At this point...I'll take the travel. Confidence and my riding abilities are two different things. "Your ego is writing checks your body can't cash". -Captain Tom "Stinger" Jordan
Suspension travel doesn’t really give me more confidence. If it is within my skills or the risks aren’t too high, I can do it on my hardtail (mind you, it is a Honzo ESD so not your typical old-school hardtail).
Just yesterday I went back to a gnarly move that I first found when I was on my hardtail. It was wet and slippery, nobody knew where I was (secret trail), and there was no way I was going to try it that day. I told myself I’d go back with my enduro bike and try it on that bike.
Well, yesterday I was there, conditions were better, and I analyzed and debated for a long time. I finally chose to walk away. The move features a steep, janky roll off a rock outcropping, with a 90 degree corner one bike length later (you go off a cliff if you miss the corner), then two bike lengths and a 15 foot tall, 70 degree rock roll that is in a no fall zone. Riding it clean wouldn’t take a lot of suspension travel — just commitment. I chose life.
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