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So I just got a new hardtail, my first MB, and took it to Ute Valley, which has small to biggish rocks all over. I biked there on the road, so I turned off the suspension on the fork. When I got there, I forgot to switch it back on, and so suffered. I did not realize it was off, because I didn’t check, and did not know how well the fork worked off road anyway, so I did not notice. And being a beginner, I took a beating there. When I got back, I realized it wasn’t on….I was annoyed….Oh well.
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Happens to me all the time, especially when I "ride to the ride." I finally worked out a system for my Tuesday night rides where a certain intersection near the meet up spot reminds me to re-engage the fork. Still, sometimes I forget and it takes me a mile or two of singletrack before I realize what’s happening. 😀
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"jeff" wrote
Happens to me all the time, especially when I "ride to the ride." I finally worked out a system for my Tuesday night rides where a certain intersection near the meet up spot reminds me to re-engage the fork. Still, sometimes I forget and it takes me a mile or two of singletrack before I realize what’s happening. 😀
Ill have to try that, at least I am not alone. 😀
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I’ve done this more times than I care to admit. 😳
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I’ve done it too… it’s annoying. To fix it, I’ve just stopped using the lockout and only use it once in a blue moon 😄
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"mtbgreg1" wrote
I’ve done it too… it’s annoying. To fix it, I’ve just stopped using the lockout and only use it once in a blue moon 😄
Same here. I’ve worked on training myself to pedal with ’round strokes’ so that I can leave the suspension open. I pretty much only ever lock it out on pavement.
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Not a problem is you ride rigid.
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Done it. Most of the time I just leave it on squish. If I loose some efisiancy it’s just better exercise.
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Yeah, been there/ done that more than a few times.
I’d say the same thing about my back shock, but Pro Pedal is pretty rad like that. 😀
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If you’re forgetting to unlock your suspension…and don’t notice it’s locked on the ride….then maybe you don’t really need suspension in the first place. Swap your suspension for for a rigid carbon fork and you’ll drop at least two pounds off the bike, and you’d be surprised how little it beats you up, especially once you get used to it.
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+1
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"dgaddis" wrote
If you’re forgetting to unlock your suspension…and don’t notice it’s locked on the ride….then maybe you don’t really need suspension in the first place. Swap your suspension for for a rigid carbon fork and you’ll drop at least two pounds off the bike, and you’d be surprised how little it beats you up, especially once you get used to it.
My problem is that I will realize that my fork is riding like crap and ill think to myself , "why is my fork riding like crap," forgetting that I "locked" it out. I think as a result of the punishment, one of my forks doesn’t " lock" anymore so if I lock it out and forget about it it still responds somewhat when the going gets chunky, just very rough and very poorly.
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"maddslacker" wrote
[quote="mtbgreg1":7a34w3jd]I’ve done it too… it’s annoying. To fix it, I’ve just stopped using the lockout and only use it once in a blue moon 😄
Same here. I’ve worked on training myself to [i:7a34w3jd]pedal with ’round strokes’ [/i:7a34w3jd]so that I can leave the suspension open. I pretty much only ever lock it out on pavement.[/quote:7a34w3jd]
What does that mean–to pedal with round strokes–how do I do that?
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"Trekkie4" wrote
[quote="maddslacker":2q7tmfo9][quote="mtbgreg1":2q7tmfo9]I’ve done it too… it’s annoying. To fix it, I’ve just stopped using the lockout and only use it once in a blue moon 😄
Same here. I’ve worked on training myself to [i:2q7tmfo9]pedal with ’round strokes’ [/i:2q7tmfo9]so that I can leave the suspension open. I pretty much only ever lock it out on pavement.[/quote:2q7tmfo9]
What does that mean–to pedal with round strokes–how do I do that?[/quote:2q7tmfo9]
Don’t just push the pedals down (mash mash mash mash).
Spin them in circles. Push down, back, pull up, and push forward. (spin spin spin spin)
In other words you should have a nice steady output of power, not a surge with each pedal stroke.
Being clipped in helps.
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Spinning vs Mashing.
http://cycling-fitness.com/articles/cli … -pg322.htm -
Also, ‘mashing’ will create pedal bob on almost all suspension bikes.
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"dgaddis" wrote
If you’re forgetting to unlock your suspension…and don’t notice it’s locked on the ride….then maybe you don’t really need suspension in the first place. Swap your suspension for for a rigid carbon fork and you’ll drop at least two pounds off the bike, and you’d be surprised how little it beats you up, especially once you get used to it.
Actually, this was the first time I had ever ridden there, and only the second time on a real mountain bike, so I did not know how it feels. Now, I know, and probably would notice right away.
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A few weeks back I took a fs and ht Niner out at FATS during a demo day. Going over a small rocky/rooty section on Skinny I almost went over the bars when the shock was compressed my center of gravity shifted forward 😮 First time in maybe 10 months that I rode with a shock. Guess I am getting used to rigid.
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