Thursday, November 18, 2010

Truffle Pig in da House!


P1000498
Originally uploaded by mark.carver.1979
Potentiality became actuality last weekend when I had double opportunity to put my new prototype Steelwool Truffle Pig through the paces in its element: two twisty cross courses. The only thing missing for this lightweight Pig rig (prig?) was mud. No matter, I got a great feel for the frame and fork over the course of the two days, and have already had a couple pithy conversations with Will Ficner, the bike's designer, about things we can improve on for production. These will be built in small batches in Canada, details to follow. I have a bit of work to do to dial in my position, but in terms of the ride quality of the frame and fork, I am very happy with its responsiveness and propensity to go hard; i.e., it makes me want to push harder. Marc Carver took this great shot' once I have more I'll post again and go through some of the finer points of its design, and where this bike is going to go in retail terms,

3 comments:

Alex M. said...

Pretty!

Matt Surch said...

Thanks Alex! I just cut the headtube down a couple centimeters at the shop tonight, and now its dialled, lean and mean. I can't wait to let it rip on Sunday.

Kark said...

thats a great lookin ride.
looking forward to hearing more of the details..
m