WHAT: Ellsworth Moment
HOW MUCH: $2,295 (frame only)
WHERE: www.ellsworthbikes.com BITS & PIECES: Rock Shox Pike Air Race fork; SRAM X-9 shifters and derailleurs, Avid Juicy 7 brakes Weight as Tested: 28.8 pounds
The Moment is a stunningly beautiful bike. The deep anodized finish, buttery smooth welds and laser-etched graphics scream handmade excellence. The ride quality is similar: stable, smooth and efficient.
The folks at Ellsworth did their homework, and the patented Instant Center Tracking four-bar design certainly helped the 5.3-inch-travel Moment blast up climbs. In the rough, the high 13.7-inch bottom bracket height and 69-degree head angle made the Moment capable of motoring through anything, especially at speed.
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On tight singletrack, like switchbacks and slow-speed rock gardens, that stability made it harder to maneuver, but that’s a reasonable tradeoff for this go-anywhere machine.
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