Downhill Both Ways!
Only a few reviews so wanted to chime in after 70mi and 10 rides. Used on the wasatch bench, Huricane and Fruita. Previous bike was the Mayhem Gen 1 that I put 1800mi on with no issues. The 140 resolved the less than stellar uphill traction of the gen1. Ive cross shopped with demos on Esker Rowl, previous switchblade and latest Ripley and the 140 won out. I loved the Ripley on smooth easy jumpy trails but the low bottom bracket made it a nope for the rocky trails I do. Might get a similar feel with some carbon hoops on the 140. The previous swichblade was pretty similar to the gen1 mayhem. I love the performance of the 140. It is amazing on uphills, who needs a ebike? The downs are very good but I will say that the front wheel feels very in front of you due to a much slacker geo than the gen1 mayhem. This is great for confidence down steep rolers but does make it feel less precise on desert tech. I also find my medium waterbottle a pain to insert/remove even with side load cage. But thats all the negatives! The bike loves speed and wants to go up the steepest trails just to go back down them. I passed on a lot of amazing bike deals for the 140, yet I couldn’t be happier with my decision. This thing rips and feels like downhills both ways! Thanks Spot, keep listening to your customers and making amazing bikes.
