(11-08-17, 08:21 PM)VNA link Wrote:I know where you are coming from they are great bikes and are still more than capable of holding their own against the modern competition.Quote:but would question whether you are getting the best out of your bike.
She was when I got her in 2004 more capable than I and reamins so.
I was never one to play around with my suspension settings until I bought my GEN1 and came to learn how crap the OEM shock was and then how things could be improved. On my quest to get the bike handling as well as it could I found a really helpful chap on these forums called Malc who was an ex racer and who took me out for an afternoon to help me get my suspension set up after I had fitted my Nitron shock. I was able to feel the difference that each change to the damping made (front and rear) and came away from the experience with the bike handling optimally and much more confidence inspiring. I had to revisit the suspension settings when I swapped out my 25mm jack-up kit for a 50mm kit as this impacted on the compression, again after I lost 5 stones in weight, and again after I upgraded the front suspension. I have to say that I found learning about how the different settings affected the bikes handling very interesting and being able to use these to set the bikes handling to how I want very rewarding.
I hope this helps clarify where I'm coming from when I say that I personally wouldn't buy a suspension component that restricts the range of available adjustments and that from my experience getting the best from your bike entails using the available options to get the suspension set up optimally for your own riding style and the types of road you like to ride.
I have no disrespect for folks who choose not to fiddle with their suspension as I was in those ranks for decades.