Testimonials

Jeff Carmody: Austin, TX:

An avid XC racer and confessed weight weenie, I found FUNK Cycles by keyword search "lightest full-suspension MTB." And they delivered on that claim when I received my 4.2 lb La Ruta (size Large) in Feb '06. I put it together with full XTR---nothing exotic---and it weighs in at 22 lbs!! (rim brakes and Stan's tubeless). That's lighter than most hardtails! And this is no soft-tail, novelty full-suspension; it has about 3.5'' of real travel. It's so simple and worry-free. Titanium tubes and welds are beautiful and don't have the impact fragility of carbon. And the ride is as stiff and responsive as anything I've ever ridden. Fox RP3 shock zeroes out all pedal feedback so I'm done with all that "virtual pivot" jazz that just adds a bunch of heavy, complex linkages and pivots. Can it be raced? Since I started racing my FUNK last Summer I've placed 2nd in the Chainring Massacre 6-hour solo race, 2nd on a 4-man Expert team in the 24 Hours of Rocky Hill, and swept the Texas fall XC series (Sport) to earn my Expert upgrade for '07. It's a solid weapon. Can't imagine ever riding anything else now.---Jeff Carmody, Austin, TX