![]() There might be a few surprises hidden in this frame that I haven’t yet discovered, but in the short time I spent on it, it was pretty clear the Ultra feels most at home going uphill and carving up rolling singletrack. I tested the bike for only a few hours, but I took it on everything from high-alpine singletrack to long fire-road climbs, and a few middling bike-park descents. Ritchey’s Timberwolf hardtail is built around a 140mm fork and would be a better option if you want to go faster downhill. Where and how fast you take it will be more determined by your skill than anything special the bike brings to the challenge. It gets the job done, enjoyably, but it’s a relatively steep, short, hardtail. The Ultra goes downhill about as well as you’d expect. ![]() It’s not whippy, and given the slight forward-leaning weight bias it’s easier to carve turns than slice sharply through them. Just as on climbs, the frame and tires help numb impacts so you can rip over smaller rocks and roots. On rolling singletrack, especially of the smooth and flowy kind, the Ultra shines.
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