Most important component

Was riding at Hamsterley yesterday and had a little bit of a think when i got to the bottom of Transmission,Accelerator,Nitrous. Now i know i'm faster on my fs than i was on the hardtail and i was thinking is it because it's got better suspension and handles better which makes me go faster? But my hardtail wasn't slow,bit more bouncy though. I decided it's my slx brakes that i think are the single most important component as i just know they'll do the job and i can brake later and harder with them. ( especially compared to the avoids i replaced with them).What would you say is your bikes single most important component?
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Silly answer. Predictable, too.
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The rider makes more difference than any component.
The single most important bicycle part is the frame. All the bikes biggest characteristics come from geometry and rear suspension design.
Things like fork, shock and brakes are only as good as the person who sets them up.
The rider is not a component. It's a ... er... rider.
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jeez :roll:
The rider could definitely be considered a component, a part, a tool. In your case, definitely a tool.
Nope. The rider is not a component. Don't be a tool.
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Brilliant.
Not.
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That would definitely help in my case.
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jeez :roll:
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jeez :roll:
Votec V.SX Enduro 'Alpine Thug' 2012/2013 build
Trek Session 8
IMO censored dampers can ruin a brilliant frame
Probably followed closely by brakes
Tracey
Bouncy
Carbon
On the other hand...
Good tyres won't help much when your brakes don't stop you, good tyres won't grip if the suspension isn't keeping them in contact with the ground and you'd probably be faster than me any day, any place even if I was on a SC 5010C and you were on something you'd dragged out of a skip.
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Its a bit chicken and egg isnt it? brakes need tyres, tyres need brakes - suspension you can do without possibly (assuming you are a hippy of some sort)
That's what makes it interesting.
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retired 9.6kg Carrera Kraken
The Carrera Hardtail combined thread - come on all you Carrera's!
The Sons Scott Genius RC20 build
No, it's dull.
^ Yes, this.
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I agree with this sad person ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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One is pretty much nothing without the other, ergo discussion is dull.
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To make the conversation even duller.
Well done, it's working.
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