pedal feedback?
11-07-04 | 09:30 AM
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Now with suspension!
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From: Mill Valey, CA
Bikes: '04 Giant XTC-2, '96 hardrock sport
pedal feedback?
Do older rear suspension designs (single pivot?) really have this, and if so how much of an problem is it?
Thanks, X-ZEN
Thanks, X-ZEN
11-07-04 | 09:36 AM
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Now with suspension!
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From: Mill Valey, CA
Bikes: '04 Giant XTC-2, '96 hardrock sport
11-07-04 | 12:06 PM
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From: St Peters, Missouri
Bikes: Catrike 559 I own some others but they don't get ridden very much.
I assume you are talking about bio-paceing. Many of the older rear suspension designs had a disconcerting tendency to "bob" as you pedal, particularly if you tried to pedal while standing. My son used to own a Gary Fisher Joshua that I found almost impossible to ride while standing on the pedals. To ride up steeper hills I used to slide as far forward on the seat as I could while still keeping some weight on the nose of the saddle. Many of the newer rear suspension designs do a much better job of uncoupling pedal forces from suspension inputs.
