At first I thought this bike was named after the mine, but then I realized that, (like the mine,) it is named after the sword. If I owned this bike, I'd still be tempted to put a "Front Toward Enemy" decal on it.
hey i'm curious what size you would get if you would buy it? i'm 6'1'' and normaly ride around 500mm reach on my YT capra 2021 (XXL) seams like 520mm on the XL is huge. Did the large feel tight?
We would go large, though I (Robert) at 6’2” typically ride bikes in the 475-490mm reach range due to myself proportions (short body) and preferences (more agile feel in tight terrain).
Just ordered my Rowan red frame. Currently on a 22 Pivot Firebird. Super pumped to build this bike! This is only the 2nd review I've seen anywhere of this bike.
@@jzdyrko don't know much about the rallion but I've been looking at high pivot bikes for a while and this seemed the most thought out and seems to pedal really well.
Seems like the perfect candidate for one of those new freehub at the cranks things. Wouldn't that take out any drivetrain anti-squat? But really, claymore? Not really the kind of mine one looks for in a bike usually. If you had one you could say that bike is mine I suppose.
Anti Squat won't be affected by an Ochain/WRP ring since they engage when you pedal. The Pedal Kickback is what those devices aim to reduce or remove, but the idler pulley on high pivot bikes typically achieves the same, so they are unlikely to benefit.
@@boringuserhandle I find steep seat tubes give me knee pain. I have a commencal meta TR and it similar at 78 deg and I notice more knee pain compared to my SC megatower.
LMAO!! Love how they spin the anti-squat as being a positive for "maintaining bike geometry"....ROFL....classic bike industry move... Jim from R&D: so we just spent a year designing this awesome bike with amazing new suspension design that elongates to allow for a more stable stance..... oh, but the anti squat kinematics suck..*cough cough. Jeff from marketing: uh yeah, let us take it from here, we can fix that *Winks. Then they both proceed to walk through a doorway into the depths of hell :P Just fug'n around though, it's a pretty sick offering.
@@azizuladnan2389 anti-squat or anti-rise (Brake squat) Sus kinematic side effects, that come with different suspension designs... either way they're spinning it as a positive, which makes me chuckle...
