Old 10-27-21, 11:27 AM
  #12  
Zaskar
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 781
Mentioned: 12 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 479 Post(s)
Liked 277 Times in 156 Posts
To Kapusta's point - adapting riding styles is huge. When I went from the 26" AL hardtail, I had one easy, short ride... then did a race on the 29" carbon FS Scalpel. I swear, the bike is what put me on the podium. There were section - steep, rooty climbs, creek exits, etc. that I would have had to stand and hammer on the old bike. But, since my legs were completely spent, I couldn't... but it turned out, I didn't need to. I sat, spun and let the bike to soooo much more of the work than I was used to. Probably the only time had full-on quad cramps and was smiling!

Darth Lefty thanks for that awesome comparison. Seriously, that should be a sticky.
Zaskar is offline