{"id":4576,"date":"2014-09-24T15:56:57","date_gmt":"2014-09-24T15:56:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crankpunk.com\/?p=4576"},"modified":"2014-09-24T16:02:54","modified_gmt":"2014-09-24T16:02:54","slug":"xenton-prio-road-bike-review-by-farsell-burst","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crankpunk.com\/ja\/2014\/09\/24\/xenton-prio-road-bike-review-by-farsell-burst\/","title":{"rendered":"Xenton Prio Road Bike Review, by Farsell Burst"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tired of reading fawning, sycophantic bike reviews<\/em> that seem to have been written more in fear of losing advertising reven<\/em>ue than anything else?<\/em> Fear not! Mr. Burst tells it like it IS…<\/em><\/p>\n

The Xention Prio, by Farsell Burst<\/span><\/p>\n

First of all let me say that this is THE GREATEST road racing bike of all time. It\u2019s so great in fact that it is JUST AS GREAT as all the other bikes I\u2019ve ever reviewed, but it is NO GREATER than the one I\u2019m gonna review next month, because it is in fact JUST AS GREAT as that one too.<\/p>\n

This cutting edge piece of carbon has been made much like all the other frames out there and rides much like much of all the other frames out there and is really good.<\/p>\n

It has wheels and they are quite round, a major technological advancement, I\u2019m sure you would agree. And the whole thing is stiff and compliant and generally \u2013 except for a few sneaky moments \u2013 complies with the laws of physics.<\/p>\n

Gravity? This bike agrees with gravity, you can be sure about that. Thank the Xenton engineers and their patented ‘Gravity-Compliant Bi-lateral Parallel Seat Stay Thing’ for that one. This isn’t just marketing jizz because there’s a sticker on the bike that says it, so it is absolutely real.<\/p>\n

I really like the painjob too. It looks like paint and it adheres very well to the frame. The decals are top-notch and flush to the carbon, which BLEW ME AWAY. I tried to peel them off but I couldn\u2019t, because \u2013 get this, you aero freaks out there \u2013 they are under the paint.<\/em><\/p>\n

How do they do it? Who knows!<\/p>\n

On downhills the bike goes down, and on uphills it goes up. I tried to make it go sideways but it wouldn\u2019t, which some may find limiting in a road bike costing $18,000, but I found that most agreeable, and I am not easily pleased.<\/p>\n

I was pleased with the rubber on the tires too, because it was black and rubbery. That pleased me a lot<\/span>.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0 bike comes with ‘bar tape’ which also BLEW ME AWAY because it was actually tape<\/em> and it was on the bars<\/em>. Some very clever name-thinking-up went on at Xenton before they rolled this puppy out.<\/p>\n

At the end of the week, I just didn’t want to give it back.<\/p>\n

In any case I actually couldn\u2019t, because I came all over it.<\/p>\n

It is that<\/span> sexy.<\/p>\n

So all in all, this bike is THE GREATEST BIKE EVER.<\/p>\n

Just like every other bike I\u2019ve ever reviewed.<\/p>\n

But it isn\u2019t without it\u2019s faults. Because generally it\u2019s a piece of crap.<\/span> Because, erm, – well… I though the seatpost was a little too straight…maybe? But hey, who am I to grumble.<\/p>\n

After all, I do get paid to write generic waffle that no one in their right mind could possible ever mistake for a real review.<\/p>\n

Til next time chumps<\/del> buddies!<\/p>\n

Farsell Burst<\/p>\n

Marketing Manager at Felt, Cannondale, Colnago, Scott, Trek et cetera et cetera and on and on and on\u2026<\/p>\n

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Tired of reading fawning, sycophantic bike reviews that seem to have been written more in fear of losing advertising revenue than anything else? Fear not! Mr. Burst tells it like it IS… The Xention Prio, by Farsell Burst First of all let me say that this is THE GREATEST road racing bike of all time. It\u2019s so great in fact that it is JUST AS GREAT as all the other bikes I\u2019ve ever reviewed, but it is NO GREATER than the one I\u2019m gonna review next month, because it is in fact JUST AS GREAT as that one too. This cutting edge piece of carbon has been made much like […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40955418,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","wpupg_custom_link":[],"wpupg_custom_link_behaviour":[],"wpupg_custom_link_nofollow":[],"wpupg_custom_image":[],"wpupg_custom_image_id":[],"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"http:\/\/wp.me\/p2OfoS-1bO","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[10741523,90757,5836,279387316,1745],"class_list":["post-4576","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-are-you-having-a-laugh","tag-bicycle","tag-bollocks","tag-farsell-burst","tag-review"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t