Hello Canuckbiker,
Indeed, I've ridden with the bike one time an evening one or two weeks ago, I still had the Indy SL and what stroke me was the reactivity and the rigidity. At the end of the road, I stopped behind a car at the red light. When the light became green, the car restarted, the bike had already started to move as I was pushing on the pedals and I had absolutely no difficulty to follow the car as the guy was driving at ca. 20 miles per hour (and I'm pretty rusty).
I have an old BMW coupe (1994 E36 318is for those who know) and as it's a propulsion, we feel clearly that something pushes at the rear when we accelerate (and I don't even drive like a fool, I'm very zen on the road, but the sensation is clearly here, this car is a pure joy to drive, that's insane, and not only for the foot in the ass sensation, the torque, the comfort, the noise of the motor, the ergonomy, the overall quality, waouh !
The only 2 things I'm not a fan : the motor of the wipers is close to me and the noise is annoying, and the heat system is not very efficient).
I have the same feeling with the Kona (the little frame is certainly not a stranger in this). When I start riding, I clearly feel that the rear is pushing and i think that if I go really very franckly, I could initiate a wheelie... Or climb to a wall !
). And the Project Two wasn't even installed. I already saw a difference between the Scott and the Trek, and it's at another level with the Kona. Very impressive. It seems it'll be absolute fun if I want to ride not like a grandpa (but for that I must find some legs muscles on ebay !
).
The aluminum of the Trek is supposed to be more rigid than the steel of the Kona but it's the contrary (again, the size of the frame surely has to do something in that). Its size reminds me a BMX, I could say I have a BMX with 26" wheels !
Again, fun, fun, fun !
W.