I rode a few miles on a trail called Sweetwater, in Tucson. Lots of
cactus, some large rocks; pretty typical desert riding.
The frame was excellent, soaked up the bumps beautifully. I did get
quite a few "what's that?" from the folks at the trail head; that
double top tube gets a lot of attention.
One thing, I banged up my pedals pretty well; bottom bracket is lower
than my other mountain bike (Voodoo). Its just a question of getting
accustomed to it. The Schwalbe 'fatties', although great on the
street and fireroads, are not for singletrack. You really need to
have some knobs, especially on tight turns and uphill. (Quasi-motos
should be in Monday)
I'm very impressed with the Jitensha bars, very comfortable on the
trail. The Paul thumbies/shimano shifters work well, however I may go
semi-modern with trigger shifting. Although its a more 'complicated'
set-up, the immediate responsiveness of a well tuned shifter can be
very handy on a more aggressive trail.
Selle An-atomica saddle are very comfortable, I have three of them.
There are two negatives; the first two generations stretch way too
much. From what I understand, Milton is standing by his product and
will work with you on a solution. Secondly, on two of my saddles I've
developed a creaking noise; a little WD40 on the rails does the
trick. On singletrack, I'm probably going to go with a smaller
saddle; the An-atomica is a long saddle, and I find that my shorts
'catch' the nose a bit too much with the constant up and down. I'll
need to try out different saddles.
I should have a couple more photos up later today from the ride.
Cheers,
AJ
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