Still, you're saying "weighting the bars". You're trying to prove something that happens to YOU riding a hardtail. But I have zero issue holding a line and letting the fork take it. And can ride wheelies for miles, so maybe I have keen balance skills or maybe it's from racing downhill in the early 90's on a 70mm cross country hardtail. I can track stand for hours, sitting or standing. ![]() I left a group of full suspension dudes in the dust on my 120 29er hardtail. I've never gone over the bars or had the rear go somewhere I didn't want it to go. I don't even keep a tight grip on the bars, just let the bike float around under me with equal pressure to the front and rear. The front goes one way, the rear the other and you control it. If you translate it to horses, it's disconnecting the front and rear. You keep talking about this rear wheel thing. I've owned 3 full suspension bikes, you can forget how to ride a hardtail in a hurry. Riding a hardtail the last 20 years is an art. I've unweighted the wheel, and caused it to bounce off rocks in a direction I wanted it to go. I don't need facts, it's a feeling, I can feel. I'm telling you, with a 160 fork, I have cleared sections where I thought, "Man, that fork took it all". ![]() With enough volume support, or mid stroke support for the newbies, and dropped heals that work like springs, let your arms move a bit and 40+ years of bike riding experience, you can "ride in the fork".
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