Have I mentioned lately I love this group and you lot are fantastic!
Thanks, Patrick. I've written you off group so I can get skewered. Grin.
Also, no need for LCG on the 12-14% grade, but I need need to stop and rest
a few times.
Felt great this afternoon, so headed up Mt. Esther trail. After the roads
to get there, the trail is ridiculously steep and is basically all LCG for
the first mile (and 1,200 feet climb). I usually take 40-45 minutes to do
this with the Hunqapillar, but with the QB it was 30. Yowza! I felt far
less need to rest along the way, and was even able to shoulder carry her
for the more insane bits (not an option with the Hunqa's diagitube). She
handles the trails brilliantly and is a completely different experience to
ride them. Quick is apt, so she is well named! Grin.
I was able to ride almost as much as I ride on the Hunqapillar, adding just
a few hundred yards more LCG over 3.5 hours. I really doubt I need a 22t
gear, and that is exciting! The efficiency of the SS drivetrain is truly
amazing, along with the lighter bike and less gear on it.
After a wondrous jaunt through the wilds and highlands, I get treated to a
screaming descent on paved back road, then dirt roads and the MSO handles
all of it spectacularly. This truly is a great go-light bike set up for all
day longer distance adventures. No doubt I'll ride the QB like crazy and
then rediscover the Hunqapillars niche -- especially when I need to carry
more than a wee bag of stuff, or bikepacking. The option of two bikes it
truly a blessing and opens up lots of possibilities.
Pictures prove I had a fantastic time and go to great lengths to color
coordinate with the flora on my rides. Grin.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/32311885@N07/sets/72157644683556936/
With abandon,
Patrick
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