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Ventana Zeus 650B
Product Description650b wheels are back in a big way at Ventana for 2013 starting with our newest trail god Zeus. With 140/160mm adjustable rear suspension travel, tapered head tube, 30.9 seat post and geometry and suspension optimized to take advantage of the new crop of big travel suspension forks and meaty tire offerings on the expanding 650b horizon Zeus is poised to dominate.
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a All Mountain Rider Date Reviewed: February 11, 2013 Strengths: Very "tune-able" and responsive to the CTD Fox shock adjustments. After riding a DW Sultan for three years with 18.2" chain stays this bike feels VERY playful. The Sultan had a fierce straight line mentality with the big hoops and the long chain stays where as the Zeus begs to pop off of root sections, grab air everywhere and steer with the rear wheel through hairpins. Way more woods friendly on the tight trails than my former bike. Great tire clearance, fit and finish is excellent. The 27.45 wheels are bit slower than the 29ers on flat/rolling tech trails but you can also feel the gain on quick punchy climbs. The 27.5's also feel much better in the air than the 29ers that I've been riding for the last 10 years and the smaller wheels easily feel strong enough for 5' drops. I no longer pre-visualize a taco'ed wheel when I have to land a less than perfect jump. Weaknesses: Some might think that the single pivot design is a weakness, but after riding a DW for a few years I am happy to have the simplicity, tune-ability and rigidity back in my frame. So far no major weaknesses to comment on, except the loss of some rolling inertia that the 29er wheels had. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Angry Midget & Crazy Ivan Duration Product Used: 1 month + Price Paid: $1600.00 Purchased At: Direct Similar Products Used: Ventana El Rey, Turner Sultan Bike Setup: 160mm Fox RLC, XO, CC, Stans Flows EX, Schwalbe 2.3 Hans Dampf
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