I had a 2020 Rail in a medium. My new rail has a larger reach also I believe...but not much, but it just fits perfect. I know a couple guys who went to the medium in the gen 4 Rail and were previously on a large.
There is one thing I do to all my bikes that really helps me...take the time and set the suspension. Set pressures, pre-loads, comp (hi/o)/rebound. Don't just buy and ride. It makes a HUUUUUUGE difference. It's boring as shit to do, but when you ride, you'll know why you spent the time doing it.
Honestly, buy the bike you want. NOT the bike that is necessarily the sale or lower priced bike. Buy a good spec. You'll be glad you did.
Second...and this is important...If you have a spouse (or whatever) and if they don't ride...ALWAYS, and I do mean always, discover you lost something on...
Personally, I would not even consider $100 anywhere near a reasonable starting point for a $10k+ bike. At a very minimum it should be 10% or at least $1,000 off. That's what they're going to have to discount if someone else buys it. I would ask for a different bike...undamaged please.
I am trying to get a sticker for my Husqvarna HC7. It is the battery cover sticker. Ridewill has it, but it is an act of god to get it to the US from them apparently. Looking for help on this to get it shipped to me in the USA. I believe they are located in Italy. Or, if anyone knows anywhere in...
Honestly, those are pretty big number changes on a bike that is the same size, just different gens. The Medium, as little as I have ridden mine at least, feels a bit physically larger...but just a small amount. Nothing like needing to adjust size for.
My buddy rides a carbon Levo (1999/2000 model). Not sure what spec, but I've ridden it a few times when we'd swap bikes for a bit on the trail. Every time I rode his Levo, I was more than happy to get my bike back. Just my opinion, but I like every bike I have better than the Levo. I wasn't...
Well, my G1 9.7 was a medium and so is my G4 9.8. Supposedly they tweaked the frames on the G3/4 9.8/9.9's. I couldn't notice any real difference. It does seem like the crank length MIGHT be a tad longer on the 9.8???
Yeah...I haven't ridden mine except around my yard and street to set up the controls etc and bed in the brakes. Seems like a really comfy bike for the 6 minutes I've ridden it.
Yeah...the Niner isn't pictured I guess. It's at the LBS getting a new display and tuning the deraileur thingamajig dealio. SB back this week. She hates going to the doctor. I'll have to take a family pic of all the bikes...lol.