Today Santa came early for me. My new KH24 Freeride was delivered by a
man who's arms nearly got ripped from his sockets! So I thought I'd give
some first impressions: First off it's very easy on the eye in a pretty
yet sturdy sort of way. I was impressed with the bearing housings too.
They're really solid and there are no bits of screw protruding anywhere
as the srewheads sit in little recesses. The hub is MASSIVE, I'm sure
it's nearly the diameter of a rolling pin. The tyre is rather marvellous
too; I was doing some natural trials on some rocks and even covered in
mud it still stuck to the rocks like nobodies business. I've not really
experimented with the rail adaptor yet. Although I had to fiddle about
with it a bit after the nose of the saddle got knocked downwards when I
did a drop not more than 4 ft, so anyone buying one, check the tightness
of the saddle before you do drops.
I also got some of the new kh pulse gloves and they seem pretty funky.
Comfortable, but you've still got loads of support and movement. I went
for the medium size as I wasn't really sure how hands are measured, and
they seem fine. A little tight, but they'll stretch.
My one concern is the number of Kris Holm signatures I now display when
I'm riding: One on each leg, two on the rim, two on the frame, two on
the seatpost, one on the saddle, one on each crank, one on the hub and
two on each hand...that's 14 altogether!!! Ah well, I suppose if I'm
going to adorn my self with someone's name...repeatedly. then Kris
Holm's is better than most others.
All in all it's a wonderful machine and I'd reccomend it to anyone. I'll
have some photos posted soon of it nice and muddy.
Kit (a very happy badger)
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