New Airdrop Edit!

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.

I just got back from Morzine with my Ohlins equipped Edit MX.

I have lots of opinions which I’ll share when I’m not absolutely hanging.

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.

The green looks really dark and grim in those pictures. This is how it looks in the sun…

Have you ordered one yet?

I ride mine on everything from uplift parks to XC routes and it’s fine even though its not built up light, a bit like sharkattacks.   You’re not going to break any records riding 40 miles on it but its comfortable, reasonably efficient and will be better than you imagine.

I used to have a V4 edit which i sold and missed so much I’m back on the MX now and have actually just bought a slacker as well – these are great bikes.

I live near the fod if you want to have a go on one.

I went from a V1 Edit to Aether 7 and then back to a V4 Edit. The slight difference in weight between the Aether and Edit is the fork and shock choice but the extra travel hasn’t affected pedally stuff but does make rougher stuff more fun.

Funnily enough, I too was pedalling uo Win Hill recently 🙂