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15-03.-2005, 12:33 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
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When do you...
...lockout your fork on a hardtail.
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15-03.-2005, 04:12 PM
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Re: When do you...
never have. a mate mine never does either.
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16-03.-2005, 01:16 AM
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Re: When do you...
On extremely steep, technical climbs, or if I happen to be riding the hardtail in town.
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01-04.-2005, 01:20 PM
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Re: When do you...
When speed is more important than shock absorbing.
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02-04.-2005, 02:13 AM
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Re: When do you...
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I do it when climbing, specially standing on the pedals, mine is a Marzocchi which will eventhough locked (ETA) will give about an inch of travel but very stiff. When I'm going down an asphalt or smooth road I usually block it too. |
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02-04.-2005, 03:14 PM
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Location: Auckland, New Zealand
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Re: When do you...
i use my lockout quite a bit while riding, usually only if im racing though. if i had it themk i would've especially used it in the last race i did (12 hour) the track wound through a grass field past everyones campsite which were the rider swapover points the grass part was pretty damn long so it would have been very useful to have a lockout on that race. besides that just on long climbs or long straight smooth parts of a track
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04-04.-2005, 03:35 PM
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Re: When do you...
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i use a marzochi too, very nice price/performace ratio. strange but on rocky tech climbs i find it easier to leave it unlocked so the front absorbs impact with rocks and i dont get bounced off course too much. I get too harsh of a reaction when my locked fork hits a rock. On smooth roads and pavement its nice to lock it down and get a more "roadbike" ride. Nice to lock it too on smooth steep climbs.  |
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04-04.-2005, 04:19 PM
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Re: When do you...
When riding around for fun - never.
When on-road touring - all the time except on longish steep decents (I figure if you accidently hit a big bump, the shock will reduce the force on the wheel, hence a safer decent) When racing - depends on the course. Last race I did was technically easy and had a few asphalt sections, I locked out the fork for the entire race. Normally though, I would unlock in technical or very bumpy sections and lock in non-technical sections. I find the fork helps me in rough, technical sections, as robbielg says I find the fork really helps on steep, technical rocky uphills, as it helps you keep the wheel on track. |
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07-04.-2005, 04:42 AM
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Re: When do you...lock out fork?
This is a good question for me to find that answer to..as I'm new to MTBing and have a Gary Fisher Ziggurat. I have no clue as how the fork is supposed to work, when it is best to lock out, etc.
Any advice for a newbie would be greatly appreciated. Quote:
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07-04.-2005, 02:13 PM
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Re: When do you...
i remember seeing a warning in my fork's manual, it says NOT to lock the fork when going down fast technical downhill sections. self-expanatory i think.
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