So today was the Spearfish’s debut ride.
So, it was a bit soft on the rear to start, another 30 psi in there and that felt a lot better. Using my rudimentary weighing techniques, the weight came in at 27l, (12.3kg) which is a weight i’m very happy with.
Geometry feels closer to my old Meta rather than the Giant XTC29 which suprised me, i thought it would be VERY XC feeling. However a chunk of the reason for that may be the riser bars and short stem, rather than just the overall riding geometry. However, i don’t see this as a bad thing as it breeds and inspires confidence.
Hitting the icy trails is rides smoothly and takes in the bumps with ease, feeling very compliant on the trails. Hard to say how it feels in anger as i wasn’t really pushing things, just tootling along and trying things out.
The Formula Mega rear brake is great, really happy with that STW Sales section purchase…
The Superstar XCR chainguide performs silently…. Which is superb 🙂
Overall, i don’t see any issues with the bike in the slightest… looking at the rear and front, i need to stiffen both just a smidgen as they’re getting a bit too much travel at the moment, but that’s a minor thing.
Happily, there’s nothing hanging off, broken or flapping about. The cranks running the PF converter to standard BB seems to work like a dream.. so we’re all happy.