I have owned both V2.2 and V3 in Medium and I would say the new one is definitely and improvement over the old. The biggest change is the kinematics, its a bit more progressive which means I can run a firmer coil for more bottom out resistance but not loose small bump sensitivity, plus the progression is adjustable. There is also more seat insertion which means I can run a One up V3 at 200mm where as on the v2.2 I could only use a 180. Its hard to say if the geometry changes are really noticeable although I no longer run any spacers under my stem as it has a bit more stack. There have also been some upgrades to the pivot hardware, I found the main pivot on the V2.2 to be quite creaky unless I rebuilt it fairly regularly, the V3 seems better from this perspective. is it worth the extra 40% cost hard to say. But I think they only have Small and XL left I the V2.2
I got it right that Ur riding a mullet Setup? Anything negative remarqued? Because this 2.2 Version originally was not supposed to be equipped by two different wheelsizes...
Thanks for the rundown. I am curious about the frame stiffness and therefore the harshness. Do you ever find it to be too stiff? I am used to carbon bikes which do mute a lot of the chatter. I am totally sold on this frame's geometry as my next bike and hoping it won't be too harsh of a ride.
These frames are on sale, is it worth buying one compared to the V3 that's available?
I have owned both V2.2 and V3 in Medium and I would say the new one is definitely and improvement over the old. The biggest change is the kinematics, its a bit more progressive which means I can run a firmer coil for more bottom out resistance but not loose small bump sensitivity, plus the progression is adjustable. There is also more seat insertion which means I can run a One up V3 at 200mm where as on the v2.2 I could only use a 180. Its hard to say if the geometry changes are really noticeable although I no longer run any spacers under my stem as it has a bit more stack. There have also been some upgrades to the pivot hardware, I found the main pivot on the V2.2 to be quite creaky unless I rebuilt it fairly regularly, the V3 seems better from this perspective. is it worth the extra 40% cost hard to say. But I think they only have Small and XL left I the V2.2
I got it right that Ur riding a mullet Setup? Anything negative remarqued? Because this 2.2 Version originally was not supposed to be equipped by two different wheelsizes...
Thanks for the rundown. I am curious about the frame stiffness and therefore the harshness. Do you ever find it to be too stiff? I am used to carbon bikes which do mute a lot of the chatter. I am totally sold on this frame's geometry as my next bike and hoping it won't be too harsh of a ride.
hard to beat a well built raw alloy rig 🔥
This!!
mine is the 2.0 version and still the boss.
Incremental changes to a well engineered machine!