what would you rather have for trails ?

supershocks7
supershocks7 Posts: 18
edited August 2011 in MTB buying advice
a full suspension or a long travel hardtail.full suspension harder to pedal but a bit more comfortable hardtails are the exact opposite

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  • mikeysickalrigh
    mikeysickalrigh Posts: 246
    I would say a decent full sus is no harder to pedal
  • njee20
    njee20 Posts: 9,613
    Depends on what FS. I'll wager my Top Fuel is a hell of a lot easier to pedal than most LT hardtails...
  • Frodo1095
    Frodo1095 Posts: 252
    Depends on the trail.

    I have both and love to ride both on exactly the same trails and certainly a well tuned FS wont be any harder to pedal than a hardtail.
    I have found the hardtail has helped me focus more on my line choice which then seems to carry over into my FS rding making me generally smoother and quicker.
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  • Daz555
    Daz555 Posts: 3,976
    supershocks7 wrote:
    a full suspension or a long travel hardtail.full suspension harder to pedal but a bit more comfortable hardtails are the exact opposite
    How much travel are you talking about in each of your examples?
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  • rockmonkeysc
    rockmonkeysc Posts: 14,774
    Both.
    I have a Giant Trance X 120mm travel full sus & a On-One Summer Season hardtail with 160mm forks. Both are great fun to ride but if I had to sell one then the Trance would have to go.
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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    it all depends on the Trail.
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