To go to a festibike and not to try bikes is how to go to Rome and not to see Eats it.

As such, the BTTveredas tried and he tested the resistance of the material (this time I did not break any prop eheh)

The victims of the Test-Drive were the next ones:
Specialized: Epic, Stumpjumper and Pitch Pro
Scott: Genius 20 Carbon

(it clicks in “more …” to read what we find of the bikes and to see the remaining photos)

I was curious because of trying the Specialized Pitch Pro, very much because of the suspension Pike U-turn, as soon as I never tested one … But I did not like at all that one!! I found the very hard suspension, and as it is of springs, it does not let to regulate the force of the pre-load, only exchanging for a more weak spring. In counterentry, I liked enough the behavior of the Pitch and his deadening. Even with the shock absorber FoxRP2 when in the bike was opened it was pumping little much pedaling in foot, or it will raise it, but however it was absorbing the small impacts and great impacts with a great spot!! By chance I liked, and even got enthusiastic about the Pitch that I did not even give in time to pass. Em contrapartida, gostei bastante do comportamento da Pitch e do seu amortecimento. Mesmo com o amortecedor FoxRP2 em aberto a bike bombeava muito pouco a pedalar em pé, ou a subir, mas no entanto absorvia os pequenos impactos e grandes impactos com uma grande pinta !! Por acaso gostei, e até me entusiasmei com a Pitch que nem dei pelo tempo passar.

This I am (andrextr) testing the Pitch (size L) in a few escadinhas! Very amusing, it is the Pike351 that I did not like!

Here there is the Rabbet (GSLV) to try the new Specialized Epic! I came walking in her and also I did not dislike! The system Brain to the front and behind they do from her a very quick bicycle in acceleration! It is clear that the sensibility to the small impacts does not liken to the Pitch, but she even so is a very comfortable bike. Also I tried to jump with her and it faded well without great impact. She is an excellent bike of XC undoubtedly, only remain to know which his durability, but that did not let to test! O sistema Brain à frente e atrás fazem dela uma bicicleta muito rápida em aceleração! É claro que a sensibilidade aos pequenos impactos não se compara à Pitch, mas mesmo assim é uma bike muito confortável. Também experimentei saltar com ela e amorteceu bem sem grande impacto. É uma excelente bike de XC sem duvida, só resta saber qual a sua durabilidade, mas isso não deu para testar!

Also we went round in the Stumpjumper size M (it is in the first photo, to the bottom). Like the Pitch, the shock absorber FOX makes the rear deadening of the very good Stumpjumper! It is noticed that the Stump has less course but the difference also is not very significant (they is alone 30mm of difference). In the front, the Stump was equipped with a Fox Talas 140mm … Comparatively with the Pike, I thought that to Splints 15 gives to 0! I adored the behavior of the suspension! Extremely sensitive and full of tunings that alter in fact the behavior of the suspension! Very good same! Also I found the very small bike for me, but it is normal, it was M and I have 1,83m. Nota-se que a Stump tem menos curso mas a diferença também não é muito significativa (são só 30mm de diferença). Na frente, a Stump vinha equipada com uma Fox Talas 140mm… Comparativamente com a Pike, achei que a Talas dá 15 a 0! Adorei o comportamento da suspensão! Extremamente sensível e cheia de afinações que alteram de facto o comportamento da suspensão! Muito bom mesmo! Também achei a bike muito pequena para mim, mas é normal, era um M e eu tenho 1,83m.

Carbon Scott Genius still gave time for testamos the piece of news! The bike is light in weight and in the wallet (around the 4000€). Nevertheless I did not like very much of the type of deadening of the bike, probably due to the fact of on the contrary from the Specialized, to Scott it was not tuning the pressure of the shock absorber. The shock absorber had to be empty of more, because the bike was pumping much and was sinking much during the acelerações and profit loss was noticed. Anyone in the manners, the system of change of course in the guide is something interesting, where it is possible to blockade the shock absorber, to meddle with 90mm or to have them 150mm totals. In spite of being interesting, personally I think that it would not be going to take away much broken from that one. Something that I noticed in the height, and that also it was happening in the Genius of the Rabbet, the fact is that in both bikes there were some noises you sponge during pedaling it … A sort of creaking … I believe that the bike when properly in tune a good behavior has, but for what I tried, I did not like very much of her. We do not take away photos, but the bike open to question was this: Contudo não gostei muito do tipo de amortecimento da bike, provavelmente devido ao facto de ao contrário da Specialized, a Scott não afinava a pressão do amortecedor. O amortecedor devia estar vazio de mais, pelo que a bike bombeava muito e afundava muito durante as acelerações e notava-se perda de rendimento. Qualquer das maneiras, o sistema de mudança de curso no guiador é algo interessante, onde é possível bloquear o amortecedor, meter com 90mm ou ter os 150mm totais. Apesar de ser interessante, pessoalmente acho que não iria tirar muito partido daquilo. Algo que notei na altura, e que também acontecia na Genius do Guilherme, é que em ambas as bikes havia alguns ruídos parasitas durante o pedalar… Uma espécie de ranger… Acredito que a bike quando devidamente afinada tenha um bom comportamento, mas pelo que experimentei, não gostei muito dela. Não tiramos fotos, mas a bike em questão era esta:

To finish I leave here a photo of the GSLV during the Festibike of last year! Nothing good than a drop with 1 meter of height without reception to test the compression of 150mm of course of Specialized Enduro!

Remaining photos, with demonstration of Dirt Jump.