My wife has a motolite and, as she’s happily almost the same height as me, she’s let me have the occasional try out.
I suspect the ‘bobbing’ issue is weight related – it doesn’t really bob under her 9st, but bobs significantly under my lardy 15st, even with the shock air pressure adjusted. I wonder if it has something to do with the way the shock is levered by the linkage, as we observed the same problem when we both had monocoque Enduros. In comparison, my 4-bar 5 Spot doesn’t bob in the same way, and neither did the Fuel I used to own – both of them have a more indirect actuation of the shock, presumably with more ‘stiction’ (someone with a background in engineering may be able to explain that more effectively!)
When I’ve ridden the Motolite, I find it much more of a chore than the 5 Spot to pedal uphill, but they are very close performance-wise on the downhills. Our two bikes make a decent comparison, as they’re both running very similar kit – Revelations on the front, Louise brakes etc.
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