What I said is what I experienced: "Pointed uphill, tight switchbacks often present a challenge for many riders. SBG's smooth arcs once again came into play here, never once flopping. Depending on the turn, if it does start to dive in it seems to gently guide you in the direction you wanted to...
Some observations on wear and dry/mud performance in this review: http://www.vitalmtb.com/product/guide/Tires,48/Michelin/Wild-RockR2-Advanced-Reinforced,13671
More details on the Polygon: http://www.vitalmtb.com/photos/member/The-Latest-and-Greatest-in-MTB-from-the-Taipei-Cycle-Show,7200/Polygon-All-Mountain-Prototype,72367/general-lee,957
It's about time. 7-speed cassette mixed with XX1 tech.
http://www.vitalmtb.com/product/feature/First-Look-SRAMs-7-Speed-X01-DH-Drivetrain-Takes-Downhill-Gearing-to-the-Next-Level,226
It's true, but it may only be available in Italy for now.
More here, including news about the fork they're working on: http://www.vitalmtb.com/news/news/Spy-Shots-Ohlins-Shock-Available-for-More-Bikes-Fork-Closer-To-Reality,707
The 2014 Fox Talas changes this. Riding in short travel mode yields very little difference in damping performance or otherwise. It does firm up a touch, though - http://www.vitalmtb.com/features/First-Ride-2014-FOX-Talas-CTD-Fork-and-Float-X-Shock-The-Ultimate-Enduro-Launch,511
I'm intrigued. Assuming it's possible to download the data to a computer for analysis, how many seconds of data can be recorded at the 1000 samples per second data rate with the on board memory? Can the memory be upgraded?
I think you'll find this helpful - http://www.vitalmtb.com/features/Rad-Rides-Eats-More-The-Vital-MTB-Guide-To-Southwest-Utah,481
Gooseberry is definitely a unique experience. Some will love it, others will hate it. The key is to charge and ride it like a big ass natural skatepark, or at...
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