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Old August 17th 04, 07:41 PM
Dan Volker
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"Gamarús" wrote in message
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El Mon, 16 Aug 2004 11:10:26 -0400, Dan Volker va
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Thanks Dan for providing such generous information .

And, what say you about uphills with a Liquid 25? Rear shox moves, bounce?
I'm more worried about uphills behaviour, than downhills, as I think you
always have to suffer in uphills, and have fun in downhills. I'd prefer
less suffer than more fun . But obviously, I need more fun than a
downhill with a hardtail.

Best regards,

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Gamarús


Gamarus,
As to uphills, the bike does weigh a little more than hard tails, so on a
long climb, I expect I will pay for this. But I also expect to pay more for
my extra muscle mass and weight, that does little in a hill climb to assist
;-)

On the shorter climbs--30 to 60 foot steep and rocky, the rear shock on the
Liquid 25 makes this climb much better than the Trek hardtail I used to
ride, or than the Canondale hardtail with monoshock. The rear tire stays in
contact with the dirt much better, and when you run over a rock or root,
traction is maintained much better. I have not felt an issue with bobbing,
due to the spv rear shock---although in fairness to the guys who ride much
bigger hills, since I am riding only short hills, I am in NO position to
comment on bobbing over a long climb---I'm sure in a 30 minute or one hour
climb, any amount of bobbing would feel exagerated, so there are plenty of
people here with much better feedback for you on the effects of this type of
rear shock on a long climb. Where the climb is long and smooth, I'd expect
there'd be much less to favor the Liquid.

Regards,
Dan V


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