I received my fork and the G3-S shock is on its way from Race Tech. I weigh 255 +-3 pounds now and ordered the shocks for canyons with root damaged roads. I put the fork on, adjusted the stock shock to it's highest setting and took a quick ride today. I really like how it is feeling now. The bike feels bigger and more capable because I am not using half the travel just sitting on it. I haven't put it through it's paces yet because it is dark, cold, wet and I was feeling too lazy to throw on my Aerostich suit. No gear no speed for me.
So far braking is so much better because the fork doesn't dive severely. In fact I didn't even notice the fork compressing until I released the brakes too quickly and it rebounded.
Downshifting feels a lot better now without the pogo effect while blipping and downshifting. I do feel that I learned a lot of smoothness with the old fork setup because it was like a pogo stick. It feels like the fork will take a lot of rider error out of the equation. Anyway, got some smooth downshifts and felt very confident doing them.
I can't wait to install the shock and really test it out when it warms up here. I just thought I'd let everyone know how I like the new fork.
So far braking is so much better because the fork doesn't dive severely. In fact I didn't even notice the fork compressing until I released the brakes too quickly and it rebounded.
Downshifting feels a lot better now without the pogo effect while blipping and downshifting. I do feel that I learned a lot of smoothness with the old fork setup because it was like a pogo stick. It feels like the fork will take a lot of rider error out of the equation. Anyway, got some smooth downshifts and felt very confident doing them.
I can't wait to install the shock and really test it out when it warms up here. I just thought I'd let everyone know how I like the new fork.