Me neither....Interesting times apparently(not that I can remember the sixties of course).
Me neither....Interesting times apparently(not that I can remember the sixties of course).
Yes, but Moulton did say his ideal was a rigid frame, very hard tyres and suspension. Theoretically that is a good approach and it's potentially very efficient, but what made Moulton wrong was that perfect suspension cannot be had on bikes*. He even proved himself wrong by using rubber bung suspension in isolation, by common agreement the worst controlled of all suspension types.Surely Moulton bikes had suspension, some sort of rubber block thing?
You can correct me if i'm wrong, it wont be the first time
Shame you missed the 60`s Eddieo , the white heat of Technology under Harold Wilson , collapsing rear subframes on Minis , collapsing suspension and rotting cills on Austin 1100`s , Carnaby St Fashions , smallpox outbreaks , Dr Beeching demolishing our Rail Network . Now I have told you about it you won`t have to look at the History books !
No wonder you only remember the bad things!Didn`t do any of that Harry only the Twist at a Works party .
Yes, Moulton was responsible for the Hydrolastic, subsequently Hydrogas, units on those BL cars from the mini through to the Austin 1800/2200 models and eventually, it was superceded because it wasn't really very good. I'm not aware of any bikes utilising his rubber suspension system today but perhaps somebody does.Shame you missed the 60`s Eddieo , the white heat of Technology under Harold Wilson , collapsing rear subframes on Minis , collapsing suspension and rotting cills on Austin 1100`s , Carnaby St Fashions , smallpox outbreaks , Dr Beeching demolishing our Rail Network . Now I have told you about it you won`t have to look at the History books !
What do you use the lockout for? It seems to me like buying a comfy bed abd then putting a board on it to sleep on.suspension with lock out. Compromise. I actually prefere a rigid. However i have front suspension but use the lock out alot.
But with ebike's you don't mind loosing a little pedal power in favor of a bit more comfort.
Yeah. I must admit that there are times when I think a smoother ride would be nice and would certainly improve my onbike front camera work. I keep looking at the Cannondale Bad Boy Ultra which when I found out Mark at Cytronex was using it to test their new kits ... is making me look even harder!Suspension for me every time, I've had a few instances of hitting big potholes in the dark winter nights and nearly coming off and I'm sure that if it was a rigid fork I would have. Also less wrist ache. BUT I agree it has to be good quality which means expensive but in my opinion it is worth paying the extra for. PS I have Fox forks but not sure which ones.
Suspension seat posts IMHO are dreadful, much better with a rigid tube so the relationship between backside and crank centre remains the sameMy PC Disc has lock out suspension and I have been able to try both. I went for the suspension mode eventually as I think it helps a little on our poor roads.
I have found that hand grips can make a difference. My older PC without suspension has grips which when positioned correctly can take a lot of the shocks out of the ride.
A suspension seat post and good seat are much more important to have than front suspension.
I agree, even more useless for the lighter amongst us for whom they don't work, just add weight. They also add increasing rotation with wear, leaving the saddle poorly located.Suspension seat posts IMHO are dreadful, much better with a rigid tube so the relationship between backside and crank centre remains the same