The handlebar on the Edict was way, way too narrow and made the bike feel squirly. This is a common weight saving trick, but in the real world, most people are going to ride and feel better with something around 670mm to 690mm wide.
#JEDICT LITE UPGRADE#
The Edict LTD in size Medium or Large (can’t remember which one we weighed…sorry) came in at 21lbs 6oz. Normally, I’d try to make a few comments as to where you could drop weight, but even though it’s stocked with Felt’s house brand Devox cockpit parts, you’d have a hard time making a cost-effective upgrade on this bike. It’s stocked with full SRAM XX from fork to drivetrain, Mavic Crossmax SLR wheels and Conti’s RaceKing tires. In fact, I’d actually make a few recommendations that would probably add weight. First, put a wider bar on it. The extended seattube creates a really low standover and low center of gravity, and you can easily work the bike around underneath you for tight maneuvering. The color/graphic matched seatpost is a nice touch. As you can see here, I had the seatpost maxed out (actually putting it just a bit above the recommended minimum insert line…which the Felt guys OK’d before I took it out, but neither Felt nor Bikerumor would recommend that for long-term riding). I rode a Large test bike, but probably would want to at least check out an XL if I were to add this to my stable. The Edict has a tapered headtube with plenty of frame cross section behind it. The result is a laterally stiff frame that you can really pedal hard without flex. Standing and stomping pretty much just moves your forward with no sideways boogie.
Cables are run internally. The bottom bracket section is really wide, but the entire downtube maintains that width virtually to the head tube. The frame’s parts are molded individually to optimize particular strengths, then co-molded together into the complete frame. The Edict’s frame is made of UHC Ultimate carbon with Nano tubes in the resin. No rear pivot keeps things light and stiff, and full carbon dropouts aid in the weight loss. The bike is even plush enough for typical trail riders that don’t live in particularly rough areas…I was able to stay seated comfortably over the little bumps and rocks, as much so on any other 100mm XC bike. Of course, in this day and age, lightweight full sussers are becoming common, so the performance has to be up to snuff in order to sell a $9,000 rig. I’m happy to say, racers won’t be disappointed. The gist of it is a pivotless rear end a la the original Gary Fisher Sugar linked up to a simple rocker arm and shock. Felt wanted to keep it simple and light, and they suceeded.
The 2011 Felt Edict is a sweet looking bike. Ride impressions? Click on past the break, where you’ll also find Rob Morgan’s short ride review of the new Carbon Nine 29er hardtail and some photos of a totally busted carbon railed saddle – the second one I’ve broken this year – too…
There were a lot of sweet rides to be sure, but the only bike I carved out a short time to ride was Felt’s Edict. After hearing murmurs at Sea Otter about a top secret, superlight race rocket that Felt was working on, we made sure we were at their press launch earlier this summer to see the all-new Edict XC mountain bike.Īt Interbike’s Dirt Demo, as fun as it sounds, there’s actually very little time for me to ride much (same at Sea Otter…I know, boo hoo) since I’m running around trying to cover all the brands that aren’t exhibiting indoors.
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