First proper ride on the new forks today and it is a night and day difference. Went through the same really rough trail as a few weeks back and the front end was way more composed. Rebound was set to the middle which I found to be perfect. Brilliant little upgrade. I have however got ANOTHER pinch flat on the front! The same trail as the last time it happened so it seems my stock tyres are too thin perhaps for hard riding across this sort of surface. I have ordered the new tubeless tyres and valves as am fed up with this! I lose the tanned wall of the current tyres but that's a compromise I'm happy to make lol.
Even so... Why me Jesus, why???
Pics:
Starting the day with a sunrise...
All the way to Warsash Marina along the coastal-run trails:
Loop back round another route via the single narrow trails running along The Solent which offers some sweet views and stopping points to take it all in:
Some random photos along the same route:
There is a downhill section along the single track trail there, can get some speed on and we were hauling. Something that wasn't there before was a bit of wire fence sticking out, it caught both of us and my glove was torn. It was cold today so wore the thick gloves and am so glad I did because thin one or even no gloves would have torn my finger apart