goinslo

I have a few pair of cargo shorts in the rotation, one pair being of the swim variety, and 2 pair of bike specific shorts.

I got my Knolly Endorphin in June and I could not be happier. I live in New England, I don't do big drops (under 4ft) , and not an all out speed guy. Slow, tight, rocky, rooty, techy climbs, and twisty single tracks are the norm for me and this bike tackles its no problem. As stated in the article, its not the fastest uphill, but it's when you point this bike downhill is where it becomes very impressive, it just eats up the terrain with ease at speed. I built it to be a lighter weight trail bike (not a w8 weenie bike, solid components throughout) with a 140mm fork, and it turned out to be the perfect bike for me and the trails I ride and has not left me wanting for more bike. In fact I doubt I will reach the limits of this bike. Very solid feeling. The Endorphin is a bike that sits in the middle of all this bike labeling and can be built to either end of "trail", light AM heavy duty XC. Yes pricey for an aluminum frame but worth every hard earned penny.I love this bike. Hooray for 26" wheel bike manufacturers!