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crotchrocket, this is a myth and also true. ETA on some frames used to feel like the front brake was on.
I'd add to my previous post actually by saying:
actually who cares if you've heard about hem before or not, you're right about this place, occasionally you can learn something and if you can read between the egos and purchase justification of some posters then you will actually get some information on kit from real world users rather than the marketing departments and journos.
FWIW - I do like my travel adjustable forks, but I wouldn't recommend them for every bike, or every rider. They tend to suit bikes with a bit of a spilt personality where you can flip between 'hooligan' and 'mince' modes depending on how you build them.
Scruff> ETA?
Is it just me or do they make the bike feel draggy and slow when you drop them to short travel setting?
I've found that as well. Also I find that the fork peforms differently in each travel setting.
First time iv used Fox Talas forks last night and made a difference on the climbs at Llandegla, more the long steep climb on the Red to switch from 150mm to 120mm, just nice to have that option.
Debating getting some Talas forks on a Canyon nerve AM. Was thinking for days of lighter stuff running them on a higher pressure, and days of bigger hits slightly lighter. I was presuming running on the 120 for long periods of time (ie not just climbing) setting wouldn't do the fork much good. Is that a wrong assumption?
Having read this forum it seems I can just run on the 120 setting on the more XC days for long periods of time, and increase to 150 on proper AM days. Any thoughts?