srmdesign

Ive had an Edison now for 7 months & have had nothing but great fun & riding (and one dislocated shoulder due to riding too fast down hill!, the bike wasnt even scratched!!). After riding short fork travel hardtails all my life it took a bit of getting used to.... about 15mins & I was shooting down an extremely rough rocky down hill (in the dry) as though Id been riding it all my life. The adjustment of the geometry whilst riding does take a little longer to get used, but it is actually quite straight forward & works really well. The bike's most at home on down hill & Seven Stanes type manmade trails and rocky technical Lake District trails, its great at speed on the flat & downhill, uphill the adjustment does work well & helps with climbing if you consider the bike as a 140mm travel bike. It doesnt climb as well as my Cannondale F2000 with about 70mm travel but it goes down one hell of alot faster & is much more fun. If youre after a pure XC bike then go for a cross country bike (or Bionicon Golden Willow which is closer to XC than the Edison). The Nobby Nic tyres are great in the majority of situations, however I do find them very grabby on rutted grassy areas & in the wet not that great on slimy rocks & roots particularly if you get the tyre pressure wrong (Dislocated shoulder due to too high tyre pressure (45psi) on front in wet conditions, when recovered, reduced front to around 35-38psi and made alot of difference. I would recommend this bike to anyone. I demo'd lots of other bikes along with my son. After demoing this bike we both felt it was poles apart from all the others tested, we had a much bigger grin on our faces after riding the Edison, & so did other people we saw returning from demos. It seems that the bike is not taking off amazingly well in Britain as us Brits are so bloody cautious & dont dare risk spending our money on something a bit different. The technology is actually quite simple & Roger Seal the British rep is very supportive. I spent money that Ive been saving up for a long time on the bike & think its one of the best things Ive ever done. My son (13) is also saving hard & £1500 for the basic model is quite an undertaking for a kid, but hes determined to have one. Take the risk, you'll never look back!