I have been spoiled riding full squishy for a while now so when I first hopped on, it was stiff and ewwy. My normal XC ride is a Giant Anthem but it has been out of comission for the past month so I have been playing on the hardtail. These are prime New England rocky and rooty technical singletracks and tons of snowmobile trails in between. I ride places like FOMBA, Bear Brook, and Fort Rock in S.NH on a daily basis. I ride any where from 20-30 miles after work and anywhere from 40-60 miles on my days off. An A2Z DM-UNI bracket has also been installed to upgrade the frame for a pair of vintage Hayes Sole hydrolic disc brakes and a vintage RockShox Judy.įirstly I ride hard. It has super wide bars with Ergon grips and an external bottom bracket. I have decked this bike out with Race Face, FSA, and Marin, components I got cheeply on EBay.
I have built this frame up and been riding it! It's a 2000-2002 SE. I have 4 quality nekked frames sitting in my basement right now and this one is by far the lightest one including 1 Kona hardtail. This might be a newer version than what the previous reviewers have tried.