@pictonroad- totally agree, I bought a pair of medium Shield shorts at the same time which fit brilliantly and are sized totally different. (oh and a Royal medium jersey which comes down to my knees)
How are you getting on with the pikes NW.After reading your comments on them they mirror exactly my experience.Not that impressed so far.I’m about the same size as you so maybe that has something to do with it.I have rear that smaller riders seem to struggle with the set up on them.
Well it is slightly offtopic. I like ’em, I just get a bit negative because my Lyriks were ****ing awesome- low friction seals, coil spring, and tweaked to perfection over ages. So the Pikes had a hard act to follow and tbh they’re struggling.
Mostly it’s the spring I think but on balance I preferred the mico compression damper too- the RCT3’s a good simple bit of kit but the controls are less powerful. I’m tempted to try lighter damping oil as the high speed compression feels a little too much but still playing with the spring first.
But they’re still good mind. I’m just used to brilliant. But the bike moves better with all that weight off the nose, I love that change in feel. I’ll be back on the Lyriks for the alps so I’ll do more thinking then.