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Yeah - not brave enough for that yet. Couple of moments today I was more than glad of the squish. The kids flying about on bmx's seem to make it look very easy though. Bit sad I didn't go for an old 24in dirt jumper, but I also wanted it to be as relatable as possible to my 29er.
If anyone has an old 26 air fork (that isn't made of cheese) which still moves up and down and you'd be willing to sell I'm all ears.
Scrabble
Just had my first proper solo session down at the local dirt jumps. Living the WFH dream - no kids (spotty teenagers or my own), sunshine and dry jumps. Technique is getting there. Loving the bargain bin Charge Blender I've managed to cobble together. It's exhausting though. 45 mins and I was cooked.
Only thing bugging me is I picked up some very cheap but brand new DMR branded RST Dirt 100 forks, thinking the spring would be mega stiff them being DJ specific, and even though listed as firm, still seem quite a bit softer than I'd have pumped an air fork up to had I the choice...concerned the squish is limiting my pumping/eating speed in the berms. Anyone got any experience if stiffer forks make you faster? Conserving speed is my main challenge at the moment - though technique improvement is helping.