for the terrain around here, I think the Reba is going back on. I did a couple of short rides on the trails close to home over the weekend to test out the Karate Monkey with the rigid KM fork up front.
While the bike handled great and felt lighter with the KM fork up front, the roots and rocks that frequent our trails really jarred me. So I think that I'm going to put the Reba back on. Then I'll have full squish up front, but if I want to I can lock her out (climbing, flat smooth sections, pavement).
If terrain were different around here, I could definitely see myself keeping the rigid fork up front, but I just don't think it would be a welcome thing for me around here in CT and other parts of New England.
Perhaps a different, more higher end, rigid fork would have produced different results, but that's not in my budget.
So, who likes it rigid and 29 - and who prefers some suspension up front on their big wheeled rigs, and why?
While the bike handled great and felt lighter with the KM fork up front, the roots and rocks that frequent our trails really jarred me. So I think that I'm going to put the Reba back on. Then I'll have full squish up front, but if I want to I can lock her out (climbing, flat smooth sections, pavement).
If terrain were different around here, I could definitely see myself keeping the rigid fork up front, but I just don't think it would be a welcome thing for me around here in CT and other parts of New England.
Perhaps a different, more higher end, rigid fork would have produced different results, but that's not in my budget.
So, who likes it rigid and 29 - and who prefers some suspension up front on their big wheeled rigs, and why?