beeb
Dr. Beebenson, PhD HA, ST, Offset (hons)
You are a lot more 'steezy' than I though... I suspect my "Dad-bod and lame" riding style appreciates their less girder-like feel compared to some other alloy offerings.
Haakon
has an accommodating arse
Must be why I like them too! I sometimes sorta regret buying the carbon trance over the alloy one. I do enjoy the almost XC chuckabiltiy of the lightness, but the alloy version i rode before buying it did somehow feel a little more planted, and in a way the few hundred grams of frame mass wouldn't explain. But ultimately the carbon bling factor won
pink poodle
気が狂っている男
I have always found maestro to pedal like a legless seal on acid. It bobs like a busy truck stop hooker, is sooooooo sluggish, and hooks up on the chunder. Which is not traits I would expect from a virtual pivot design. I've tried a few of the other virtual platforms and everything else left it for dead.
It feels like they have somehow nailed all the negative characteristics of other suspension platforms while skirting each of their patent protections.
Haakon
has an accommodating arse
Maybe its because I only have the technological masterpiece of the Orange SP to compare it to
And I thought I was a Giant hater. I kneel at the feet of the master!
pink poodle
気が狂っている男
I'm just biased against big bike.
...and I have owned 3 of them! All from different stages of the maestro fiasco. And I didn't even mention the way the seat is always sticking in your arse.
Rorschach
Didnt pay $250 for this custom title
Thats cos you don’t hate that bit
pink poodle
気が狂っている男
It's plenty good until you try and throw a micro whip.
SummitFever
Eats Squid
I have two 2020 Trance 29ers, one in alu and one in carbon. I can't tell the difference in ride between the frames. The carbon's a lighter build but its funny how little difference there is when you get out and ride them.Must be why I like them too! I sometimes sorta regret buying the carbon trance over the alloy one. I do enjoy the almost XC chuckabiltiy of the lightness, but the alloy version i rode before buying it did somehow feel a little more planted, and in a way the few hundred grams of frame mass wouldn't explain. But ultimately the carbon bling factor won
Fully agree though that the carbon one looks like crap. Got a bit of that Mondraker dog taking a shit vibe to it.
DougalStrachan
Likes Dirt
First it annoyed me because they often don't change the brake routing run it to the other side of the frame, then I noticed the Photoshop effort on the brake routing where the front hose disappears so maybe they do bother to reroute, but don't take a photo of the actual bike but just pay someone to Photoshop (well I guess they were photo shopping anyway). Nothing to actually add, just an old man shouting at clouds......
Haakon
has an accommodating arse
You'll do fine around here.