Well, I’m 40 and I have a mini damascus so I very rarely get to go to trail centres or the lakes these days.
My riding is usually from my door around West Yorkshire. I have a specialized stumpjumper 29er with 140 pikes up front.
Most of my friends ride hard tails for most of the riding we do. I have an itch for a hard tail but can’t really justify another bike at the moment.
So, it got me thinking, do I still need 140 travel? I was looking at fresh good Friday and the xxxc bikes got me thinking.
Before I got the stumpy I wanted an Orbea Occam 29er. I’m now thinking maybe swopping the frame for a specialized camber.
Have you reduced your travel and regretted it? Does it make mile munching easier? Or should I just buy a hardtail?
Thanks