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Picked up my first SS rig at Broadway Bikes in baltimore after much research into what I wanted component wise and price. Decided the Bianchi S.A.S.S. was my rig of choice for the budget I had in mind. Here she sits in the stand getting a once over before her maiden voyage.
Met up witha buddy to tackle a the Loch raven trail in towson that wasn't too harsh for my first ride to get my feet wet and see what this puppy could do. My other rig is a 2002 Intense Tracer, so my first thought was that this thing was going to pound me to death. I was pleasantly surprised! I ripped through the first 2 singletracks with a smile ear to ear, and lost sight of my geared buddy in my giddiness. It took some getting used to climbing out of the saddle for everything but I found that i was cleaning the climbs much faster. It was a totally different feeling with the rigid fork as well. The Avid mechanical disks were great and stopped me on a dime when I needed it. All in all we turned around 15 miles, was gonna snag some pics but forgot the damn digital on the way out the door. Thanks to all who got my interests peaked into ssing in this forum!

Met up witha buddy to tackle a the Loch raven trail in towson that wasn't too harsh for my first ride to get my feet wet and see what this puppy could do. My other rig is a 2002 Intense Tracer, so my first thought was that this thing was going to pound me to death. I was pleasantly surprised! I ripped through the first 2 singletracks with a smile ear to ear, and lost sight of my geared buddy in my giddiness. It took some getting used to climbing out of the saddle for everything but I found that i was cleaning the climbs much faster. It was a totally different feeling with the rigid fork as well. The Avid mechanical disks were great and stopped me on a dime when I needed it. All in all we turned around 15 miles, was gonna snag some pics but forgot the damn digital on the way out the door. Thanks to all who got my interests peaked into ssing in this forum!