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Nico Member  Member#: 299 Location: Registered: 28-07-2003 Diary Entries: 71 Mood: Whatever. |
6th March 2005 Mt. Biking: North Downs Wind Direction: NE? Wind Stength: Surf / Sea State: Muddy Air Temperature: Parky Sea Temperature: Too parky Weather: Cold, clear. Max Speed: 25 (knots - unless stated otherwise) Distance Covered: 20 (Nautical Miles - unless stated otherwise) Borrowed a Marin Mount Vision for a test drive over this weekend. Got the bib tights out for the first time in several years and set off along the North Downs Way to give the bike a solid try out. I'd tried the Spesh Stumpy 120 a few weeks back but conditions then were dry. Today was super gloopy after the freeze so I stuck to the firmer routes along the top. At first I wasn't so impressed with the bike but after a while I got to like it more and more. Not as plush as the Spesh but with more feedback. All that light weight stuff like a carbon seatpost was a waste of time as by the time I'd gone a mile I'd gained about 3 pounds of mud. But with disc brakes who cares. Just keep pedalling through all the mud and puddles. The tires did a good job of maintaining grip as I took to the ridges on the side of the track in order to bypass the sludge. On the way back I decided to give the suspension a good workout by going down the super-rutted track from Newlands Corner. Even with a modest 100mm of travel it went down a treat - something I'm nervous about on my hardtail. When I got back I was almost too tired to wash the bike down but I had to as it is due in the shop tomorrow morning. And the cold water really reminded me why I'm not windsurfing at this time of year. I got some funny looks coming back with mud all over both bike and rider. Marvellous. Well worth it. I think I prefer the plush ride of the Stumpy though. |
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