maestro8 said:Is there any reasoning behind your claim?
I think its just from the confidence most people get knowing they are
riding on a light uni.
Quoted message said:I just don't understand how a lighter frame makes your legs stronger.
After all, the frame doesn't do the hopping, it's your legs!
With a lighter frame, you don't have to use a much exertion as you
would to jump on a heavier uni. You use less energy on a lighter uni to
do the stuff you can on a heavy uni. But with the unis people use
today, the difference in weight is only by 2-3 pounds at the most.
Which hardly makes a difference in how they perform, just how they
feel.
Quoted message said:Has anyone taken my suggestion? Put a few extra pounds of stuff in your
pockets and try some hops. Notice your hop height decreasing
significantly? It's likely you won't... which means a heavier frame
won't necessarily correlate to lower hops.
I have done that, kinda. I do trials rides with my 2-liter camelbak on
sometimes, and that doesn't affect my jumping like you mentioned it
wouldn't. It felt weird having 2 litters of water strapped to my back
while I was jumping, but I got over that on the 2nd trials line.
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