Originally Posted by
Zephyr11
It'll be flexy when you pump it really hard. Twitchy, if I'm understanding what you're referring to, is a geometry problem. Headtube's too steep for your style of riding, perhaps?
Twitchy meaning every half inch my hands, butt, head, etc. moves, the bike wants to dart across the trail. Handles like my road bike, and while that's a good thing, and it takes no effort to turn, sometimes you can literally look to your left, and the bike will be off the trail before you know it.
@chelboed, you know your forks, eh!? I didn't realize that Vanilla R is a good fork. I always assumed it was pretty mid level.
One thing I noticed, while riding a 29'er Intense Tracer with a full XT build, is that I can climb with what seems like about half the effort. I'm not sure if it was due to the momentum, bigger wheels, or gearing, but that 32lb bike climed faster and easier than my 24lb bike can go on level ground even.