I plan on purchasing an '04 Specialized FSR XC as my first dual susp. I am not too fond of the coil over spring which comes stock on the bike mainly because I plan to do a good amount of XC / flat riding.
I want a bike which will not absorb my ride on flat roads while at the same time being able to take on some rough single track with some small drops here and there. I was thinking of switching out the stock rear coil over and replacing it with a rear shock lockout.
When riding on flat surfaces, would there be a noticable difference in swapping in a lockout shock?
Would a normal adjustable air shock be sufficient enough?
-Confused Novice (steve)
I want a bike which will not absorb my ride on flat roads while at the same time being able to take on some rough single track with some small drops here and there. I was thinking of switching out the stock rear coil over and replacing it with a rear shock lockout.
When riding on flat surfaces, would there be a noticable difference in swapping in a lockout shock?
Would a normal adjustable air shock be sufficient enough?
-Confused Novice (steve)