Taken my carbon 2 for one short ride around the Peak, I’m pretty blown away! It feels light even with heavy wheels. The tyres (mavic crossroad) did’t work very well, spinning on technical climbs – I may try tubeless and dropping pressure.
I was expecting the lefty to be good (i have an f29), but it was really nice having the extra travel – I think I’ll take the volume spacer out as I’m pretty light, this gives a plusher feel.
The elevate / flow modes work really well – in elevate there’s basically no bob, feels very efficient.
Dropper post is a revelation (it’s my first) – positioning the lever is tricky
Carbon cranks have already taken a whack – I bought the little boots for the ends but managed to damage halfway down.