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I like jumping on a hard tail, but when im tired its all about the Full suspension, just wondering what you guys like Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2002 10:36 pm chillindrdude Kingpin   Joined: Sep 6, 2002 Posts: 2309 Location: Chi-Ca-Go i like fully... i'm not the smoothest guy around...maybe if i jumped with a hardtail, i'd be smoother...who knows... but i run a really high spring rate...1080lb spring...its sprints like a hardtail... Last edited by chillindrdude on Thu Oct 03, 2002 10:44 pm; edited 1 time in total _________________ Trust me, I'm a doctor... Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2002 10:41 pm SR Kingpin   Joined: Sep 14, 2002 Posts: 2358 Location: Northwest Style Hardtail. I haven't riden my full squish in a couple of months for any type or riding _________________ Blur the lines www.steveschmidtphoto.com Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2002 10:57 pm Anthony Kingpin   Joined: Sep 7, 2002 Posts: 3951 Location: golden, co I'm kinda half and half. For dh racing, huge gaps, and big drops I'll stick with a full sus., for other stuff I don't find shocks too necessary. Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2002 11:35 pm Style 495mtbcrew   Joined: Sep 7, 2002 Posts: 6734 Location: Foxboro Ma IntenseM1Racer wrote: i like fully... i'm not the smoothest guy around...maybe if i jumped with a hardtail, i'd be smoother...who knows... but i run a really high spring rate...1080lb spring...its sprints like a hardtail... if you run a spring that tight then you might as well go for a hardtail, casue what you have now with a spring that hard, is a hard tail that flexs alot. If you can find then logic in that. I like hard tails casue they make you smoother, just cant f**k up as much Posted: Fri Oct 04, 2002 12:10 am M.W. NRJP   Joined: Sep 6, 2002 Posts: 7162 Location: Not on Ridemonkey. I haven't gone jumping in ages, but I prefer my HT. _________________ www.imfour.org <- ARS YOU!? Peter says: it was a really fun session/jam/gathering Peter says: even though I was the only one in bright clothes Peter says: vinyl is the best thing since underpants Peter says: My name isn't p-diddy grau-dub you ass Posted: Fri Oct 04, 2002 1:06 am Shibby Kingpin   Joined: Sep 7, 2002 Posts: 2289 Location: boston I love hardtail for everything except DH riding and racing. Peer-i-od. DS racing the FS is kinda nice, though... _________________ NC$K / ICC / 155 Posted: Fri Oct 04, 2002 3:04 am mikelikesjimbeam Tagger   Joined: Sep 6, 2002 Posts: 33 Location: wellington, NZ I can only afford a second handhardtail and i had a goe on a full at jumpin, it was fuckin weird, i coulldnt get any speed ( probably set up wrong anyways) _________________ D P T z Posted: Fri Oct 04, 2002 3:21 am Peter NRJP   Joined: Sep 6, 2002 Posts: 2975 Location: Dänmark I'm used to hardtails... _________________ imfour.org Posted: Fri Oct 04, 2002 4:59 am gravity All-City   Joined: Sep 7, 2002 Posts: 1768 Hardtails for jumping, no doubt. it's just too hard to keep speed thru rhythms on a duallie. IncestM1Racer: how thuff huck can you run a 1080lb spring? why even bother? is this on your M1? Posted: Fri Oct 04, 2002 5:59 am Acadian Ms. Hcor-net   Joined: Sep 6, 2002 Posts: 8005 Location: Made In Canada|Living in USA if it's a smooth ass track (like BMX tracks) then HT all the way BUT if you race DS or BSX on a somewhat ruff track, it wayyyy more advantageous to race a fully. Plus, for me anyway, when corners/berms are not as smooth (like my riding style) I find it easier to pump a fully in corners than a HT. Like Sea Otter DS last year, wish I had my fully there… my $0.02 _________________ PinkBike::Iron Horse::e.thirteen Posted: Fri Oct 04, 2002 6:41 am chillindrdude Kingpin   Joined: Sep 6, 2002 Posts: 2309 Location: Chi-Ca-Go gravity wrote: Hardtails for jumping, no doubt. it's just too hard to keep speed thru rhythms on a duallie. IncestM1Racer: how thuff huck can you run a 1080lb spring? why even bother? is this on your M1? no...its on my foes zigzag... i actually like the way its set up...sprints good...carrys momentum in the rhythms well enough...but saves my ass when i should case something. _________________ Trust me, I'm a doctor... Posted: Fri Oct 04, 2002 6:54 am Ian F All-City   Joined: Sep 10, 2002 Posts: 676 Location: Philly suburbs My opinion has always been, "learn on a HT and race on a FS if the course demands it" But definitely dirt-jump on a HT. You learn to case and land smoother and it builds you confidence quicker. And when you do get on a FS-DS bike, it feels like cheating. _________________ Team XXL "If You Hear A Rumbling, It's Just Us Tumbling" If you're gonna dream, dream big! It doesn't cost any more! Posted: Fri Oct 04, 2002 7:44 am Pip3r Legend   Joined: Sep 8, 2002 Posts: 5195 Location: Foxboro MA Yea it totally depends on the course. If ur ridin at the trails then straight up HT, u dont need to worry about stayin low or or anythin so not much need for a fully mx bike. But on a couse like Mt Snows mx id definitly want 5"s or so. I noticed all the guys on HTs were gettin TOSSED around and looked so out of controll comparted to the guys on short travel bikes. That is, except for seth on the evil, that bike really ripped it out there, didnt sound like it was gonna die going down the course. _________________ DJBB www.e13components.com www.495bmx.com Posted: Fri Oct 04, 2002 8:16 am WeltCupMeister1 Kingpin   Joined: Sep 7, 2002 Posts: 2430 Location: Durango CO / Lake Placid NY hard tail all the way Posted: Fri Oct 04, 2002 8:45 am Acadian Ms. Hcor-net   Joined: Sep 6, 2002 Posts: 8005 Location: Made In Canada|Living in USA Ian F wrote: My opinion has always been, "learn on a HT and race on a FS if the course demands it" . WORD! _________________ PinkBike::Iron Horse::e.thirteen Posted: Fri Oct 04, 2002 10:12 am nj_rider Burner   Joined: Sep 12, 2002 Posts: 411 Location: NJ/PA Hardtail all the way.