the soma juice, that is.
the juice is the newest addition to my bike family and built up with some new old parts and parts off of my old winter/training bike, the surly k monkey.
i've got around 3-4 weeks of riding on it and the initial thoughts on the bike are pretty good - most noteably in the handling and weight areas as compared to the k monkey.
don't have the exact specs on it, but it feels noticeably lighter probably due to the tubeset (651 reynolds compared to chromoly) and the IRD fork (probably saving me about 50 pounds over the hefty surly fork).
handling wise, the frame seems to be a little snappier/quicker then the surly and the crazy slopped top tube is actually pretty nice as i like to throw the bike around quite a bit and don't like to whack my knees on the top tube when climbing and at full speed around tight corners.
full specs can be seen at the speedgoat.com website, but it gets my vote of approval for an excellent bike at a lighter option then a surly to get your foot into the world of 29ers without breaking your bank.
sologoat out
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