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Old 10-18-17 | 05:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Darth Lefty
If you haven't tried a current short-link full suspension bike like a Santa Cruz, I really recommend it. They have the kinematics figured out now and they don't pogo at all as you pedal, or jack up with braking. The torques and tensions of pedaling and braking counter the movement.
The problem with using one as a commuter bike is that they aren't set up to carry stuff. I have a 2003 Specialized Epic (and a 2005) that doesn't pogo or jack up when braking and it does make for a great commuter bike. It's just hard to carry the stuff I need for commuting.

They are both great mountain bikes...perhaps the best dual suspension bikes I've ever ridden... and the 2005 I chose specifically as my all around bike for leaving at my daughter's house but they are limited as a vehicle for bicycle utility.

A good used hardtail still makes a better commuter bike like this one

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