>>1546139this is my summary
>>1545778>>1545872>>1545922>>1546009>>1546028I have to assume at this point my demands for riding are extravagant or unusual, because changing my technique isn't in question. I'm frequently running into pot holes like the one I posted, and I hit sidewalk transitions at sometimes 50kmh. I also like to be able to dodge light posts and various obstacles at high speeds. I'm not role playing, and I am seriously considering getting a bike over 5k.
my setup includes SRAM guide disk brakes, 180mm rotors, a cane creek seatpost, 48 mm specialized tubeless 'tracer' which I can't talk enough about. My forks are relatively cheap stock, but they do a great job.
when I hit a bump, I split the load into my elbows, my feet and my rear by managing my weight well beyond the skill I've seen posted in videos. is it really that hard to actually believe that someone here already knows how to ride a bike?
If you are riding a bicycle with a tube in it, between 20-30mm, I want you to ride it so damn fast and hard straight into a pothole, manage your weight like the pro you are, and ask yourself if you want to do that 5 times a day. I can't avoid them because my city is an automotive capital, which means the road I ride to work is the same road that heavy trucks with car parts, car loading vehicles, busses, and coolguys in F150, jeeps, you name it, we have it on our streets. This leads to shitty roads and having to take the sidewalk over and over.
Here is the question, and t he only real reason I posted in the first place, I want to spend some serious dough on a new frame, it will be MTB or a hybrid. There will be no drops. I am asking what sorts of tech exists for rear shocks that minimize loss in power transmission, possibly by using a switch.
my biggest dilemma is that I don't like anti-squat frames that add extra tension to my chain for a myriad of reasons.
>Only AFTER all those..done as done gets.
