Originally Posted by
sputniky
Somebody doesn't have much experience with riding different suspension systems then. Your Horst link Epics, as well as DW bikes, VPP bikes, VLK bikes, Four by 4 bikes, etc. don't inch worm.
The only suspension system that I have ridden that inch worms is URT.
I don’t pay much attention to what the different linkages are but I’ve ridden a number of suspension systems and all of them, with the exception of the Epic’s inertial valve system, have inch wormed horribly at my weight. The FSR I had before the Epic was no different from any number of others and it had, if I recall correctly, a Horst link like the Epic. I had the shock revalved and pumped the shock to insane pressures but it never was satisfactory.
This is odd. When I moved from 3x to 2x I had no issues with the gear range. When I moved from 2x to 1x, I had no issues with the gear range.
This is for actual mountain biking though.
You can stop right there. I know what “actual mountain biking” is. I’ve been doing it since 1984. I’ve ridden tens of thousands of miles off-road on nearly 2 dozen bikes from rigid steel bikes to modern dualies.
As for gearing, I know a thing or two about that as well. 2x systems may have the range of triples but they lack the selection. There is a large hole in the middle of the shift pattern. With 1x systems, you have to choice of having a good low or a good high, you can’t have both. 1x and 2x systems might be good for the local skills park or ski area but out in the real world where an “actual mountain biker” rides, having a high, a middle and a low range is a good thing.