Trym, a customer from Norway send us this…

So, what’s my impression after a season together with my friend the Spitty? Well, first of all, I’ve never had this much fun on a bike before! I wanted a long-low-slack ripper that wouldn’t disconnect me from the trail as my previous 6-inch bike did. It’s lively, torsionally stiff, takes square-edge hits well and it loves speed. Climbing and pedalling is on par with only a few other  5-inch bikes out there, its very effective, nothing more, nothing less. It’s obviously not a “plow-bike”, the ammount of travel requires a active riding style. That’s perfect as i prefer a bike that rewards the technical and active rider. The bike rails turns like no other trailbike i’ve ever tried, it is without a doubt way faster around corners than my old 6-incher. My perhaps biggest surprise so far was on a ride where the terrain/trail was consisting of mainly big/medium sized rocks –  it’s excellent at skimming over rough stuff.

The Spitfire works great with an adjustable seatpost combined with a fairly low front in order to get a low center of gravity when doing downhill and this bike really shines like no other 5″ when pointed downward. Is it a bike for everyone? Maybe, but i think that getting a long-low-slack trailbike is a bit like getting stiffer&longer skiis – it requires a bit more technique in order to properly take advantage of the equipment. Before getting this bike i made up my mind that i didn’t really just need to get as fast from A to B as possible, i also wanted to have as much fun between A and B as possible. Conclusion – the Spitfire fullfills my needs. Get one!  Trym, Oslo – Norway.