Front suspension or not

[Zoiders]

You've never ridden a dual-suspension bike from Argos then!

That doesn't count as a bike I am afraid.

A crap folder with a shonky hinge would be unstable, it would be nowt to do with the lack of sus and more to do with the frame flexing and the child like riding position.

Good quality sussers aren't wibbly toys made from cheese.

 

[lukesdad]

Sorry but thats complete bullshirt.

Steering set up and correct saddle height effect stabilty not the spring and unsprung weight of the bike.

A good sus setup improves contact with the riding surface, it doesnt just track up and over lumps it extends downwards into holes as well to ensure you maintain drive. It damps out rough stuff both directions.

A hardtail set up for city use, yes it can be very useful to have a front fork especialy if you like to mix up your routes between on and off road.

Actually its not bullshit. Try and do a track stand on a full bouncer thats not locked out.

 

[Zoiders]

<BR>Actually its not bullshit. Try and do a track stand on a full bouncer thats not locked out. <IMG class=bbc_emoticon alt= src="http://www.cyclechat.net/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/biggrin.gif"><BR>

And how exactly does that make it unstable then? <BR><BR>You can track stand on a hardtail and you can do it with full sus depending on the particular design of linkage and how it behaves.<BR><BR>I still fail to how any of that makes them some how more difficult or unstable to ride in straight line though, more roadie myths...

 

[Chris S]

I'd have thought that the vertical movement allowed by the soft rear end would have increased the range of the lateral movent as the pedals are pushed, causing greater unstability?

This would happen on all soft-tail bikes and not just ones from Argos.