Enduro/gravity bike suspension and geo

[Rigardt@Scott]

 

Now if you two could just switch off your analysis paralysis mindsets when riding then you could start going faster.

Getting there... at least I don't think about head angles and fork offsets while I'm riding haha then it's just the thoughts of my front teeth hiting rock chutes down Status Quo.

[Rigardt@Scott]

Dude, you hit the nail on the head. Every. Single. Time. I overthink things on the bike, end up going too slowly or too far back for something and then bonk out 'cos I'm not comfortable. Almost every drop, and most jumps.

 

Slowly but surely getting to grips with it, but the lack of fitness doesn't help. 4 weeks ago (my previous last TM ride) was bloody fantastic. Was letting go more, just letting it flow and trusting my bike to handle it more than I was before. Then the sickness hit, and those "lost" 4 weeks took a toll.

Fitness maked a huge difference. If you are tired to the point of not being able to think by the time you get to the descents you just "survive" on the way down. The fitter I am the better my riding gets - especially when you don't even have to pedal.

[Meezo]

Now if you two could just switch off your analysis paralysis mindsets when riding then you could start going faster.

jeez, that's harshness, leave us slow dudes alone, atleast we and our bikes looks cool

[Hairy]

pppffffttttt ... stop your K@K@ .... you are NOT slow!

 

jeez, that's harshness, leave us slow dudes alone, atleast we and our bikes looks cool

Edited February 15, 2019 by Hairy

[Meezo]

pppffffttttt ... stop your K@K@ .... you are NOT slow!

roadies

[Headshot]

I like pretty bikes, I just can't lie

A pretty bike, especially a red one, always rides better, even when the suspension and geo is all wrong. Get that right and you have a super bike. I feel like my enduro is approaching super status. The rider is the Kryptonite in the equation. 

[Hairy]

but your bike is hot pink?

A pretty bike, especially a red one, always rides better, even when the suspension and geo is all wrong. Get that right and you have a super bike. I feel like my enduro is approaching super status. The rider is the Kryptonite in the equation. 

[Duane_Bosch]

A pretty bike, especially a red one, always rides better, even when the suspension and geo is all wrong. Get that right and you have a super bike. I feel like my enduro is approaching super status. The rider is the Kryptonite in the equation. 

It weighs the same as a Levo tho.

[Headshot]

It weighs the same as a Levo tho.

A hot pink Levo without the motor... not quite. I think I'm still about 4kg better off.

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

Fitness maked a huge difference. If you are tired to the point of not being able to think by the time you get to the descents you just "survive" on the way down. The fitter I am the better my riding gets - especially when you don't even have to pedal.

Oh, absolutely!!! 

[CJ Van]

First things first .... congrats on the bike.

 

Now to make your life simple, can you not just get the Ribbons lowers in a 42-44mm offset?

 

If so, I am sure it could save you a wad of cash that can be spent on a good couple of beers?

Correct me if I'm wrong here but do you not need a new CSU to change the fork off-set and not a different set of lowers?  As far as I know the off-set of your fork are determined by the CSU.  Is MRP different to FOX and Rockshox in this regard?

[Rigardt@Scott]

Correct me if I'm wrong here but do you not need a new CSU to change the fork off-set and not a different set of lowers? As far as I know the off-set of your fork are determined by the CSU. Is MRP different to FOX and Rockshox in this regard?

All of them differs on the lowers, not the CSU. It's the part where the axle goes through where they build in the offset.

 

CSU is standard across all models of a fork for MRP/Fox/RS

[Steven Knoetze (sk27)]

That's me. Fork offset, Q Factor, Suspension kinematics* it's just noise to me.

 

@Myles I'll be interested to hear your views on the narrower rims. Personally I think the performance difference between 28 and 35mm won't be noticeable but the stiffness between Ali & Carbon will.

 

*Is it just me that hates that word?

 

I kind of agree with you. I think most of the guys here have notes of their suspension settings with them doing multiple runs down a known segment and doing changes. Come on guys, be honest.

 

I tend to search forums, find a setup and then run it that way and just ride........

Suppose I could be getting more out of my kit but honestly, I couldn't be bothered

[Duane_Bosch]

 

I tend to search forums, find a setup and then run it that way and just ride........

Suppose I could be getting more out of my kit but honestly, I couldn't be bothered

I have a mate who I trust. DH, Moto, Quads, Rally. He's done it all. He does the parking lot setup and bounce for me. Then I ride it and see if it feels good. I try not to put too much thought into these things.

[Rigardt@Scott]

I kind of agree with you. I think most of the guys here have notes of their suspension settings with them doing multiple runs down a known segment and doing changes. Come on guys, be honest.

 

I tend to search forums, find a setup and then run it that way and just ride........

Suppose I could be getting more out of my kit but honestly, I couldn't be bothered

I'm not gonna pretend I'm a very good rider. But I can in all honesty say that I do notice small changes - half a degree head angle here, degree STA, 10mm on a stem, 10psi in a shock. It's not gonna make me faster necessarily, but I can honestly say when I get it right I do enjoy my bike alot more.

 

But I get not wanting to faf over that stuff and just wanting to ride. For me, a big part of my enjoyment comes from tinkering and faffing over geo/suspensions/components etc...

[Hairy]

personally I am clueless ... but my mind is telling me get the one part that effects the change vs a whole new fork

Correct me if I'm wrong here but do you not need a new CSU to change the fork off-set and not a different set of lowers?  As far as I know the off-set of your fork are determined by the CSU.  Is MRP different to FOX and Rockshox in this regard?