One9 Reba
So yesterday I was talking about the handling characteristics of the One9 and what we were going to try to address them. George changed the travel on my Rock Shox Reba SL from 80mm to 100mm. I thought that the longer travel would make for less favorable, slower handling. But after my first ride on the new set up, I found that the bike seemed to behave better although I was a little surprised at how high the front end felt with the additional 2cm.
First off, with the fork at 80mm I can bend over the front end of the bike easily to attach my wheel. At 100mm it’s quite a reach for me. It also changes the feel of the set-up significantly, less racey and more freeride-esque and also a bit tall in the front end. The oversteer issue seemed to be completely resolved, the bike was more nimble and I successfully climbed through a few rocky, technical turns that I traditionally struggle with. Was it a function of the fork change or was I stronger after having had an additional day of rest? Time will tell.
My plan is to give the 100mm a month trial to see how I feel about the feel of the higher front end and whether or not the handling improvements are worth the tradeoff.
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