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Originally Posted by iajim
Just curious, are you an "A" rider? Senior hare scrambles? A no-race trail rider? How much weight w/ riding gear? How tall? We've all had bikes that weren't a good fit for one reason or another. Just trying to get a clearer picture than what I read in the magazines.
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I'm a semi-old dude who didn't start riding until 5 years ago; now aged 43.
Tried my first race last year, in senior amateur class, Monkey Wrench Cross Country.
Normally ride gnarly single track, lots of bush wacking, log jumping, tight stuff. Usually once a ride I'm ready to barf, or stroke out....we don't ride roads, period.
I'm 6 foot,195 pounds. The X seems to fit good, but I may take the bars forward and up a touch to open things up a bit, thats the way my Gasser was.
I can pretty much stand flat-footed on the X, very similar in seat height to the Gasser too, makes side-hill kick starts easy.
The power of the X also feels very similar to the GasGas, just not quite as grunty down low....then again the Gasser was tractor!