Rate my freakbike.
I’ve been after something new to play with since the Santa Cruz Jackal went back. It had to be geared, it had to be fun and ideally something that gave some trail feedback rather than the isolated feel you get from a lot of full suspension bikes.
With this in mind, and with an eye on a neglected Orange Sub3 that’s been knocking around the office for a while now, I gathered up a load of bits and set to fettling. New stem, tyres, wheels, brakes, forks and shock later and the monster has been created.
Geometry wise it’s ended up quite close to Sim’s Meta 5.5 and out on it’s initial ride it hasn’t disappointed.
It climbs better than your average MLC bike but downhill still comes alive; very snappy steering and just enough back end bounce to take the sting out of rocky descents whilst still feeling “involving”.
A few more tweaks are in order but it’s looking good*
*beauty may be in eye of beholder. Terms and conditions apply.
April 21st, 2008 at 3:39 am
I guess I’m not getting that bike back, eh?
April 21st, 2008 at 5:53 pm
On the contrary… Dave is just pimping up your ride for your return.