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Anyone else find the pompino ride a bit harsh? I'm wondering if it's the stock fork it comes with. It's a fairly cheap one at £35 and maybe it just doesn't absorb the potholes that well. I was also wondering if it might be because I'm riding the size L and at 6'1'' I'm at the top end of what is suitable.
The only other thing I can think of is that my self-built front wheel somehow has been badly tensioned and that that transmits all the shocks upwards into the steerer and handlebars. Is that a possibility?
I'm getting that annoying thing where I'm having to take into account the position of even minor potholes when negotiating traffic, which doesn't fill me with confidence.