Bikes & Frames Rated and Reviewed
06 Mongoose Teocali Comp
My first point would be the Manitou Splice forks. They turn into rigid forks after about half an hour of the black run at Glentress, which is a real bummer. I think the forks are abysmal, tbh..................
07 Specialized Stumpjumper FSR Comp
I was expecting the bike to go well when pointed downhill, and it doesn’t disappoint. I’ve comfortably used all of the 130mm of travel and as expected it smoothed things out nicely. The real surprise came on the ups.....
07 Trek Fuel ex 9
After several rides on the new Trek I’m starting to get a feel for the bike. It is most at home on technical single track and inspires a lot of confidence on descents too..
Sometimes too much confidence as I discovered .......