I've spent little time on a 2000 FSR w/ a Fox Air shock of some kind. For the longest time, i have only had one bike, my downhill bike.
Ive really been enjoying this older, all black S-Works FSR, full XTR, crossmax ETC. It's alittle old school with the V brakes and all but it hauls as$.
In general, Ive just noticed that when the rear suspension hits any kind of small bump, whether a blunt, square edge log/root or a small, smooth roller, the hit is transfered straight up the seatpost and pops my a$s right off the saddle. It feels totall ghey and i know it looks bad all bouncing off the saddle. It is annoying and screws up any kind of pedaling cadence i have going.
Do the newer XC frame designs allow a more rearward axle path of travel? And make those type of hits less noticeable ?
How do frames like the SC Blur and Intense Syper handle and pedal through the small hits on the trail. is it too much to ask to have those hits almost completely absorbed in the travel and not transfered up into the saddle ?? Im the type of rider who would rather pedal, manual and plow thru stuff rather than ride around it.
thanks
joel
Ive really been enjoying this older, all black S-Works FSR, full XTR, crossmax ETC. It's alittle old school with the V brakes and all but it hauls as$.
In general, Ive just noticed that when the rear suspension hits any kind of small bump, whether a blunt, square edge log/root or a small, smooth roller, the hit is transfered straight up the seatpost and pops my a$s right off the saddle. It feels totall ghey and i know it looks bad all bouncing off the saddle. It is annoying and screws up any kind of pedaling cadence i have going.
Do the newer XC frame designs allow a more rearward axle path of travel? And make those type of hits less noticeable ?
How do frames like the SC Blur and Intense Syper handle and pedal through the small hits on the trail. is it too much to ask to have those hits almost completely absorbed in the travel and not transfered up into the saddle ?? Im the type of rider who would rather pedal, manual and plow thru stuff rather than ride around it.
thanks
joel