We were joined by a good friend of mine, Duncan Conway. Dunc's job for the day was document our messing about on film and an awesome job he did too!
The whole idea was that we'd swap bikes so we had the Genesis back to back with the Orange Sub-zero (with bomb proof build) and the SantaCruz Chameleon.
Lots and lots of fun messing about on other peoples bikes - really strange to feel other peoples favourite setup.
Jon's Sub-zero was very heavy, with low rise bars. It felt in-destructable and once moving felt great. I found it a little heavy and less keen to manouvre. The Alpitude was so confidence inspiring. Everyone who rode it mentioned how planted it felt despite it's light build and weight. Great all round bike. Full write up in Issue 9 of Wideopen!!
And the Chameleon? Well it didn't dissappoint. I love it more every time I ride it... so whether I'll splash the cash on a more confidence inspiring front end remains to be seen... (Pikes/Revelation Maxle-lites plus a set of SLX hubs/Mavic XM321 rims). We'll see I guess :)
Anyway - photos are on Facebook for now - I'll post some on Picasa on here later in the week when I've all Dunc's photos.
For now:
My photos:
Dunc's photos:
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