SuperFly SS...Whoohoo!!!

Thrash testing has begun on the the Fisher SuperFly SS now that it is "nearly complete"...the last major piece was my Stans tubeless wheels (that I just built up) with some fat Bontrager XDX 2.1 tires installed (that look more like 2.3 inch tires). I use the words "nearly complete" since I'm contemplating putting a rigid fork on this bike in the near future, which should easily make it a sub-19 lb bike - maybe closer to 16lbs with the right tire choice...sick!!!



So far I'm still skeptical about the tires, but that is why I love thrash testing. I've found that the Bontrager XDX tires are not too good in mud, but seem to be excellent at riding in hard crusty snow and on the dry dirt they are fast enough to keep my happy.



The SuperFly SS climbs well and I am surprised at the hills I'm making it over at this time...let's just say that making it up George Creek (Meyer's Ridge Rd) and the grade on Weissenfels has my SS ego a tad inflated. I've tried these hills in the past on a SS and never made it very far...heck these climbs are hard enough on a geared bike. Here is a 3D map of the Weissenfels-George Cr/Meyers Ridge Rd loop (~5100 ft climbing in 60-ish miles) that I frequently do...



No mud-yuk on this day, but there is still a wee bit of snow up there in spots.



The SuperFly ride is soooo much smoother than I ever thought carbon could be and I ride some rough, bone-rattling stuff. I was truly anticipating a slightly harsh ride from it - similar to what I experienced in the past (long, long ago) test riding Trek carbon mountain bikes. But the Superfly frame has a butter smooth ride that has converted me into a believer that carbon mountain bikes can be extraordinary in function...so what I'm saying is that the company hype is more than true...Fisher got it right! I don't get paid to print the truth or say things like that.

So far (4-rides, 213-miles) I'm grinning big with some hurting legs...