First of all my pictures of the bike are poor, I quickly whipped out the phone and grabbed what I could...
I've previously owned a coil 5spot, 06 HL Flux and now a Silver DW Flux. Now we are talking early days and I like to give myself a while to acclimatise to a new bike before I comment but I know there are people on here aching to find out whether they want to break the bank and spend their cash on a new frame, especially if they have an older variant.
My previous flux has done some big rides and big miles, in all weathers and terrains - it's been a pleasure to own and ride - being the perfect bike for me so far. I didn't think there was a whole lot wrong with it but it's great for things to evolve for the better while keeping the heritage intact. So with 11,000 miles behind me and no real problems I decided to put my UK order in for the flux as soon as I saw it ...
I will put my build up on the database, but we're talking a mix of XT,XTR - some British kit - Hope minis, hubs and headset, Use Carbon bars, Thomson pin and stem.
My first ride today I rode some tarmac, some fire road and plenty of singletrack. The great news is it feels like a flux to me but with a crisper back-end. Pedalling without some form of compression on the previous model felt a little sluggish - but the DW is great even with no pro-pedal. I would also say it feels stiffer and rides quicker, carving great through the tight stuff. On the ups (where I think the Turners are amazing) - it oozes grip and you feel you have more power without the bounce that you could sometimes feel getting out of the saddle.
(It was quite shocking on the road how hard-tail like it felt!)
I've yet to dial the shocks in properly and try any real fast downhill stuff but this is a great start. Oh and the bike feels a little heavier than the old flux with similar build - but feels quicker in the saddle.
The guys who did my build tie-wrapped the gear outer to just below the shock, similar to the other side where there is a purpose hole for the brake-line. I'm not sure if this is a good idea yet but the potentially rubbing shock does concern me.
I've previously owned a coil 5spot, 06 HL Flux and now a Silver DW Flux. Now we are talking early days and I like to give myself a while to acclimatise to a new bike before I comment but I know there are people on here aching to find out whether they want to break the bank and spend their cash on a new frame, especially if they have an older variant.
From Flux 09 |
My previous flux has done some big rides and big miles, in all weathers and terrains - it's been a pleasure to own and ride - being the perfect bike for me so far. I didn't think there was a whole lot wrong with it but it's great for things to evolve for the better while keeping the heritage intact. So with 11,000 miles behind me and no real problems I decided to put my UK order in for the flux as soon as I saw it ...
I will put my build up on the database, but we're talking a mix of XT,XTR - some British kit - Hope minis, hubs and headset, Use Carbon bars, Thomson pin and stem.
My first ride today I rode some tarmac, some fire road and plenty of singletrack. The great news is it feels like a flux to me but with a crisper back-end. Pedalling without some form of compression on the previous model felt a little sluggish - but the DW is great even with no pro-pedal. I would also say it feels stiffer and rides quicker, carving great through the tight stuff. On the ups (where I think the Turners are amazing) - it oozes grip and you feel you have more power without the bounce that you could sometimes feel getting out of the saddle.
(It was quite shocking on the road how hard-tail like it felt!)
I've yet to dial the shocks in properly and try any real fast downhill stuff but this is a great start. Oh and the bike feels a little heavier than the old flux with similar build - but feels quicker in the saddle.
The guys who did my build tie-wrapped the gear outer to just below the shock, similar to the other side where there is a purpose hole for the brake-line. I'm not sure if this is a good idea yet but the potentially rubbing shock does concern me.
From Flux 09 |