marka-ee
100 W
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- Mar 24, 2020
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- 175
I have been on a fully suspended 'stump jumper' ( rear hub motor ) for 3 years now, but would like something more comfortable. Searching for recumbent information brings up trikes 9 time out of 10. While I love the idea, the local bike paths are too narrow to allow safe passage with a trike. Also there are several rail crossings with a zig zag steel pipe system to slow down traffic, and there is no way for that on a trike.The 2 wheel recumbents with a shorter wheel base might get past with some juggling, but I have never ridden one and fear that even with suspension on both wheels there is an issue with recumbents because you can not do a unweighting move with your legs to get over some road problems. The paths here are not very maintained. So maybe I should stick with a MTB , maybe with a slight long tail mod? I am also looking for some forks that have near zero stiction. May a link design. The Cannondale easy rider looks nice and has a low stiction front shock. I don't do 'big air.' 25mm travel is fine. Sometimes it would bottom, but 99.9% of the time : plush ride. The Cannondale is a rare item though. Funny how nobody tests forks for friction, other than some opinions here and there. Just looking for ideas, thanks!