Originally Posted by
FrozenK
What? You mean when you said that "hardtails are ALWAYS faster uphill" you weren't claiming that hardtails are always faster uphill? And when you posted five or six times that hardtails win like 80% of the races so hardtails are faster, you weren't claiming that hardtails are faster?
Yes, you've built straw men, you moved the goal post and now you are going to pull either the Chewbacca defense or taking the ball home. While it has been entertaining to see a classic example of logical fallacies this is getting old and certainly not helping the OP. Who by now is probably confused as ****.
So, in order to help the OP who seems like a nice lad I'll try to steer this back into the proper direction (and into this decade, really)
OP: buying a full suspension bike could help you get those Strava KOMs you want, but a) it will cost you a lot of money and b) it may not. Your best option is to improve on your training and technique. If you are going to spend money, I'd start with tyres (as you call then in the UK) and then consider clipless pedals (in my experience they can help a lot) followed by things that may lower your bike weight (handlebar, post, wheels, fork) But mostly, train, train, train.
You need to read more of my posts, I said I was generalizing XC overall with all riders, and over the course of the season... and not nitpicking a couple of racers here and there.
It's up to you if you want to keep this mis-communication going, or if you want to clear it all up. I won't force you either way. I will quote myself because I love quoting myself... I have said all along I was generalizing based on all the rider and all the racers combined.
Here are the choices
1) Take the time to clear up the misunderstanding
2) Keep up the charade that Erich was moving the goal posts.
My posts below clearly states I was generalizing. However, whatever you chose,
#1 or
#2 , just know that ERICH WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU!
Originally Posted by
ErichVonCartman
However, these days, we do see 1 or 2 FS in the top 10 in some races, even in the Pro Ranks. But they are pretty sick XC-FS machines though! But until I start seeing at least half the top 20 of the XC races win on FS bikes, I will always Generalize and say "Hardtails are Faster"
How about when I said this?
Originally Posted by
ErichVonCartman
Let's not confuse a faster rider being faster than the others because of the bike, for all we know, he might have won on any bike.
Why is this discussion "ridiculous"? Because you do not like the data that is presented???
We should let the results speak for themselves. Like I said, I have no say in any of this, and I don't tell the Racers how to finish.
You can say "it depends on the course" all you want, but we should COUNT ALL THE COURSES combined.
Add up all the Podiums in 2015 in a World Cup Cross Country Race over all the different COURSES, tell me how they add up. What I am seeing is Hardtails makes up more than 80% of the podiums. So therefore, I conclude "Hardtails are faster!"
I don't like it either, as I am a big fan of FS and I feel so fast on my Tracer! but it is what is.....