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Very interested in hearing how these things ride, and how much conversion kits really transform the bikes. Couldn't get past the aesthetics of the old aluminum GG bikes (and I still think the name sucks) but I like pretty much everything about what they're doing now.
^^^ Ditto. I'm definitely interested in these bikes (Trail Pistol and Smash) and I'm looking forward to hearing your guy's thoughts and impressions on these bikes.
Since this has become the de facto catchall GG thread: Thoughts on an angleset for the Shred Dogg? Geo chart says the current HTA should be 66* since I have a 160 fork on there.
https://bikegeo.muha.cc/
That's a nice little calculator for figuring out geo changes if you use an angleset or change fork length.
You have the alloy Shred Dogg, ya? The carbon one is slacker. Having never ridden the Shred Dogg (I did demo an alloy Megatrail), but owning a Patrol, I would think that the geo of the Shred Dogg, especially the older one, would feel great going 0.5-1* slacker. You have the right combination of steep seat tube and long reach to work well with a slack head angle.
Yeah, 2018 alloy SD. I love it as-is, but it seems worth trying to bring the geo closer to the carbon version. Next question then is, which one?
Here's the full follow up to my previous post: https://blisterreview.com/gear-revie...y-trail-pistol
You said "tuckus" huh huh
Mine showed up yesterday. It's kind of nuts how much one-off machining is on these things between the headtube inserts and chainguide setup. Especially for what they're charging.
Mine isn't a 29er so it'll be better than yours.
Good review.
If you were on a Smash, would you still want to size down to a Size 2? The reach on the Smash is considerably shorter on paper, I'm assuming due to the longer fork.
Good review. I test rode an alloy Trail Pistol before I bought my Sentinel & Smuggler, and would agree with your assessment of how it rode. Which is interesting because when they did the media camps for the carbon release, people were saying they made the TP less harsh, but it sounds like they didn't really.
How come you went with the Deluxe & Pike, if you were going to change out those components later? As you note, GG offers upgrades at build time for a very reasonable price. Their bikes are begging for a minimum of a DPX2 and Fox 36 Performance (or better yet, Elite).
I didn't read the whole review (because holy shit it's long), but the bike feels WAY better in "plush" mode compared to "crush".... I typically like a little bit firmer trail bike, but "crush" was even too stiff for me. Plush felt really damn good and make the bike super smoove.
Just for the sake of reviewing their stock build kit. I mean, in a perfect world, GG's stock build kits would be perfect from the get go, or at least perfect for their price point. With most bikes I review, I'll put at least a month on the stock build before fussing around with swapping parts.
No updates on how it handles seated cornering and jumping with seatpost extended?
I think I may have gotten a dpx2 destined for failure out of the box so I just went ahead changed my shred dogg ass for a megabutt.
that's surprisingly easy to do with these things