Ghost AMR first ride

Having been away for almost 3 weeks solid doing dealer shows, etc - I was absolutely desperate to get out on any bike - for my sanity, fitness & waistline. Luckily enough, the first few bikes for the Ghost demo fleet have started to arrive - so I took this little monkey out - the AMR Lector 7700:



I wasn't in the slightest bit disappointed, even on my local trails which are pretty squishy right now, and didn't give the AMR a chance to let itself loose properly. Whenever the trail became a little firmer, or rockier, you could really feel the benefit - both up and down. Handling is pretty sharp and there was no flex coming from the front end at all with the tapered head tube/fork and the 15mm thru-axle. The whole bike seems lovely and stiff throughout it's length, and I'm no lightweight and can usually get some to wiggle if it's going to!

I'm going to give the AMR a chance to come into it's own today at Afan, which is relatively mud free even in the depths of winter - mud tends to make even the best bikes unweildy beasts, so I'm going to let it loose on some trail-centre rocky climbs and descents.

Look out for the AMR in an MBR 120mm travel test in the next issue, and tests later this spring in WMB, Singletrack, MBUK and even Dirt!