Road my mountain bike, which I will refer to as an Epic Evo29er in the future to avoid having to type it’s full name, for the first time this Friday. I’ve got to tweak the suspension a little, but overall the bike felt great and I’m really looking forward to riding it this year. My initial thoughts:
-The Formula R1 brakes worked great, felt really smooth, very good stopping power, nice quiet. I’m not really sure what else you could look for.
-It was surprising how quiet having a brand new drivetrain was (I guess that says I should take better care of that this year).
-I’m really excited how confident I felt on the Fastrak29x2.0 front tire that I put on the bike, last year I used a much knobbier and wider Captain 2.2.
-I need to tweak the front suspension a little, it felt a little harsh (then again it was Francis Beatty, which if you’re not from the Charlotte area, is super rooty), but I don’t think that will be a big issue.
-The bike pedaled awesome, nothing different than last year’s model, but it always surprises me when I ride an Epic how well they do pedal for being a full suspension bike.
My girlfriend just surprised me with one for Christmas. Icant wait to hit the trails tomorrow for the first time on it.
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