Knolly V-Tach

8 inch Freeride/Big Mountain

I was down to my last bike of day one and I was tired so I was looking for something big and squishy. The V-Tach was just the ticket. This particular size Medium was equipped with a Cane Creek Double Barrell shock so the guy at the Knolly booth directed me over to the CC booth for them to dial it in. That’s why the pics show it without a shock because the tech had it off replacing the spring and getting it tuned for my weight. The front was suspended by the venerable 888. Nice set up.

I hooked up with another Knolly demo-er at the shuttle who led me down one of the funner downhill runs on the front side. Waaa-freaking-hoo!!! This bike was amazing. Talk about your right tool for the job. It felt stupid stiff and solid and ate up everything in its path. Even the steepest, chunkiest, droppiest chutes were child’s play. I’d've felt more comfortable seeing bigger looking tires on it than the smallish Maxxis 2.6/2.4 Ardent set up that it had but they seemed to handle everything I threw at them without a whimper. A nice big 2.7 or 3.0 downhill tire would’ve been more confidence inspiring.

This thing was also a freakishly good climber. I pedaled almost the whole way up from the shuttle drop off to the top of mountain (past many incredulous hike-a-biking downhillers) where the run begins on pretty tired legs and did not feel like my energy was being wasted. Wow. That part I did not expect.

On the down…. PLUSH, PLUSH, PLUSH. I would love to give Upper Body Bag a go with this thing. It felt like you could do no wrong.

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