Built
Got the Race built this weekend had time to get about 45min of trail time on her yesterday. I'm still trying to reach a verdict on it's character:
1. very responsive to steering input(spent 1/2 hour doing a slalom around the bike shop sales floor, it was raining)
2. on the trail you must steer it through the corners(vs my Fats that you just sit back and carve)
3. bunnyhops like a jackrabbit, seems it would rather bunnyhop trail obstacles than wheelie over them
4. the rear end wanted to slide out a few times on the wet leaves, where I totally wouldn't of expected my Yo or Buck to.
5. Orange is a b*@#^ing color for a trail bike, especially this time of year!
I would say that overall I am pleased. Some of my observations might seem negative, but it is more just getting to know how a new tool performs. I still need to play with the stem length/angle a bit which will also change my COG, changing handling a bit.
Bikes are cool!