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I remember when we got one of these in the shop and we (all car and motorcycle guys..) looked at it and went..well that sucks...
Rear suspension brought to you by a leveraged stack of rubber donuts?!
I don't think so!
Hard to believe this was the same company that designed the astounding rear sus on my Fuel EX and Slash......but everybody was feeling their way into things back then without any crystal ball.....hydraulic shock? Too heavy!
@Bill Talbot probably remembers that one of the earliest proponents of truly long travel mtbs was Brent Foes. The Foes Weasel was pretty roundly ridiculed by the cognoscenti for having a far-too-great five inches of travel.
I'm also beginning to see the idea of a gravel bike for all round riding. Got stuck on some gravel by chance recently and my 970mm wheelbase, 25c tire road bike is a bit..tricky. I don't think the "losses" of a gravel bike exceed the utility of the design. I can't do anything larger than 25c tires and to at least have the option of a 35 or 38c tire would be great.
Yup. On the cusp of selling my road bike -- even though it fits 30s. Just gotta be really sure, because replacement isn't an option.
Is this any worse than skiing? I plug in my boot bag, charge my boot heaters, Turbo fan goggles, bluetooth helmet and my phone.
Yikes! I'm in for the phone only. Even that sits in the car while actually skiing.