98 SNAKE EATER
Active Member
I was actually surpised to see my bike arrive so quickly
Order placed on the 19th, arrived on the 23rd
Wish I would've waited just one more day to get in on the $300 Black Friday coupon (DOH!!)
Just like with my 2020 X3 Pro, it was very well packed
So well in fact that you actually have to be very careful pulling it out of the box as you can easily bend a spoke
Noticed a few changes when compairing it to my old bike
Brakes are completely different, but in a good way.
New ones seem to have easier adjustments
I also like the fact that the front brake is now on the left (never got used to it being backwards on the old bike)
The rear rack is solid and will definitely more useful than the seatpost mounted rack I used to run
Sumthin about the front fork is different (looks bigger)
The saddle looks kinda old lady'ish, but I must admit it feels a lot softer than the old gel seat
Waiting on a gel pad cover to arrive
New headlight MUCH brighter
Phone mount is way more solid, but I don't think I'll be mounting it as I usually keep it in my shirt pocket
Not sure how I feel about the fenders
The rear fender was already installed, but the fitment isn't exatly the best (looks sorta bent out of shape and doesn't match the curvature of the wheel)
Didn't bother installing the front fender
I figure if I ever get one, it would be a moto-x style composite
Still waiting on a FlatBike ThinStem kit, but just couldn't wait to put it together when I got home from work
Order placed on the 19th, arrived on the 23rd
Wish I would've waited just one more day to get in on the $300 Black Friday coupon (DOH!!)
Just like with my 2020 X3 Pro, it was very well packed
So well in fact that you actually have to be very careful pulling it out of the box as you can easily bend a spoke
Noticed a few changes when compairing it to my old bike
Brakes are completely different, but in a good way.
New ones seem to have easier adjustments
I also like the fact that the front brake is now on the left (never got used to it being backwards on the old bike)
The rear rack is solid and will definitely more useful than the seatpost mounted rack I used to run
Sumthin about the front fork is different (looks bigger)
The saddle looks kinda old lady'ish, but I must admit it feels a lot softer than the old gel seat
Waiting on a gel pad cover to arrive
New headlight MUCH brighter
Phone mount is way more solid, but I don't think I'll be mounting it as I usually keep it in my shirt pocket
Not sure how I feel about the fenders
The rear fender was already installed, but the fitment isn't exatly the best (looks sorta bent out of shape and doesn't match the curvature of the wheel)
Didn't bother installing the front fender
I figure if I ever get one, it would be a moto-x style composite
Still waiting on a FlatBike ThinStem kit, but just couldn't wait to put it together when I got home from work
