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My Salsa Vaya, well, once I'd played around with stem, & seat post lengths...
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Prince Albert with 130mm forks, 1st fast descent and I knew it was right,
so so much better than the Handjob it replaced, I was amazed at the difference and how much better it was, I'd loved the HJ before it broke as well.
Cotic soul running 120mm forks.
First HT ive had that was comfy, quick and playful....really impressed, but i suppose its also down to all the componentry i chose to compliment it too.
Unlike my ex wife...this ones a keeper 😉
Soul... took one out for a test ride, 20 minutes later I was riding stuff I hadn't dared to. Just so instantly familiar and inspirational.
My Ragley Ti too, but then I'd had an Mmmbop so I knew pretty much how it would work. First proper ride was at innerleithen, slithering down the alistair lees in the snow as if I'd been riding the bike for years.
My 98 Chameleon with Z1 BAMs was the most 'right' bike ever. 1x8, 60mm stem, big azonic bars, it was XC / 4x / F.A.B perfection. Loved it and ragged it till it broke (
My Jones is an amazing bike to ride, more right than I can really understand, but it took a bit of adjusting to. Mainly because once you get used to it, it makes other bikes feel odd, wrong even. Quite different and quite brilliant.
My old steel Kona Kilauea with Pace fork in the '90s - I was immediately surprised at how capable a good steel hardtail could be (this was coming from a very squidgy Cannondale V900 FS).
Cotic Soul, didn't even ride one to try first. I took a chance on it, hoping there might be a ring of truth to all of the fairly constant hype. My friendly LBS (right next door to my flat) put it together perfectly. As soon as I got it out of the shop onto my local trails I knew I'd (luckily) made the right choice. The bike is way more capable than it's rider, but it has encouraged me to ride bigger and harder things (admittedly by my not particularly lofty standards 😉 ).
I have been lucky enough to have two. Both custom builds, my EX8 and ti 456 Evo.
Gah, failed again