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The clock reads just past 300 miles on my stem and the Jersey Devil is good and broken in, ready for a review. I have taken it on all kinds of terrain from 40 mile death marches to buffed out single track to DH shuttling since some classify it as an "all mountain" bike and, as a whole, my thoughts are very positive. It took some time to get the White Bros fork to my liking, but it feels pretty good now. This bike climbs very nice, w/ minimal pedal bob, but still gets active when the going gets rough and you want it. On the steep pitches, the front end still feels very controlled with the front wheel staying firmly planted, even with the seat post at max height. On the tight, flowy trails, the Jersey Devil feels super nimble as i throw it around the corners and pump over the small bumps. Decending feels nice and controlled although in would prefer a straight seat tube so i could drop the seat more than an inch and half when shuttling, but that could be fixed with a tellescoping post such as a Gravity Dropper. The geometry is definately more along the line of an XC bike that an "all mountain" rig, which i felt when the decents got really steep as it got a bit twitchy. Also those cable discs were just giving me arm pump on the really steep technical terrain. The JD felt nice and controlled over some of the smaller drops i took (2-3 foot) and even felt pretty good jumping some doubles. Here the fork began to feel a little flimsy, but one could always upgrade to the thru axle version which should stiffen that up. I'm sure most people looking to purchase this bike wont be getting into those kinds of situations on it, but i figured i would give my experience there as well. In my opinion, this bike is a great "do everything bike" which is a huge plus in my book as i am always trying to keep my stable to a minimum. I may have to keep a freeride bike around just in case i get the hankering, but my shuttle days are few and far between now.
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bike set up is stock aside from flat pedals, koobi seat as well as ditching the cable discs for some hydros.
rider 6'2
32" inseam
140 lbs
bike size medium
bike weight w/ pump, bottle cage, bell and computer is just shy of 30lbs.
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bike set up is stock aside from flat pedals, koobi seat as well as ditching the cable discs for some hydros.
rider 6'2
32" inseam
140 lbs
bike size medium
bike weight w/ pump, bottle cage, bell and computer is just shy of 30lbs.
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