Well, As some of you know I recently purchased a new Bike frame!
I'm have gotten a few good rides plus a few “setup” rides so I think it's time I do a full review on the bike. I think I will do a 3 part review with this first one being the “first impressions” the second will be after a month or so of riding, an the third after getting some summer time riding in on it.
Before I go and start writing down about how it rides I will give you some information about the setup since this was just a frame and not a “stock” bike. Also some information on my style of riding so you can get a more accurate idea of what I am doing with the bike and what I expect from it.
The bike:
VooDoo Canzo full suspension 29er- 16” frame
Stock on frame - Rock Shox Monarch 4.2 Rear Shock
Rock Shox Reba Dual air SL 29er Fork
Cane creek Headset
X9 Derailleurs front and back
X7 Shifters
Sram 970 Cassette and 971 Chain
Shimano Lx Crankset
Avid BB7 Mechanical brakes with Avid TI levers
Jagwire Ripcord cables all around (in day-glo green 
)
Kenda Klaw tires with Slime tubes (heavy tubes but it's a trade off to not get flats)
Specialized Wheel Set ( stock off a Rockhopper Disc 29er)
Stem & Handle bars are also Stock items off of a Rockhopper 29er
The frame was shipped to me from Bike29.com and I had it the next day! The flat green paint was a little different than what you normally expect on bikes today but not in a bad way. I have already chipped it in 2 places but that is more my own fault. It does seem very easy to nick it around the cable stops so assembly with a bit of extra care to avoid any issues with that is recommended. but now on to the fun part, riding it!
I test rode the bike at both Rock Neck and Bluff Point State Parks in Connecticut. both have a good variety of terrains and basic obstacles to run her through. I ride pretty much XC and these are good places for this type of riding with a small amount of what might be call “All Mountain” .
Getting on the bike was a joy right off the bat. The frame feels very stable and well suited to my body size. I usually ride a 17” frame and this was only a 16 but it did not feel like a tiny fit but neither did it have the usual “big tank” feel of all the other 29ers I have ridden so far. After a couple of miles of adjusting, setting, and readjusting on some fire roads I was off to the single track, and with speed. The bike feels very stable and yet does not have the slow steering normally associated with the bigger tired bikes. I could whip it around reasonably tight corners with plenty of confidence. For a reference I took it on 1.25 mile section that I often ride quickly for a warm up. I usually move along at a good clip with an average of about 6-7 miles an hour which includes a few good climbs. I get a top speed of 17- 18 miles an hour doing the twisty flat areas and the few long straight a ways. I did it on the Voodoo with an average of 8.5 and a top speed of 19.75 mph. And not once did I feel out of control or that I was getting close to the limits of the bike. The bike felt solid and I really couldn't detect and flex out of the suspension links. In the Climbing section it did feel a little sluggish but the wheels and tubes I am running are far from a light weight set. The Slime tubes are close to 400 grams each. that's a lot of extra rotational weight and taking that into consideration I've got to say this thing is like a mountain goat!
Suspension is active and works well and though there is some pedal bob. but I am running the pressure about 15 lbs lower than recommended for my weight and have yet to play with the gate on the rear shock, but I will, and write it in the one month review.
Steering through tight turns or going around root covered corners this bike handled it all well, actually better than anything else I have ridden, period. The bike turns smoothly and again, with out the “tank” feeling but also with out any twitchiness I get off a similar 26 inch bike. I have set the seat higher than normal and never felt top heavy or that I was going to lose control like I feel at times on my 26er in these conditions.
To sum it up, this is by far the best riding bike I have been on so far. For people that think the 29er tread is just a fad or that it's only for the over 6 foot crowd I say, Try the Canzo, you just might get a new attitude toward 29er bikes.
I have these pictures all over the net already but what the hell, add them here too.
I'll post a few more trail side images as I take them.
