Second Ride

It rides just like we planned. Very nimble, very capable. On my initial night ride with cold weather gear it felt a bit nervous in the steering dept. On yesterday's ride in the daylight with my typical gear I felt completely and perfectly at home on the bike. I can place it perfectly where I wanted. Whatever adaptation period I needed is over.

I am extremely happy with the ride and our geometry selection. My only niggling criticism is that the front end feels flexier than the mega reinforced Simon Bar front end I have become used to. I don't know if it flexes more, but it absolutely flexes at a different (lower) frequency. It took about 1/2 hour to take that into account and all was well.

I hope it lasts me a few years because I am quite pleased with the overall package.









I even ran into a hiker in no particular hurry who was willing to take some action shots.