Tom, I ride very rocky, rutted, rooty, and washed out trails here in MD with a good bit of elevation change—generally 100 feet of gain per mile on average, and often more. My steed is a non-suspension-corrected Surly Troll with 26x3.0 tires. I love the ride and handling to and from the trails, and I never feel limited on the trails themselves.
I’ve ridden a very expensive full suspension Santa Cruz on the same trails, and while it was definitely fun, I don’t like the bounce and give of a suspension fork. In terms of design, like someone already said, a suspension-corrected front end requires a shorter headtube—and I’m guessing a different headtube angle—and these things change the ride and comfort of a bike, as well as the handling. Bob K. in Baltimore -- 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.
