And MBR's Top Trail Bike of 2010 is....

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  • lawman
    lawman Posts: 6,868
    mrfmilo wrote:
    I tried out the Ariel 3 at Bedgebury. IMO it's a great bike - really nice kit on it, the frame has pretty much no pedal bob but it's still active on the decents etc. Climbed really well too so not sure what Lawman is on about :lol:
    . Tbh I thought it felt really heavy compared to a 5 or a cove hustler. Most of the bikes I try on these test days are 140mm fs bikes and the ariel is one of the weaker ones imo it probably weighs around the 30lb mark which I think is a little overweight for a bike of that travel and cost. Sure compared to a dh or fr bike it climbs well, but considering the hype surrounding it I was disappointed

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