April 28, 2005

Steve Larsen Races the Scale at Sea Otter

The bike was great! After not competing in a professional MTB race for almost 4 years, I was totally unsure of both my fitness and skill level. The loss in fitness was my fault, but the bike seemed to compensate for my loss of technical skill by absorbing the shock of the trail to help me stay on track. It accelerated on the climbs like a road bike. I am looking forward to racing it a bit more in the coming weeks, but my initial impression was that it is clearly the nicest bike I have ever raced on. Too bad I had to retire to get it!