I was reminded again today just how much of a difference suspension has made to mountain biking. At a time when rigid single speeds and hardtail 29ers are in fashion, don't be fooled into thinking that suspension is just another gimmick.
On my morning ride I locked our my front fork and forgot to unlock before doing one of my favorite singletrack sections. Its a route that I ride almost everyday and it took just one little stone to send me off coarse and nearly miss out a whole section of track. I couldn't workout what had happened till I realised that my fork was still locked out.
The suspension takes care of a lot of small bumps that you would never even know about unless of course you did't have any suspension. Another dead giveaway is when you have a rider on a hardtail trying to follow the same line as someone on a full suspension on a technical downhill. Even with exceptional skills its unlikely that the hardtail will be able to follow right behind the full suspension.
So if you don't have suspension, then think about getting it. If you do have it, make sure that it is on firstly and tuned properly and working the way it should.
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