best type of suspension for mtb

haynes1
haynes1 Posts: 156
edited March 2008 in MTB buying advice
what is the best type of rear suspension e.g. single pivort
Specialized Secteur 2011
Rocky Mountain Element 70

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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    there is not one.

    personal choice,

    and what usage are you thinking of.
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  • haynes1
    haynes1 Posts: 156
    what would you say for riding aroud the lakes
    Specialized Secteur 2011
    Rocky Mountain Element 70
  • Father Faff
    Father Faff Posts: 1,176
    Personally I'd get a bike as well as the pivot - I find my "All Mountain" Commencal 5.5.1 goes pretty damn well on rocky Lakeland trails and I don't think you'd want anything much less robust. I'm fairly sure that's a single pivot with complicated lever mechanism but it works jolly damn well both behaving impecably on fast rocky downhills and nailing traction on the uphills. I should imagine the (Single-pivot) Orange 5 AM would also be well suited to the Lakes, possibly also the Santa Cruz Heckler (don't know if that's single pivot).
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  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    All discplines have variations of all platforms - really have to test and see if you like it. Some have notcable pedal kickback, others less so, some bob etc
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