i found mtb as a way to stay sane during my summers away from snowboarding and now its just kinda taken over. Cut my teeth in the Tetons, Spent a couple seasons in the NW, but there's no place like home!
Outstanding build POWsLAYER!! Digging the polished silver accents. I've been a fan of the Onza Skinwall tires for some time, but haven't put them on a build as of yet.
also, there are many bikes I don't care for on this site, but like most adults, I don't even put forth the effort to express it because, WHY? to take someone down a peg? seems rude. Theres enough "bro" in this sport, and plenty of ego, so why not shift the paradigm away from the overwhelming amount of negativity in Mtn bike culture and bring about some positivity?
I had my first one built with a 150mm MRP Stage and it had a an offset 10mm less than fox/sram so it rode about the same with a 40mm stem as this does I feel. I feel like the tune on the V1 with the monarch was better than what this comes with from fox even though I feel like this shock is better across the board than the sram offering. I can see how some might say this is more park bike the way its set up from the factory, but this suits the way I ride. its...