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That's really nice. I'm not normally one for blue bikes, but that's very pretty.
Doesn't the rear enduro guard set up like that just direct a spray of muddy water straight up your bum? 😆
I'm probably going to get the entry level one in grey and yellow as I prefer Shimano gears, then just buy the MRP cartridge for the Yari forks further down the line.
That's really nice. I'm not normally one for blue bikes, but that's very pretty.Doesn't the rear enduro guard set up like that just direct a spray of muddy water straight up your bum?
Coming from a light blue Stumpjumper my worry was actually that this one would be too dark, but having seen it in real life the non-blue parts are actually a really nice matt gunmetal colour. Not as dark as the Radon website makes out.
Fortunately not because the water tends to come from the back (off the top of the wheel) so it's main purpose is really to stop gunk travelling towards the shock, my bum is going to get dirty regardless though with a 'mudguard' that short. 😆
Nice surprise though as the stock 30T ring will be easier to shift on eBay now
Don't be so hasty, give it a few rides and you might fancy sticking the 30t back on.
Don't be so hasty, give it a few rides and you might fancy sticking the 30t back on.
I did think about that but to refit it I'd also have to refit the crank spider which would be a pain, so I'll flog it but probably buy a DM 30T ring at some point. Especially as I still have the original chain still sized for that size ring so it will be an easy swap back.
Took the Swoop on it's first trip to BikePark Wales on Saturday, and despite the questionable forecast was greeted by partly blue skies and around 20 degrees all day!
Broke 12 Strava PRs on trails I've ridden on at least 3 or 4 previous trips to BPW and can't rate the Swoop highly enough! Geometry makes it feel so much more stable, and it seems to carry a lot more speed than the Stumpjumper did.
Here's a quick video of a run down the top section of Terry's Belly to the fire road which only re-opened recently after being closed for 6 weeks for maintainance, so lots of silky smooth berms and of course a PR on my first run down!
Ordered mine yesterday so looking forward to getting my shipping details soon (hopefully)
Ordered mine yesterday so looking forward to getting my shipping details soon (hopefully)
In my experience at least, the quoted 4-7 days delivery was the time it takes to get to your address AFTER dispatch, processing time at their end is roughly an additional week on top of that time.
^^^^ is that video ^^^^ sped up or are you Gee Atherton in real life 😯
^^^^ is that video ^^^^ sped up or are you Gee Atherton in real life 😯
Certainly not Gee Atherton, but nor is the video sped up. (although I don't hang about either) 😆
Just shot in 60fps 1080p (in Superview mode), colour corrected and sharpened slightly and then uploaded straight to YouTube!
Brilliant mate.
I appreciate I'm late to this thread, but
She tried my longest Geometron which was a tad too long then my mates longer which she really liked
Come on, no-one? No-one?
Got any descent video on an actual trail at BPW other than the qualifier bit of Terry's? Be interested to hear how it goes on some of the burley stuff as I have a friend looking at one.
Come on, no-one? No-one?
Omg how did we miss that!? 😆
Got any descent video on an actual trail at BPW other than the qualifier bit of Terry's? Be interested to hear how it goes on some of the burley stuff as I have a friend looking at one.
I spent most of the day doing part-runs while I was setting things up so I wasn't filming that much, these two clips of the jump lines on the A470 which I did near the end of the day are about as gnarly as I've got on film. I'll be heading back out there on the 18th to hit some of the rougher stuff on camera though.
Did a couple of runs down some of the black stuff like 'Coal not dole' and 'Pork Belly' off-camera though and it did feel a lot more controlled, definitely noticed the front end being a lot less twitchy over the rocks and roots.
How're you getting on with it? Did you manage to weigh it? And what size is yours?