Wednesday, September 28, 2011

New Bike

Haven't ridden it yet but thought I'd post some pics.  Will hopefully spend a couple of hours this afternoon seeing what that whole 29er thing is about.  I am pretty nervous as buying a bike sight unseen and un-demoed is risky.  I will say that this bike in person is absolutely gorgeous!


I was a little disappointed the weight did not come in as advertised (23. 57 lbs) but of course not surprised.
The Shimano 520 pedals are of course a boat anchor as are a couple of other components on here.  First upgrade will be a straight seatpost.  34.9 is not a common size so I'll most likely go with an Easton EC 70 (the largest EC90 is 31.6).




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  1. Jez AndrewsSeptember 28, 2011 at 11:31 AM

    Nice bike sly. And don't worry about the weight that's good going for a 29er. Think Scott have weird scales anyway. Let's us know how it rides.
    29ers still haven't caught on around here, but seem a much bigger thing in America. Not sure why. I'm yet to meet someone who rides one!!

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  2. SylSeptember 28, 2011 at 7:14 PM

    Jez, I would imaginge the 29er movement should catch in Europe now that Kulhavy (sp?) won the world cup on one!

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  3. CB2September 29, 2011 at 9:56 AM

    That's still over a pound lighter than either of my bikes set up as a geared HT...but then again when was the last time you saw me riding a geared HT?

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