new ride

[rocknrollgirl]

I just picked up a new bike two weeks ago, the Giant Lust Advanced 27.5. I am actually scaling down from 29er, which seems odd to some folks, but there you have it. I was looking for a new full suspension bike, and when I asked my trusty bike guy, the Giant Lust was his first recco. He said that when he was at Interbike this summer, all of the women were gushing about the bike. So I did my homework measured up my current bikes, look at all of the reviews and took a HUGE leap of faith.

So far I am in love with the bike. It handles like my 26 inch bike and it rolls like my 29er, well, almost. I think that is the only trade off so far, I have lost a little of my top end rolling speed, but I think it might be worth it for the handling and acceleration. I do know that overall it fits me much better than my 29er, so I am already ahead of the game in that dept.

I will keep you posted on my thoughts as I ride her more.

[Veronica]

Congratulations! Many happy trails!

Veronica

[yellow]

I've been thinking pretty hard about one of those 650B bikes. I'm looking forward to your impressions as you get to know it. A 29er is just too much bike for me (and I realize that won't make sense to a lot of people). Granted, I've only tooled around a little bit on one (29er), so my opinion might be premature. Anyhoo, enjoy it and let us know what you think over time! :-D

[ride4fun]

WOW very pretty, looks like fun.

[emily_in_nc]

Love...er...lust it!

Enjoy!

[thekarens]

Great bike! I've wanted a 650 for a while.

[Owlie]

I like the idea of a 650b, and depending on your terrain and trails, it makes sense.

And it looks sharp! Congratulations!

[Wahine]

RnR, I'm with you. I've never tried a 29er that didn't feel quite right for me and I've decided to build a 650b this winter.

Happy riding!!

[OakLeaf]

Lust is right! Enjoy!

[rocknrollgirl]

Update:
Today we rode the toughest park that we have in a 90 min drive radius. Lots of climbing, not many rock, but lots and lots of rooty, twisty single track with big water bars and washed out logs. It was leaf covered and wet.

It took me a few miles to get my mojo going. From the lot you climb in any direction that you go, so no warm up. But she climbs like a dream. Once we hit the height of land, it is a twisty rooty downhill. I have had to relearn how to descend on the new bike, but I got it all worked out today. I have also had to tweak my climbing because the front end it light and I am used to a larger, heavier wheel, so it feels a bit squirrely. So I just had to readjust my boobs to the tube while climbing and I got that issue settles.

To anyone that is contemplating, I have only good things to say!