1st ride
Having always wanted to try a belt drive I finally pulled the trigger on a new Rocker last month. Fully built up with my existing parts from my old steel SS my new XL Rocker came in at a svelte 20.5 lbs!!! I have been riding a TI and a steel SS for several years and have enjoyed both, so I was hesitant to go carbon due to ride quality. My impressions after back to back 20+ mile 2000+ feet of climbing rides.
1) The power transfer to the rear wheel is incredible... like driving a stick shift rather than a slushy automatic.
2) Intuitive! I always struggle to adapt to new bikes, so I expected that this would be tough, especially with the first race of the Kenda Cup next weekend. I have to say, this is the easiest most predictable bike that I have ever ridden. The bike tracks rally well in tight turns (even as an XL) and I saw my Strava segment times improve by about 3 seconds per minute. Being that I have ridden these segments a million times, this was incredible to me.
3) Yes, it is a little stiffer in the seat stays, but I use a Gravel dropper that gives you about 3/8" (or so) travel when its not locked out, so it was fine.
I love it so much that I just ordered a 150mm Mayhem frame in hopes that their Enduro bike will have some of the handling DNA!!