Yeah, YMMV, horses for courses, all that, for sure. Always trade-offs, yup.
I guess I just don't care if the shock moves a bit going up a fire-road: maybe I just pedal real smooth and the shock typical doesn't move much on any bike for me; maybe because the climbs (and fast traverses) I really care about and take notice of will make the shock move a whole lot no matter what.
The psychological thing for me is being able to stay on the power and not have to think much about what the rear wheel is doing or about to do. Being able to trust it's going to follow the terrain freely and stay grabbed on whether I'm stomping squares through a field of baby heads or spinning circles up a ledge-y and punchy climb, that's my free motivation.
;-)
June 3, 2022, 10:14 a.m. - Justin White
Yeah, YMMV, horses for courses, all that, for sure. Always trade-offs, yup. I guess I just don't care if the shock moves a bit going up a fire-road: maybe I just pedal real smooth and the shock typical doesn't move much on any bike for me; maybe because the climbs (and fast traverses) I really care about and take notice of will make the shock move a whole lot no matter what. The psychological thing for me is being able to stay on the power and not have to think much about what the rear wheel is doing or about to do. Being able to trust it's going to follow the terrain freely and stay grabbed on whether I'm stomping squares through a field of baby heads or spinning circles up a ledge-y and punchy climb, that's my free motivation. ;-)