[keen]

Any opinions on these units? Would be going on a XC/ agressive trail ridden Enduro. Thanx

 

[binary visions]

Originally posted by keen
Any opinions on these units? Would be going on a XC/ agressive trail ridden Enduro. Thanx

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[binary visions]

In regards to your actual question, it's pretty unnecessary from a trail riding perspective. Nice unit - I like the idea and have played with one at Mt. Snow - but it's an unnecessary complication for trail riding.

Also, it decreases the depth that your headset cups press into the headtube, increasing your chances of ovalizing the headtube - which is only made worse because trail bike headtubes are thinner, and lighter weight headsets don't press that deep.

 

[Repack]

The people I know who run them only do so on DH bikes and love them. I have seen people take their hands off the bars at 40mph+ on rough trail and had no complications. If I had the money, I would buy one for my DH, but not for my trail bike.

 

[EBasil]

Originally posted by binary visions
, it decreases the depth that your headset cups press into the headtube, increasing your chances of ovalizing the headtube - which is only made worse because trail bike headtubes are thinner, and lighter weight headsets don't press that deep.

DING!! I just held one of these, and read the instructions, for the first time yestreday, when it was about to be installed in a sweeeet Moots ti bike with the predictable King headset. The hair on the back of my neck stood up when I saw the 4-5 millimeter reduction in upper headset engagement into the head tube. Fine with a "steelset" or other extended flange headset, but scary to me.

I was also surprised at how light the Hopey unit is. Much more so than it looks in photos.

Still don't want one.

 

[JRogers]

I think it's overkill for XC/trailriding. Though there may be some benefits (everyone I've met who has one loves it), it's an expensive little gizmo that may end up causing some damage to your bike, headset depending. Also, I think that with a 3-5" travel bike, you will reach the limits of the suspension and bike much faster than a DH bike (not to mention that the speeds are lower and terrain less challenging)- a steering damper would likely not make as big of an impact as it would on a pure DH bike.