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Outdoor Demo Day #1 LenzSport PBJ, WTB Dissent, and more…
Outdoor Demo Day #2 Titus Rockstar, Crank Bros. wheels, and more…
Indoor Report #1 Niner, Intense, and more….
Indoor Report #2 Van Dessel WTF, Salsa Woodchipper, and more….
Indoor Report #3 Surly “Larry”, wheelsets, and more…
Indoor Report #4 Ellsworth, Origin 8, and more…
Indoor Report #5 Tubeless wheels and new tires.
Indoor Report #6 More new tires, Rawland Cycles, Turner and more..
Interbike Best Of Show
Interbike Hangover Report Left overs from the show!
Interbike Hangover Report: Jamis 650B B2 FS
Interbike Ride Report: Santa Cruz Bikes Tall Boy 29″er FS
Interbike Ride Report: Jamis D29 Carbon Hard Tail 29″er
Interbike Ride Report: Specialized S-Works Stumpjumper Carbon Hard Tail 29″er
Interbike Ride Report: Raleigh XXIX Pro
Interbike Ride Report: Gary Fisher Bikes Rumblefish II
Interbike Ride Report: Specialized Epic Marathon 29″er
Interbike Ride report: Kona Hei Hei FS 29″er
Interbike Ride Report: Scott Scale 29″er
Interbike Ride Report: GT Bikes Sensor FS
Interbike Ride Report: Cielo Single Speed
Interbike Ride Report: Salsa Selma
Interbike Editorial: Grannygear shares his thoughts on the 2009 Interbike and trends.
How would you compare the Tallboy to the Superfly 100 for a XC racer/trainer? I live in Wisconsin and race on the WORS series along with some point to point races (Cheq 40, Ore 2 Shore) and am doing the BC stage race next year. I am currently riding steel framed custom bikes (full steel hardtail and a steel front triangle/ventana rear end fully) and am happy with the hard tail but am looking for a more responsive and lighter full suspension bike to race/train. Would really love to see a comparison or get your thoughts on the two bikes side by side.
thanks
Jim Chapman
@ Jim Chapman: We hope to be getting a Tall Boy in for a review soon, so perhaps that will work out to answer some questions there. Till then, here’s my take on the two rigs:
To my mind, the Superfly 100 is a full on race machine. It rides efficiently, is light, and is spec’ed out of the box as such. The Tall Boy, while being XC raceable, is designed to be more than that. Not that the Superfly should be sold short. It too could hold its own as a trail bike with a tire swap from the stock, racer boy shoes, but it is a more “pure bred” racing machine than the Santa Cruz. Especially in terms of how the suspension is set up on the Fisher. (Boost Valve setting)
I guess if I were aiming at doing some serious XC race action on one or the other, I wouldn’t be afraid of doing it on the Santa Cruz at all, but the edge here goes to the Superfly 100 in my mind.
If I were focused on 12/24′s- really long stuff- then I would give the edge to the Santa Cruz.