ChrisMaddas
Squid
Looking at 170 / 180 travel, coming from 115 / 130, sure ascending will be slower but will I get bounced around going down?
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Not if you have your suspension tuned correctly. Strictly speaking the last 10% of travel should only be used in 'oh shit' moments anyway.Looking at 170 / 180 travel, coming from 115 / 130, sure ascending will be slower but will I get bounced around going down?
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More suspense will bounce you around MORE than less suspension?Looking at 170 / 180 travel, coming from 115 / 130, sure ascending will be slower but will I get bounced around going down?
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Maybe if you fill it with water?More suspense will bounce you around MORE than less suspension?
Tyres, only fill the tyres with water.Maybe if you fill it with water?
Nah - good suspension won’t ‘bounce’ - it will absorb impact. The downside of too much suspension is that it eats your input energy. IE pedalling or pumping energy can be absorbed by the suspension.Looking at 170 / 180 travel, coming from 115 / 130, sure ascending will be slower but will I get bounced around going down?
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Is there a noticeable delay in the change or direction ie quick left to right turns with a DH bike or long travel enduro compared to your regular 150/160 enduro ?Nah - good suspension won’t ‘bounce’ - it will absorb impact. The downside of too much suspension is that it eats your input energy. IE pedalling or pumping energy can be absorbed by the suspension.
There is a whole world of geometry and suspension kinematics that’s need to be included in this discussion but I think the basic answer for you is no, you won’t get bounced around more with more travel (with the caveat that you need to set your suspension up properly)
It’s not the travel…it’s the set up, geometry, components….Is there a noticeable delay in the change or direction ie quick left to right turns with a DH bike or long travel enduro compared to your regular 150/160 enduro ?