which do you prefer?
 

full suspension or hardtail? and Why?

Full suspension. Because I can go way faster over rough stuff.

Full suspension, 'cause it's more expensive, and therefore better.

Hardtail, driving to the trail heads suck so I'll ride the road up to 10 miles to get to my local trails. Makes for a good warm up.

Soft tail. The best of all of the above.

Rigid because it makes everyone giggle.

heh heh

road bike.

I always thought you should start bare footed trail running first. That'll really help you find the good lines.

+1. When you get good enough, you can add shoes, which are like FS [Foot Suspension].

:roflmao: :roflmao:

Both...depends on how, where and what I am riding.

My thoughts also.

... Brad

psh, you can't learn to pick a good line unless you start on a rigid. :D

I use a full suspension, but would switch to a hardtail version for weight loss[bike, not mine]

Hardtail. Cheaper, lighter in most cases, easier to mantain, blah blah black sheep.

Hardtail, because it's all I could afford.

Full suspension.

So I can ride around my hood on a 'lowered' bicycle.

What is this "picking a good line"? Does it mean choosing the path of least resistance?

Fully for DH and FR. Hardtail for DJ.

As it is in all things.


I like Hardtail, mainly because I ride relatively hilly terrain, so the bob is frusterating. And I like light bikes.

Both. (FS are more fun :D)

So what type of terrain would one have to ride to not be frustrated with the FS bob?

Not all FS bobs are created equal. I would not trade my bike's full suspension for a hardtail as I find the ride of my FS to be head-and-shoulders above my old bike. For reference I have a Kona hardtail and a Turner Flux. I ride XC that ranges from smooth singletrack to rocky/rooty trails with small drops.

But Ridid still sounds funnier.

So, what I think I heard is Kona sux?

And when Bob rides a Kona, it really sucks.