Opinions - which would appear to be the most fun?

k2rider · **Posted:** Mon Oct 19, 2015 5:07 pm

Cool....I don't think it's ugly. It's definitely different though.

Ray Dolor · **Posted:** Mon Oct 19, 2015 5:48 pm

Congrats. I hope that you are very hoppy with it!

Big Clyde · **Posted:** Mon Oct 19, 2015 6:18 pm

Buy the Bronson too.........................

I want to try it.

:cheers:

Canaan · **Posted:** Mon Oct 19, 2015 7:34 pm

Good call. I saw an Evil in Spring on Sunday* -- if it can handle 3 Barrels, you know there's nothing it can't handle.

*Saw a Chromag on that same ride; it was a great day for bike-spotting.

325racer · **Posted:** Mon Oct 19, 2015 9:28 pm

Cool, Evil looks pretty good, when's it due?

avidtest · **Posted:** Tue Oct 20, 2015 5:39 am

hopefully next week, but the rims are still in China "being processed through sort facility" according to the tracking#. Not 100% of the shipment method. I suspect air, but it could be tugboat of dolphin-back for all I know. I'll need to have them built up as soon as they get here.

It's going to be a long week or two...

A_street · **Posted:** Tue Oct 20, 2015 9:53 am

Those rims are gonna take about a month to get to you from ordering.... At least mine did. Shipping took about 2 weeks.

325racer · **Posted:** Tue Oct 20, 2015 7:33 pm

My shipping for frame and wheels took 8 or 10 days, if I remember.

Is the bike complete or are you building it?

rondre3000 · **Posted:** Sat Oct 24, 2015 6:13 pm

I would go with the Bronson.

I don't want to be the guinea pig on that Evil. Do some research and you'll find feedback on frame issue and such. You'll get a ton of support (local and from the company itself) with the Santa Cruz.

-Ron.

OldDogDan · **Posted:** Sat Oct 24, 2015 6:47 pm

Canaan wrote:

Good call. I saw an Evil in Spring on Sunday* -- if it can handle 3 Barrels, you know there's nothing it can't handle.

*Saw a Chromag on that same ride; it was a great day for bike-spotting.

I hope bike spotting is nothing like train spotting.

rondre3000 · **Posted:** Sat Oct 24, 2015 8:23 pm

DWill wrote:

You guys know I'm pretty sold on Santa Cruz bikes. However, all the reviews I've read on the new Bronson have not been favorable in comparison to the old model. Don't know if that due the change in ownership or the engineers just missed the mark.

From what I've read though the new Bronson doesn't climb or descend as well as the previous model and just not as much fun to ride.

That's all I have to share.

Can you share the reviews you've read? ALL of the reviews I've read are positive save for 1.

Positives.
http://www.bicycling.com/bikes-gear/int ... uz-bronson
http://dirtragmag.com/first-ride-new-sa ... -and-5010/
http://blistergearreview.com/gear-revie ... -bronson/2
http://www.bikemag.com/gear/bikes/all-m ... z-bronson/
http://www.pinkbike.com/news/first-ride ... -2015.html

Negative.
http://www.singletracks.com/blog/mtb-re ... ronson-cc/

Dirtrider · **Posted:** Sat Oct 24, 2015 8:48 pm

OldDogDan · **Posted:** Mon Oct 26, 2015 12:38 pm

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I think this bike is not ugly at all - it's gonna look great in the Murder Black version. It's not that the Slime Yellow is so bad, cause it looks good on a simpler frame. But the black sorta subdues all the linkage busyness, and makes it look really purposeful...and Evil. Looking forward to seeing it on the trails soon!

avidtest · **Posted:** Mon Oct 26, 2015 1:44 pm

IT has arrived....

Kimba · **Posted:** Mon Oct 26, 2015 2:51 pm

I'm sure that you are not still diligently working in a focused manner right now.

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