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Why am I so slow at cycling?
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Try playing around with the pressure. Find what you like. Suspension is a real speed killer, on even surfaces. With every pedal stroke you compress the suspension, and that power doesn't make it to the rear wheel. If you don't have a lock out, adjust to as little suspension you feel works for you.
There are a lot of rules of thumbs, but in the end it needs to work for you. Stiff suspension and hard tires will give you speed, soft suspension and soft tires give comfort
What will hard tires and a soft suspension give me? I just want to make sure I don't break something going up and down curbs and stairs and when I don't see the occasional pothole and ride right over it ๐