a) Yes.
b) A little bit, but mostly not. For me at least, I ride with my
suspension fairly stiff. It takes the edge off the bumps, but doesn't do
much more than that. Any amount of movement will damp your unicycle's
response, and of course the additional weight of the suspension
mechanism has to be considered. I thought mine was great, but if I were
doing high performance stuff, it wouldn't have been there.
c) It should only lower hop height in relation to any additional weight
it puts on the cycle. When being pulled up on, a good suspension post
will be rigid like anything else. The inexpensive Pyramid post might
have a tad of play in it, but should not have much effect.
If you're trying to do serious Trials with a suspension post, there is
something wrong with you. That's like using a Cadillac Escalade to
actually drive off road. A suspension post is to smooth out the ride,
but is not a "performance enhancement." It's great to have one on
slickrock though. I used mine in Moab last year and this year.
But my Pyramid post is too long. The mechanism inside the post extends
all the way to the bottom, which is threaded for the preload mechanism.
So you can't cut it down to size. I cut off half of the preload threads,
but it was still too long. So I'm going to replace mine with a stiff
post.
The Thudbuster seat post on Unicycle.com is very solid, and does not
have the length problem associated with internally-sprung posts.
--
johnfoss - Walkin' on the edge
John Foss, the Uni-Cyclone
"jfoss" at "unicycling.com"
www.unicycling.com
"Beer me." -- Scot Cooper, at the end of a group ride all the way up and
all the way down Mt. Diablo (3300'😉, a 20 mile round trip of road and
trail.
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