As part of the GT Dirt Coalition, I received my GT Marathon Pro (aka Marty....all my bikes get names) on Saturday. Went to ride at the Private Reserve in Bedford, MA on Sunday. WOW! What a bike! The bike is very stable and descends and corners very well. It climbs well and that back wheel never leaves the ground. I'm really impressed with the I-drive. I have the Fox RP 23 on a couple of my other bikes and with the I-drive you never feel the pro-pedal....just don't need it! My only problem at this point is the sizing. At 5'3" the small is too long for me. I'm in the process of changing the seatpost, the stem and the handlebars to fit me better. I've taken it on a few road rides this week and am slowly working out the sizing problem (we still have about 6" of snow on the local trails at this point, so road riding is the only option unless we drive at least an hour South).
Saturday Peter DeSantis (another member of the GT Dirt Coalition), myself, and a few others are heading down to the Cape and the Trail of Tears to test out the new bikes. I'm sure we'll get plenty of pictures from the ride!
I signed up for the Burlingame Time Trial in RI April 4th. I liked the idea of a 7 mile race, especially since the rest of my races are going to be 30+ miles at the expert level. I'm looking forward to the training and the racing....it should be a great year!
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