I use a CB while doing MUni and sometimes even forget it's on my back, even when hopping. The weight doesn't seem to bother me much, but sometimes that "goosh, goosh. goosh" sounds gets annoying.
Even if you were wearing a pack around your waist, it's still weight to carry with you. If the bladder isn't full, then it would still tend to counteract the hopping movement.
Practice with the CG full of water and add extra weight to it. Then remove the extra weight when you are on the trail and it'll feel light as a feather and you'll be able to jump higher! 😄 Actually might be an intersting way to build up strength and to gain extra height. Any one practice with weights?
Bill
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I started out with a waistpack thing; I changed it to a backpack stylee object because it used to annoy the hell out of me. It was good for going forwards - no bit sweaty patch on your back. However the minute you start going up and down a bit - even bumpy trails - it would be up and down all over the place like a crazy thing.
The only way to stop it was to do it up tighter, so you end up riding with it half way up your chest which looks patently ridiculous.
I still have it around, but it's done nothing but gather dust in the wardrobe since I got the backpack thing. I'd forgotten about it until now; I might dig it out to see if it will act as a lightweight GPS-carrier where I would otherwise not carry anything, but I'll never use it instead of the backpack.
Phil
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While you are on the trail, while you are taking a break, you can roll down the top of the bladder, and it will hold down some of the bouncing. also, the smaller the CB, like the ones without the extra pockets, don't bounce at all.
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