Re: Hard Tail vs. Dual Suspension

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What is considered mountain biking shape? I feel like I am in good shape, but sometimes when I am dogging it through a 5mi trail ride its hard to enjoy myself! My cardio is basically running 5K type distances, maybe some incline or faster speed interval training in between. This is in WI so I have Nov-March where I am mostly indoors on a treadmill or lifting, including legs. I love to mountain bike (including feeling the burn) but don’t enjoy spinning or biking much outside of trail riding. I’m guessing that is a problem?

Would it be unreasonable to tighten my rear suspension to the max to simulate a hard tail?