The first thing you notice when you sit on the bike is that their is virtually no 'sag'. The bike stays very firm underneath you. The creaking sound, which was obviously the other setup, that had started to bug me had also gone! Dean, the owner at Thundertech said that on the test ride he'd immediately noticed that it handled better in slow turns (I guess he was waiting for me to do the speed test!)
Now I like firm suspension so I was delighted that the bike felt very firm, and as I set out into Mundaring it felt rock steady, with no perceptible compressing on acceleration either . I turned off the great eastern highway towards Parkerville to see how it went on some lumpier bitumen!
My first impressions on the side roads were that although the bike felt slightly more planted the actual 'seat of the pants' ride wasn't a lot different. The big holes still felt pretty big, albeit not as crashy (sorry not a great descriptor). So I rode the 40km home feeling a little underwhelmed at my expensive purchase. However I had spent less than 40 mins in the saddle so I resolved to give it a longer run the next day.
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