Fresh Goods Friday 593: Sunland vs Iceland edition

I would write a slightly longer introduction to this week’s FGF but… the sun’s out. I’m off out on my bike to ride all the trails that have been off-limits-soggy since November!

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Fresh Goods Friday 593: Sunland vs Iceland edition

It can’t be lunch time already? I don’t think the clocks went forward just yet did they?

It’s early so Ben can get out on his bike in the sun on dry trails.

Is it just me, or does the Atherton bike look really ‘dated’? It looks like a mid-noughties Ellsworth or Turner or something.

I think it’s fairly pretty as bikes go (ghastly orange fork aside), but it certainly looks short, tall and not especially slack, maybe that’s the next big thing in mtb?

I actually had to check Wikipedia to see whether Neil Young was in Palace or not. He’s not, to save anyone else the same trouble. Very nice all the same.

How much for the Atherton?

The grey and orange reminds me of the Marins of the late 80s. A look I really liked at the time. But I went for a red Specialized in the end.

The shock looks sort of upside down to me. Like mud would end up dragged into the ‘barrel’ of the shock.

Those wheels seem fairly-priced. What am I missing?

Iceland, the food one, does a range of barrats ice lollies, for when the weather gets even better. Not expensive, and damn fine. Though for the life of me I have never understood blackjacks, and what is it with Parma violets?

Those ME5s are fantastic. I’ve been running a set for over a year now and have zero complaints for ‘trail’ riding. So riding, walking, dabbing, etc. Not bro, not too pro: just a good honest trail shoe.

dangeourbrain
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I think it’s fairly pretty as bikes go (ghastly orange fork aside), but it certainly looks short, tall and not especially slack,

Just playing about with the geo charts and the 440 low is really kind of astonishingly similar to my 7 year old Remedy 29. The difference really is that my Trek is a large and teh 440 low is one of the Atherton’s smaller sizes, but still interestingly close. But tbh I think they somehow “look” short and tall without really being notably so. They’re no geometrons mind.

They seem to struggle a bit for dropper post insertion? I put in my details and it came back with 125mm drop. The frame looks reasonably compact but the seattube doesn’t seem to allow for much post- it might break Northwind’s Law “You must be able to have more dropper post travel than suspension travel, lest ye be Unduro”