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Yes, of course, when you’re used to riding a cross country bike,
as I am, and you get on a bike like this one you feel comfortable on it straight away.
It’s incredible: the suspension, the shock-absorption, is really impressive.
You get on it and you ride straight, you look for straight lines.
You don’t have to worry about rocks or stones any more, you can go at top speed, and in a straight line.
You can delay the braking.
It has powerful brakes and dampers so you can brake right at the last moment,
the handling’s completely different.
I have great fun with this bike when I take it out on the road in winter.
I felt comfortable on it straight away, and I liked the position. It’s a good compromise between
a comfortable descent position and a climbing position that allows you to pedal at the same time.
It’s a real all-rounder that lets you do whatever you want, with a great distribution
of the front and rear suspension that works really well.
And I think it’s a bike that lets you develop and progress very quickly,
and a bike you feel comfortable with right from the start.
Yes, the kinematics is very interesting as it provides good shock
absorption without too much pump, and for someone like me who’s used to
riding hard trail bikes pedalling’s a pleasure now, as the bike isn't too pumped-up.
I think it’s going to be one of the best bikes in its category,
in the 140 - 150 mm travel category I mean,
for daring stuff like enduro or free ride.
It’s just what was needed in this category.
Right now top-level bikes are available from hard tails to 150 mm bikes,
and that’s a very wide range. You can go from one bike to another and from
one category to another, or from one speciality to another, and
enjoy all the mountain bike specialities.