Originally Posted by
Leebo
What front fork are you using? A fox vanilla coil works really well, no air stiction or gummyness. For me in the Boston area, I get lots of frozen rutted ice from the cars and walkers' footprints. Helps with tracking the front wheel a lot. A basic $ 200.00 one won't be up to par, mine is off my old mt bike, more like $500.00 when new.
2012 KHS Tempe, about $1,000CDN new
Rock Shox XC-28Mag TK 29er w/alloy steerer, 100mm,Magnesiumlowers,Hydraulic damp, External rebound,TurnKey lockout
Maybe there's a way to loosen it up then, the lock is off but maybe the dampening can be adjusted.