Patrick! Gosh, poor guy. I fully expect to see you in your armor in your next travelogue!
Your comment is a great one, since it speaks to what I think is another possible misunderstanding of why anyone would choose to ride a squish forked bike. It's not always about being a daredevil. Sometimes its about being able to ride at a fun (not stoopid) pace, over rooty, rocky, rutted paths, without shaking your teeth or bones loose. There is a middle ground of speed for the fun of it, but not balls-to-the-wall crazy speed. And it does depend on terrain. There's also the enjoyment - *after* a lengthy singletrack ride - of not feeling like you've been body slammed all day. I know the difference because I've felt it. I'm in great shape, and I know how to use my body to absorb shock. A measly 80-100mm sus fork simply takes the edge off where I ride, given how I like to ride. But I've digressed into what I didn't want this discussion to be (justification). I was looking for more of the design points and different ride qualities that others have experienced who've had bikes with sus-corrected bikes and used them in both modes. The only experience I've had is with an Ogre I used to have, as well as a Karate Monkey. I liked both in both modes (the Ogre better), but for other reasons got rid of them...in one case to get my first Riv. Tom -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
