Nice build! 32 miles - that's a nice long ride to get acquainted with your new Pack.
Post Turkey Day Ride and new Pack.
After 4 years of pondering and tinkering, I have built the perfect (to me) “Pisgah bike”. It took me 4 days to build the bike squeezing in time where possible while traveling literally from one end of NC to the other visiting family over the Holiday. Three garages and 4 different bike shops contributed to the end result. I took the bike out for its maiden journey with barely a driveway test. I read through some posts on this board to get a good handle on setting up the DHX Air. Thanks for your help!
I am not sure what I can add to what has been said many times before regarding a review of how the bike performs, but I will throw out a comment or two. The bike’s first ride was a 32 or so mile trek in the Wilson’s Creek area near Linville. The route we do is in my opinion is the “highest value” rides available in Pisgah. It is one of few routes that I know of where you spend almost equal time descending as you do climbing. I did most of the ride with the fork in the 130 mm setting since I was accustomed to a 130 fork and I wanted some time getting a feel for the bike, especially since the ride begins with a fast and technical descent.
The bike exceeded my expectations. The bike climbs exceptionally well. The long top tube kept the front end from wandering and I could not be happier with the pedaling efficiency. On the downhills, I have never felt that much in control of the terrain. It soaked up everything the trail could dish out. On my other bikes, I felt like I was holding on for dear life at times. For the final descent, I rolled out the fork to the 150 mm setting. This downhill is an extended descent down an off-road motorized vehicle trail. Wide open, jumps, banked turns, drops and super fast. All I can say is WOW! Probably the most fun I have EVER had on a mountain bike. For those that know Wilsons, the route was: No Name, Green Town, Raiders Camp, Brown Mountain ORV trails.
Thanks to Chad at Red Barn Bicycles in Montana for hooking me up the the frame, fork and front wheel.
I am not sure what I can add to what has been said many times before regarding a review of how the bike performs, but I will throw out a comment or two. The bike’s first ride was a 32 or so mile trek in the Wilson’s Creek area near Linville. The route we do is in my opinion is the “highest value” rides available in Pisgah. It is one of few routes that I know of where you spend almost equal time descending as you do climbing. I did most of the ride with the fork in the 130 mm setting since I was accustomed to a 130 fork and I wanted some time getting a feel for the bike, especially since the ride begins with a fast and technical descent.
The bike exceeded my expectations. The bike climbs exceptionally well. The long top tube kept the front end from wandering and I could not be happier with the pedaling efficiency. On the downhills, I have never felt that much in control of the terrain. It soaked up everything the trail could dish out. On my other bikes, I felt like I was holding on for dear life at times. For the final descent, I rolled out the fork to the 150 mm setting. This downhill is an extended descent down an off-road motorized vehicle trail. Wide open, jumps, banked turns, drops and super fast. All I can say is WOW! Probably the most fun I have EVER had on a mountain bike. For those that know Wilsons, the route was: No Name, Green Town, Raiders Camp, Brown Mountain ORV trails.
Thanks to Chad at Red Barn Bicycles in Montana for hooking me up the the frame, fork and front wheel.
