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Joel
a Cross Country Rider
from Greenville, South CarolinaDate Reviewed: December 16, 2006
Strengths: Supernaturally fast and stiff (Fox techno) for a full susser. Impeccable handling characteristics and good bump absorption for a 100mm travel bike. Very, very light; and I need a large frame.Weaknesses: Less-than-ideal Specialized Rival saddle; flat bar and 0-degree stem are too ball-bustingly aggressive for this middle-aged XC rider, though satisfactory for the dedicated XC racer, who is into Yoga and thrice-weekly massages from A big-handed Swede named Heidi. Frameset not American-made, damnit. (I am an old Cannondale man.) Bike can get sketchy when you overpower up a short technical section, but settles down if you touch the rear brake while pedaling.Bottom Line: The fastest bike I have ever had the privilege to ride. (Much faster than I am!)
Favorite Trail: Greens Lick
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$6500.00
Purchased At: Cycle Center
Similar Products Used: Cannondale Rush Team Replica
Bike Setup: Full XTR, Mavic CrossMax, S-Works Fast-Trac tires, Fizik Alliante carbon saddle, Thomson stem (switched to more svelte Elite 25.4 clamp; every bike maker's front end is overdone anymore) and seatpost, Ergon Race grips/magnesium bar ends, S-works 25.4 carbon riser bar
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Harley Mendes
a Racer
from Ribeirao Preto - BrazilDate Reviewed: September 21, 2006
Strengths: Absorvs bumps like no other bike I ever tried. Doesn´t miss a turn, climbs very well. Confortable when you are tired or on an epic ride and may be seated.Weaknesses: Price. Front deilleur very close to the bottom linkBottom Line: Despite de genesis geometry of the Sugar race and the weight of the NRS Air, this is the bike to race. No bob noted. Forginving on descents, even when I made little mistakes. No back pain (I won´t be young forever, neither will my column).
I race every time I can, in cross country races, 12hrs and intercity races. Sometime I go for an epic ride (2 or 3 days) and this machine fits it all.
If you can afford it, you won't regret.
Favorite Trail: pure cross country
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$6500.00
Purchased At: Tripp aventura
Similar Products Used: Specialized Marathon, Giant NRS Air, Gary Fisher Sugar Race, Specialized S-Works M5 (hard tail)
Bike Setup: XTR group, including disc brakes, SRAM X.O grip shift and rear shifter, Fox F100x (Terralogic), Ritchey WCS ZED tires
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