Holy Sh*t! This bike is unbeleivabley fricken amazing unicorns spitting rainbows out of its ass good.....
I liked this bike A LOT, no, I loved it. ......
Even with 160 front, 140 rear, and a incredibly heavy build of 32 pounds and setup with minion dhf's it climbed nearly as well as the Ripley but still better than all other bikes. It handles eerily well with a balance and ease that no other bike i have ridden possesses. I did my usual test loop but went another 1/2 mile of climbing because I was in awe of how well this bike performs. The Switch Infinity is simply incredible. riding through the 2 rock gardens was a breeze and it just fit me so well that i could remain centered and just lean the bike into the turns and it was quite happy to flow so smoothly and predictably. Later in the ride i was playing around with loading the bike going into the naturally bermed turns and releasing to get the bike to whip through. even unclipped, i had so much control of the bike. It was easily the quickest bike of all i have tested in flowy twisty trails. It shouldn't but it is. Quicker and easier than the Ripley
So, I am looking for a new Large, they are sold out but if anyone has a line on one let me know. In the meantime, my LBS here will sell me the slx build. That means I need to put another 2500-3000 into it. It still may be a good deal. Thoughts?
I would put on carbon hoops regardless, but i would like to replace the group with a XO1 or possibly a new GX group. New carbon bars, stem. And shifters (Sram RSC's)
items in question although I didnt feel any deficiencies were the performance (not elite) fork and shock. Any comments on this as far as performance?
I liked this bike A LOT, no, I loved it. ......
Even with 160 front, 140 rear, and a incredibly heavy build of 32 pounds and setup with minion dhf's it climbed nearly as well as the Ripley but still better than all other bikes. It handles eerily well with a balance and ease that no other bike i have ridden possesses. I did my usual test loop but went another 1/2 mile of climbing because I was in awe of how well this bike performs. The Switch Infinity is simply incredible. riding through the 2 rock gardens was a breeze and it just fit me so well that i could remain centered and just lean the bike into the turns and it was quite happy to flow so smoothly and predictably. Later in the ride i was playing around with loading the bike going into the naturally bermed turns and releasing to get the bike to whip through. even unclipped, i had so much control of the bike. It was easily the quickest bike of all i have tested in flowy twisty trails. It shouldn't but it is. Quicker and easier than the Ripley
So, I am looking for a new Large, they are sold out but if anyone has a line on one let me know. In the meantime, my LBS here will sell me the slx build. That means I need to put another 2500-3000 into it. It still may be a good deal. Thoughts?
I would put on carbon hoops regardless, but i would like to replace the group with a XO1 or possibly a new GX group. New carbon bars, stem. And shifters (Sram RSC's)
items in question although I didnt feel any deficiencies were the performance (not elite) fork and shock. Any comments on this as far as performance?