Originally Posted by
indygreg
PCAD loves his. he used to post about it daily, but I have not been around for a while.
I have the 08 fly 9357, which is same in geometry and similar in many parts. Great great bike for the price. The shock is flexy, but the 09's use the new version SID race which is said to be much better. The tires on these are very light, but have little traction and will pop easily. Some say seatpost is junk, but I do not know.
With new tires the weight will go up some.
The Fly Ti ROCKS. With real tires (Conti Explorers, 530 grams) and a bigger cluster (I think it has a 32 in the back), bar ends, the bike tips the scales @ 22 lbs even for a medium frame (I think it's 22") which is 2 lbs lighter than my old Jamis Dragon (853 steel), and the Fly Ti has disc brakes, not V brakes like the Jamis. Best MTB I've ever had. Love it, the only fly in the ointment is a front Avid Ultimate disc brake that rubs too much, I plan on leaving that with the LBS to try and sort out with Avid in the Spring (need the bike too much now for winter road riding).