New Bike!!

Although my Giant XTC bike has served me well for ... um, not that many days, really, at least for the 2010 PNP MTB series ... when the chance arose to get a fully it was too good to miss. Don from Mud Cycles was selling his old Orange (he's upgraded to a fantastic looking Turner). So after school one day Dad and I took it out for a spin in Makara Peak MTB Park.

Although I’m not so technologically retarded to think that the name ‘Orange’ referred just to the bike’s colour, but I was still surprised to find that is in fact silver, with no orange at all except a tiny sticker (It now has some bright orange hand grips).

Despite the lack of exciting colours the bike was amazing to ride. The tubeless wheels made more difference than I could have imagined. It was like the bike wanted to play. After getting a bit of help from the guys at i-Ride to get it set up better for me, and a coaching session with Marjolein Ros of Revolve Training on the subtleties of controlling a fully at speed, I am thoroughly enjoying my first fully. Heaps of thanks to Don, Marjolein, and all the guys at i-Ride.

Tech specs:
2003 Orange Sub-3
2007 Marzocchi Bomber MX Pro SL forks
5th Element Air shock in rear
FSA SL-XC wheelset with tubeless tyres
FSA Afterburner 386 42/27T cranks
Shimano cassette 12-36



Here I am using the XtC to lure my Track coach over to the Dark Side!

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