Summer Season goodness

I have been riding my On One Summer Season for about a year. Took a bit to adjust to what I thought was my new style of riding. I have mentioned on this forum that I felt like the bike was great but it felt a little sluggish handling.

I remember reading something Brant (designer of the Summer Season before he left On One) wrote about "riding the fork", but never seemed to be able to get out of my "XC lean" style of bike set up. A couple weeks ago, after my first ride on my new wheelset, I was out on my local trail and on a whim, decided to move my saddle forward, to see how it affected handling.

Oh.... so THIS is what Brant meant by riding the fork! I wound up with a more upright posture, a more balanced ride, much easier to shift weight in all directions and seemingly putting the fork to good use.

I would guess this applies to most slack angled hardtails. In fact I think Brant was actually talking about the Blue Pig in his comments. So if you are in the same boat as me, try sliding that saddle forward a bit .

I write this after getting back from a great morning ride here in NC. Rare February day supposed to get in the 70's... great ride, great company (i was alone) and a slight modification to riding position has me having a lot more fun on the bike.
John