Let's offroad / mountain bike / mtb / ride dirt

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It looks like I need some of the parts from this

https://www.alltricks.com/F-46289-pieces-cadres-et-suspensions/P-336080-rockshox_remote_upgrade_kit_poploc_for_tora___xc_32___recon_silver__2010_2015__complete_right

so, a more specific question: does anyone know if the rockshox poploc levers are generic? Can i buy this:
https://www.bike-components.de/en/RockShox/PopLoc-Remote-Lever-p11728/

and have it enable me to climb?

Which fork is that? Is it just diving excessively when you climb out of the saddle?

Rockshox xc32

I don't know if it's diving excessively, it's my first real experience of suspension to be honest. I do know that I could do the climb on my sscx bike, on bigger overall diameter wheels/tyre combos and a bigger gear, so I'm pondering 2 things:
-suspension/lockout
-no foot retention (useful on those v v v grindy uphill bits)

Rockshox xc32

Hmm, not a huge amount of tuning to be done there. Compression adjustment would help it stop diving ( if it is ), although so will extra air pressure, depending on if the fork has the correct sag already. It might even be the rebound is set too fast and giving you that pogo-stick feeling as you get out of the saddle and put more weight on it

The only trouble you might find with a lockout, is that the fork will sit higher, due to no sag. This will raise your bars and kick everything back, so that steeper hills will feel more awkward as the bike will be trying to wheelie more

I might start thinking about tuning the fork when I count the number of times I've ridden the bike in double figures.

Maybe I'll try forcing it into the locked position with a tiny chopped gear cable and try it.

I might start thinking about tuning the fork when I count the number of times I've ridden the bike in double figures.

It does require a slightly different technique to climb with a sus fork, so you may just adapt to it with practise :-)

I fell off at least 20 times during this

https://youtu.be/tjFlP8E7oQw

That's not one for foot retention.

I make @BareNecessities look like this guy

You never know after 14 weeks of lock down. Even I briefly had hair then realised when you're used to having no hair is like growing a beard, itchy. Or I had nits.

After 14 weeks I would look like Patrick Stewart in Dune.

#1 all over at home is so easy.

I would look like Patrick Stewart in Dune

Dreamy

That's not one for foot retention

Sandals every time

Sorry - completely unintentional snark in that reply! Was kinda just thinking to myself that my experience that smaller wheels are more fun was borne by that vid, rather than you making any particular point!

Mine’s a stupid point anyway, all bikes are fun if you want them to be!

100%. This is infinitely better

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Zg9pdwHTlzI

Matt Roe did the transfer to MTB better imo

Ooh, didn't realise Matt Roe was riding mtb. Quality bmx rider

I dunno, the crab seems much more comfortable on the 27.5 Pivot

I think stylish bmxers only get worse on MTBs, whereas unstylish bmxers can get better (see Nicholi Rogatkin.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CBV6cAYjAEn/?igshid=qtjtuj3n7ej5

https://www.instagram.com/p/CA27WY9jKPR/?igshid=1dqku0h4aok3b

Yeah agree

https://www.instagram.com/p/CBV6cAYjAEn/

https://www.instagram.com/p/CA27WY9jKPR/

Don't make it too easy for Facebook to link people, get rid of the share ID when copying a url.

Oh lol, for a second there I thought it was fresh content 😅

Thy should just do a Ruben

https://www.pinkbike.com/news/video-ruben-alcantara-is-experimenting-with-a-full-suspension-bmx-bike.html

Our Ruben is used to heavy bikes and rear brakes. Think he should go full mtb and stop calling that frankenthing a bmx

I guess it makes sense that as MTB is the worse version of BMX that bmx riders look rubbish on mtbs