gipc

I've had 1 season so far on this bike, and love it. I ride in highly technical roots and rocks infested trails. My last bikes were both virtual pivots design, a marin attack trail and a giant reign, both built with similar components, fox 36, reverb seatpost, saint front brake, light wheels and burly tires. This bike really upgraded my confidence level. At first I was septical about rear suspension setup, as I found often on forums for riders of my weight, 200lb. I mostly leave the ctd shock at descend position, but I use all the rear travel. I ride quite aggressively, with many drops of 3 foot max. I ended up loving the setup, because I do not feel any harsh bottoming, in fact I don't feel any bottoming at all, but I knowmi use all the travel. I concluded that's a good thing. I ordered some volume spacer this summer, but I ended the season without them. I'm planning to install them this winter just to try a slightly more progressive setup. Very good bike. As opposed to this review, it rips on the downhill, but the shock must remain in descend mode, as stated by transition.