"How Much Do You Freakin' Love This Bike?"
Asks one bike tester of his two comrades,"Love, really," one replied, "now we're going to fight over who get's to take it home"
And despite the fact that these men are currently spending "a month in a great riding location, riding the snot out of a years worth of bikes, forks, disc brakes... profiling some of the most promising products of the year" - they are all in agreement. "This bike seems to be head and shoulders above the rest."
Why?
Shorter chainstays may keep the rear wheel corralled, and the rear shock stole the show. The Ohlins TTX 22M, designed by a Swedish suspension company, is a high-volume, twin-tube design with a simple adjustment range, and high/low speed dials to keep the shock working within the useable range of the bike.
Bike Magazine posted a blog with these comments as well: "Every part on the Demo seems like it was hand-selected for its ultimate intention, rather than draped as an afterthought. Custom Avid Code X0 World Cup brakes utilizing X0 levers and Code calipers demonstrate an obsessive attention to detail."
Here's their video:
Each tester noticed the responsiveness and maneuverability of this bike, even when compared to all the amazing bikes they have been riding during the 2014 Bible of Bike tests. The stability they experienced "allowed [us] to attack turns harder and commit to and conquer lines that were not cleaned on any other bike"
One tester summed it up best. He said that as soon as he started riding the Demo 8 II he thought, " I can ride this bike, this bike isn't riding me."
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