Originally Posted by
john m flores
I wasn't planning on it, but I ended riding to a local mountain bike park for a loop of their trails. Most mountain biking in New Jersey is pretty rocky and rooty and hilly, often at the same time. Six Mile Run is, by comparison, much smoother, with nice flowy trails and fewer roots and rocks. It's fun.
The All-Packa from Bike Friday is a folding bikepacking bike, meant to tackle rugged terrain while carrying a tent and other camping gear. It's not a modern mountain bike, but the bike's designer Willie Hatfield claims that it feels like a 90s era rigid mountain bike. I think he's right. Compared to modern bikes, the All Packa is underbiked, but I had fun.
I'm not currently an off-road rider. By my guess is, versus a 26" rigid, you can run much fatter and cushier tires, while having steering that feels more agile and not weighted down by the larger gyroscopic inertia of both larger wheels and heavy tires. Yes/no?