I think HPP bikes would be a dog to pump because the rear wheel doesn't want to stay in the same place as you pump. Hardtails pump better than full-suspension bikes, and I feel like a HPP bike would pump even worse. I don't think most beginner and intermediate riders would...more
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Ive had a few HPP bikes and always found positives and drawbacks that were similar. Often the drawbacks arent discussed - changing WB in cornering requires more active body positioning and you have to learn a new method; jumps feel unusual on the lip but can adjust to it; "poppy" feeling is gone; front wheel lifting is very hard; pedalling feels inefficient. Overall i always felt it took more effort to get up to speed, but then easier to maintain. When I went to HPP though, I actually didnt go faster, when I went back to non-HPP i actually went a little bit faster than I ever did on HPP - likely due to the additional effort I had learnt to put in. Also worthy of note is im australia, where tracks are relatively flat and technical
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Good question! Thin is why we can remove or REDUCED the pedal kickback. In some conditions is good to have some reactions from suspension in order to have a more reactive bike (for example when you pump the bike)
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Interesting how many people are focusing on the DW part of the equation. Not taking anything away from the man, they myth, the legend, but I see the (much) bigger deal here being the ability for the Athertons to quickly prototype different geometries, getting a bike to fit them better than anything...more
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Big applause, it's a savage industry and I wish them all the best-sooo, when can we get these in USA?
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pumping is absolutely less effective than on non-HPP. In thinking back now, i actually stopped using pumping as a strategy, and am only slowly doing it more now - years later. My strategy became - work really hard to get up to speed, and then do everything to maintain (eg minimal braking, large apex on turns, send all jumps to flat lol)
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