Kell
Veteran
- Location
- High Wycombe/London
I was given the opportunity to test the Joseph Kuosac suspension block thanks to @bikegang.
In return I said I'd take some photos and do a report.
I swapped it over today and figured the best way I could record it would be on my treadmill.
This was problematic at first and took a couple of attempts before I stopped shooting off the back of it.
Good job I wasn't recording either of those.
First impressions are that it feels a LOT firmer. I couldn't compress it much with my fingers whereas I could compress the Brompton one fairly easily. That said, the Brompton one has now done around 3,200 miles since new. So that might play a part.
As you'll see from the video, even though I ran the old one pre-compressed there was still a lot of bounce.
Swapping over to the Joseph Kuosac version I couldn't feel any bounce at all.
I won't be back on my bike for another week due to half term. So I'll update this thread with more info once I've ridden the bike in anger.
For the record, I weigh 16 stone and have always found the standard bike a bit bouncy for my liking. So this was a good chance to try something different.
Enjoy.
View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BxeEln3X2qs
In return I said I'd take some photos and do a report.
I swapped it over today and figured the best way I could record it would be on my treadmill.
This was problematic at first and took a couple of attempts before I stopped shooting off the back of it.
Good job I wasn't recording either of those.
First impressions are that it feels a LOT firmer. I couldn't compress it much with my fingers whereas I could compress the Brompton one fairly easily. That said, the Brompton one has now done around 3,200 miles since new. So that might play a part.
As you'll see from the video, even though I ran the old one pre-compressed there was still a lot of bounce.
Swapping over to the Joseph Kuosac version I couldn't feel any bounce at all.
I won't be back on my bike for another week due to half term. So I'll update this thread with more info once I've ridden the bike in anger.
For the record, I weigh 16 stone and have always found the standard bike a bit bouncy for my liking. So this was a good chance to try something different.
Enjoy.
View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BxeEln3X2qs
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