New Ride!

I got an early Christmas present. Satuday morning I recieved a phone call from Outdoor Motion, the local bike shop in Hutchinson, that my bike had arrived and was ready to be picked up. I was really surprised because it was on backorder and the anticpated ship date was some time in February. The 2008 Gary Fisher Rig is a very nice looking bike with a decent component group considering the price. The bike comes stock with the new Fox F80RL 29er fork, tubless ready wheelset and Avid BB7 brakes.

I haven't had a chance to take it out for a ride yet, but the bike feels very comfortable and the cockpit feels spot on. The only changes I have made are a Bontrager X lite carbon flat bar (with less sweep) and I removed the spacers under the stem and placing them on top. Compared to the Supercal FS the bike is slightly more upright and the bar to saddle length is nearly 2 inches shorter. Despite the larger wheels the bike feels surprisingly compact. I can already sense the benefit of the larger wheels and their ability to roll over obstacles with ease. When I ride into the family room from the kitchen down the two stairs, the bike rolls almost effortlessly. In contrast, the 26" wheels are noticeably rougher down the same stairs.

The bike is no lightweight, but considering the components not too bad. The bike stock comes with realatively heavy Bontrager ACX 2.2" tires and I currently have my old Time ATAC aluminum pedals on. In the current state, the bike still weighs a respectable 25.8# (size medium 17.5"). Interestingly that is the same exact weight as my Supercal FS. In comparison my race HT weighs about 22.5#.