Riding The Myst heads out of the start gate well under power and seems lively from the off. It feels like the carbon layup has had plenty of attention to tuning and the entire bike seemed smooth with no vibration or harshness heading into fast rough sections. The suspension is superbly supple off the top, and has really good mid-stroke support and bottom out resistance. Fox's 2019 Factory suspension is unbelievably good from the outset following the recommended settings, and I'm sure more performance could be gained if I spent more time on one bike, but for me and the majority of riders it will be more than enough for a range of conditions from stock. Only serious racers and tinkerers will need to look into any further tuning for race day performance.
Matching the 460mm of reach to an equal chainstay struck a really good balance front to rear, giving the bike a more neutral a comfortable shape compared to a similar bike with an equal reach and much shorter chainstay. Thanks to the adjustable 445mm/460mm chainstay that is shared between the M and L sizes, riders should find an equal balance on both sizes of frames. The neutral and equal shape gave great control when adjusting grip forwards or backward when things started to slide, and believe it or not, you can still manual a bike with 460mm chainstays without any problem.
Many riders are convinced that a single pivot bike cannot perform as well as a multi-pivot machine, but the Myst proves that the sum of the entire bike is greater than the number of pivots. Good geometry, build and tune is the most important thing, and I really like the way many single pivot bikes ride – generating speed well when pumping, and the geometry is preserved more under braking, which I still consider more valuable than not having 'brake jack' in the bumps; it makes you consider line choice more, and braking hard and late and then getting off the brakes as soon as possible.
Overall I would describe the Myst as responsive and lively, but it still gives confidence and holds a line well when things get rowdy.
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I actually think that review did more to establish PB's credibility than anything they've done recently (maybe jointly with the shootout reviews with actual comparisons). Envelope and some companies might not be thrilled, but in the end it should make Pinkbike more valuable to them as an advertising platform...except Paul is gone.
The link on the article is out of date I think, try
www.instagram.com/astonmtb
As for reviews of main brands getting trashed, where’s the evidence of this?? Could it be that certain products suited him more??
We wish Paul the best in whatever comes next, and he'll stay part of the PB extended family—I'm sure we'll cross paths lots in the future!
Ooooooh my opinions were didfferent to his so he is biased.......Great argument.
Looking forwards to what you have in stock for us and keep up the good work!
I wonder if they simply weigh more than most people will suffer. Approaching 1500g per tyre?
Well, it is.
Nope, he really can't.
I can't remember the exact science but have read up on it in the past, something to do with separating shock inertia direction from the direction of the kinetic energy its combatting gives better control and response.
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