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26-03.-2006, 10:58 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: I ride bikes in Spain
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Re: Full suspension or hardtail for races?
I haven't seen anyone mention short travel FS bikes like the ORBEA OIZ, they can come in at about 10.5kg.
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19-05.-2006, 01:11 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2004
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Re: Full suspension or hardtail for races?
How about a Hardtail with a suspension seatpost, wouldn't that be the compromise of both worlds? You can sit down and pedal when it gets rough, and then leave the saddle and put the power down on climbs. I'm thinking a hardtail with a suspension seatpost would still be generally lighter than a fs bike?!?
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23-05.-2006, 02:59 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2005
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Re: Full suspension or hardtail for races?
the full suspension bikes are getting better and better and i predict racers will eventually favor them over hardtails in crosscountry races..
Price is a factor in my choice of bikes, a decent hardtail is much cheaper than a decent full suspension bike. If it wasnt so expensive id pick the best dual suspension bike i could afford. For all around off road riding and training i would use a full sus for the comfort it provides. But in a race with climbs and not too technical sections i would use a hardtail for its efficiency and light weight. For very technical and mostly downhill rocky races full sus would be the way to go. Last edited by robbielg : 23-05.-2006 at 03:05 PM. |
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24-05.-2006, 09:04 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Calgary, Canada
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Re: Full suspension or hardtail for races?
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My view is that if you can ride the race course with a hardtail and feel fine, then it's not a very good course. I live in the rockies, and have some of the world's best trails. I had a hardtail race bike, but it only holds up in places where there are no mountains...But that just means it's a hammer-fest course. Out where I live, it's FS and discs all the way. A hard tail will get eaten alive outside of uphill sections. Once I switched to FS and hydraulic discs, I could never go back.
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