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Old 11-30-15 | 09:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Redhatter
The new commuter, Giant Toughroad SLR1. I took this on her maiden ride yesterday up to the shops, trailer in tow.

Glides along the road just beautiful, BUT:
  • with no suspension, you feel every bump (I might get used to this, otherwise I'll look at replacing the front fork in March/April next year)


How wide are the tires, and/or how much pressure do you have in them? You should get the widest possible tires, go tubeless in them, and run lower pressures. And nut up.
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