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[Closed] Can your body be too old for hardtails?

 cp
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Grips and glove combos & where the padding is make a huge difference to me. On one half bob foam lock on grips are great for me, as are superstar supagripa. Some others I'd tried (some older Charge ones in particular) make my hands almost lock up with pain!


 
Posted : 04/03/2013 11:55 am
 LoCo
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Forks not setup right? Damping not working too well?

Grips too thin or wrong diameter to match your hands?


 
Posted : 04/03/2013 11:55 am
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I use Ergon grips - I find spreading the load over a wider area really helps.


 
Posted : 04/03/2013 11:57 am
 hora
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Forks not setup right? Damping not working too well?

05 Z1 FRII's- Not getting all the travel and your supposed to take one of the springs out and play with the oil levels. I pinged you an email about it- if it was cost effective to send them in.


 
Posted : 04/03/2013 12:02 pm
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Forks not setup right?

Oh dear god! Lets not get onto the sorry saga of woe that is Hora's hunt for the mythical perfect fork setup. You'll be sorry you ever raised the issue....

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Posted : 04/03/2013 12:02 pm
 LoCo
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Oh dear god! Lets not get onto the sorry saga of woe that is Hora's hunt for the mythical perfect fork setup. You'll be sorry you ever raised the issue....

Have uplugged the phone ๐Ÿ˜‰ and have a pending query to deal with too. ๐Ÿ˜€

We can build it, it'll just cost a bit...


 
Posted : 04/03/2013 12:12 pm
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brake levers.

10-20 degrees down from horizontal.


 
Posted : 04/03/2013 12:58 pm
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my sunline bars make my hands hurt.

thin grips are also bad (although anyone into gnar seems to think they are better?)

it may be your not going fast or big enough to get full travel? i only get full travel when i do a certain stair drop to flat on my commute otherwise im pretty much a good 20mm from full travel 95% of the time. more if im mincing around on an xc ride.


 
Posted : 04/03/2013 1:36 pm
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Too old? I'm 62 and never had any squish front or back! You youngsters don't know how lucky you are!I do at least 12 hours mtb a week + 100 miles of commuting.
Half the problem as i see it is body position. There should be the weight on the bars as a piano player uses. Get out of the saddle as and when necessary


 
Posted : 04/03/2013 2:02 pm
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Have you thought about taking up bowls, instead on MTB?


 
Posted : 04/03/2013 2:25 pm
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