Enduro/gravity bike suspension and geo

[Hairy]

the real question is, are your local trails ample enough though

Is that chromag doctahawk ample enough though.

[Jewbacca]

the real question is, are your local trails ample enough though

hahaha

 

There are maybe 2 non hardtailable lines in the western cape.....

[Meezo]

hahaha

 

There are maybe 2 non hardtailable lines in the western cape.....

big ballas

[V18]

hahaha

 

There are maybe 2 non hardtailable lines in the western cape.....

I feel a video challenge, no?

[Hairy]

and that engages the classic 3rd speed / gear of a Single Speed ..... walking

hahaha

 

There are maybe 2 non hardtailable lines in the western cape.....

[jimmy hardtail]

Any trail that can be ridden can be ridden on a hardtail if set up right. Wont be as fast or as comfortable but its possible

[Hairy]

it may even be more fun on a hardtail given that you are "more on the edge" vs a big squish machine......but if you the kind of rider that wrecks tyres and rims on a big squish bike, then you may not be the kind of rider that can live with a HT (Not referring to you Jimmy)

 

on a side note Jimmy .... was it you who welded up their own frame .... may be looking for someone who can weld up a front triangle to receive my old Banshee's working rear triangle ... just a thought I have been toying with as of late.

Any trail that can be ridden can be ridden on a hardtail if set up right. Wont be as fast or as comfortable but its possible

[Headshot]

Any trail that can be ridden can be ridden on a hardtail if set up right. Wont be as fast or as comfortable but its possible

When i attempted the Trans Savoie in 2015, there was a guy who raced the whole thing on a Production Prive hardtail. He was obviously a very skilled rider, but by any standards its quite an achievement. Around 3-4000 m of descending per day on some of the steepest stuff I've ever seen...

 

As I said in a pervious post I crashed on a section of track I've ridden 200 times at least while on my HT. My previous couple of rides were on my tank. I rode it again yesterday on the tank and could not see where or how I had lost control. Hardtails are just far less forgiving but can be ridden fast if you take that into account and dont get complacent as I did. 

[Eddy Gordo]

Yep, the back end is more loose and requires alot more concentration on descents

[Jewbacca]

One also learns to camp over the front forks a bit more and be very light on the pedals.

 

I actually struggled to ride a dual suss trail bike effectively after having spent 5 years on various trail edition hardtails.

 

Such a different experience. Speed comes from being smooth, light and efficient while on a tank speed comes from having balls big enough to keep your fingers off the coward levers and trust the bike.

[Duane_Bosch]

 

There are maybe 2 non hardtailable lines in the western cape.....

Just because you can doesn't mean that you should.

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

Combine light and efficient with big balls.... Winner

[Thermophage]

Just because you can doesn't mean that you should.

+100. That needed to be said. Not everyone wants to suffer unnecessarily

[Headshot]

One also learns to camp over the front forks a bit more and be very light on the pedals.

 

I actually struggled to ride a dual suss trail bike effectively after having spent 5 years on various trail edition hardtails.

 

Such a different experience. Speed comes from being smooth, light and efficient while on a tank speed comes from having balls big enough to keep your fingers off the coward levers and trust the bike.

Spot on. The fork works harder and unweighting and catching air over the rough stuff can make things much smoother. On jumps and drops I tend to let the front wheel take the landing a bit more too rather going back wheel first.

[Hairy]

and that is why there are so many unmarried men as of late   

 

 

+100. That needed to be said. Not everyone wants to suffer unnecessarily

[Jewbacca]

and that is why there are so many unmarried men as of late   

bwahahahaha 

 

Luckily I had just finished my tea before I read that