it would. It tips over easily making diving into corners and bouncing between berms and switchbacks so much more fun. It took some getting used to the smaller rear end and shorter chainstays after a few years on properly LLS bikes but it's way more fun to slash around on. Oh, and I only took a tyre to the arse crack once when I hung up on a big step up, not when landing drops or tucking for steep stuff.
I think the coil is a little light for me so I was running the fork to match and it was surpisingly good at just battering chunky trails. Very little arm pump and fatigue compared to previous years. I was being chased around by a lad on a V10 and he said it looked like I was on a DH bike. I wasn't going easy on it. I struggled a bit on the jumps due to running soft but I'll sort that out with a new spring.
Does anyone have any comments to make on the Ohlins stuff.
Yeah it's mint. There are 2 kinds of reviews for the forks. Those who complain about them being too firm and lacking suppleness at the top of the stroke, and those who have removed the negative travel spacer and massively improved it. It's an absolute mystery why they ship it in that configuration.
Also, it got loads of attention form people both out and about and other guests in the chalet. I haven't been asked so many questions about my bike since I took a Geometron out there in 2017.
Considering I threw it together in a couple of hours and then had my first runs on the Pleney I've had no creaks, squeaks, knocks or any issues whatsoever. I'm looking forward to riding it more asap.
One more thing about the Ohlins set up since you asked (and I've just had 12 hours sleep).
I think the adjustment range is pretty narrow. You can't set them up comically fast or uselessly slow like you can with other brands. It's like they're designed to work in all of the available settings. The upside of this is that you can just ride them out of the box with no messing around. The downside is that you could quite easily be outside of the range and looking for custom tuning. For a normy like me, they're bang on.
The factory recommendations for air pressure in the positive and negative spring is almost perfect especially with the negative spacer removed. I was riding with HSC and LSC wide open and rebound in the middle.
My Privateer 141 was my cut-price chance to try Ohlins and that's why I've splashed the cash on the Edit. It's a keeper, I'm very happy with it.
Thank you, I guess at 75kg I'm relatively normal.
So I'm having a proper heart vs head arguement with myself right now.
My heart says buy an Edit.
My head keeps asking me stupid questions like 'is the the bike for most of what I ride?', 'Am I riding at a level where a hooligan of a bike makes sense?' and 'Look at the new Trek Fuel EX, it's got adjustable geometry and frame storage'
I'm genuinely looking for a bike that can do a bit of everything. I like to go and find steep stuff and see if I can get down it - and so far I'm doing OK. Having a good amount of fun in FOD this week. I also love getting the wheels off the ground but this is still work in progress... I know the Edit is great for these. However I also want to be able to bang out a 25+ mile loop in the peak or a 40 miler more local to me which is flatter but means I can link up some of the sketchy woods nearby.
Other than actual workouts I am trying to trim down to one bike for all my 'leisure' riding. One bike to get used to, know how it feels and be completely comfortable on. I've done this with my current bike and it is helping me progress no end. I don't see many people who have an Edit talking about the pedally part...
For the folks that have one how is it to live with outside parks and winch & plummet type riding?
(I'm going to demo one in the next week or so anyway, but if my heart is wrong I'd like to know sooner)
I built mine with long travel and no consideration for weight. I thought it would be a tank but it's a surprisingly normal bike. I'm pretty sure I'm never going to have a DH bike again so that's what this is for.
I can sit in a comfortable position and spin the pedals no bother. I also ride it with a shotgun saddle and a 3 year old boy on the front and I've winched up all the steepest climbs in the local parks. I was doing multiple laps of Win Hill a couple of weeks ago and I was pedalling up, not pushing. That's huge for me because this time last year I was crippled with a lung infection.
For comparison my trail bike is a Druid V2 so full carbon with carbon rims, full 29er. Much lighter, same reach. Definitely slightly faster grinding uphill but not massively.
I live around the corner from Airdrop HQ so if you're in the area looking at demo bikes you can have a bounce around on mine if you like.
I'm not trying to sell you on it. If there's something more suitable you should try it but if you love the Edit just get it and shred it.
I've not managed to ride park or winch and plummet on mine yet. All I've done is day rides around the Peak. It pedals really well. That of course depends on what pedalling well means to you. I love how active this bike is. It's noticeably more active and gives more traction than the DW that proceeded it. It never feels mushy or bogged down like the weight travel or suppleness might suggest.
I have other bikes, but this is the only mountain bike I've ridden since I got it.
