Thought of the day....Better equipment or better rider.

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I overheard a discussion in the LBS today about equipment and rider ability. It seemed that once again someone was going to try to purchase "performance". To say it another way, this guy thought that buying a longer travel suspension bike was going to make him faster on our local single track.

I love technology, don't get me wrong, but its a double edged sword.

When I see weekend warriors using big hit bikes to allow them to ride over logs without even considering lifting their front wheel, I begin to think technology is actually hurting these people.

The problems exist only when the user allows his epuipment to mask his (in)ability...could it be that long travel suspension giving people a false sense of what they can handle?

Moral: know your limitation, and dont believe for a second that you can buy something that lets you extend them overnight.

Sorry for the rant...but hey, its MY blog!

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