The very first turn on the YT Jeffsy 29 Pro Race – purportedly one of the most energetic, playful and agile trail bikes – one hopes to uphold their end of the bargain as a worthy and skilled pilot. This is especially true when I’m trying to carve through a right-hand berm, attempting to chase the underground North Shore hero, Trail Mole Jono Lo. There’s no way I’m as quick as him, but I’m gonna let my freak flag fly, right? And, I do… Do I ever. The front wheel plants directly into the axle-deep shit, I go over the bars, and paint myself with winter-marinated black loam sauce from teeth to toe.
I wasn’t sure what to expect riding the Jeffsy. Cam’s out of the box article illuminated a deliciously spec’d, direct-to-consumer, 150mm travel light enduro/heavy duty trail bike. Coronavirus road closures around Vancouver practically eliminated shuttling (until recently). In turn, every day spent on the svelte, murdered-out Jeffsy (minus the bling of Kashima) endured a damn decent amount of vertical ascent via snotty tech climb trails, or semi-leisurely road ascents. I was excited to be on a bike which climbs much better than my regular choice of enduro/mini DH bruisers, and begs to be jibbed on lower angle trails. A machine which doesn’t need much speed to come alive. And, while the curve of trail gnar ended up a parabola beginning somewhat high, slackening (to not burden the health care system of a potential wreck) and gradually ramping up again, the Jeffsy sliced through a wide array of low angle flow trails, steep granite slabs, classic Shore jank, and fluffy loam.
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