Headpantsnow

I'm not a small rider (yeah yeah, far side of 250). Ive got an old fox fork, vanilla RLC, and a Rock shox Relevation, and have beaten them like step headed red children. Not one issue. I've just ordered (and will get this year) a new bike, with a Lyric ultimate on the front. I'm a little worried that I'll be heading into a replacement rodeo for it. It would seem that the quality of bike parts kinda goes up and down. I've been lucky. I also spec/upgrade to burly. I'd be of the opinion that most bikes, eventually, are going to creak. Be it the CSU, bottom bracket, headset itself, whatever, its gonna make noise.

So as someone using the M2 in their garage, with a trainer tire on an older 26" mtb, I enjoyed reading this review. I have never been one to be huge into the trainer, but winter, life, etc made me want to do something. Its an impressive feeling when it starts to change the resistance, and you feel like you are going somewhere. I would agree that the setup is a little bit of a pain, and that it does need to be calibrated each time, but that's a pretty minor thing to deal with. I run it with just my Garmin GPS, have yet to enter the whole online training bit, but love what it is, does and will do for me. If you are on the fence, I'd say get it. And do be sure to get a trainer tire. It does so much better, and so much quieter with one.

As someone who owns a 240z, And "old" 26'' wheeled hard tail (while not custom, she's been great to me), I endorse this. I have been riding the hard tail for years, I like this comment. A lot. The 240z is very reliable. You just have to change what your idea of reliable is. It is a analog process. It requires work, and attention. But I'd drive her across country tomorrow given the chance. Kinda similar with the HT. I've got old geo full suspension bikes and have a very modern one on order, but the HT brings a certain joy, just like the z. Neither is a logical thing. There are better solutions for most things than them. But smiles per miles, and the "in the moment, here and now" that they demand when in use, is purely sublime. I'll have both for the rest of my life, I'm sure.