After some due diligence on the course over seven days and a couple of inquiries I had to relent and accept that the best bike choice was to take the full squishie. The singlespeed was left behind mostly because of it being rigid and having no cush which would start to catch up with the body after a few days.
I think going the full squish route will also up the fun factor on the descents too. I am still dialing in the stiffness on the fork and the shock and trying to figure out what the right mix is without giving up too much for the climbs. The plan is to do a more thorough bike review of the Blur XC after the race and compare it to the TallBoy and the LT. My first thoughts are that the TallBoy is an awesome bike but not nearly as fast or playful as the Blur XC. They are both great bikes but the XC excels where you expect it to with super fast reaction time and very precise handling. The TallBoy just does not let you throw it around on tekkie sections like the XC....more to detailed review to come...
I think going the full squish route will also up the fun factor on the descents too. I am still dialing in the stiffness on the fork and the shock and trying to figure out what the right mix is without giving up too much for the climbs. The plan is to do a more thorough bike review of the Blur XC after the race and compare it to the TallBoy and the LT. My first thoughts are that the TallBoy is an awesome bike but not nearly as fast or playful as the Blur XC. They are both great bikes but the XC excels where you expect it to with super fast reaction time and very precise handling. The TallBoy just does not let you throw it around on tekkie sections like the XC....more to detailed review to come...
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