suspension question (and Delurk)

If you are asking those questions its unlikely you will be riding
anything that would cause them any problems. They are protecting
themselves against people who do big jumps etc or high speed technical
downhills with lots of BIG hits.

Tony

Beenzon Toste said:

What is likely to happen to me if a section of bridleway actually

runs

Quoted message said:

downhill ? do I get off and walk this section ?
How come they are OK to use on mountains but not on hills ?
What is the difference between Freeride and Cross country ?

Thanks in anticipation

If you are asking those questions its unlikely you will be riding
anything that would give them any trouble. Its mainly to protect
themselves against users who give them serious abuse with big jumps or
high speed technical downhills. Normal bridleway riding will be fine.
Tony

in message <[email hidden]>, Beenzon Toste

(') said:

Having just purchased some Marzocchi forks, I am a little alarmed at
the warning stickers on each leg. I guess that most of what I do can
be described as "cross country", and the forks appear to be fine for
this,
along with "All Mountain". The warning stickers say do not use for
Freeride and Downhill and also that serious injury or death could
follow if I misuse them. So my questions are :

What is likely to happen to me if a section of bridleway actually runs
downhill ? do I get off and walk this section ?

No.

'Downhill' is serious loonies with their brains checked at the lost
luggage department charging down vertiginous drops at ridiculous speeds
on bikes you could not possibly ride uphill. Very strong suspension
(and other) components are required for this sort of thing. Any track
you can ride with your brain still in your cranium will be OK with your
forks. 'All mountain' means exactly what it says on the tin: any
reasonable mountain track, uphill or down.

Quoted message said:

How come they are OK to use on mountains but not on hills ?
What is the difference between Freeride and Cross country ?

'Freeride' competitions allow the rider to leave the track and choose
their course across the hillside, often including very considerable
drop offs (twenty feet and more). Again, extremely strong suspension
(or very skilled riding) is needed to pull this sort of lunacy off. But
I assume you are not proposing to launch yourself off the edge of a
cliff.

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Many Thanks for your help and information. It looks as if the forks are
going to be ideal for Lincolnshire bridleways . All I need is next months
paycheck to fund the last few bits and the new bike is complete .
regards David

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Quoted message said:

in message <[email hidden]>, Beenzon Toste

(') said:

Having just purchased some Marzocchi forks, I am a little alarmed at
the warning stickers on each leg. I guess that most of what I do can
be described as "cross country", and the forks appear to be fine for
this,
along with "All Mountain". The warning stickers say do not use for
Freeride and Downhill and also that serious injury or death could
follow if I misuse them. So my questions are :

What is likely to happen to me if a section of bridleway actually runs
downhill ? do I get off and walk this section ?

No.

'Downhill' is serious loonies with their brains checked at the lost
luggage department charging down vertiginous drops at ridiculous speeds
on bikes you could not possibly ride uphill. Very strong suspension
(and other) components are required for this sort of thing. Any track
you can ride with your brain still in your cranium will be OK with your
forks. 'All mountain' means exactly what it says on the tin: any
reasonable mountain track, uphill or down.

Quoted message said:

How come they are OK to use on mountains but not on hills ?
What is the difference between Freeride and Cross country ?

'Freeride' competitions allow the rider to leave the track and choose
their course across the hillside, often including very considerable
drop offs (twenty feet and more). Again, extremely strong suspension
(or very skilled riding) is needed to pull this sort of lunacy off. But
I assume you are not proposing to launch yourself off the edge of a
cliff.

--
[email hidden] (Simon Brooke) http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/

;; Usenet: like distance learning without the learning.