New Isis Post ride report

MTB Lover said:

Well, I have had Ellsworth exactly one week. I have put about 75 miles on it, including a nice 4
hour jaunt around Santos.

Nice.

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Keep in mind, this is my first full suss bike. Initially I was worried about pedal bob, I was
moving up and down slightly when riding on level terrain, this I have gotten used to, to the point
I no longer notice it at all.

Nice.

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Handling, the bike carves twisty singletrack like nobody's business, I though my hardtail was
going to really shine here, alas I am pleasantly surprised. I even found myself going completely,
insanely too fast on some sections with short (<3ft) up and downs and tight twisty banked turns,
and I was surprised to find myself feeling quite in control, it will be interesting to find my
new limits.

Nice.

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On the Hardtail, when hitting those short up and downs too fast, each progressive one sent you
further and further out of control until you endo'd or hit the brakes,

..so the reason you went FS is because you don't have the skills to master a hardtail? In my not so
humble opinion it seems that the FS is making up for a lack of skills.....of course I could be
completely wrong.

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this bike soaks it up and screams to go faster. Jumps, haven't hit it too hard yet, but the first
little one I did, I was quite surprised at the sensation when landing, VERY soft and cushy!

Nice.

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Steep drops, if they are smooth, it seems the same as my hardtail, if they are bumpy, if feels a
bit more controllable. On technical steep downhills, I find myself not riding the brakes as much
and just letting the suspension soak up the hits, this is nice.

Yes, nice.

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I thought that a brand new LX group would be better than a 3 year old XTR group, I am wrong here,
the old half worn out XTR stuff on my old hardtail still shifts quicker, and quieter than the brand
new LX stuff, still quite functional, and hopefully durable. I have gotten pretty comfortable on
the full suss platform, and am now wondering how I lived without it.

Soon you'll be wondering why you ever bought into the hype.

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YMMV

Enjoy yourself at all cost.

Peace, Bill(didnt' even mention SS)Wheeler ...one speed to rule them all, one speed to find them,
one speed to bring them all and on the trails pass them In the Land of Avalon where the geared
pigs lie...

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On the Hardtail, when hitting those short up and downs too fast, each progressive one sent you
further and further out of control until you endo'd or hit the brakes,

..so the reason you went FS is because you don't have the skills to master a hardtail? In my not
so humble opinion it seems that the FS is making up for a lack of skills.....of course I could be
completely wrong.

Not exactly, I am just saying it seems as though I can go faster through this type of terrain on the
full suss, lack of skills? maybe? better tool to match my skills? definatly.

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I thought that a brand new LX group would be better than a 3 year old XTR group, I am wrong here,
the old half worn out XTR stuff on my old hardtail still shifts quicker, and quieter than the
brand new LX stuff, still quite functional, and hopefully durable. I have gotten pretty
comfortable on the full suss platform, and am now wondering how I lived without it.

Soon you'll be wondering why you ever bought into the hype.

Which hype, full suss or Shimanos marketing strategy?

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