I meet so many guests for either guiding or coaching that roll up on $8-10K full suspension bikes.
The first thing I notice is that their contact points are usually poorly set up.
The first thing that they say to me is: "I'm not sure that my suspension is set up properly", or even worse ;"I am not sure how much air I should run in my rear shock".
I suggest spending a couple of hours on a suspension tuning ride session as part of their ride day and the answer is nearly always "Nah I just want to go and ride" or "I'm too busy to spend time setting up my bike".
I am guessing that probably 50% of riders are not getting what they could out of their bike because they are too lazy to spend 2-5 of their 20-100 riding days per year setting up their bike properly.
There is nothing wrong with a good hard tail and there is, as supported by many here, far less to set up and far less to maintain, but not a lot less than can be ridden (with the appropriate speed and line).
Dec. 1, 2021, 12:45 p.m. - AndrewR
I meet so many guests for either guiding or coaching that roll up on $8-10K full suspension bikes. The first thing I notice is that their contact points are usually poorly set up. The first thing that they say to me is: "I'm not sure that my suspension is set up properly", or even worse ;"I am not sure how much air I should run in my rear shock". I suggest spending a couple of hours on a suspension tuning ride session as part of their ride day and the answer is nearly always "Nah I just want to go and ride" or "I'm too busy to spend time setting up my bike". I am guessing that probably 50% of riders are not getting what they could out of their bike because they are too lazy to spend 2-5 of their 20-100 riding days per year setting up their bike properly. There is nothing wrong with a good hard tail and there is, as supported by many here, far less to set up and far less to maintain, but not a lot less than can be ridden (with the appropriate speed and line).