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domhnall TransitionBikeCompany's video
Dec 12, 2017 at 0:34
Dec 12, 2017
As a 2017 Scout owner, who test rode almost every Enduro bike on the market, until I fell upon the scout I can tell you that Transition's message about the Scout and it's relationship to "fun" is not just marketing.
The Scout has a fun element that all the bigger suspension bikes sadly lack. It's fun to climb and on an average downhill trail it's so snappy and agile that you are the one with the biggest smile on your face at the end of the trail. Yes there are moments where you could imagine yourself on a bigger hitting bike but for 95% of the trail you know you are riding the perfect bike. And unless you are hitting the downhill like Aaron Gwin this bike is perfect. .. The only bummer is how to justify an upgrade to the 2018 model after one year :(
domhnall konaworld's article
Nov 18, 2015 at 0:39
Nov 18, 2015
Join Kona in the Alps on the All New 2016 Precepts - Video
I beg to differ. Cutting switch backs is almost always avoidable by a good rider. But please understand the local situation in Wallis. It is a biking paradise with Crans on one side and Val d'Anniviers on the other amongst others. All the best trails are mutli-purpose and for the moment there is minimal trail closure.
However trail destruction due to rapidly increasing MTB use is a very serious issue. When you bike in these areas please bear in mind that after self preservation you should be 100% committed to zero additional trails damage by NEVER cutting a switch back (and don't give any additional ammunition to the anti-biking lobby by posting it on youtube if you do) and being over polite to hikers while always riding in a manor that allows you to offer right of way and not to scare the bejesus out of them.
Yes all it takes is a DH few riders to cut a switch back to get a line started down the front of it. From that moment on, the local hikers use this as evidence for closing a trail.
domhnall konaworld's article
Nov 17, 2015 at 6:40
Nov 17, 2015
Join Kona in the Alps on the All New 2016 Precepts - Video
Disgrace on the rider for cutting the trails 3:47"
Riders like him trying to show off beyond their skill level for the conditions and trails.
SHAME ON KONA FOR PUTTING THEIR NAME TO SUCH TRAIL DESTRUCTION.
If every rider rode Crans like this they would close off the trails for the rest of us who live here. If you are going to come to the alps you should understand that all the open trails are only open as long as bikers do not destroy them and cutting the trails is a sign of gross ignorance about the local situation as well as a gross sign of the bikers lack of skill in navigating them.
