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*inflection

Beautiful bike. 'MURICA! If only I had the money for another arrow...

Same. I'm not really into massive hits and bike parks, so I've had zero issues riding singletrack with the v1 Rascal throughout the U.S.

@yupstate: That's been my experience lately. I usually show up to local group rides on tame trails with a steel singlespeed hardtail, or a short travel full squish, and everyone else is on beefy 170mm enduro sleds or e-bikes. I really like the guys I ride with, but the over-biking has become wild. The e-bike thing is particularly frustrating for group rides, but that's another subject altogether...

@deityusa: Perfect, thank you!

Can't find any info on their website for these pedals. Any word on availability?

The link to their website is broken in the article, and I can't find any info about these bikes on their actual website. Is this bike even available yet?

@valrock: I stepped up from a Spur to a Rascal precisely because the "Downcountry" geo simply couldn't handle most of the western trails in the U.S. It was a ton of fun for everything on the East Coast, and maybe Arkansas. But, it really came up short on everything west of there. IMO, the 130/140 Rascal has worked out much better as a happy medium in both environments. The spur was simply too sketch in a ton of scenarios. You had to be 100% dialed at all times. Any poor line choice was completely unforgiving, and therefore scary as hell. I know a lot of that comes down to rider skill, but I'll readily admit that I'm just not skilled enough to really enjoy burly trails on a "downcountry" rig. For that reason, I wouldn't recommend the Spur or Ranger for anyone who has just one bike and plans to take trips to burlier trails in the real mountains. As a second bike alongside an Enduro bike for all the trips? Absolutely. Otherwise, no.

@mtbthe603: Fellow Rascal v1 owner here. Agree with everything you listed. I haven't run a 150mm fork yet, but would do so right out of the gate with the v2. My v1 is such an awesome and playful bike, but that v2 is very very tempting... shit.

Meh... YT Jeffsy still feels like the winning move here. If only they would have another big sale...