What is the saying have something will travel?

A phrase used when one has the ability or skill to do something and could do it anywhere. Once you get your degree, you can do anything you want with your life—have degree, will travel!

Is 120mm travel enough?

In addition, you’re not likely to notice much difference between a 120mm, 130mm, and 140mm fork. Honesty, a 120mm fork is enough travel for most Trail riders. Longer travel doesn’t necessarily mean better.

Is 100mm travel enough?

A 100mm full suspension 29er is going to be able to shred anything you can throw at it for a long time. That’s a good amount of travel to start with, and on a 29er it’s going to feel like even more while staying efficient. The epic has a really well balanced geometry as well.

Is 130mm travel enough?

Jayem said: Otherwise, around 120-130mm of travel is a good all-around amount for a variety of riding, including big descents on rides and smaller jumps/drops that are often designed into non-DH-specific trails.

Is 160mm travel too much for trail riding?

160mm of travel is only really needed if you’re hitting big hucks, or you’re smashing really long bouldery fast descents. I ride Inners DH trails, golfie, etc regularly, and I don’t need 160mm of travel at all.

Do 29ers need less travel?

Everything on a 29er seems to have more give, they roll real well, but on XC drops you will be fine… on effin big hucks you will need a bit more travel.

Is 140 enough to travel?

There is definitely a noticeable difference in 15-20mm of shock travel. Its easy to get caught up in the debate, but truthfully 130-140mm should be enough for the majority of riders.

How much travel do I need on hardtail?

How much travel is to much? It depends totally on your riding style and the intended use. For pretty much XC or dirt jump, go with a 100mm XC or dirt jump fork. For general trail riding a 120 to 130 would work well.

Is 100mm travel enough on a 29er?

100mm hard tail 29er is enough for all that riding.

What does 140mm travel mean?

Normally trail bikes have up to 140mm of travel. Less travel means that the bike’s weight is reduced — shorter travel shocks with lighter chassis all keep the weight down. But as soon as you’re getting gnarly or rad the extra squish is essential to keep you in control and from crashing.

Do I really need a full suspension mountain bike?

The brief answer is: Choose a full-suspension bike if you are willing to spend a bit more and you want to ride technical trails. On the other hand, choose a hardtail bike if you’re on a tighter budget and/or plan to spend most of your time on smoother trails.

Is 140mm enough for Enduro?

140mm trail mountain bikes is a tough bracket to characterise. On one hand you could say that these bikes are a bit too fragile for enduro duties but a bit too burly to be fun at trail centres or on back country romps. For us, a 140mm ride is simply a trail bike with bite.

Should I get a bike with suspension?

Advantages of suspension: More comfortable ride. Better control of the bicycle – better traction when cornering, even braking. This allows for faster riding on rough roads that are downhill, or flat. Of course, stem and seat post suspension mostly affects comfort (only).