Originally Posted by jeremywhitehorn

so i ventured into the don to field test the new MTB and boy i had forgotten what a different experience mountain biking can be! i'm used to sort of zoning out and thinking of the big picture, taking my hands off the bars and stretching. nope, not on the trail. i was all alert all the time, grunting up hills, walking about 60% of them and eventually having a full head on colision with another cyclist (our helmets actually knocked together). i can't wait for more, but i think i'll lower the gearing a little bit becuase i was pushing a little too hard. or maybe i'm a weakling. now back to your regularly scheduled programme.