Mcard318
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bike courier at Clustertruck in Indianapolis. Amateur hack trail rider in my free time.
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Nov 26, 2021 at 8:28
Nov 26, 2021
The Pinkbike Podcast: Episode 92 - Does Bike Weight Really Matter?
Recently sold my 33 lb Trek Stache. I don’t miss it at all. I replaced it with an old school Stumpjumper 26er w/ a SID up front, weighing in at 26 lbs. Absolute night and day difference. For the flat trails that I ride and the amount of pedaling/climbing involved I’ll never go back to the bulky 29er. I demo’d a 23 lb supercaliber and it was was eye opening to say the least. I’d rather be underbiked w/ a light bike than overbiked w/ a heavy, bulky rig.….
I’ve felt that way about GIANT bikes for years. Outside of a few non-MTB models (TCX, TCR) Giant is just waiting for all that trek and specialized money to roll in. Over the past few years they’ve been cheaping out on builds, putting SRAM NX on everything w/ garbage wheels, lack of thru axles, proprietary stems and seatposts. They know where their bread is getting buttered.