![]() Similarly, I gradually came to feel that the Break-Away’s frame leeched my efforts ever so slightly on gruelling climbs. It was a pleasant ride and generally stiff enough, save for hard accelerations, but when I switched to the Specialized S-Works Tarmac Disc, I was reminded of just how much difference a finely tuned race frame could make.Ĭredit is due to Ritchey for making an excellent solution to travel and a very impressive first foray into carbon fibre While I never felt as though I was riding a bike that was compromised, I wasn’t stunned by the performance either. There are some who claim to be able to do it in less than 10. On my second attempt at packing, when pushed for time for a flight, I managed it in 25 minutes. Like a bicycle-themed Tetris, there is some fun in the task, and once you work out the best orientation for a given bike size and components it gets much quicker. Ritchey has paid attention to every detail, with features such as chain and tube covers and Velcro ties to keep the tubes in place. Then there are important considerations such as making sure the bars won’t damage the tubes when the bag is squeezed and that the front brake won’t swing into components. Ritchey has a recommended orientation for how to pack a bag (rear wheel, front wheel, rear triangle, front triangle) I quickly discovered this wasn’t actually the best approach (I went for rear triangle, rear wheel, front triangle, front wheel). On my first packing of the Ritchey it took me two hours from complete bike to packed bag. I say ‘easy’, but packing the Ritchey is an art in lateral thinking, creativity and zip-squeezing. That leaves the handlebar separate for easy packing. These are unscrewed by hand and then the front brake needs to be fully removed. Was This Review Helpful? 1 0 Watch UnwatchSplitting cables is easy, as Ritchey provides a cable splitter for the rear brake and both gear cables. I have shot Mathews since the Creed and I have things from many Mathews bows that stand out and I really enjoyed the Travers then when the V3 31 came out I thought that Mathews had made the bow of all bows then the V3X came out and I was at my local pro shop trying the V3X on release day and shot the 33 and 29 I live and hunt Utah and surrounding states and I couldn’t decide what one I would settle with after a couple days I came to the choice of both platforms why not right I ordered both bows and don’t regret one second of my choice they both play a big role in my life witch is archery and the S.A.S is great and the bridge lock the flows into the low pro quiver I’m shooting the Epilon rest on my 33 and the QAD integrated rest on my 29 that’s the one thing that’s different in the two THANK YOU Mathews for this amazing platform it’s second to no one I’m excited to see how they will top this one cause it’s just got it all……. If you can point us in the right direction. Something wrong with this post? Thanks for letting us know. Was This Review Helpful? 3 0 Watch Unwatch Now that my archery season is ending, let’s get this thing ready to pound some foam! Thanks for listening to the customers who were begging for a longer BH bow. ![]() My V3 31 will be getting a new big brother I do believe. As forgiving and multi use as tge Traverse was, the V3X 33 will be even better with that long bridged riser and short limbs and better balance out of the box to start with. The Switchweight cams which allow for 80% instead forcing you back to 75% on those western hunts. The longer riser, the bridge mount dovetail to help lighten the back bar. ![]() I wondered how long it would take to bring back the forgiving platform of 33 and 6.5 of the Traverse… and now it’s here- but better. Used prices on 2-3 year old bows were on par with 1 year old flagship bows or even more. When they discontinued it everyone was clambering for a used one. I remember watching Cara take that “little” bow (for the 3D world anyway) and win Shooter of the Year with it! I have owned more Traverses than any other Mathews in my life and I owned a bunch of them. It did everything an archer could ask for and did it well. Then just as easily you could pound some 12s on the 3D trail. It was as much at home in the mountains chasing elk as it was 25ft up an old white oak. The Traverse was arguably the best all around, do everything bow that Mathews ever built.
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