Echo Pure First Ride: I Really Like It!
Last week I teased about swapping the lightweight parts from the Ashton onto a more modern lightweight competition bike, well here it is...an Echo Pure!
When I say modern, this is still a few years old and doesn't have some of the features an up-to-date frame might have (like a tapered steerer tube) but the geometry is still modern and the frame is still lightweight which has let me get a sub 9kg full build which feels great!
As I've mentioned in other videos I've never really got on well with modern geometry, mainly the higher bottom bracket as it requires quite a change in riding style to use properly which I never really got the hang of so I wasn't really expecting to like this bike.
How wrong I was!
I ended up really enjoying my first ride on the Pure, the light weight made it easy to throw around and the stability on the back wheel made some of the tech moves noticeably easier...even with the bars tilted forwards (which is previously something I've mocked) it still felt fairly natural and I'm really happy with the riding I did.
I'd love to take the Pink Pogo and this bike to a comp and see how they cope with over a decade and a few kilos difference.
As always I'd love to hear your thoughts!
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