The upside of front suspension
cat_with_no_tail
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So today while I was out at one of the local safe trail centres I hit some big bumps and drops and my suspension fork soaked them up very nicely without throwing me over the bars or crushing my spine.
That is all.
That is all.
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Cat With No Tail
Mine are set up awesomely, and help me keep control of the bike on undulating surfaces - even deer tracks! :shock: 8)Boo-yah mofo
Sick to the power of rad
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i even road off a kirb yesturday without having a dangerous accident
"i love my suspension forks"CUBE ltd 2012,reba sl, XT, saint, DMR, spank, current xc/am ride
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freeride-mike wrote:i even road off a kirb yesturday without having a dangerous accident
"i love my suspension forks"
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my forks were ace yesterday.....
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I've never had my suspension set up on my bike. I just attached them to the frame, and magically they just worked.
I have gone down some majorly 'safe' downhills (which were made safe by being built so steep a sheep or cow would fall over, therefore avoiding the problem) and lavished in the smoothness that they give my ride.
They are Rockshox forks!It takes as much courage to have tried and failed as it does to have tried and succeeded.
Join us on UK-MTB we won't bite, but bring cake!
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bails87 wrote:freeride-mike wrote:i even road off a kirb yesturday without having a dangerous accident
"i love my suspension forks"
Are you el_cartero?
CUBE ltd 2012,reba sl, XT, saint, DMR, spank, current xc/am ride
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I love suspension forks. Last year at HONC, I used my rigid CX bike. The time that I gained on the road sections, fireroads and climbs was more than lost when the trails got rough and bumpy. It was so bad in places, I could hardly hold the bars and keep to a good line. I shall be doing it this year on the NRS, complete with front and rear suspension.0
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El Capitano wrote:I shall be doing it this year on the NRS, complete with front and rear suspension.
2 suspensions are better than one.
i dont understand why folk think their legs are good enough for suspension but their arms arent? surely if your limbs were that good, you'd just ride a rigid?0 -
sheepsteeth wrote:El Capitano wrote:I shall be doing it this year on the NRS, complete with front and rear suspension.
2 suspensions are better than one.
i dont understand why folk think their legs are good enough for suspension but their arms arent? surely if your limbs were that good, you'd just ride a rigid?
I ride a hardtail, but I kind of agree with that point.
The reason I ride a hardtail is that to get an equivalent specced, equally light, equally efficient FS, I would have had to spend a hell of a lot more than the £750 my brand new Boardman Pro cost.
What kind of price range is a 24.5lb xc/trail FS? £2k? £3k? If I had £100k lying around then I'd buy one, no doubt, but for now I can't justify the expense.0 -
sheepsteeth wrote:i dont understand why folk think their legs are good enough for suspension but their arms arent? surely if your limbs were that good, you'd just ride a rigid?
My limbs are sh!te, but I still ride rigid!
I think the point here is that they don't think their legs are good enough suspension, it is just less important to have the traction afforded by the suspension on the rear?
If you don't like a rough ride, get off the rough stuff0 -
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I was riding my rigid bike home yesterday and hit a small pot-hole, this caused me mild discomfort...and was probably a near death experience...if only i'd had at least 140mm front and back.Santa Cruz Chameleon
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i took my downhill rig out when they were gritting the roads, just in case there was any big grit0
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El Capitano wrote:bails87 wrote:What kind of price range is a 24.5lb xc/trail FS?
Erm, I dread to think, but lets start with approx £2k for the NRS and that's before I started to replace the bolts with Ti etc...
My Anthem Advanced cost me £1100 for the frame :oops:0 -
Andy wrote:El Capitano wrote:bails87 wrote:What kind of price range is a 24.5lb xc/trail FS?
Erm, I dread to think, but lets start with approx £2k for the NRS and that's before I started to replace the bolts with Ti etc...
My Anthem Advanced cost me £1100 for the frame :oops:
Erm yeah, the NRS frame was only £150.0 -
The sad thing is, I can pull much better stoppies on my CX bike than I can on either of my MTBs....0
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I have suntours xcr's :oops: which are actually ok but i'm getting recon races this week, which should be miles better0
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I once ran over an old lady coming back from doing her shopping and didn't even feel the tins of cat food."The problem was, I was still using my eyes even though I had them shut"
Demoted to commuting duty
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im actually removing the suspension from my car, my spine offers all the protection i need and roads are smooth anyway.0