Saturday, April 12, 2008

FELT...

Introducing two new members to the team:

Mr Superlight Felt RXC Team Hardtail

& Mr Felt Virtue R1 with fancy redbits

Both bikes are paired with modified Pace (now DT Swiss) Carbon Forks.

What I love about them?

We're talking comfort you can instantly feel. The compact design of the hardtail allows for a long seat post which provides additional cushioning over the wishbone rear end. At the Koorablyn 24 Hour, I rode for 16 hours straight on this bike and didn't want to get off it. The bike is really light at a touch over 9kgs. which benefits everything: climbing, braking, cornering ...and Prue when she's packing the car.

As for the Virtue dually... in the tough midnight hours of a 24 hour I would change to a dual suspension to help preserve the body for the morning. I've been training on the Felt Virtue dually and six hour rides suddenly now feel like three or four. Good for the old bones & more importantly leaves me with more energy to clean the house & Prue's bike when I get home!