loosen them off a little and put the straps over your head so that they cross over(left strap over your head and right strap over head) they wont fall off and it feels fine. i didnt do this on a 3 hour ride on sunday and they stayed put and were quite loose. camelbac straps didnt bother me by pressing them into me but they have done in the past. once adjusted, everything should be fine.

how awful. my first and last post on the new forum. hmmm.

Its funny to see single pivots coming up as the best design. try this: find and ride a maverick ML8 on a proper mountain route and then ride the same route on yer single pivot with similar travel.drainage bars and the diffrent terrain will put an end to all yer idea

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you just need to get out on these mountains and ride all sorts of natural and manmade(the drainage bars)stuff you can throw at it to show how each copes.

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ll sooner or later bump into something that does it for you.theres designs out there that wont cost an arm and a leg when it comes to keeping them running smooth and staying nice and tight either.maverick – very rare to replace the only shock reducers up top (none at the bottom)and the 6001 bearings are a no brainer too.

full sus bikes i`d like to try after quick spins: lapierre zesty – mmm,feels right and so it should with vouilloz in on it all.also the ellsworth epiphany.they feel right as soon as you put the first pedal stroke down along with the first turn.