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[Closed] Playful Zesty, what made it so, so i can replicate ?

weeksy · 2013-09-23T06:50:41Z

Was over at Swinley on the Spearfish at the weekend with a mate and rode his Zesty for a bit, semi carbon, Formulas, XTR etc 140mm travel. I really quite enjoyed it... it was a good 'fun' bike, seeming to launch itself effortlessly off every bump and jump possible. So, i was thinking... "Hmmmmm maybe i should get something a little more playful" Thoughts wandered onto the Commencal Meta AM Summer 29, in CRC at silly money.... then onto the Cannondale Tigger 29 at Pauls Cycles, again with a chunk of cash off... But i was wondering if it's the weight of the Zesty that makes it fun, or the smaller 26 wheels... or ... i dunno. I was also thinking about something like a cheaper idea of a Giant Reign, but then that's overkill for 99% of my riding really. Whereas the 29ers above would work well and if need be i could sell the Spearfish. I do love the Spearfish... but it's 'focused' compared to the Zesty. The next obvious question i can see is..."why not just get a Zesty"... TBH, they're like ORange 5's and Audis to me.... They seem to be a lifestyle weekend warrior type bike, muppets just showing off to their mates about how much money they have, which doesn't inspire me.

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tasteslikeburning

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Ooops, I didn't know us Zesty owners had such a rep.
I just get on and ride mine and I've been having a lot of fun on it for nearly 4 years now. To be honest I don't have an Audi or spend much time in the car park worrying what other people are thinking or riding.

Secondly, isn't the whole point of big wheels to flatten out the bumps and pumps - oh, why wouldn't you want to do that? 🙂

Posted : 23/09/2013 2:27 pm

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