"There’s a lot to be said about bikes that are easy to ride, and the L.B.F falls right into that bucket. After the initial “drop bars are awesome/drop bars are stupid” mental contortions are faced and dispensed with, it’s just a solid, neutral handling, easy to ride, surprisingly capable bike." NSMB's Mike Ferrentino has just published his review of the all-new LBF. His review dives deep in to minutia of what exactly a drop bar mountain bike is, but it's not all existential, he also points out how fun handling the LBF is and how it strikes a sweet balance between old-school agility and modern stability.
"It’s a mountain bike. A good one. With drop bars. The question isn’t so much about whether drop bars make sense on mountain bikes, but about how you choose to define mountain biking. As it is, the L.B.F is a great bike for stretching the idea of mountain biking out beyond the built-trail experience, for exploring well off the beaten path, for getting spicy when the need arises, and for packing up and heading into season three of Fallout."
